Plan a flight · Mon 6:46 am EDT (10:46 UTC)

Oakland County International to Chino Airport PTK → CNO

1,681 nautical miles (1,934 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 263°, about 270° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 17 h 20 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 23-knot headwind), arriving about 9:06 pm PDT (04:06 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now PTK is IFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 5 knots; CNO is VFR, wind calm. 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

AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 70 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 338 to 796 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 915 to 1024 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 935 to 1402 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 985 to 1213 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1174 to 1482 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 1223 to 1671 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). Over the route from 1373 to 1462 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 50 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 PTK.

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

B739 at 9,000 ft, 15 nm east, 6:33 am EDT (10:33 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, clear from 9,000 ft to 60,000 ft, wind 295° at 13 knots, remarks: during the descent. At the departure end, 15 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV DXO033026/TM 1033/FL090/TP B739/SK SKC/WV 29513KTS/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
26 nm northeast (033°) of DXO
Time
10:33 UTC
Height
at 9,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Sky
clear
Wind
from 295° at 13 knots
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
during the descent
B38M at 22,000 ft, 35 nm north, 4:14 am EDT (08:14 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zdvwc. 1024 nm along the route, 35 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN216059/TM 0814/FL220/TP B38M/TB NEG/RM ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
59 nm southwest (216°) of DEN
Time
08:14 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
none
Remarks
zdvwc
GLF6 at 47,000 ft, 11 nm southeast, 3:47 am EDT (07:47 UTC): remarks: moderate mtw +/-1500FPM zdvwc. 1074 nm along the route, 11 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
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GUC UA /OV HBU105046/TM 0747/FL470/TP GLF6/RM MOD MTW +/-1500FPM. ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through GUC
Where
46 nm east (105°) of HBU
Time
07:47 UTC
Height
at 47,000 ft
Aircraft
GLF6
Remarks
moderate mtw +/-1500FPM zdvwc
A359 at 38,000 ft, 13 nm north, 6:13 am EDT (10:13 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZDVWC-37. 1114 nm along the route, 13 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
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GUC UA /OV HBU185015/TM 1013/FL380/TP A359/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-37
```
Report
a routine report filed through GUC
Where
15 nm south (185°) of HBU
Time
10:13 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
A359
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
ZDVWC-37
BE20 at 9,000 ft, 35 nm southeast, 3:52 am EDT (07:52 UTC): light to moderate rime icing, -5 °C, remarks: during the descent zdvwc. 1164 nm along the route, 35 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
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DRO UA /OV DRO/TM 0752/FL090/TP BE20/SK BASE110 TOP165/TA M05/IC LGT-MOD RIME/RM DURD. ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through DRO
Where
over DRO
Time
07:52 UTC
Height
at 9,000 ft
Aircraft
BE20
Sky
BASE110 TOP165
Temperature
−5 °C
Icing
light to moderate rime
Remarks
during the descent zdvwc
B744 at 1,700 ft, 38 nm west, 5:24 am EDT (09:24 UTC): a few clouds above 1,700 ft, remarks: during the descent runway 25L lax. At the destination end, 38 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
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LAX UA /OV KLAX/TM 0924/FL017/TP B744/SK FEW017/RM DURD RY25L LAX
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAX
Where
over KLAX
Time
09:24 UTC
Height
at 1,700 ft
Aircraft
B744
Sky
a few clouds from 1,700 ft
Remarks
during the descent runway 25L lax

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 15 forecast points nearest it (MKG, JOT, DBQ, BRL, DSM, OMA, GRI, GLD, PUB, ALS, FMN, BCE, PRC, LAS, 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	240° at 28 kt	+28 kt	16 °C	92 kt	18 h 16 min	10:02 pm PDT (05:02 UTC)
6,500 ft	240° at 25 kt	+25 kt	14 °C	95 kt	17 h 42 min	9:28 pm PDT (04:28 UTC)
8,500 ft	240° at 24 kt	+23 kt	10 °C	97 kt	17 h 20 min	9:06 pm PDT (04:06 UTC)
10,500 ft	230° at 26 kt	+25 kt	6 °C	95 kt	17 h 42 min	9:28 pm PDT (04:28 UTC)
12,500 ft	230° at 28 kt	+27 kt	2 °C	93 kt	18 h 05 min	9:51 pm PDT (04:51 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 31 kt	+30 kt	-2 °C	90 kt	18 h 41 min	10:27 pm PDT (05:27 UTC)
16,500 ft	230° at 34 kt	+33 kt	-7 °C	87 kt	19 h 19 min	11:05 pm PDT (06:05 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 36 kt	+35 kt	-10 °C	85 kt	19 h 47 min	11:33 pm PDT (06:33 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 47 kt	+47 kt	-21 °C	73 kt	23 h 02 min	2:48 am PDT (09:48 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	240° at 60 kt	+61 kt	-31 °C	59 kt	28 h 29 min	8:15 am PDT (15:15 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 65 kt	+67 kt	-38 °C	53 kt	31 h 43 min	11:29 am PDT (18:29 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	250° at 61 kt	+64 kt	-47 °C	56 kt	30 h 01 min	9:47 am PDT (16:47 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
MKG	used from 0 nm out; 105 nm from the line	260/28	260/18 15°	250/16 9°	260/22 4°	280/31 -9°	270/35 -21°	270/44 -35°	270/42 -45°	290/61 -51°
JOT	used from 149 nm out; 59 nm from the line	250/25	260/22 14°	250/17 9°	270/21 5°	280/28 -8°	280/36 -20°	270/41 -35°	280/57 -42°	290/65 -50°
DBQ	used from 249 nm out; 59 nm from the line	250/27	260/23 17°	240/26 10°	260/30 4°	280/26 -9°	280/36 -21°	270/41 -36°	280/52 -41°	290/67 -48°
BRL	used from 348 nm out; 58 nm from the line	250/32	250/19 17°	260/15 11°	270/16 3°	290/23 -7°	260/42 -20°	270/52 -34°	280/63 -39°	290/64 -48°
DSM	used from 398 nm out; 40 nm from the line	250/47	260/25 20°	240/19 11°	240/31 5°	250/26 -9°	260/38 -20°	260/47 -34°	270/58 -37°	270/61 -47°
OMA	used from 497 nm out; 46 nm from the line	230/47	240/33 21°	230/22 13°	220/27 5°	240/35 -8°	250/43 -21°	260/47 -33°	260/59 -36°	270/58 -46°
GRI	used from 597 nm out; 61 nm from the line		230/39 23°	230/32 15°	210/29 7°	230/31 -8°	230/43 -21°	250/52 -31°	260/59 -35°	260/59 -46°
GLD	used from 746 nm out; 79 nm from the line		260/37	260/25 14°	250/27 8°	230/36 -8°	230/49 -21°	250/71 -30°	260/82 -36°	250/73 -48°
PUB	used from 945 nm out; 37 nm from the line			260/45 11°	240/38 6°	230/47 -8°	230/51 -19°	240/74 -29°	240/82 -35°	250/72 -48°
ALS	used from 1044 nm out; 53 nm from the line				240/35 3°	230/54 -9°	240/66 -19°	230/85 -26°	240/87 -34°	240/70 -47°
FMN	used from 1144 nm out; 55 nm from the line			220/16 6°	220/39 1°	220/50 -10°	230/67 -23°	230/94 -29°	230/102 -35°	230/90 -46°
BCE	used from 1293 nm out; 84 nm from the line				200/32 -2°	210/57 -15°	220/71 -22°	220/69 -30°	220/64 -38°	220/67 -44°
PRC	used from 1392 nm out; 81 nm from the line			200/37 6°	200/35 0°	220/60 -11°	220/71 -20°	220/88 -29°	220/98 -35°	220/94 -45°
LAS	used from 1442 nm out; 73 nm from the line		210/20 8°	210/29 4°	200/32 -3°	200/51 -15°	210/64 -21°	220/70 -30°	220/66 -38°	220/55 -44°
ONT	used from 1591 nm out; 61 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
PTK Pontiac, MI	departure	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet, a broken layer at 1,000 feet Weather: mist	from the southwest (220°) at 5 knots	7 mi	500 ft	980 ft	5:53 am EDT (09:53 UTC)
BTL Battle Creek, MI	80 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Weather: mist	from the southwest (220°) at 5 knots	6 mi	none	951 ft	09:53 UTC
PWK Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, IL	199 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 12,000 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	644 ft	09:52 UTC
DSM Des Moines, IA	458 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 15,000 feet, scattered clouds at 22,000 feet, a broken layer at 24,000 feet	from the south (190°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	24,000 ft	957 ft	09:54 UTC
LNK Lincoln, NE	607 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	1,218 ft	09:54 UTC
OIN Oberlin, KS	786 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	2,706 ft	10:35 UTC
COS Colorado Springs, CO	995 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 20,000 feet	from the southwest (230°) at 16 knots, gusting to 28	10+ mi	none	6,187 ft	09:54 UTC
TEX Telluride, CO	1154 nm out, 13 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 4,200 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet, overcast at 7,000 feet Weather: light drizzle	from the east (100°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	5,000 ft	9,069 ft	10:35 UTC
CEZ Cortez, CO	1194 nm out, 11 nm south of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 6,000 feet, overcast at 7,500 feet	from the southwest (230°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	6,000 ft	5,917 ft	09:53 UTC
IFP Bullhead City, AZ	1512 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 300 feet, scattered clouds at 4,900 feet, a broken layer at 6,500 feet Weather: light rain	from the south (180°) at 9 knots	9 mi	6,500 ft	707 ft	10:30 UTC
SBD San Bernardino, CA	1661 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,400 feet, a broken layer at 2,800 feet, overcast at 3,700 feet Weather: rain	from the west-southwest (250°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	2,800 ft	1,159 ft	10:40 UTC
CNO Chino, CA	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,500 feet, overcast at 11,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	11,000 ft	650 ft	2:53 am PDT (09:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 9,069 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At CNO when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:06 pm PDT (04:06 UTC)

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

The forecast for PTK, the departure

From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 400 feet
From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
At times between Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility 4 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 300 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 feet, a broken layer at 20,000 feet

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

6/8784 LAKE GEORGE, CO, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 UTC 22 nm from the route, 1024 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 13 October · ZDV
6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local on the route, 1512 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 15 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at PTK 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC), at CNO 6:19 pm PDT (01:19 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:44 pm PDT (01:44 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CNO is after sunset there (6:20 pm PDT (01:20 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 central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

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

Radar now, the northern Rockies · 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: Oakland County International, Chino Airport.