Plan a flight · Mon 5:58 am CDT (10:58 UTC)

Mobile Regional to Los Angeles International MOB → LAX

1,537 nautical miles (1,769 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 285°, about 288° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 13 h 36 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 7-knot headwind), arriving about 5:34 pm PDT (00:34 UTC). Right now MOB is marginal VFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 3 knots; LAX is marginal VFR, wind from the northwest (320°) 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: 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 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 609 to 659 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 1008 to 1138 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 1038 to 1488 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 1088 to 1108 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1128 to 1258 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 1208 nm along 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 MOB.

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

B744 at 1,700 ft, 0 nm east, 4:24 am CDT (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
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LAX UA /OV KLAX/TM 0924/FL017/TP B744/SK FEW017/RM DURD RY25L LAX
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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 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 14 forecast points nearest it (MOB, MSY, JAN, SHV, DAL, ABI, LBB, ROW, ABQ, TUS, PHX, PRC, 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	210° at 18 kt	+7 kt	19 °C	113 kt	13 h 36 min	5:34 pm PDT (00:34 UTC)
6,500 ft	210° at 19 kt	+8 kt	14 °C	112 kt	13 h 43 min	5:41 pm PDT (00:41 UTC)
8,500 ft	220° at 19 kt	+9 kt	10 °C	111 kt	13 h 51 min	5:49 pm PDT (00:49 UTC)
10,500 ft	220° at 20 kt	+11 kt	7 °C	109 kt	14 h 06 min	6:04 pm PDT (01:04 UTC)
12,500 ft	220° at 23 kt	+13 kt	4 °C	107 kt	14 h 22 min	6:20 pm PDT (01:20 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 26 kt	+17 kt	-1 °C	103 kt	14 h 55 min	6:53 pm PDT (01:53 UTC)
16,500 ft	230° at 30 kt	+22 kt	-4 °C	98 kt	15 h 41 min	7:39 pm PDT (02:39 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 33 kt	+25 kt	-7 °C	95 kt	16 h 11 min	8:09 pm PDT (03:09 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 40 kt	+31 kt	-17 °C	89 kt	17 h 16 min	9:14 pm PDT (04:14 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	240° at 50 kt	+42 kt	-29 °C	78 kt	19 h 42 min	11:40 pm PDT (06:40 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 48 kt	+44 kt	-38 °C	76 kt	20 h 13 min	12:11 am PDT (07:11 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	250° at 45 kt	+42 kt	-49 °C	78 kt	19 h 42 min	11:40 pm PDT (06:40 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
MOB	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	L/V	L/V 18°	020/8 11°	L/V 6°	330/12 -5°	330/23 -17°	330/30 -32°	350/39 -41°	340/40 -53°
MSY	used from 50 nm out; 69 nm from the line	150/9	140/8 18°	L/V 13°	L/V 6°	320/15 -5°	310/16 -16°	320/32 -31°	340/35 -40°	350/34 -52°
JAN	used from 100 nm out; 71 nm from the line	240/10	260/15 18°	280/10 11°	290/6 6°	290/15 -5°	300/15 -17°	320/35 -30°	330/38 -40°	330/39 -51°
SHV	used from 200 nm out; 85 nm from the line	210/20	210/20 18°	230/20 11°	240/16 7°	270/17 -7°	250/11 -15°	300/34 -30°	310/34 -40°	320/36 -51°
DAL	used from 399 nm out; 42 nm from the line	190/30	200/28 18°	220/18 13°	250/13 8°	240/24 -6°	270/20 -14°	270/35 -29°	290/34 -39°	310/41 -51°
ABI	used from 549 nm out; 31 nm from the line		200/30 19°	220/12 16°	220/11 9°	230/15 -5°	250/26 -15°	250/39 -28°	270/36 -38°	280/30 -51°
LBB	used from 649 nm out; 51 nm from the line		220/25 21°	230/20 15°	220/20 7°	230/36 -6°	240/50 -15°	240/59 -28°	260/52 -37°	260/45 -50°
ROW	used from 749 nm out; 69 nm from the line		230/12	230/17 13°	220/30 7°	230/41 -5°	240/52 -17°	230/66 -28°	240/63 -38°	240/60 -50°
ABQ	used from 948 nm out; 90 nm from the line			220/19 9°	220/35 3°	230/50 -8°	240/64 -19°	230/83 -26°	230/85 -36°	230/80 -48°
TUS	used from 1048 nm out; 135 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 1098 nm out; 98 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°
PRC	used from 1248 nm out; 56 nm from the line			200/37 6°	200/35 0°	220/60 -11°	220/71 -20°	220/88 -29°	220/98 -35°	220/94 -45°
BLH	used from 1298 nm out; 36 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°
ONT	used from 1448 nm out; 25 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
MOB Mobile, AL	departure	marginal VFR Weather: mist	from the west-northwest (290°) at 3 knots	5 mi	none	218 ft	4:56 am CDT (09:56 UTC)
MCB Mc Comb, MS	120 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	413 ft	10:53 UTC
AEX Alexandria, LA	220 nm out, 18 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	88 ft	10:53 UTC
TYR Tyler, TX	379 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	543 ft	10:53 UTC
FWS Fort Worth, TX	479 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	700 ft	07:35 UTC
BFE Brownfield, TX	729 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line	no report just now				3,264 ft
ROW Roswell, NM	839 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	3,671 ft	10:51 UTC
TCS Truth Or Consequences, NM	978 nm out, 23 nm south of the line	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	4,861 ft	10:53 UTC
DVT Phoenix, AZ	1218 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 9,000 feet	from the southeast (140°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	9,000 ft	1,478 ft	10:53 UTC
BLH Blythe, CA	1358 nm out, 20 nm south of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 7,000 feet, overcast at 11,000 feet	from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	7,000 ft	399 ft	10:52 UTC
RAL Riverside, CA	1488 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,600 feet, overcast at 4,900 feet	calm	10+ mi	3,600 ft	818 ft	10:53 UTC
LAX Los Angeles, CA	destination	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,800 feet, a broken layer at 2,200 feet, overcast at 3,500 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 6 knots	7 mi	2,200 ft	127 ft	3:53 am PDT (10:53 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 LAX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:34 pm PDT (00:34 UTC)

Wind from the west-southwest at 15 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet 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 MOB, the departure

From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 3:00 pm CDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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

6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 18 nm from the route, 469 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 908 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 7 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at MOB 6:25 pm CDT (23:25 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

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

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Rockies · 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: Mobile Regional, Los Angeles International.