MC Allen International to Los Angeles International MFE → LAX
1,144 nautical miles (1,317 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 299°, about 295° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 23 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 2-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:28 pm PDT (19:28 UTC). 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: 10 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 below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 985 to 1065 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 100 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 MFE.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
Not fetched just now.
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 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 10 forecast points nearest it (BRO, LRD, DRT, MRF, ELP, TUS, PHX, BLH, SAN, 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 | 190° at 13 kt | −2 kt | 13 °C | 122 kt | 9 h 23 min | 12:28 pm PDT (19:28 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 200° at 16 kt | −2 kt | 12 °C | 122 kt | 9 h 23 min | 12:28 pm PDT (19:28 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 200° at 21 kt | −1 kt | 10 °C | 121 kt | 9 h 27 min | 12:32 pm PDT (19:32 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 210° at 23 kt | +1 kt | 8 °C | 119 kt | 9 h 37 min | 12:42 pm PDT (19:42 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 210° at 24 kt | +3 kt | 4 °C | 117 kt | 9 h 47 min | 12:52 pm PDT (19:52 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 28 kt | +7 kt | 0 °C | 113 kt | 10 h 07 min | 1:12 pm PDT (20:12 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 32 kt | +11 kt | -3 °C | 109 kt | 10 h 30 min | 1:35 pm PDT (20:35 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 35 kt | +14 kt | -7 °C | 106 kt | 10 h 48 min | 1:53 pm PDT (20:53 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 44 kt | +15 kt | -17 °C | 105 kt | 10 h 54 min | 1:59 pm PDT (20:59 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 50 kt | +12 kt | -28 °C | 108 kt | 10 h 36 min | 1:41 pm PDT (20:41 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 220° at 48 kt | +18 kt | -38 °C | 102 kt | 11 h 13 min | 2:18 pm PDT (21:18 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 41 kt | +18 kt | -49 °C | 102 kt | 11 h 13 min | 2:18 pm PDT (21:18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRO | used from 0 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 160/15 | 160/15 18° | 170/11 14° | 150/7 9° | L/V -4° | 170/6 -15° | 100/15 -29° | 100/14 -41° | 040/26 -51° |
| LRD | used from 50 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 160/22 | 170/23 18° | 190/18 15° | 210/12 10° | 220/17 -4° | 200/11 -15° | 150/13 -29° | 060/8 -40° | 030/28 -51° |
| DRT | used from 199 nm out; 102 nm from the line | 160/26 | 180/14 17° | 200/18 15° | 200/20 9° | 210/21 -3° | 220/14 -13° | 210/17 -29° | 280/12 -39° | 320/20 -51° |
| MRF | used from 299 nm out; 104 nm from the line | 210/12 15° | 190/5 10° | 220/19 -4° | 240/30 -13° | 220/29 -28° | 240/24 -38° | 250/18 -51° | ||
| ELP | used from 498 nm out; 108 nm from the line | 300/8 | 210/14 12° | 210/28 6° | 230/47 -6° | 230/56 -14° | 220/58 -27° | 230/60 -38° | 230/56 -50° | |
| TUS | used from 597 nm out; 136 nm from the line | 200/12 13° | 200/34 7° | 210/41 4° | 230/53 -7° | 220/69 -19° | 220/84 -27° | 220/88 -36° | 220/83 -48° | |
| PHX | used from 846 nm out; 91 nm from the line | 190/15 | 210/25 12° | 200/34 4° | 200/34 2° | 220/58 -9° | 220/75 -19° | 220/91 -28° | 220/100 -35° | 220/95 -47° |
| BLH | used from 896 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 240/19 | 210/20 10° | 200/27 4° | 210/34 -2° | 220/59 -10° | 220/67 -20° | 220/75 -29° | 230/78 -38° | 220/90 -47° |
| SAN | used from 995 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 240/10 | 220/19 6° | 230/26 2° | 230/29 -3° | 230/43 -11° | 220/61 -20° | 220/72 -29° | 220/75 -38° | 220/71 -48° |
| ONT | used from 1045 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 250/11 | 200/20 4° | 210/27 3° | 220/26 -4° | 240/32 -13° | 220/52 -21° | 220/67 -30° | 220/72 -37° | 220/65 -46° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MFE Mc Allen, TX | departure | no report just now | 107 ft | ||||
| APY Zapata, TX | 70 nm out, 16 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 422 ft | ||||
| DGL Douglas, AZ | 667 nm out, 16 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,173 ft | ||||
| FHU Fort Huachuca Sierra Vista, AZ | 717 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,718 ft | ||||
| NYL Yuma, AZ | 935 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 213 ft | ||||
| FUL Fullerton, CA | 1125 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 96 ft | ||||
| LAX Los Angeles, CA | destination | no report just now | 127 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,718 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, 12:28 pm PDT (19:28 UTC)
LAX has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/2656 Coyote Wells, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 9 nm from the route, 945 nm along the route · security · until 2 January · ZLA
- 6/2657 Calexico, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 9 nm from the route, 945 nm along the route · security · until 2 January · ZLA
- 6/4812 El Centro, CA, Wednesday, July 15, 2026 through Tuesday, July 13, 2027 Local 5 nm from the route, 1005 nm along the route · security · until 13 July · ZLA
- 4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 1 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at MFE 7:07 pm CDT (00:07 UTC), at LAX 6:22 pm PDT (01:22 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:47 pm PDT (01:47 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
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 Allen International, Los Angeles International.