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Ontario International to Billings Logan International ONT → BIL

818 nautical miles (942 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 028°, about 016° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 27 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 64-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:53 am MDT (15:53 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: 245 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 W22W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the south at 35 knots, until 5:55 am PDT (12:55 UTC). Near the route, 220 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 121055
    MKCW WST 121055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 22W
    VALID UNTIL 1255Z
    AZ UT NV
    FROM 40W DTA-40WNW HVE-20SSE BCE-50NE LAS-70ENE BTY-40W DTA
    AREA TS MOV FROM 20035KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • SIGMET W21W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 27,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 5:55 am PDT (12:55 UTC). Over the route from 459 to 459 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 121055
    MKCW WST 121055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 21W
    VALID UNTIL 1255Z
    UT ID NV
    FROM 40ENE TWF-20SSE PIH-40E BVL-20WNW BVL-40ENE TWF
    AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL270.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the first 439 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 60 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 190 to 798 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 569 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 130 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 0 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 ONT.

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 eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 8 forecast points nearest it (ONT, WJF, LAS, ELY, SLC, PIH, LND, BIL). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
5,500 ft220° at 11 kt−11 kt7 °C131 kt6 h 15 min11:41 am MDT (17:41 UTC)
7,500 ft210° at 19 kt−19 kt3 °C139 kt5 h 53 min11:19 am MDT (17:19 UTC)
9,500 ft210° at 23 kt−23 kt1 °C143 kt5 h 43 min11:09 am MDT (17:09 UTC)
11,500 ft220° at 28 kt−28 kt-2 °C148 kt5 h 32 min10:58 am MDT (16:58 UTC)
13,500 ft220° at 32 kt−32 kt-6 °C152 kt5 h 23 min10:49 am MDT (16:49 UTC)
15,500 ft220° at 35 kt−35 kt-10 °C155 kt5 h 17 min10:43 am MDT (16:43 UTC)
17,500 ft210° at 38 kt−38 kt-14 °C158 kt5 h 11 min10:37 am MDT (16:37 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180210° at 39 kt−39 kt-15 °C159 kt5 h 09 min10:35 am MDT (16:35 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240210° at 54 kt−54 kt-24 °C174 kt4 h 42 min10:08 am MDT (16:08 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300220° at 64 kt−64 kt-31 °C184 kt4 h 27 min9:53 am MDT (15:53 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340220° at 62 kt−61 kt-37 °C181 kt4 h 31 min9:57 am MDT (15:57 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390220° at 58 kt−57 kt-44 °C177 kt4 h 37 min10:03 am MDT (16:03 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
ONTused from 0 nm out; 25 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 50 nm out; 70 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°
LASused from 100 nm out; 62 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°
ELYused from 249 nm out; 74 nm from the line210/34 1°220/40 -4°220/39 -17°210/51 -24°220/65 -30°220/60 -37°220/56 -44°
SLCused from 399 nm out; 69 nm from the line200/16210/23 4°220/34 -3°210/40 -16°220/66 -23°220/64 -31°220/57 -36°220/50 -43°
PIHused from 549 nm out; 55 nm from the line070/8150/19 1°180/32 -4°210/44 -17°210/37 -28°210/74 -31°220/68 -35°220/60 -43°
LNDused from 649 nm out; 93 nm from the line240/10 3°240/30 0°220/42 -13°230/52 -23°220/54 -33°220/52 -36°220/53 -44°
BILused from 699 nm out; 95 nm from the line300/14270/19 -2°260/26 -2°220/28 -13°210/51 -25°220/56 -33°220/61 -39°220/72 -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
ONT Ontario, CA departure no report just now 944 ft
VCV Victorville, CA 30 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 2,885 ft
OGD Ogden, UT 499 nm out, 21 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 4,472 ft
AFO Afton, WY 609 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line no report just now 6,220 ft
JAC Jackson, WY 659 nm out, 7 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 6,451 ft
RED Red Lodge, MT 768 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line no report just now 5,762 ft
BIL Billings, MT destination no report just now 3,662 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,451 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BIL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:53 am MDT (15:53 UTC)

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

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

  • 4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 19 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZLA
  • 6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 16 nm from the route, 170 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at ONT 6:18 pm PDT (01:18 UTC), at BIL 6:32 pm MDT (00:32 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:02 pm MDT (01:02 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 Pacific Southwest
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · 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: Ontario International, Billings Logan International.