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Ontario International to Washington Dulles International ONT → IAD

1,944 nautical miles (2,237 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 069°, about 057° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 10 h 59 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 57-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:44 am EDT (13:44 UTC). Right now ONT is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 8 knots; IAD is IFR, wind from the north (350°) at 8 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: 3 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 9W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 28,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 8:55 pm PDT (03:55 UTC). Near the route, 329 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120155
    MKCW WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 9W
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    AZ
    FROM 20S TBC-30S INW-10E PHX-60SW DRK-30WNW DRK-20S TBC
    DMSHG AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 21020KT. TOPS TO FL280.
  • SIGMET 6W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 8:55 pm PDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 478 to 718 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120155
    MKCW WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 6W
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    CO NM
    FROM 50SSW DEN-30NNE TBE-50SSW CME-50E SJN-20NE DVC-50SSW DEN
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • SIGMET 7E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 33,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 8:55 pm PDT (03:55 UTC). Over the last 219 nm of the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120155
    MKCE WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7E
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    PA MD VA DC WV OH
    FROM 10NNE JST-30WNW SBY-40ENE RIC-50SW BKW-20SE APE-10NNE JST
    AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL330.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the first 150 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 6E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 50 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 60 to 299 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 169 to 389 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 189 to 728 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 209 to 309 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 458 to 628 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 538 to 678 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 558 to 588 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: 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 738 to 1136 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 299 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1754 to 1914 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 100 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 02:00–09:00 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 19 forecast points nearest it (ONT, BLH, LAS, PRC, FMN, ALS, PUB, GCK, SLN, MKC, COU, STL, SPI, EVV, IND, CVG, CMH, CRW, EKN). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft240° at 19 kt−19 kt139 kt13 h 59 min12:44 pm EDT (16:44 UTC)
5,500 ft250° at 20 kt−21 kt16 °C141 kt13 h 47 min12:32 pm EDT (16:32 UTC)
7,500 ft250° at 19 kt−20 kt12 °C140 kt13 h 53 min12:38 pm EDT (16:38 UTC)
9,500 ft250° at 17 kt−19 kt9 °C139 kt13 h 59 min12:44 pm EDT (16:44 UTC)
11,500 ft250° at 17 kt−18 kt5 °C138 kt14 h 05 min12:50 pm EDT (16:50 UTC)
13,500 ft240° at 19 kt−21 kt1 °C141 kt13 h 47 min12:32 pm EDT (16:32 UTC)
15,500 ft240° at 23 kt−24 kt-3 °C144 kt13 h 30 min12:15 pm EDT (16:15 UTC)
17,500 ft240° at 27 kt−28 kt-7 °C148 kt13 h 08 min11:53 am EDT (15:53 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 28 kt−29 kt-8 °C149 kt13 h 03 min11:48 am EDT (15:48 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 33 kt−35 kt-20 °C155 kt12 h 33 min11:18 am EDT (15:18 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 45 kt−49 kt-31 °C169 kt11 h 30 min10:15 am EDT (14:15 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 53 kt−57 kt-38 °C177 kt10 h 59 min9:44 am EDT (13:44 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 46 kt−50 kt-47 °C170 kt11 h 26 min10:11 am EDT (14:11 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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 line190/8190/19 6°210/23 4°210/29 -3°210/47 -13°210/49 -19°220/47 -30°220/50 -36°220/55 -43°
BLHused from 100 nm out; 73 nm from the line210/13200/21 11°200/22 5°210/25 -1°210/51 -10°220/61 -20°220/81 -29°220/92 -34°220/79 -45°
LASused from 150 nm out; 76 nm from the line210/21 10°200/18 5°200/23 -2°210/49 -14°210/63 -21°220/58 -30°220/61 -35°210/56 -44°
PRCused from 199 nm out; 58 nm from the line210/25 5°200/30 1°220/55 -10°220/61 -21°220/84 -28°230/90 -34°230/73 -45°
FMNused from 349 nm out; 113 nm from the line220/28 9°220/40 2°220/53 -10°220/62 -22°230/79 -28°240/91 -34°230/71 -45°
ALSused from 548 nm out; 41 nm from the line230/37 4°220/54 -9°230/62 -22°240/77 -26°240/74 -33°230/59 -45°
PUBused from 648 nm out; 61 nm from the line230/25 13°230/32 6°220/44 -8°230/49 -21°240/70 -28°240/67 -34°240/58 -46°
GCKused from 748 nm out; 78 nm from the line220/48 21°230/37 14°250/30 8°230/37 -6°240/37 -20°240/69 -28°250/67 -37°260/58 -48°
SLNused from 947 nm out; 42 nm from the line210/53230/41 20°240/26 14°230/16 8°240/25 -7°240/35 -19°250/61 -30°260/65 -38°260/56 -49°
MKCused from 1096 nm out; 39 nm from the line220/44250/28 18°250/18 13°240/12 6°280/24 -6°240/34 -18°260/47 -30°260/51 -40°270/58 -50°
COUused from 1196 nm out; 34 nm from the line230/31230/30 15°260/16 11°270/14 6°260/24 -6°270/27 -18°270/37 -32°280/49 -41°290/56 -51°
STLused from 1296 nm out; 23 nm from the line250/24250/24 16°260/23 9°270/16 6°260/25 -6°270/29 -19°290/34 -33°290/48 -41°290/54 -51°
SPIused from 1395 nm out; 68 nm from the line220/21250/23 16°260/27 9°270/14 6°270/23 -7°270/31 -19°270/28 -33°290/48 -42°300/55 -52°
EVVused from 1445 nm out; 61 nm from the line280/15290/12 17°310/16 10°320/13 5°310/22 -6°320/26 -18°320/38 -33°310/56 -41°320/55 -51°
INDused from 1495 nm out; 40 nm from the line290/16310/20 16°320/21 10°330/13 3°300/25 -7°320/32 -19°330/46 -34°320/61 -43°320/63 -50°
CVGused from 1545 nm out; 38 nm from the line320/18350/32 16°350/35 10°350/30 3°330/30 -7°340/44 -20°340/58 -35°330/72 -41°320/36 -49°
CMHused from 1645 nm out; 57 nm from the line330/15340/22 14°340/24 9°340/23 4°340/35 -9°340/49 -20°340/58 -37°330/70 -42°340/55 -47°
CRWused from 1694 nm out; 54 nm from the line330/20330/23 11°340/25 8°340/21 2°340/33 -9°340/41 -20°330/42 -35°320/44 -39°320/43 -47°
EKNused from 1794 nm out; 16 nm from the line330/21 12°330/25 7°350/22 2°330/24 -10°310/27 -21°320/33 -35°290/31 -39°290/34 -47°

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 VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,100 feet, scattered clouds at 4,300 feet, a broken layer at 5,500 feet from the west-southwest (240°) at 8 knots 10+ mi 5,500 ft 944 ft 6:53 pm PDT (01:53 UTC)
SBD San Bernardino, CA 20 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 3,000 feet from the west-northwest (290°) at 4 knots 10+ mi 3,000 ft 1,159 ft 01:55 UTC
GCN Grand Canyon, AZ 289 nm out, 20 nm north of the line, tower IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet, a broken layer at 1,500 feet, overcast at 2,900 feet from the southwest (220°) at 14 knots, gusting to 22 10+ mi 500 ft 6,608 ft 01:54 UTC
FMN Farmington, NM 488 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower VFR Sky: a broken layer at 9,000 feet from the south-southwest (210°) at 11 knots 10+ mi 9,000 ft 5,506 ft 01:53 UTC
TAD Trinidad, CO 678 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line VFR from the west-southwest (250°) at 13 knots 10+ mi none 5,761 ft 01:54 UTC
GCK Garden City, KS 847 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower VFR from the south (170°) at 11 knots 10+ mi none 2,890 ft 01:54 UTC
HUT Hutchinson, KS 987 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower VFR from the south (170°) at 14 knots 10+ mi none 1,542 ft 01:52 UTC
COU Columbia, MO 1256 nm out, 1 nm west of the line, tower VFR from the south (190°) at 5 knots 10+ mi none 889 ft 01:54 UTC
BMG Bloomington, IN 1515 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower marginal VFR Weather: mist calm 3 mi none 845 ft 02:34 UTC
LUK Cincinnati, OH 1615 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,900 feet from the north (350°) at 5 knots 10+ mi 1,900 ft 481 ft 01:53 UTC
CKB Clarksburg, WV 1814 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 700 feet, a broken layer at 1,000 feet, overcast at 2,400 feet from the north (350°) at 4 knots 10+ mi 1,000 ft 1,223 ft 02:15 UTC
IAD Washington, DC destination IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet from the north (350°) at 8 knots 10+ mi 500 ft 312 ft 9:52 pm EDT (01:52 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,608 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At IAD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:44 am EDT (13:44 UTC)

Wind from the north-northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,400 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for IAD
  • From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 7 knots, visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, mist, overcast at 700 feet
  • From Sun 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 6 knots, visibility 2 miles, rain showers, mist, overcast at 400 feet
  • From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, mist, overcast at 600 feet
  • From Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,400 feet
  • From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 13 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 2,100 feet
  • From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
  • From Mon 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for ONT, the departure
  • From Sun 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
  • From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, overcast at 2,500 feet
  • From Mon 3:00 am PDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
  • From Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
  • From Mon 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
  • From Mon 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 6,000 feet

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
  • 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 2 nm from the route, 159 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
  • 6/7634 CENTRALIA, MO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 18 nm from the route, 1256 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZKC
  • 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 1605 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
  • 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 8 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZDC
  • 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZDC

Daylight

Sunset at ONT 6:20 pm PDT (01:20 UTC), at IAD 6:36 pm EDT (22:36 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 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 southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · 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, Washington Dulles International.