Ontario International to Southern California Logistics Airport ONT → VCV
34 nautical miles (39 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 018°, about 006° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 11 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 62-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:12 am PDT (10:12 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ONT is marginal VFR, wind from the west (270°) at 5 knots; VCV is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 14 knots, gusting to 21. 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 26 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the last 9 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
- B744 at 1,700 ft, 41 nm west, 2:24 am PDT (09:24 UTC): a few clouds above 1,700 ft, remarks: during the descent runway 25L lax. At the departure end, 41 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
LAX UA /OV KLAX/TM 0924/FL017/TP B744/SK FEW017/RM DURD RY25L LAX
- Report
- a routine report filed through LAX
- Where
- over KLAX
- Time
- 09:24 UTC
- Height
- at 1,700 ft
- Aircraft
- B744
- Sky
- a few clouds from 1,700 ft
- Remarks
- during the descent runway 25L lax
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 1 forecast point nearest it (ONT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 240° at 12 kt | −9 kt | 129 kt | 16 min | 3:17 am PDT (10:17 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 200° at 18 kt | −18 kt | 138 kt | 15 min | 3:16 am PDT (10:16 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 23 kt | −23 kt | 4 °C | 143 kt | 14 min | 3:15 am PDT (10:15 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 210° at 27 kt | −26 kt | 2 °C | 146 kt | 14 min | 3:15 am PDT (10:15 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 26 kt | −25 kt | -3 °C | 145 kt | 14 min | 3:15 am PDT (10:15 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 27 kt | −24 kt | -6 °C | 144 kt | 14 min | 3:15 am PDT (10:15 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 230° at 29 kt | −24 kt | -9 °C | 144 kt | 14 min | 3:15 am PDT (10:15 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 31 kt | −24 kt | -12 °C | 144 kt | 14 min | 3:15 am PDT (10:15 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 32 kt | −24 kt | -13 °C | 144 kt | 14 min | 3:15 am PDT (10:15 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 52 kt | −48 kt | -21 °C | 168 kt | 12 min | 3:13 am PDT (10:13 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 67 kt | −62 kt | -30 °C | 182 kt | 11 min | 3:12 am PDT (10:12 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 220° at 72 kt | −67 kt | -37 °C | 187 kt | 11 min | 3:12 am PDT (10:12 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 220° at 65 kt | −60 kt | -46 °C | 180 kt | 11 min | 3:12 am PDT (10:12 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; 17 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° |
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 | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,700 feet, a broken layer at 3,100 feet, overcast at 11,000 feet | from the west (270°) at 5 knots | 7 mi | 1,700 ft | 944 ft | 2:53 am PDT (09:53 UTC) |
| VCV Victorville, CA | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 7,500 feet | from the south-southeast (160°) at 14 knots, gusting to 21 | 10+ mi | none | 2,885 ft | 2:50 am PDT (09:50 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,885 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At VCV when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:12 am PDT (10:12 UTC)
VCV has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
The forecast for ONT, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am PDT (09:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- At times between Mon 2:00 am PDT (09:00 UTC) and 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- From Mon 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer 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
Daylight
Sunset at ONT 6:18 pm PDT (01:18 UTC), at VCV 6:17 pm PDT (01:17 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm PDT (01:42 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at VCV is before sunrise there (6:52 am PDT (13:52 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, Southern California Logistics Airport.