St. Pete-Clearwater International to Los Angeles International PIE → LAX
1,865 nautical miles (2,147 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 290°, about 295° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 15 h 56 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot headwind), arriving about 5:36 pm PDT (00:36 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 TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Near the route, 1347 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1347 to 1347 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1446 to 1546 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 1626 to 1796 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 1716 to 1796 nm out.
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 PIE.
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 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 17 forecast points nearest it (PIE, TLH, MOB, MSY, LCH, CLL, DAL, ABI, LBB, INK, ROW, ELP, ABQ, TUS, PHX, 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 | 200° at 11 kt | +3 kt | 19 °C | 117 kt | 15 h 56 min | 5:36 pm PDT (00:36 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 200° at 12 kt | +3 kt | 15 °C | 117 kt | 15 h 56 min | 5:36 pm PDT (00:36 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 210° at 12 kt | +5 kt | 11 °C | 115 kt | 16 h 13 min | 5:53 pm PDT (00:53 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 210° at 14 kt | +7 kt | 8 °C | 113 kt | 16 h 30 min | 6:10 pm PDT (01:10 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 17 kt | +9 kt | 4 °C | 111 kt | 16 h 48 min | 6:28 pm PDT (01:28 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 20 kt | +13 kt | 0 °C | 107 kt | 17 h 26 min | 7:06 pm PDT (02:06 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 23 kt | +18 kt | -4 °C | 102 kt | 18 h 17 min | 7:57 pm PDT (02:57 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 26 kt | +21 kt | -7 °C | 99 kt | 18 h 50 min | 8:30 pm PDT (03:30 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 33 kt | +28 kt | -17 °C | 92 kt | 20 h 16 min | 9:56 pm PDT (04:56 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 38 kt | +33 kt | -29 °C | 87 kt | 21 h 26 min | 11:06 pm PDT (06:06 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 36 kt | +35 kt | -39 °C | 85 kt | 21 h 56 min | 11:36 pm PDT (06:36 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 33 kt | +33 kt | -50 °C | 87 kt | 21 h 26 min | 11:06 pm PDT (06:06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIE | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 360/10 | 340/12 18° | 330/9 13° | 290/12 8° | 260/21 -7° | 280/18 -18° | 250/20 -33° | 250/26 -41° | 250/20 -51° |
| TLH | used from 100 nm out; 111 nm from the line | 340/23 | 350/26 17° | 350/21 11° | 300/13 6° | 320/25 -6° | 340/35 -16° | 350/44 -32° | 360/51 -42° | 350/33 -52° |
| MOB | used from 200 nm out; 123 nm from the line | L/V | L/V 18° | 020/8 11° | L/V 6° | 330/12 -5° | 330/23 -17° | 330/30 -32° | 350/39 -41° | 340/40 -53° |
| MSY | used from 349 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 150/9 | 140/8 18° | L/V 13° | L/V 6° | 320/15 -5° | 310/16 -16° | 320/32 -31° | 340/35 -40° | 350/34 -52° |
| LCH | used from 499 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 170/21 | 160/23 18° | 170/13 13° | 170/6 8° | 300/12 -7° | 280/16 -14° | 320/27 -30° | 330/23 -41° | 340/38 -51° |
| CLL | used from 648 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 180/24 | 170/21 19° | 180/10 14° | 230/7 8° | 230/16 -6° | 260/20 -13° | 290/23 -29° | 320/21 -39° | 340/35 -51° |
| DAL | used from 798 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 190/30 | 200/28 18° | 220/18 13° | 250/13 8° | 240/24 -6° | 270/20 -14° | 270/35 -29° | 290/34 -39° | 310/41 -51° |
| ABI | used from 848 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 200/30 19° | 220/12 16° | 220/11 9° | 230/15 -5° | 250/26 -15° | 250/39 -28° | 270/36 -38° | 280/30 -51° | |
| LBB | used from 998 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 220/25 21° | 230/20 15° | 220/20 7° | 230/36 -6° | 240/50 -15° | 240/59 -28° | 260/52 -37° | 260/45 -50° | |
| INK | used from 1047 nm out; 57 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° | |
| ROW | used from 1097 nm out; 55 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° | |
| ELP | used from 1247 nm out; 81 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° | |
| ABQ | used from 1347 nm out; 140 nm from the line | 220/19 9° | 220/35 3° | 230/50 -8° | 240/64 -19° | 230/83 -26° | 230/85 -36° | 230/80 -48° | ||
| TUS | used from 1397 nm out; 107 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° | |
| PHX | used from 1446 nm out; 74 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° |
| BLH | used from 1596 nm out; 61 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° |
| ONT | used from 1746 nm out; 55 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIE St Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | departure | no report just now | 10 ft | ||||
| NEW New Orleans, LA | 409 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 7 ft | ||||
| LFK Lufkin, TX | 658 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | no report just now | 295 ft | ||||
| ACT Waco, TX | 788 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 516 ft | ||||
| HOB Hobbs, NM | 1097 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,660 ft | ||||
| ATS Artesia, NM | 1167 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 3,544 ft | ||||
| TCS Truth Or Consequences, NM | 1307 nm out, 1 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,861 ft | ||||
| DVT Phoenix, AZ | 1546 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,478 ft | ||||
| RIV Riverside, CA | 1806 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,536 ft | ||||
| LAX Los Angeles, CA | destination | no report just now | 127 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 LAX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:36 pm PDT (00:36 UTC)
LAX has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 18 nm from the route, 798 nm along the route · security · ZFW
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 1217 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
- 6/8887 Indio, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 11 nm from the route, 1756 nm along the route · security · until 12 October · ZLA
- 4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 6 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at PIE 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at LAX 6:22 pm PDT (01:22 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:47 pm PDT (01:47 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: St. Pete-Clearwater International, Los Angeles International.