Plan a flight · Mon 2:50 am EDT (06:50 UTC)

Southwest Florida International to Palm Springs International RSW → PSP

1,847 nautical miles (2,125 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 292°, about 296° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 15 h 24 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, no wind along the track), arriving about 3:14 pm PDT (22:14 UTC). Right now RSW is low IFR, wind calm; PSP is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots. 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 below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Near the route, 1467 nm along the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1507 to 1577 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the last 240 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the last 20 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 RSW.

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

B739 at 29,000 ft, 4 nm north, 12:06 am EDT (04:06 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence. 289 nm along the route, 4 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CEW UA /OV CEW180150/TM 0406/FL290/TP B739/TB CONS MOD CAT
```
Report
a routine report filed through CEW
Where
150 nm south (180°) of CEW
Time
04:06 UTC
Height
at 29,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
continuous moderate clear-air turbulence
A321 at 30,000 ft, 38 nm south, 12:25 am EDT (04:25 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 599 nm along the route, 38 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LFT UA /OV LLA205025/TM 0425/FL300/TP A321/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through LFT
Where
25 nm southwest (205°) of LLA
Time
04:25 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
moderate chop
Remarks
zhu
B737 at 14,000 ft, 27 nm north, 1:15 am EDT (05:15 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: during the descent through clouds. 1627 nm along the route, 27 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
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PHX UA /OV PXR339030/TM 0515/FL140/TP B737/TB OCNL MOD/RM DURD THROUGH CLOUDS
```
Report
a routine report filed through PHX
Where
30 nm north (339°) of PXR
Time
05:15 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
occasional moderate
Remarks
during the descent through clouds
A321 at 3,300 ft, 48 nm west, 12:59 am EDT (04:59 UTC): a broken layer above 3,300 ft, remarks: during the descent. At the destination end, 48 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
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ONT UA /OV ONT078008/TM 0459/FL033/TP A321/SK BKN033-TOPUNKN/RM DURD
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Report
a routine report filed through ONT
Where
8 nm east (078°) of ONT
Time
04:59 UTC
Height
at 3,300 ft
Aircraft
A321
Sky
a broken layer from 3,300 ft, tops unknown
Remarks
during the descent
B38M at 4,500 ft, 45 nm west, 12:15 am EDT (04:15 UTC): a broken layer above 4,500 ft, remarks: during the descent. At the destination end, 45 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ONT UA /OV ONT078012/TM 0415/FL045/TP B38M/SK BKN045-TOPUNKN/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ONT
Where
12 nm east (078°) of ONT
Time
04:15 UTC
Height
at 4,500 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Sky
a broken layer from 4,500 ft, tops unknown
Remarks
during the descent

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 13 forecast points nearest it (PIE, MOB, MSY, LCH, HOU, CLL, ABI, INK, ROW, ELP, TUS, PHX, BLH). 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 12 kt	0	17 °C	120 kt	15 h 24 min	3:14 pm PDT (22:14 UTC)
6,500 ft	200° at 14 kt	+1 kt	16 °C	119 kt	15 h 31 min	3:21 pm PDT (22:21 UTC)
8,500 ft	200° at 14 kt	+3 kt	13 °C	117 kt	15 h 47 min	3:37 pm PDT (22:37 UTC)
10,500 ft	220° at 14 kt	+6 kt	9 °C	114 kt	16 h 12 min	4:02 pm PDT (23:02 UTC)
12,500 ft	230° at 15 kt	+9 kt	5 °C	111 kt	16 h 38 min	4:28 pm PDT (23:28 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 18 kt	+12 kt	1 °C	108 kt	17 h 06 min	4:56 pm PDT (23:56 UTC)
16,500 ft	230° at 21 kt	+15 kt	-3 °C	105 kt	17 h 35 min	5:25 pm PDT (00:25 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 24 kt	+17 kt	-6 °C	103 kt	17 h 56 min	5:46 pm PDT (00:46 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 33 kt	+25 kt	-16 °C	95 kt	19 h 27 min	7:17 pm PDT (02:17 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 38 kt	+33 kt	-29 °C	87 kt	21 h 14 min	9:04 pm PDT (04:04 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 38 kt	+35 kt	-38 °C	85 kt	21 h 44 min	9:34 pm PDT (04:34 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	260° at 32 kt	+32 kt	-50 °C	88 kt	20 h 59 min	8:49 pm PDT (03:49 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
PIE	used from 0 nm out; 78 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°
MOB	used from 250 nm out; 175 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 399 nm out; 80 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 549 nm out; 69 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 699 nm out; 59 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 749 nm out; 38 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 898 nm out; 89 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°
INK	used from 1098 nm out; 51 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 1198 nm out; 54 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°
ELP	used from 1298 nm out; 57 nm from the line		290/17	210/11 13°	200/18 5°	220/46 -6°	230/64 -14°	230/63 -27°	240/55 -37°	240/44 -48°
TUS	used from 1447 nm out; 113 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 1547 nm out; 49 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°
BLH	used from 1697 nm out; 35 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°

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
RSW Fort Myers, FL	departure	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog	calm	0.25 mi	200 ft	29 ft	2:33 am EDT (06:33 UTC)
PGD Punta Gorda, FL	20 nm out, 17 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 300 feet, scattered clouds at 1,400 feet	from the north (010°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	25 ft	06:39 UTC
HUM Houma, LA	509 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	7 mi	none	8 ft	23:47 UTC
LCH Lake Charles, LA	639 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	14 ft	05:53 UTC
GRK Fort Hood (Killeen), TX	888 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 18,000 feet	from the south-southeast (150°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	18,000 ft	1,015 ft	05:55 UTC
SJT San Angelo, TX	1028 nm out, 25 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	1,918 ft	05:51 UTC
MAF Midland, TX	1118 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 14 knots	10+ mi	none	2,872 ft	05:53 UTC
ALM Alamogordo, NM	1318 nm out, 7 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 8,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	8,000 ft	4,199 ft	06:35 UTC
FFZ Mesa, AZ	1607 nm out, 1 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,200 feet	from the northeast (050°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	1,394 ft	05:54 UTC
BLH Blythe, CA	1757 nm out, 5 nm south of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	399 ft	05:52 UTC
PSP Palm Springs, CA	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 7,000 feet	from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	476 ft	10:53 pm PDT (05:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 4,199 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PSP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:14 pm PDT (22:14 UTC)

Wind from the northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for PSP

From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet

The forecast for RSW, the departure

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 4 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
At times between Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC) and 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): visibility 1 mile, mist, a broken layer at 200 feet
From Mon 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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

6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 15 nm from the route, 878 nm along the route · security · ZFW
6/4240 SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 22 nm from the route, 1018 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW
6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 12 nm from the route, 1318 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
6/8887 Indio, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 8 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 12 October · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at RSW 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC), at PSP 6:16 pm PDT (01:16 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:41 pm PDT (01:41 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 Southeast · loop National Weather Service

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

Radar now, the southern Plains · 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: Southwest Florida International, Palm Springs International.