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MC Clellan Airfield to Los Angeles International MCC → LAX

318 nautical miles (366 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 152°, about 135° magnetic at the departure end (variation 17E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 16 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 20-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:56 am PDT (12:56 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MCC is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 9 knots; LAX is marginal VFR, wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools. Airlines fly this pair: 12 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The route the straight line, the warnings crossed, restrictions, pilot reports and the airports along the way · click a mark for its words

Green, blue, red and purple airport dots are the flying conditions reported there now (VFR, marginal VFR, IFR, low IFR); grey means no report. Red areas are SIGMETs, orange areas AIRMETs, hatched red areas temporary flight restrictions. Map tiles: OpenFreeMap, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Warnings the route crosses SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area the line passes through or comes within 25 nm of

AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 219 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 80 nm of the route.

A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft; an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments. "From 60 to 180 nm out" is measured along the route from MCC.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

A35K at 32,000 ft, 48 nm southwest, 1:39 am PDT (08:39 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: fdcs zoa. At the departure end, 48 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OAK UA /OV OAK348024/TM 0839/FL320/TP A35K/TB MOD CHOP/RM FDCS ZOA
```
Report
a routine report filed through OAK
Where
24 nm north (348°) of OAK
Time
08:39 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A35K
Turbulence
moderate chop
Remarks
fdcs zoa
B744 at 1,700 ft, 0 nm east, 2:24 am PDT (09:24 UTC): a few clouds above 1,700 ft, remarks: during the descent runway 25L lax. At the destination end, 0 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAX UA /OV KLAX/TM 0924/FL017/TP B744/SK FEW017/RM DURD RY25L LAX
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAX
Where
over KLAX
Time
09:24 UTC
Height
at 1,700 ft
Aircraft
B744
Sky
a few clouds from 1,700 ft
Remarks
during the descent runway 25L lax

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed

The eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 4 forecast points nearest it (SAC, FAT, SBA, WJF). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
3,500 ft	150° at 7 kt	+7 kt		113 kt	2 h 49 min	6:29 am PDT (13:29 UTC)
5,500 ft	190° at 13 kt	+10 kt	4 °C	110 kt	2 h 53 min	6:33 am PDT (13:33 UTC)
7,500 ft	190° at 12 kt	+9 kt	1 °C	111 kt	2 h 52 min	6:32 am PDT (13:32 UTC)
9,500 ft	200° at 11 kt	+8 kt	-2 °C	112 kt	2 h 50 min	6:30 am PDT (13:30 UTC)
11,500 ft	230° at 12 kt	+3 kt	-5 °C	117 kt	2 h 43 min	6:23 am PDT (13:23 UTC)
13,500 ft	250° at 12 kt	−1 kt	-7 °C	121 kt	2 h 38 min	6:18 am PDT (13:18 UTC)
15,500 ft	260° at 14 kt	−5 kt	-11 °C	125 kt	2 h 33 min	6:13 am PDT (13:13 UTC)
17,500 ft	280° at 16 kt	−9 kt	-13 °C	129 kt	2 h 28 min	6:08 am PDT (13:08 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	280° at 16 kt	−10 kt	-14 °C	130 kt	2 h 27 min	6:07 am PDT (13:07 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	310° at 23 kt	−20 kt	-23 °C	140 kt	2 h 16 min	5:56 am PDT (12:56 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	260° at 25 kt	−7 kt	-32 °C	127 kt	2 h 30 min	6:10 am PDT (13:10 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	230° at 37 kt	+5 kt	-37 °C	115 kt	2 h 46 min	6:26 am PDT (13:26 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	230° at 41 kt	+10 kt	-44 °C	110 kt	2 h 53 min	6:33 am PDT (13:33 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; a height is left out when the forecast has no wind for it over most of the line (the ground is higher). Ground speed is the airspeed less the headwind; the time en route is for the straight line and ignores climb, descent and routing around weather.

The forecast points as issued

Point	From	3,000	6,000	9,000	12,000	18,000	24,000	30,000	34,000	39,000
SAC	used from 0 nm out; 20 nm from the line	L/V	L/V 4°	340/9 -4°	340/22 -8°	360/71 -12°	360/82 -23°	350/58 -37°	310/30 -40°	270/25 -44°
FAT	used from 50 nm out; 66 nm from the line	140/11	180/15 3°	150/14 -3°	200/14 -6°	240/17 -16°	320/25 -23°	270/22 -31°	240/29 -37°	230/36 -44°
SBA	used from 199 nm out; 63 nm from the line	L/V	220/9 2°	240/16 1°	240/19 -3°	260/25 -13°	260/27 -24°	230/37 -31°	220/54 -37°	220/52 -45°
WJF	used from 249 nm out; 30 nm from the line		210/26 4°	210/28 2°	230/23 -4°	240/28 -13°	220/47 -23°	220/57 -30°	220/65 -37°	220/59 -45°

The weather now: both ends and the airports along the way public airports with a weather report within 25 nm of the line, one for each stretch

Airport	Where	Conditions	Wind	Visibility	Ceiling	Elevation	Reported
MCC Sacramento, CA	departure	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	76 ft	3:15 am PDT (10:15 UTC)
SCK Stockton, CA	40 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 11,000 feet	from the north (010°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	32 ft	09:55 UTC
MER Atwater, CA	90 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	190 ft	23:55 UTC
MAE Madera, CA	119 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line	VFR Sky: overcast at 6,500 feet	from the north (360°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	6,500 ft	255 ft	09:55 UTC
FAT Fresno, CA	139 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 6,000 feet	from the east-southeast (120°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	6,000 ft	335 ft	09:53 UTC
MIT Shafter, CA	219 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line	no report just now				424 ft
BFL Bakersfield, CA	229 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 7,500 feet	from the north (350°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	7,500 ft	509 ft	09:54 UTC
VNY Van Nuys, CA	299 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower	VFR Sky: overcast at 3,100 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	3,100 ft	802 ft	10:05 UTC
LAX Los Angeles, CA	destination	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,500 feet, a broken layer at 2,200 feet, overcast at 2,900 feet	from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots	7 mi	2,200 ft	127 ft	2:53 am PDT (09:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 802 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At LAX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:56 am PDT (12:56 UTC)

Wind from the west-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,000 feet marginal VFR

At times between Mon 3:00 am PDT (10:00 UTC) and 7:00 am PDT (14:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, light rain, overcast at 2,500 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for LAX

From Mon 1:00 am PDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain, overcast at 2,500 feet
From Mon 3:00 am PDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,000 feet
At times between Mon 3:00 am PDT (10:00 UTC) and 7:00 am PDT (14:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, light rain, overcast at 2,500 feet
From Mon 10:00 am PDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 15 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm PDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the west at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet

The forecast for MCC, the departure

From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 6:00 am PDT (13:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/3475 BEALE AFB, CA, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 18 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 1 November · ZOA
4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 23 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at MCC 6:30 pm PDT (01:30 UTC), at LAX 6:22 pm PDT (01:22 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:47 pm PDT (01:47 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at LAX is before sunrise there (6:56 am PDT (13:56 UTC)).

Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.

Radar and forecast charts for the regions crossed government pictures, the latest each time the page loads

Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft, observations and terminal forecasts), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes, and the FAA's airport file for the positions, elevations and magnetic variation. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Each leg is the straight line between its two airports; airways, terrain and airspace are not considered. The airports in detail: MC Clellan Airfield, Los Angeles International.