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Eppley Airfield to Van Nuys Airport OMA → VNY

1,150 nautical miles (1,323 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 256°, about 254° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 12 h 06 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 25-knot headwind), arriving about 2:07 pm PDT (21:07 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 return flight

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

  • SIGMET W17W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 4:55 am CDT (09:55 UTC). Near the route, 830 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120755
    MKCW WST 120755
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 17W
    VALID UNTIL 0955Z
    AZ UT NV
    FROM 20WNW BVL-30N BCE-60SSW BCE-50NNE LAS-60NNW ELY-20WNW BVL
    AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • 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 first 270 nm of the route.
  • 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 380 to 830 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 410 to 680 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 410 to 610 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 560 to 880 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 620 to 1100 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). Over the route from 830 to 860 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 50 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 OMA.

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 12 forecast points nearest it (OMA, GRI, GLD, DEN, PUB, ALS, GJT, FMN, BCE, LAS, ONT, WJF). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft230° at 28 kt+27 kt13 °C93 kt12 h 22 min2:23 pm PDT (21:23 UTC)
6,500 ft230° at 28 kt+27 kt12 °C93 kt12 h 22 min2:23 pm PDT (21:23 UTC)
8,500 ft230° at 26 kt+25 kt9 °C95 kt12 h 06 min2:07 pm PDT (21:07 UTC)
10,500 ft220° at 27 kt+25 kt5 °C95 kt12 h 06 min2:07 pm PDT (21:07 UTC)
12,500 ft220° at 30 kt+26 kt1 °C94 kt12 h 14 min2:15 pm PDT (21:15 UTC)
14,500 ft220° at 35 kt+31 kt-3 °C89 kt12 h 55 min2:56 pm PDT (21:56 UTC)
16,500 ft220° at 40 kt+35 kt-8 °C85 kt13 h 32 min3:33 pm PDT (22:33 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 44 kt+39 kt-11 °C81 kt14 h 12 min4:13 pm PDT (23:13 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240220° at 55 kt+51 kt-21 °C69 kt16 h 40 min6:41 pm PDT (01:41 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300230° at 66 kt+64 kt-30 °C56 kt20 h 32 min10:33 pm PDT (05:33 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 69 kt+69 kt-36 °C51 kt22 h 33 min12:34 am PDT (07:34 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390240° at 64 kt+64 kt-46 °C56 kt20 h 32 min10:33 pm PDT (05:33 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
OMAused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line230/47240/33 21°230/22 13°220/27 5°240/35 -8°250/43 -21°260/47 -33°260/59 -36°270/58 -46°
GRIused from 50 nm out; 37 nm from the line230/39 23°230/32 15°210/29 7°230/31 -8°230/43 -21°250/52 -31°260/59 -35°260/59 -46°
GLDused from 200 nm out; 72 nm from the line260/37260/25 14°250/27 8°230/36 -8°230/49 -21°250/71 -30°260/82 -36°250/73 -48°
DENused from 350 nm out; 49 nm from the line270/24 11°230/13 5°230/48 -8°230/46 -20°230/63 -30°240/78 -36°240/78 -48°
PUBused from 450 nm out; 70 nm from the line260/45 11°240/38 6°230/47 -8°230/51 -19°240/74 -29°240/82 -35°250/72 -48°
ALSused from 500 nm out; 82 nm from the line240/35 3°230/54 -9°240/66 -19°230/85 -26°240/87 -34°240/70 -47°
GJTused from 550 nm out; 62 nm from the line220/26 6°230/39 0°220/55 -13°230/60 -23°230/78 -31°230/80 -35°230/74 -44°
FMNused from 650 nm out; 89 nm from the line220/16 6°220/39 1°220/50 -10°230/67 -23°230/94 -29°230/102 -35°230/90 -46°
BCEused from 700 nm out; 75 nm from the line200/32 -2°210/57 -15°220/71 -22°220/69 -30°220/64 -38°220/67 -44°
LASused from 850 nm out; 82 nm from the line210/20 8°210/29 4°200/32 -3°200/51 -15°210/64 -21°220/70 -30°220/66 -38°220/55 -44°
ONTused from 1050 nm out; 50 nm from the line250/11200/20 4°210/27 3°220/26 -4°240/32 -13°220/52 -21°220/67 -30°220/72 -37°220/65 -46°
WJFused from 1100 nm out; 22 nm from the line210/26 4°210/28 2°230/23 -4°240/28 -13°220/47 -23°220/57 -30°220/65 -37°220/59 -45°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
OMA Omaha, NE departure no report just now 984 ft
GRI Grand Island, NE 110 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,847 ft
MCK Mc Cook, NE 220 nm out, 6 nm south of the line no report just now 2,582 ft
RYA Wray, CO 300 nm out, 13 nm north of the line no report just now 3,677 ft
COS Colorado Springs, CO 430 nm out, 23 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 6,187 ft
AEJ Buena Vista, CO 490 nm out, 3 nm west of the line no report just now 7,950 ft
BDG Blanding, UT 670 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line no report just now 5,867 ft
PGA Page, AZ 770 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line no report just now 4,316 ft
KNB Kanab, UT 810 nm out, 20 nm northwest of the line no report just now 4,867 ft
HND Las Vegas, NV 950 nm out, 19 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 2,491 ft
VCV Victorville, CA 1090 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 2,885 ft
VNY Van Nuys, CA destination no report just now 802 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,950 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, 2:07 pm PDT (21:07 UTC)

VNY has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

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

  • 6/8784 LAKE GEORGE, CO, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 UTC on the route, 460 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 13 October · ZDV
  • 6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 940 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
  • 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 8 nm from the route, 950 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
  • 6/8808 Las Vegas, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 22 nm from the route, 950 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at OMA 6:47 pm CDT (23:47 UTC), at VNY 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 northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Eppley Airfield, Van Nuys Airport.