Miami-Opa Locka Executive to Southern California Logistics Airport OPF → VCV
1,982 nautical miles (2,281 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 294°, about 300° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 16 h 23 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:26 pm PDT (23:26 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: 9 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 TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1474 to 1683 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1613 to 1773 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 1633 to 1912 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). Near the route, 1693 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 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 OPF.
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 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 18 forecast points nearest it (MIA, PIE, TLH, MOB, MSY, LCH, HOU, CLL, ABI, LBB, INK, ROW, ABQ, TUS, PHX, PRC, BLH, 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 | 190° at 13 kt | −1 kt | 17 °C | 121 kt | 16 h 23 min | 4:26 pm PDT (23:26 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 190° at 14 kt | −1 kt | 16 °C | 121 kt | 16 h 23 min | 4:26 pm PDT (23:26 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 210° at 14 kt | +4 kt | 12 °C | 116 kt | 17 h 05 min | 5:08 pm PDT (00:08 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 14 kt | +6 kt | 9 °C | 114 kt | 17 h 23 min | 5:26 pm PDT (00:26 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 15 kt | +9 kt | 5 °C | 111 kt | 17 h 51 min | 5:54 pm PDT (00:54 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 18 kt | +12 kt | 1 °C | 108 kt | 18 h 21 min | 6:24 pm PDT (01:24 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 21 kt | +14 kt | -3 °C | 106 kt | 18 h 42 min | 6:45 pm PDT (01:45 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 23 kt | +16 kt | -6 °C | 104 kt | 19 h 03 min | 7:06 pm PDT (02:06 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 31 kt | +23 kt | -16 °C | 97 kt | 20 h 26 min | 8:29 pm PDT (03:29 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 36 kt | +31 kt | -29 °C | 89 kt | 22 h 16 min | 10:19 pm PDT (05:19 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 36 kt | +33 kt | -38 °C | 87 kt | 22 h 47 min | 10:50 pm PDT (05:50 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 31 kt | +31 kt | -50 °C | 89 kt | 22 h 16 min | 10:19 pm PDT (05:19 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
| 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 | 150/7 | 140/5 17° | 160/5 14° | L/V 9° | 230/8 -5° | 230/8 -17° | 150/11 -32° | 150/25 -41° | 180/29 -51° |
| PIE | used from 100 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 350/6 | L/V 18° | 290/6 14° | 280/9 9° | 250/18 -6° | 250/23 -17° | 240/30 -31° | 220/31 -41° | 220/30 -52° |
| TLH | used from 299 nm out; 163 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/31 18° | 340/24 13° | 310/17 8° | 280/22 -7° | 300/25 -17° | 320/28 -33° | 320/24 -41° | 320/25 -50° |
| MOB | used from 349 nm out; 163 nm from the line | 330/5 | 330/6 19° | 340/6 11° | 330/10 7° | 320/16 -5° | 310/26 -16° | 340/40 -32° | 340/47 -42° | 350/51 -52° |
| MSY | used from 498 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 110/5 | 150/6 19° | L/V 12° | 310/5 7° | 310/13 -4° | 290/20 -16° | 330/36 -31° | 330/37 -41° | 350/43 -52° |
| LCH | used from 647 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 160/21 | 160/18 18° | 180/13 12° | 230/6 8° | 280/10 -4° | 260/13 -14° | 310/29 -30° | 320/32 -40° | 330/33 -53° |
| HOU | used from 797 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 160/22 | 150/27 19° | 180/16 14° | 250/7 9° | 270/10 -5° | 270/16 -13° | 310/23 -29° | 310/26 -40° | 330/20 -52° |
| CLL | used from 846 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 170/22 | 170/26 18° | 200/15 14° | 240/13 8° | 240/15 -5° | 260/17 -13° | 290/27 -29° | 290/22 -40° | 320/30 -51° |
| ABI | used from 996 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 200/31 17° | 210/21 15° | 240/15 9° | 250/14 -4° | 250/24 -14° | 250/36 -28° | 270/35 -38° | 290/41 -50° | |
| LBB | used from 1145 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 200/36 18° | 220/19 15° | 240/20 8° | 230/24 -4° | 240/37 -16° | 250/57 -28° | 250/51 -38° | 270/47 -50° | |
| INK | used from 1195 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 190/23 20° | 200/18 15° | 230/18 8° | 240/23 -4° | 240/37 -14° | 240/46 -27° | 250/42 -38° | 260/36 -50° | |
| ROW | used from 1295 nm out; 26 nm from the line | 190/33 | 210/27 14° | 220/28 6° | 230/36 -6° | 230/56 -15° | 230/63 -27° | 250/59 -37° | 260/57 -49° | |
| ABQ | used from 1444 nm out; 101 nm from the line | 220/27 11° | 210/35 5° | 220/46 -9° | 230/62 -20° | 240/78 -25° | 240/80 -35° | 240/56 -47° | ||
| TUS | used from 1544 nm out; 132 nm from the line | 210/13 13° | 200/35 9° | 210/40 5° | 220/50 -7° | 220/59 -18° | 230/79 -26° | 230/84 -35° | 230/84 -48° | |
| PHX | used from 1593 nm out; 98 nm from the line | 150/5 | 200/21 12° | 200/27 6° | 200/35 3° | 220/58 -8° | 220/69 -19° | 220/87 -26° | 230/93 -35° | 230/79 -47° |
| PRC | used from 1693 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 210/25 5° | 200/30 1° | 220/55 -10° | 220/61 -21° | 220/84 -28° | 230/90 -34° | 230/73 -45° | ||
| BLH | used from 1793 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 210/13 | 200/21 11° | 200/22 5° | 210/25 -1° | 210/51 -10° | 220/61 -20° | 220/81 -29° | 220/92 -34° | 220/79 -45° |
| ONT | used from 1892 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 190/8 | 190/19 6° | 210/23 4° | 210/29 -3° | 210/47 -13° | 210/49 -19° | 220/47 -30° | 220/50 -36° | 220/55 -43° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPF Miami, FL | departure | no report just now | 8 ft | ||||
| RSW Fort Myers, FL | 90 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 29 ft | ||||
| GAO Galliano, LA | 568 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | no report just now | 0 ft | ||||
| HUM Houma, LA | 598 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 8 ft | ||||
| ACT Waco, TX | 956 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 516 ft | ||||
| ABI Abilene, TX | 1085 nm out, 24 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,790 ft | ||||
| HOB Hobbs, NM | 1265 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,660 ft | ||||
| TCS Truth Or Consequences, NM | 1474 nm out, 12 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,861 ft | ||||
| DVT Phoenix, AZ | 1713 nm out, 24 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,478 ft | ||||
| HII Lake Havasu City, AZ | 1832 nm out, 14 nm north of the line | no report just now | 782 ft | ||||
| VCV Victorville, CA | destination | no report just now | 2,885 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,861 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, 4:26 pm PDT (23:26 UTC)
VCV 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 4 nm from the route, 966 nm along the route · security · ZFW
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 1384 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
- 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 18 nm from the route, 1842 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at OPF 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC), at VCV 6:17 pm PDT (01:17 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm PDT (01:42 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: Miami-Opa Locka Executive, Southern California Logistics Airport.