Plan a flight · Sun 7:30 pm EDT (23:30 UTC)

Miami-Opa Locka Executive to John Wayne/Orange County OPF → SNA

2,002 nautical miles (2,304 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 293°, about 299° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 16 h 49 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot headwind), arriving about 9:19 am PDT (16:19 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: 2 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

SIGMET W64W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 37,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 8:55 pm EDT (00:55 UTC). Over the route from 1424 to 1723 nm out.

as issued

WSUS33 KKCI 112255
MKCW WST 112255
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 64W
VALID UNTIL 0055Z
TX NM AZ
FROM 50ENE PGS-60SE ABQ-10W ELP-30E TUS-70SE EED-50ENE PGS
AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL370.

AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Near the route, 448 nm along the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 1414 to 1643 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1434 to 1653 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1484 to 1653 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Near the route, 1862 nm along the route.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 1862 to 1982 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 6E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 80 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 OPF.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

urgent P32T at 10,000 ft, 23 nm south, 4:40 pm EDT (20:40 UTC): remarks: zab fdcs. 1633 nm along the route, 23 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TUS UUA /OV TUS010041/TM 2040/FL100/TP P32T/TB LLWS +/-20KT/RM ZAB FDCS
```
Report
an urgent report filed through TUS
Where
41 nm north (010°) of TUS
Time
20:40 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
P32T
Turbulence
low-level wind shear a 20-knot loss of airspeed
Remarks
zab fdcs
C68A at 7,000 ft, 21 nm southwest, 5:24 pm EDT (21:24 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the departure end, 21 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
KMIA UA /OV MIA270030/TM 2124/FL070/TP C68A/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through KMIA
Where
30 nm west (270°) of MIA
Time
21:24 UTC
Height
at 7,000 ft
Aircraft
C68A
Turbulence
moderate
B738 at 19,000 ft, 29 nm north, 6:05 pm EDT (22:05 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the departure end, 29 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PBI UA /OV PBI260030/TM 2205/FL190/TP B738/TB CONS MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through PBI
Where
30 nm west (260°) of PBI
Time
22:05 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
continuous moderate
A21N at 22,000 ft, 17 nm north, 5:09 pm EDT (21:09 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the departure end, 17 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RSW UA /OV RSW055015/TM 2109/FL220/TP A21N/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through RSW
Where
15 nm northeast (055°) of RSW
Time
21:09 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
moderate
GLF5 at 10,000 ft, 5 nm southeast, 6:06 pm EDT (22:06 UTC): moderate turbulence. 1056 nm along the route, 5 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TEB UA /OV MUGSY/TM 2206/FL100/TP GLF5/TB MODERATE FROM 100 TO 50
```
Report
a routine report filed through TEB
Where
mugsy
Time
22:06 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
GLF5
Turbulence
moderate from 10,000 ft to 50
C68A at 43,000 ft, 39 nm south, 4:42 pm EDT (20:42 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zab fdcs. 1514 nm along the route, 39 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LSB UA /OV SSO083052/TM 2042/FL430/TP C68A/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZAB FDCS
```
Report
a routine report filed through LSB
Where
52 nm east (083°) of SSO
Time
20:42 UTC
Height
at 43,000 ft
Aircraft
C68A
Turbulence
moderate chop
Remarks
zab fdcs
B737 at 14,000 ft, 44 nm north, 5:54 pm EDT (21:54 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the destination end, 44 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ONT UA /OV 20N ONT/TM 2154/FL140/TP B737/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ONT
Where
20N ont
Time
21:54 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
moderate
B738 descending, 45 nm north, 5:37 pm EDT (21:37 UTC): moderate chop turbulence. At the destination end, 45 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ONT UA /OV ONT358021/TM 2137/FLDURD/TP B738/TB MODERATE CHOP STARTING AT 130
```
Report
a routine report filed through ONT
Where
21 nm north (358°) of ONT
Time
21:37 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
moderate chop starting at at 13,000 ft
ACAM at 300 ft, 31 nm north, 5:22 pm EDT (21:22 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: during the descent. At the departure end, 31 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BCT UA /OV KBCT050001/TM 2122/FL003/TP ACAM/TB NEG/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through BCT
Where
1 nm northeast (050°) of KBCT
Time
21:22 UTC
Height
at 300 ft
Aircraft
ACAM
Turbulence
none
Remarks
during the descent
GA6C at 300 ft, 32 nm north, 4:54 pm EDT (20:54 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: during the descent. At the departure end, 32 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BCT UA /OV KBCT050003/TM 2054/FL003/TP GA6C/TB LGT/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through BCT
Where
3 nm northeast (050°) of KBCT
Time
20:54 UTC
Height
at 300 ft
Aircraft
GA6C
Turbulence
light
Remarks
during the descent
B739 at 34,000 ft, 46 nm south, 4:42 pm EDT (20:42 UTC): no turbulence above 34,000 ft. At the departure end, 46 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MIA UA /OV DHP170040/TM 2042/FL340/TP B739/TB NEG 340
```
Report
a routine report filed through MIA
Where
40 nm south (170°) of DHP
Time
20:42 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
no at 34,000 ft
BCS3 climbing, 47 nm northeast, 6:05 pm EDT (22:05 UTC): a broken layer above 3,500 ft. At the departure end, 47 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PBI UA /OV DJT280005/TM 2205/FLDURC/TP BCS3/SK BKN035
```
Report
a routine report filed through PBI
Where
5 nm west (280°) of DJT
Time
22:05 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
BCS3
Sky
a broken layer from 3,500 ft
A321 descending, 47 nm northeast, 5:30 pm EDT (21:30 UTC): thunderstorms. At the departure end, 47 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PBI UA /OV DJT280001/TM 2130/FLDURD/TP A321/WV +/- 10 KNOTS ON FINAL
```
Report
a routine report filed through PBI
Where
1 nm west (280°) of DJT
Time
21:30 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A321
Wind
+ 10 knots on final
GLF6 at 17,000 ft, 27 nm northeast, 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 17,000 ft to 60,000 ft. At the departure end, 27 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RSW UA /OV LBV180002/TM 2300/FL170/TP GLF6/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through RSW
Where
2 nm south (180°) of LBV
Time
23:00 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
GLF6
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none

16 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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 16 forecast points nearest it (MIA, PIE, MOB, MSY, LCH, HOU, CLL, ABI, INK, ROW, ELP, TUS, PHX, BLH, SAN, 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
4,500 ft	200° at 11 kt	+1 kt	18 °C	119 kt	16 h 49 min	9:19 am PDT (16:19 UTC)
6,500 ft	200° at 11 kt	+3 kt	15 °C	117 kt	17 h 07 min	9:37 am PDT (16:37 UTC)
8,500 ft	210° at 13 kt	+5 kt	12 °C	115 kt	17 h 25 min	9:55 am PDT (16:55 UTC)
10,500 ft	220° at 15 kt	+8 kt	9 °C	112 kt	17 h 52 min	10:22 am PDT (17:22 UTC)
12,500 ft	230° at 18 kt	+11 kt	5 °C	109 kt	18 h 22 min	10:52 am PDT (17:52 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 20 kt	+13 kt	1 °C	107 kt	18 h 43 min	11:13 am PDT (18:13 UTC)
16,500 ft	230° at 22 kt	+15 kt	-3 °C	105 kt	19 h 04 min	11:34 am PDT (18:34 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 24 kt	+16 kt	-6 °C	104 kt	19 h 15 min	11:45 am PDT (18:45 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 30 kt	+23 kt	-16 °C	97 kt	20 h 38 min	1:08 pm PDT (20:08 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	240° at 33 kt	+28 kt	-29 °C	92 kt	21 h 46 min	2:16 pm PDT (21:16 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 33 kt	+30 kt	-39 °C	90 kt	22 h 15 min	2:45 pm PDT (21:45 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	260° at 30 kt	+29 kt	-50 °C	91 kt	22 h	2:30 pm PDT (21:30 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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
MIA	used from 0 nm out; 28 nm from the line	190/8	L/V 18°	180/5 14°	L/V 9°	190/10 -5°	160/10 -16°	150/13 -30°	160/26 -40°	150/23 -52°
PIE	used from 100 nm out; 75 nm from the line	310/7	270/12 17°	270/14 13°	260/14 8°	240/22 -5°	230/24 -16°	220/26 -31°	200/31 -41°	180/33 -53°
MOB	used from 349 nm out; 171 nm from the line	310/7	350/18 18°	330/16 12°	300/18 7°	320/17 -6°	330/27 -17°	340/52 -33°	350/53 -43°	330/38 -50°
MSY	used from 448 nm out; 118 nm from the line	L/V	020/6 18°	L/V 12°	300/11 7°	330/15 -4°	320/22 -16°	330/38 -32°	350/47 -42°	340/56 -52°
LCH	used from 647 nm out; 59 nm from the line	190/6	180/8 18°	170/13 12°	220/12 7°	290/10 -4°	280/15 -14°	320/30 -31°	320/32 -40°	320/39 -53°
HOU	used from 797 nm out; 48 nm from the line	160/18	160/14 17°	180/19 12°	190/11 8°	260/12 -4°	260/14 -13°	310/26 -30°	310/30 -40°	320/21 -52°
CLL	used from 847 nm out; 25 nm from the line	160/18	190/18 16°	200/19 12°	220/14 7°	260/18 -5°	250/20 -13°	290/29 -29°	290/31 -40°	300/22 -53°
ABI	used from 996 nm out; 87 nm from the line		180/26 17°	220/18 12°	230/25 8°	230/28 -5°	240/29 -14°	250/35 -28°	270/37 -39°	280/37 -51°
INK	used from 1145 nm out; 85 nm from the line		160/27 20°	190/18 13°	240/19 7°	250/23 -4°	250/33 -15°	230/45 -28°	250/45 -39°	270/49 -50°
ROW	used from 1295 nm out; 61 nm from the line		180/23	190/24 15°	210/27 7°	230/35 -6°	240/53 -17°	240/62 -27°	250/64 -38°	260/60 -50°
ELP	used from 1344 nm out; 63 nm from the line		200/15	200/16 15°	200/17 6°	220/40 -6°	240/53 -16°	230/62 -27°	240/63 -38°	250/59 -49°
TUS	used from 1544 nm out; 98 nm from the line		220/17 15°	210/32 7°	210/43 5°	210/49 -7°	220/64 -18°	220/83 -26°	230/81 -36°	230/72 -48°
PHX	used from 1643 nm out; 42 nm from the line	210/19	210/20 14°	200/20 6°	210/40 1°	220/58 -8°	220/68 -20°	220/82 -26°	230/83 -34°	230/69 -46°
BLH	used from 1793 nm out; 28 nm from the line	230/22	210/24 11°	230/23 5°	230/26 0°	220/38 -10°	230/52 -19°	220/58 -28°	220/69 -34°	220/59 -45°
SAN	used from 1892 nm out; 72 nm from the line	200/10	240/19 9°	240/27 5°	230/22 -1°	220/40 -10°	220/49 -19°	220/54 -29°	220/61 -35°	220/56 -44°
ONT	used from 1942 nm out; 33 nm from the line	230/11	200/17 6°	230/27 4°	230/32 -2°	210/39 -12°	220/51 -20°	220/48 -29°	210/51 -34°	210/52 -44°

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	Elevation
OPF Miami, FL	departure	no report just now	8 ft
RSW Fort Myers, FL	90 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower	no report just now	29 ft
HUM Houma, LA	598 nm out, 16 nm northeast of the line, tower	no report just now	8 ft
LCH Lake Charles, LA	727 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower	no report just now	14 ft
GRK Fort Hood (Killeen), TX	976 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line, tower	no report just now	1,015 ft
SJT San Angelo, TX	1115 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower	no report just now	1,918 ft
MAF Midland, TX	1205 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower	no report just now	2,872 ft
CFT Clifton/Morenci, AZ	1564 nm out, 2 nm west of the line	no report just now	3,797 ft
CHD Chandler, AZ	1693 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower	no report just now	1,243 ft
PSP Palm Springs, CA	1932 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower	no report just now	476 ft
SNA Santa Ana, CA	destination	no report just now	55 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 3,797 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SNA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:19 am PDT (16:19 UTC)

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

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

6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 24 nm from the route, 966 nm along the route · security · ZFW
6/4240 SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 12 nm from the route, 1105 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW
6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 24 nm from the route, 1404 nm along the route · security · starts Tuesday 13 October · ZAB
6/8887 Indio, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 5 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 12 October · ZLA
4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 5 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at OPF 6:57 pm EDT (22:57 UTC), at SNA 6:21 pm PDT (01:21 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:46 pm PDT (01:46 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 Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Miami-Opa Locka Executive, John Wayne/Orange County.