Ontario International to Midland International Air And Space Port ONT → MAF
785 nautical miles (903 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 095°, about 083° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 44 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 46-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:29 am CDT (14:29 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 SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 40 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 20 to 467 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 248 nm along the route.
- 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). Near the route, 388 nm along the route.
- 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). Near the route, at the destination end.
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 7 forecast points nearest it (ONT, BLH, PHX, TUS, ELP, ROW, INK). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 220° at 14 kt | −7 kt | 17 °C | 127 kt | 6 h 11 min | 10:56 am CDT (15:56 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 19 kt | −7 kt | 9 °C | 127 kt | 6 h 11 min | 10:56 am CDT (15:56 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 210° at 24 kt | −8 kt | 7 °C | 128 kt | 6 h 08 min | 10:53 am CDT (15:53 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 210° at 29 kt | −10 kt | 4 °C | 130 kt | 6 h 02 min | 10:47 am CDT (15:47 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 34 kt | −15 kt | 0 °C | 135 kt | 5 h 49 min | 10:34 am CDT (15:34 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 40 kt | −21 kt | -3 °C | 141 kt | 5 h 34 min | 10:19 am CDT (15:19 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 47 kt | −27 kt | -7 °C | 147 kt | 5 h 20 min | 10:05 am CDT (15:05 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 48 kt | −29 kt | -8 °C | 149 kt | 5 h 16 min | 10:01 am CDT (15:01 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 60 kt | −36 kt | -18 °C | 156 kt | 5 h 02 min | 9:47 am CDT (14:47 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 70 kt | −39 kt | -28 °C | 159 kt | 4 h 56 min | 9:41 am CDT (14:41 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 73 kt | −46 kt | -37 °C | 166 kt | 4 h 44 min | 9:29 am CDT (14:29 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 71 kt | −42 kt | -48 °C | 162 kt | 4 h 51 min | 9:36 am CDT (14:36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONT | used from 0 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° |
| BLH | used from 50 nm out; 72 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° |
| PHX | used from 199 nm out; 58 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° |
| TUS | used from 348 nm out; 80 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° | |
| ELP | used from 447 nm out; 119 nm from the line | 300/8 | 210/14 12° | 210/28 6° | 230/47 -6° | 230/56 -14° | 220/58 -27° | 230/60 -38° | 230/56 -50° | |
| ROW | used from 596 nm out; 62 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° | |
| INK | used from 696 nm out; 27 nm from the line | 220/17 21° | 230/12 14° | 210/13 7° | 220/29 -5° | 240/41 -14° | 230/43 -28° | 250/41 -38° | 250/33 -51° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONT Ontario, CA | departure | no report just now | 944 ft | ||||
| SBD San Bernardino, CA | 20 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,159 ft | ||||
| BLH Blythe, CA | 149 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 399 ft | ||||
| GEU Glendale, AZ | 268 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,071 ft | ||||
| CFT Clifton/Morenci, AZ | 427 nm out, 12 nm south of the line | no report just now | 3,797 ft | ||||
| SVC Silver City, NM | 477 nm out, 22 nm south of the line | no report just now | 5,445 ft | ||||
| ALM Alamogordo, NM | 586 nm out, 11 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,199 ft | ||||
| CNM Carlsbad, NM | 676 nm out, 2 nm east of the line | no report just now | 3,294 ft | ||||
| INK Wink, TX | 735 nm out, 21 nm south of the line | no report just now | 2,821 ft | ||||
| MAF Midland, TX | destination | no report just now | 2,872 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,445 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MAF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:29 am CDT (14:29 UTC)
MAF 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
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 17 nm from the route, 576 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
Daylight
Sunset at ONT 6:18 pm PDT (01:18 UTC), at MAF 7:19 pm CDT (00:19 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:43 pm CDT (00:43 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: Ontario International, Midland International Air And Space Port.