Palm Springs International to Bellingham International PSP → BLI
938 nautical miles (1,079 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 345°, about 332° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 30 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 5-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:12 am PDT (13:12 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: 211 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 W14W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 28,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 11:55 pm PDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 259 to 299 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120455 MKCW WST 120455 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 14W VALID UNTIL 0655Z NV FROM 40NW BVL-20WNW ELY-20SSE OAL-40WNW OAL-50NE BAM-40NW BVL AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL280.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the first 10 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the first 190 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 160 to 160 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 489 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 609 to 688 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 668 nm along 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 PSP.
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 8 forecast points nearest it (ONT, WJF, BIH, RNO, LKV, RDM, YKM, SEA). 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 | 060° at 3 kt | 0 | 2 °C | 120 kt | 7 h 49 min | 6:31 am PDT (13:31 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 050° at 3 kt | +1 kt | 1 °C | 119 kt | 7 h 53 min | 6:35 am PDT (13:35 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 010° at 5 kt | +4 kt | -4 °C | 116 kt | 8 h 05 min | 6:47 am PDT (13:47 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 360° at 4 kt | +3 kt | -6 °C | 117 kt | 8 h 01 min | 6:43 am PDT (13:43 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 340° at 3 kt | +3 kt | -9 °C | 117 kt | 8 h 01 min | 6:43 am PDT (13:43 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 340° at 6 kt | +6 kt | -12 °C | 114 kt | 8 h 14 min | 6:56 am PDT (13:56 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 340° at 9 kt | +9 kt | -15 °C | 111 kt | 8 h 27 min | 7:09 am PDT (14:09 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 340° at 11 kt | +11 kt | -17 °C | 109 kt | 8 h 36 min | 7:18 am PDT (14:18 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 340° at 25 kt | +24 kt | -25 °C | 96 kt | 9 h 46 min | 8:28 am PDT (15:28 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 23 kt | +21 kt | -33 °C | 99 kt | 9 h 28 min | 8:10 am PDT (15:10 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 18 kt | +9 kt | -37 °C | 111 kt | 8 h 27 min | 7:09 am PDT (14:09 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 26 kt | −5 kt | -42 °C | 125 kt | 7 h 30 min | 6:12 am PDT (13:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONT | used from 0 nm out; 49 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° |
| WJF | used from 50 nm out; 67 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° | |
| BIH | used from 150 nm out; 63 nm from the line | L/V | 240/7 1° | 190/13 -3° | 200/26 -16° | 210/43 -26° | 220/54 -28° | 220/51 -35° | 220/47 -43° | |
| RNO | used from 299 nm out; 74 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° | |
| LKV | used from 449 nm out; 69 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° | ||
| RDM | used from 599 nm out; 49 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° | |
| YKM | used from 748 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 070/10 | 040/15 -1° | 020/27 -8° | 030/25 -13° | 020/48 -20° | 010/83 -27° | 010/77 -37° | 010/49 -40° | 350/14 -41° |
| SEA | used from 798 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 050/7 | 050/11 1° | 050/12 -5° | 030/31 -7° | 010/61 -15° | 010/69 -26° | 360/73 -40° | 360/62 -47° | 330/21 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSP Palm Springs, CA | departure | no report just now | 476 ft | ||||
| DAG Daggett, CA | 60 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,930 ft | ||||
| FLX Fallon, NV | 359 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 3,966 ft | ||||
| LOL Lovelock, NV | 389 nm out, 5 nm east of the line | no report just now | 3,907 ft | ||||
| DLS The Dalles, OR | 738 nm out, 7 nm west of the line | no report just now | 246 ft | ||||
| PLU Puyallup, WA | 838 nm out, 23 nm west of the line | no report just now | 537 ft | ||||
| PAE Everett, WA | 888 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 606 ft | ||||
| BLI Bellingham, WA | destination | no report just now | 171 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,966 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At BLI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:12 am PDT (13:12 UTC)
BLI has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8887 Indio, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 15 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 12 October · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at PSP 6:16 pm PDT (01:16 UTC), at BLI 6:26 pm PDT (01:26 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:58 pm PDT (01:58 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at BLI is before sunrise there (7:25 am PDT (14:25 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: Palm Springs International, Bellingham International.