Portland International to Los Angeles International PDX → LAX
725 nautical miles (835 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 163°, about 147° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 13 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 19-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:55 am PDT (07:55 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 8,864 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 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 348 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 16,000 ft. Near the route, 129 nm along the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 139 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 447 to 507 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 6E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 60 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. 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 PDX.
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 6 forecast points nearest it (PDX, RDM, LKV, RNO, FAT, WJF). 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 | 160° at 6 kt | +6 kt | 3 °C | 114 kt | 6 h 22 min | 2:04 am PDT (09:04 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 180° at 3 kt | +3 kt | -2 °C | 117 kt | 6 h 12 min | 1:54 am PDT (08:54 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 4 kt | +2 kt | -4 °C | 118 kt | 6 h 09 min | 1:51 am PDT (08:51 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 7 kt | +3 kt | -7 °C | 117 kt | 6 h 12 min | 1:54 am PDT (08:54 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 8 kt | +1 kt | -11 °C | 119 kt | 6 h 06 min | 1:48 am PDT (08:48 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 270° at 8 kt | −1 kt | -14 °C | 121 kt | 6 h | 1:42 am PDT (08:42 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 280° at 9 kt | −4 kt | -16 °C | 124 kt | 5 h 51 min | 1:33 am PDT (08:33 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 280° at 9 kt | −4 kt | -17 °C | 124 kt | 5 h 51 min | 1:33 am PDT (08:33 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 320° at 21 kt | −19 kt | -25 °C | 139 kt | 5 h 13 min | 12:55 am PDT (07:55 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 19 kt | −11 kt | -31 °C | 131 kt | 5 h 32 min | 1:14 am PDT (08:14 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 22 kt | −1 kt | -36 °C | 121 kt | 6 h | 1:42 am PDT (08:42 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 31 kt | +9 kt | -42 °C | 111 kt | 6 h 32 min | 2:14 am PDT (09:14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDX | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | L/V | 030/7 1° | 020/12 -6° | 020/29 -9° | 010/69 -16° | 010/81 -25° | 360/83 -40° | 360/67 -46° | 320/29 -42° |
| RDM | used from 50 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 040/17 -1° | 030/31 -8° | 010/29 -12° | 010/61 -19° | 360/95 -25° | 360/82 -36° | 360/40 -37° | 310/19 -40° | |
| LKV | used from 149 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 010/8 -8° | 350/13 -11° | 340/21 -21° | 360/60 -26° | 350/37 -32° | 310/26 -35° | 260/25 -39° | ||
| RNO | used from 298 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 010/9 | 320/10 -2° | 210/23 -9° | 210/34 -19° | 220/36 -25° | 230/31 -29° | 230/41 -33° | 230/38 -42° | |
| FAT | used from 447 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 130/16 | 160/20 5° | 190/28 -1° | 210/25 -5° | 220/27 -15° | 230/21 -26° | 220/42 -29° | 220/44 -35° | 220/44 -44° |
| WJF | used from 596 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 200/28 6° | 210/28 3° | 210/29 -4° | 210/28 -14° | 220/41 -20° | 220/47 -29° | 220/46 -37° | 220/53 -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 | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDX Portland, OR | departure | no report just now | 30 ft | ||||
| UAO Aurora, OR | 20 nm out, 13 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 199 ft | ||||
| LMT Klamath Falls, OR | 209 nm out, 23 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,095 ft | ||||
| AAT Alturas, CA | 258 nm out, 17 nm east of the line | no report just now | 4,378 ft | ||||
| SVE Susanville, CA | 328 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,149 ft | ||||
| TRK Truckee, CA | 387 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,904 ft | ||||
| MPI Mariposa, CA | 497 nm out, 23 nm west of the line | no report just now | 2,254 ft | ||||
| FAT Fresno, CA | 546 nm out, 20 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 335 ft | ||||
| BFL Bakersfield, CA | 626 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 509 ft | ||||
| VNY Van Nuys, CA | 705 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 802 ft | ||||
| LAX Los Angeles, CA | destination | no report just now | 127 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,904 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LAX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:55 am PDT (07:55 UTC)
LAX has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/7094 45NM NE MERCED, CA, Sunday, October 4, 2026 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 UTC on the route, 497 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA
- 6/8783 38NM NE BAKERSFIELD, CA, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Friday, October 23, 2026 UTC 25 nm from the route, 626 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 23 October · ZLA
- 4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 23 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at PDX 6:30 pm PDT (01:30 UTC), at LAX 6:23 pm PDT (01:23 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:48 pm PDT (01:48 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at LAX is before sunrise there (6:56 am PDT (13:56 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: Portland International, Los Angeles International.