Plan a flight · Mon 9:45 am CDT (14:45 UTC)

Lakefront Airport to Van Nuys Airport NEW → VNY

1,464 nautical miles (1,684 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 287°, about 285° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 12 h 37 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 4-knot headwind), arriving about 8:22 pm PDT (03:22 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now NEW is VFR, wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 5 knots; VNY is VFR, wind from the east-northeast (070°) at 5 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 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 946 to 1105 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Near the route, 996 nm along the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1036 to 1185 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, 1165 nm along the route.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 1304 to 1434 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 90 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 NEW.

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

B752 at 10,000 ft, 17 nm south, 8:15 am CDT (13:15 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: during the climb. 1125 nm along the route, 17 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PHX UA /OV PXR050015/TM 1315/FL100/TP B752/TB MOD/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through PHX
Where
15 nm northeast (050°) of PXR
Time
13:15 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
B752
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
during the climb
B737 at 13,000 ft, 17 nm north, 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: dur desct from 13,000 ft to 11,000 ft. At the destination end, 17 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ONT UA /OV 25N ONT/TM 1400/FL130/TP B737/TB MOD TURB/RM DUR DESCT 130-110
```
Report
a routine report filed through ONT
Where
25N ont
Time
14:00 UTC
Height
at 13,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
moderate turbulence
Remarks
dur desct from 13,000 ft to 11,000 ft
B737 at 8,500 ft, 17 nm south, 8:58 am CDT (13:58 UTC): moderate turbulence above 8,500 ft. At the destination end, 17 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAX UA /OV 8 SW OF LAX/TM 1358/FL085/TP B737/TB MOD TURB 085
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAX
Where
8 southwest of lax
Time
13:58 UTC
Height
at 8,500 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
moderate turbulence at 8,500 ft
A21N at 8,000 ft, 17 nm south, 8:30 am CDT (13:30 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the destination end, 17 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAX UA /OV LAX/TM 1330/FL080/TP A21N/TB MODERATE
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAX
Where
over LAX
Time
13:30 UTC
Height
at 8,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
moderate
B737 at 23,000 ft, 12 nm north, 7:30 am CDT (12:30 UTC): no turbulence up to 23,000 ft, remarks: zhu. 60 nm along the route, 12 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BTR UA /OV KLSU945005/TM 1230/FL230/TP B737/TB NEG 000-230/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through BTR
Where
5 nm southwest (945°) of KLSU
Time
12:30 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
no from 0 ft to 23,000 ft
Remarks
zhu
PC12 at 20,000 ft, 28 nm north, 8:49 am CDT (13:49 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 149 nm along the route, 28 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AEX UA /OV AEX250010/TM 1349/FL200/TP PC12/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through AEX
Where
10 nm west (250°) of AEX
Time
13:49 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
zhu
A321 at 32,000 ft, 41 nm north, 7:53 am CDT (12:53 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW89. 249 nm along the route, 41 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GGG UA /OV GGG155035/TM 1253/FL320/TP A321/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZFW89
```
Report
a routine report filed through GGG
Where
35 nm southeast (155°) of GGG
Time
12:53 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
ZFW89
B36M at 18,000 ft, 46 nm south, 7:24 am CDT (12:24 UTC): light clear-air turbulence, remarks: zhu. 279 nm along the route, 46 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV KIAH355035/TM 1224/FL180/TP B36M/TB LGT CAT/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
35 nm north (355°) of KIAH
Time
12:24 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
B36M
Turbulence
light clear-air turbulence
Remarks
zhu
F2TH at 18,000 ft, 38 nm south, 7:20 am CDT (12:20 UTC): no turbulence from 17,300 ft to 29,000 ft, remarks: zhu. 289 nm along the route, 38 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
UTS UA /OV KLOA30035-KLOA190020/TM 1220/FL180/TP F2TH/TB NEG 290-173/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through UTS
Where
KLOA30035-KLOA190020
Time
12:20 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
F2TH
Turbulence
no from 29,000 ft to 17,300 ft
Remarks
zhu
B738 at 18,000 ft, 38 nm south, 6:59 am CDT (11:59 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: zhu. 289 nm along the route, 38 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
UTS UA /OV KLOA155020/TM 1159/FL180/TP B738/TB LGT CHOPN 180-230/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through UTS
Where
20 nm southeast (155°) of KLOA
Time
11:59 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light chopn from 18,000 ft to 23,000 ft
Remarks
zhu
TBM8 at 30,000 ft, 13 nm northeast, 8:43 am CDT (13:43 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZFW62. 398 nm along the route, 13 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ACT UA /OV ACT340020/TM 1343/FL300/TP TBM8/TB NEG/RM ZFW62
```
Report
a routine report filed through ACT
Where
20 nm north (340°) of ACT
Time
13:43 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
TBM8
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZFW62
M20P at 3,500 ft, 39 nm north, 7:39 am CDT (12:39 UTC): a broken layer, remarks: during the descent. 408 nm along the route, 39 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DFW UA /OV 50F140007/TM 1239/FL035/TP M20P/SK B035 BKN/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through DFW
Where
7 nm southeast (140°) of 50F
Time
12:39 UTC
Height
at 3,500 ft
Aircraft
M20P
Sky
B035 broken
Remarks
during the descent
A321 at 34,000 ft, 48 nm north, 8:39 am CDT (13:39 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZFW94. 438 nm along the route, 48 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MWL UA /OV MQP/TM 1339/FL340/TP A321/TB NEG/RM ZFW94
```
Report
a routine report filed through MWL
Where
over MQP
Time
13:39 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZFW94
B738 at 36,000 ft, 10 nm south, 9:14 am CDT (14:14 UTC): light chop turbulence above 36,000 ft, remarks: ZFW82. 607 nm along the route, 10 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BPG UA /OV BGS/TM 1414/FL360/TP B738/TB OCNL LGT CHOP FL 360/RM ZFW82
```
Report
a routine report filed through BPG
Where
over BGS
Time
14:14 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
occasional light chop flight level at 36,000 ft
Remarks
ZFW82

16 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 (MSY, LCH, CLL, DAL, ABI, LBB, INK, ROW, ELP, ABQ, TUS, PHX, BLH, ONT, 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
4,500 ft	210° at 15 kt	+4 kt	18 °C	116 kt	12 h 37 min	8:22 pm PDT (03:22 UTC)
6,500 ft	210° at 18 kt	+5 kt	13 °C	115 kt	12 h 44 min	8:29 pm PDT (03:29 UTC)
8,500 ft	210° at 19 kt	+6 kt	10 °C	114 kt	12 h 51 min	8:36 pm PDT (03:36 UTC)
10,500 ft	210° at 21 kt	+7 kt	7 °C	113 kt	12 h 57 min	8:42 pm PDT (03:42 UTC)
12,500 ft	210° at 24 kt	+10 kt	3 °C	110 kt	13 h 19 min	9:04 pm PDT (04:04 UTC)
14,500 ft	220° at 27 kt	+15 kt	0 °C	105 kt	13 h 57 min	9:42 pm PDT (04:42 UTC)
16,500 ft	220° at 31 kt	+19 kt	-4 °C	101 kt	14 h 30 min	10:15 pm PDT (05:15 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 34 kt	+22 kt	-7 °C	98 kt	14 h 56 min	10:41 pm PDT (05:41 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 42 kt	+28 kt	-17 °C	92 kt	15 h 55 min	11:40 pm PDT (06:40 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 48 kt	+35 kt	-28 °C	85 kt	17 h 13 min	12:58 am PDT (07:58 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	240° at 48 kt	+40 kt	-37 °C	80 kt	18 h 18 min	2:03 am PDT (09:03 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	240° at 44 kt	+36 kt	-49 °C	84 kt	17 h 26 min	1:11 am PDT (08:11 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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
MSY	used from 0 nm out; 16 nm from the line	170/11	160/13 18°	150/8 12°	L/V 6°	310/12 -5°	290/11 -15°	340/27 -30°	350/32 -40°	360/30 -52°
LCH	used from 100 nm out; 56 nm from the line	170/9	180/18 18°	190/13 13°	190/6 8°	270/11 -6°	290/20 -13°	320/21 -30°	350/23 -40°	360/25 -51°
CLL	used from 249 nm out; 77 nm from the line	180/21	200/24 17°	200/15 13°	200/7 8°	260/21 -5°	230/25 -13°	260/18 -29°	310/16 -39°	360/27 -51°
DAL	used from 349 nm out; 69 nm from the line	200/15	210/22 19°	210/17 13°	230/12 8°	250/26 -5°	250/25 -14°	260/34 -28°	290/32 -38°	310/23 -50°
ABI	used from 448 nm out; 44 nm from the line		210/22 19°	210/14 15°	210/19 8°	240/17 -4°	240/31 -15°	240/35 -27°	260/30 -37°	260/18 -51°
LBB	used from 597 nm out; 64 nm from the line		240/21 20°	230/20 15°	210/19 8°	230/39 -6°	230/48 -16°	240/57 -27°	250/51 -37°	240/45 -50°
INK	used from 647 nm out; 63 nm from the line		240/15 21°	200/12 15°	190/15 8°	220/28 -5°	230/40 -14°	230/43 -27°	240/39 -38°	230/36 -50°
ROW	used from 697 nm out; 47 nm from the line		230/6	220/20 13°	210/37 7°	220/48 -6°	220/52 -16°	230/65 -27°	230/67 -37°	240/64 -49°
ELP	used from 846 nm out; 91 nm from the line		L/V	200/16 12°	210/36 7°	220/48 -6°	220/55 -15°	220/59 -27°	230/60 -37°	230/56 -50°
ABQ	used from 896 nm out; 110 nm from the line			200/19 9°	220/32 3°	230/52 -7°	220/67 -20°	230/86 -26°	230/87 -36°	230/87 -49°
TUS	used from 996 nm out; 113 nm from the line		210/19 14°	200/27 6°	220/34 3°	220/54 -7°	220/67 -18°	220/83 -26°	220/82 -36°	220/81 -48°
PHX	used from 1046 nm out; 72 nm from the line	200/12	210/26 11°	200/30 5°	200/40 0°	220/66 -9°	220/75 -19°	220/83 -27°	230/93 -35°	220/92 -48°
BLH	used from 1195 nm out; 60 nm from the line	220/16	220/25 8°	210/30 2°	220/35 -2°	210/54 -12°	220/73 -20°	220/90 -29°	230/103 -37°	230/105 -47°
ONT	used from 1344 nm out; 51 nm from the line	L/V	210/13 3°	220/24 0°	220/31 -3°	230/33 -14°	240/35 -22°	230/55 -31°	230/67 -37°	230/74 -45°
WJF	used from 1444 nm out; 32 nm from the line		230/17 3°	230/18 -1°	230/24 -4°	230/33 -13°	300/23 -22°	240/35 -32°	230/53 -38°	230/58 -44°

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
NEW New Orleans, LA	departure	VFR	from the east-northeast (070°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	7 ft	8:53 am CDT (13:53 UTC)
BTR Baton Rouge, LA	60 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the east-northeast (070°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	69 ft	13:53 UTC
DRI De Ridder, LA	179 nm out, 3 nm south of the line	VFR	from the east-southeast (110°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	201 ft	14:35 UTC
CNW Waco, TX	378 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,200 feet Weather: haze	from the southeast (130°) at 6 knots	5 mi	2,200 ft	470 ft	13:55 UTC
ABI Abilene, TX	518 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,200 feet, a broken layer at 2,700 feet	from the south (180°) at 12 knots, gusting to 22	10+ mi	2,200 ft	1,790 ft	14:41 UTC
HOB Hobbs, NM	697 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	3,660 ft	13:50 UTC
ROW Roswell, NM	767 nm out, 16 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	3,671 ft	13:51 UTC
TCS Truth Or Consequences, NM	896 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	4,861 ft	13:53 UTC
DVT Phoenix, AZ	1145 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 6,500 feet, overcast at 9,000 feet	from the southeast (140°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	6,500 ft	1,478 ft	13:53 UTC
SBD San Bernardino, CA	1404 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet, overcast at 1,400 feet Weather: rain	from the southwest (220°) at 3 knots	3 mi	700 ft	1,159 ft	14:00 UTC
VNY Van Nuys, CA	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,800 feet, overcast at 7,000 feet	from the east-northeast (070°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	7,000 ft	802 ft	6:51 am PDT (13:51 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 VNY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:22 pm PDT (03:22 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for VNY

From Mon 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,000 feet
30% chance between Mon 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC) and 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): light rain showers
From Mon 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
From Mon 3:00 pm PDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for NEW, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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

6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 22 nm from the route, 388 nm along the route · security · ZFW
6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 817 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 20 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at NEW 6:32 pm CDT (23:32 UTC), at VNY 6:22 pm PDT (01:22 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:47 pm PDT (01:47 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at VNY is after sunset there (6:23 pm PDT (01:23 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: Lakefront Airport, Van Nuys Airport.