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 3:40 pm PDT (22:40 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: 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 619 to 709 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 998 to 1158 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 1018 to 1468 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 1058 to 1138 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, 1168 nm along the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1228 to 1258 nm out.
- 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
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 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 | 3:40 pm PDT (22:40 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 210° at 19 kt | +8 kt | 14 °C | 112 kt | 13 h 43 min | 3:47 pm PDT (22:47 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 19 kt | +9 kt | 10 °C | 111 kt | 13 h 51 min | 3:55 pm PDT (22:55 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 20 kt | +11 kt | 7 °C | 109 kt | 14 h 06 min | 4:10 pm PDT (23:10 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 23 kt | +13 kt | 4 °C | 107 kt | 14 h 22 min | 4:26 pm PDT (23:26 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 26 kt | +17 kt | -1 °C | 103 kt | 14 h 55 min | 4:59 pm PDT (23:59 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 30 kt | +22 kt | -4 °C | 98 kt | 15 h 41 min | 5:45 pm PDT (00:45 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 33 kt | +25 kt | -7 °C | 95 kt | 16 h 11 min | 6:15 pm PDT (01:15 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 40 kt | +31 kt | -17 °C | 89 kt | 17 h 16 min | 7:20 pm PDT (02:20 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 50 kt | +42 kt | -29 °C | 78 kt | 19 h 42 min | 9:46 pm PDT (04:46 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 48 kt | +44 kt | -38 °C | 76 kt | 20 h 13 min | 10:17 pm PDT (05:17 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 45 kt | +42 kt | -49 °C | 78 kt | 19 h 42 min | 9:46 pm PDT (04:46 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 | no report just now | 218 ft | ||||
| MCB Mc Comb, MS | 120 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 413 ft | ||||
| AEX Alexandria, LA | 220 nm out, 18 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 88 ft | ||||
| TYR Tyler, TX | 379 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 543 ft | ||||
| FWS Fort Worth, TX | 479 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 700 ft | ||||
| 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 | no report just now | 3,671 ft | ||||
| TCS Truth Or Consequences, NM | 978 nm out, 23 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,861 ft | ||||
| DVT Phoenix, AZ | 1218 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,478 ft | ||||
| BLH Blythe, CA | 1358 nm out, 20 nm south of the line | no report just now | 399 ft | ||||
| RAL Riverside, CA | 1488 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 818 ft | ||||
| LAX Los Angeles, CA | destination | no report just now | 127 ft |
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, 3:40 pm PDT (22:40 UTC)
LAX has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8646 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
- 6/8887 Indio, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 16 nm from the route, 1428 nm along the route · security · until 12 October · ZLA
- 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
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.