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Orlando International to March Arb Airport MCO → RIV

1,866 nautical miles (2,148 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 289°, about 295° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 16 h 05 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 4-knot headwind), arriving about 3:15 pm PDT (22:15 UTC). Right now MCO is VFR, wind from the northwest (310°) at 3 knots; RIV is marginal VFR, wind from the southeast (130°) at 4 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: 1 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 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1357 to 1507 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1497 to 1607 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 1547 to 1836 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the last 70 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 MCO.

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

B737 at 14,000 ft, 10 nm north, 1:15 am EDT (05:15 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: during the descent through clouds. 1607 nm along the route, 10 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PHX UA /OV PXR339030/TM 0515/FL140/TP B737/TB OCNL MOD/RM DURD THROUGH CLOUDS
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Report
a routine report filed through PHX
Where
30 nm north (339°) of PXR
Time
05:15 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
occasional moderate
Remarks
during the descent through clouds
E75L climbing, 13 nm north, 11:22 pm EDT (03:22 UTC): moderate chop turbulence. At the destination end, 13 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PSP UA /OV PSP345013/TM 0322/FLDURC/TP E75L/TB MOD CHOP/LT TURBU SFC-60
```
Report
a routine report filed through PSP
Where
13 nm north (345°) of PSP
Time
03:22 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
moderate chop/lt turbu SFC-60
A321 at 35,000 ft, 7 nm north, 12:26 am EDT (04:26 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 7 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
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ORL UA /OV ORL/TM 0426/FL350/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORL
Where
over ORL
Time
04:26 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
occasional light chop
B38M at 3,000 ft, 16 nm northwest, 1:47 am EDT (05:47 UTC): a broken layer from 2,900 ft to 8,000 ft, remarks: BASE030. At the destination end, 16 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ONT UA /OV KONT080005/TM 0547/FL030/TP B38M/SK BKN029-TOP080/RM BASE030
```
Report
a routine report filed through ONT
Where
5 nm east (080°) of KONT
Time
05:47 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Sky
a broken layer from 2,900 ft, tops 8,000 ft
Remarks
BASE030
A321 at 3,300 ft, 14 nm northwest, 12:59 am EDT (04:59 UTC): a broken layer above 3,300 ft, remarks: during the descent. At the destination end, 14 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ONT UA /OV ONT078008/TM 0459/FL033/TP A321/SK BKN033-TOPUNKN/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ONT
Where
8 nm east (078°) of ONT
Time
04:59 UTC
Height
at 3,300 ft
Aircraft
A321
Sky
a broken layer from 3,300 ft, tops unknown
Remarks
during the descent
B38M at 4,500 ft, 12 nm northwest, 12:15 am EDT (04:15 UTC): a broken layer above 4,500 ft, remarks: during the descent. At the destination end, 12 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
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ONT UA /OV ONT078012/TM 0415/FL045/TP B38M/SK BKN045-TOPUNKN/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ONT
Where
12 nm east (078°) of ONT
Time
04:15 UTC
Height
at 4,500 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Sky
a broken layer from 4,500 ft, tops unknown
Remarks
during the descent
E75L at 3,600 ft, 49 nm west, 11:30 pm EDT (03:30 UTC): overcast above 6,600 ft, remarks: bases 3,600 ft. At the destination end, 49 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
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KLAX UA /OV 10 E LAX/TM 0330/FL036/TP E75L/SK OVC066/RM BASES 036
```
Report
a routine report filed through KLAX
Where
10 east lax
Time
03:30 UTC
Height
at 3,600 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Sky
overcast from 6,600 ft
Remarks
bases 3,600 ft
B737 at 3,500 ft, 45 nm west, 11:25 pm EDT (03:25 UTC): a broken layer above 3,500 ft. At the destination end, 45 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LGB UA /OV LGB/TM 0325/FL035/TP B737/SK BKN035
```
Report
a routine report filed through LGB
Where
over LGB
Time
03:25 UTC
Height
at 3,500 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
a broken layer from 3,500 ft

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 02:00–09:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed

The westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 15 forecast points nearest it (PIE, TLH, MOB, MSY, LCH, SHV, DAL, ABI, LBB, ROW, ABQ, TUS, PHX, BLH, ONT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
4,500 ft	200° at 14 kt	+4 kt	17 °C	116 kt	16 h 05 min	3:15 pm PDT (22:15 UTC)
6,500 ft	210° at 14 kt	+5 kt	15 °C	115 kt	16 h 14 min	3:24 pm PDT (22:24 UTC)
8,500 ft	220° at 15 kt	+8 kt	12 °C	112 kt	16 h 40 min	3:50 pm PDT (22:50 UTC)
10,500 ft	220° at 15 kt	+10 kt	9 °C	110 kt	16 h 58 min	4:08 pm PDT (23:08 UTC)
12,500 ft	230° at 17 kt	+12 kt	5 °C	108 kt	17 h 17 min	4:27 pm PDT (23:27 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 20 kt	+15 kt	1 °C	105 kt	17 h 46 min	4:56 pm PDT (23:56 UTC)
16,500 ft	230° at 23 kt	+17 kt	-3 °C	103 kt	18 h 07 min	5:17 pm PDT (00:17 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 25 kt	+19 kt	-6 °C	101 kt	18 h 29 min	5:39 pm PDT (00:39 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 33 kt	+26 kt	-17 °C	94 kt	19 h 51 min	7:01 pm PDT (02:01 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 39 kt	+36 kt	-29 °C	84 kt	22 h 13 min	9:23 pm PDT (04:23 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 40 kt	+39 kt	-38 °C	81 kt	23 h 02 min	10:12 pm PDT (05:12 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	260° at 35 kt	+36 kt	-50 °C	84 kt	22 h 13 min	9:23 pm PDT (04:23 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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
PIE	used from 0 nm out; 63 nm from the line	350/6	L/V 18°	290/6 14°	280/9 9°	250/18 -6°	250/23 -17°	240/30 -31°	220/31 -41°	220/30 -52°
TLH	used from 150 nm out; 63 nm from the line	320/18	350/31 18°	340/24 13°	310/17 8°	280/22 -7°	300/25 -17°	320/28 -33°	320/24 -41°	320/25 -50°
MOB	used from 299 nm out; 65 nm from the line	330/5	330/6 19°	340/6 11°	330/10 7°	320/16 -5°	310/26 -16°	340/40 -32°	340/47 -42°	350/51 -52°
MSY	used from 449 nm out; 48 nm from the line	110/5	150/6 19°	L/V 12°	310/5 7°	310/13 -4°	290/20 -16°	330/36 -31°	330/37 -41°	350/43 -52°
LCH	used from 549 nm out; 94 nm from the line	160/21	160/18 18°	180/13 12°	230/6 8°	280/10 -4°	260/13 -14°	310/29 -30°	320/32 -40°	330/33 -53°
SHV	used from 649 nm out; 53 nm from the line	200/18	230/24 18°	230/24 12°	240/14 8°	260/12 -4°	240/11 -15°	300/31 -29°	300/32 -40°	300/36 -52°
DAL	used from 748 nm out; 82 nm from the line	190/29	220/23 17°	220/17 13°	250/18 8°	230/18 -5°	240/18 -15°	270/34 -29°	280/33 -39°	300/36 -51°
ABI	used from 898 nm out; 57 nm from the line		200/31 17°	210/21 15°	240/15 9°	250/14 -4°	250/24 -14°	250/36 -28°	270/35 -38°	290/41 -50°
LBB	used from 1048 nm out; 53 nm from the line		200/36 18°	220/19 15°	240/20 8°	230/24 -4°	240/37 -16°	250/57 -28°	250/51 -38°	270/47 -50°
ROW	used from 1148 nm out; 57 nm from the line		190/33	210/27 14°	220/28 6°	230/36 -6°	230/56 -15°	230/63 -27°	250/59 -37°	260/57 -49°
ABQ	used from 1347 nm out; 102 nm from the line			220/27 11°	210/35 5°	220/46 -9°	230/62 -20°	240/78 -25°	240/80 -35°	240/56 -47°
TUS	used from 1447 nm out; 120 nm from the line		210/13 13°	200/35 9°	210/40 5°	220/50 -7°	220/59 -18°	230/79 -26°	230/84 -35°	230/84 -48°
PHX	used from 1497 nm out; 84 nm from the line	150/5	200/21 12°	200/27 6°	200/35 3°	220/58 -8°	220/69 -19°	220/87 -26°	230/93 -35°	230/79 -47°
BLH	used from 1647 nm out; 69 nm from the line	210/13	200/21 11°	200/22 5°	210/25 -1°	210/51 -10°	220/61 -20°	220/81 -29°	220/92 -34°	220/79 -45°
ONT	used from 1796 nm out; 63 nm from the line	190/8	190/19 6°	210/23 4°	210/29 -3°	210/47 -13°	210/49 -19°	220/47 -30°	220/50 -36°	220/55 -43°

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
MCO Orlando, FL	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	96 ft	1:53 am EDT (05:53 UTC)
LEE Leesburg, FL	30 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-northwest (300°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	76 ft	05:53 UTC
JKA Gulf Shores, AL	349 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower	IFR Weather: mist	calm	1 mi	none	17 ft	05:55 UTC
PQL Pascagoula, MS	399 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower	IFR Weather: mist	calm	2 mi	none	16 ft	06:05 UTC
AEX Alexandria, LA	609 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	88 ft	05:53 UTC
FWS Fort Worth, TX	858 nm out, 22 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	700 ft	05:55 UTC
ABI Abilene, TX	978 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	1,790 ft	05:52 UTC
ROW Roswell, NM	1228 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	3,671 ft	05:51 UTC
TCS Truth Or Consequences, NM	1367 nm out, 13 nm south of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	4,861 ft	05:53 UTC
DVT Phoenix, AZ	1607 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 5,000 feet, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,500 feet	from the east (080°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	8,500 ft	1,478 ft	05:53 UTC
PSP Palm Springs, CA	1826 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 7,000 feet	from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	476 ft	05:53 UTC
RIV Riverside, CA	destination	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 800 feet, a broken layer at 2,100 feet, overcast at 5,500 feet Weather: light rain	from the southeast (130°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	2,100 ft	1,536 ft	10:55 pm PDT (05:55 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 4,861 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At RIV when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:15 pm PDT (22:15 UTC)

Wind from the south-southeast at 10 knots, gusting to 15, showers nearby, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 4,000 feet and more above VFR

At times between Mon 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC) and 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, light rain showers, a broken layer at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for RIV

From Sun 9:00 pm PDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 10 knots, gusting to 15, showers nearby, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 4,000 feet and more above
Changing between Sun 10:00 pm PDT (05:00 UTC) and 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC) to: wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, light rain, scattered clouds at 1,000 feet, a broken layer at 2,000 feet and more above
Changing between Mon 12:00 am PDT (07:00 UTC) and 1:00 am PDT (08:00 UTC) to: wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, light rain, mist, scattered clouds at 700 feet, a broken layer at 2,000 feet and more above
At times between Mon 1:00 am PDT (08:00 UTC) and 7:00 am PDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 10 knots, gusting to 15, light rain, mist, a broken layer at 1,500 feet, overcast at 4,000 feet
Changing between Mon 6:00 am PDT (13:00 UTC) and 7:00 am PDT (14:00 UTC) to: wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, light rain, scattered clouds at 700 feet, a broken layer at 2,500 feet and more above
Changing between Mon 10:00 am PDT (17:00 UTC) and 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC) to: wind from the south at 9 knots, showers nearby, a broken layer at 3,000 feet, overcast at 6,000 feet
Changing between Mon 1:00 pm PDT (20:00 UTC) and 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC) to: wind from the south at 10 knots, showers nearby, a broken layer at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
At times between Mon 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC) and 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 20, light rain showers, a broken layer at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
Changing between Mon 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC) and 9:00 pm PDT (04:00 UTC) to: wind light and variable, a broken layer at 2,000 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet

The forecast for MCO, the departure

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 18,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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

4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 3 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZJX
6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 1277 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
6/8887 Indio, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 11 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 12 October · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at MCO 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC), at RIV 6:18 pm PDT (01:18 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:44 pm PDT (01:44 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 Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · 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: Orlando International, March Arb Airport.