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John Wayne/Orange County to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International SNA → BHM

1,550 nautical miles (1,783 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 081°, about 069° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 54 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 54-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:12 am CDT (14:12 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 return flight

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 7C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 11:55 pm PDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 650 to 710 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120455
    MKCC WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7C
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    TX OK CO NM
    FROM 40NNW PUB-70WSW LBL-40NE CME-40ESE RSK-30ENE HBU-40NNW PUB
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 10 to 100 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 50 to 480 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 240 to 340 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 300 to 670 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). Near the route, 320 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Near the route, 950 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 SNA.

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 13 forecast points nearest it (ONT, BLH, PRC, PHX, ABQ, TCC, AMA, SPS, OKC, FSM, LIT, MEM, BHM). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft220° at 19 kt−11 kt131 kt11 h 50 min12:08 pm CDT (17:08 UTC)
5,500 ft220° at 22 kt−15 kt135 kt11 h 29 min11:47 am CDT (16:47 UTC)
7,500 ft230° at 22 kt−17 kt11 °C137 kt11 h 19 min11:37 am CDT (16:37 UTC)
9,500 ft230° at 22 kt−17 kt10 °C137 kt11 h 19 min11:37 am CDT (16:37 UTC)
11,500 ft230° at 21 kt−16 kt6 °C136 kt11 h 24 min11:42 am CDT (16:42 UTC)
13,500 ft230° at 23 kt−18 kt2 °C138 kt11 h 14 min11:32 am CDT (16:32 UTC)
15,500 ft230° at 26 kt−20 kt-2 °C140 kt11 h 04 min11:22 am CDT (16:22 UTC)
17,500 ft230° at 29 kt−23 kt-6 °C143 kt10 h 50 min11:08 am CDT (16:08 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 30 kt−24 kt-7 °C144 kt10 h 46 min11:04 am CDT (16:04 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 38 kt−34 kt-18 °C154 kt10 h 04 min10:22 am CDT (15:22 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 53 kt−50 kt-28 °C170 kt9 h 07 min9:25 am CDT (14:25 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340250° at 54 kt−54 kt-37 °C174 kt8 h 54 min9:12 am CDT (14:12 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390250° at 45 kt−46 kt-48 °C166 kt9 h 20 min9:38 am CDT (14:38 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
ONTused from 0 nm out; 22 nm from the line190/8190/19 6°210/23 4°210/29 -3°210/47 -13°210/49 -19°220/47 -30°220/50 -36°220/55 -43°
BLHused from 100 nm out; 39 nm from the line210/13200/21 11°200/22 5°210/25 -1°210/51 -10°220/61 -20°220/81 -29°220/92 -34°220/79 -45°
PRCused from 200 nm out; 57 nm from the line210/25 5°200/30 1°220/55 -10°220/61 -21°220/84 -28°230/90 -34°230/73 -45°
PHXused from 350 nm out; 99 nm from the line150/5200/21 12°200/27 6°200/35 3°220/58 -8°220/69 -19°220/87 -26°230/93 -35°230/79 -47°
ABQused from 400 nm out; 141 nm from the line220/27 11°210/35 5°220/46 -9°230/62 -20°240/78 -25°240/80 -35°240/56 -47°
TCCused from 650 nm out; 50 nm from the line210/42230/33 14°230/32 6°220/35 -6°230/49 -19°240/72 -27°250/62 -36°250/52 -48°
AMAused from 750 nm out; 47 nm from the line210/38230/29 14°240/29 7°220/27 -5°240/37 -18°240/66 -28°250/59 -37°260/47 -49°
SPSused from 900 nm out; 52 nm from the line200/39220/28 17°230/27 12°240/15 9°250/15 -4°250/24 -15°260/45 -28°270/43 -39°280/45 -51°
OKCused from 1000 nm out; 57 nm from the line200/44230/32 18°240/13 15°240/10 9°240/20 -5°250/27 -16°260/47 -28°270/48 -39°270/45 -50°
FSMused from 1100 nm out; 71 nm from the line210/27250/23 16°250/20 13°240/17 8°250/18 -6°260/31 -16°280/42 -30°280/44 -40°290/38 -51°
LITused from 1200 nm out; 57 nm from the line220/21230/17 16°250/24 12°260/15 7°260/13 -5°280/25 -16°290/35 -30°300/42 -40°300/40 -52°
MEMused from 1350 nm out; 66 nm from the line230/19260/16 15°270/17 12°300/13 6°300/15 -5°300/26 -18°300/34 -32°300/41 -40°310/46 -52°
BHMused from 1450 nm out; 75 nm from the line310/19330/20 17°320/28 11°340/21 6°310/22 -7°330/33 -17°330/50 -32°330/57 -41°330/41 -50°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
SNA Santa Ana, CA departure no report just now 55 ft
PSP Palm Springs, CA 70 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 476 ft
BLH Blythe, CA 160 nm out, 25 nm south of the line no report just now 399 ft
PAN Payson, AZ 330 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line no report just now 5,160 ft
BRG Belen, NM 550 nm out, 6 nm north of the line no report just now 5,199 ft
FSU Fort Sumner, NM 680 nm out, 7 nm south of the line no report just now 4,164 ft
AXS Altus, OK 920 nm out, 8 nm north of the line no report just now 1,433 ft
LAW Lawton, OK 970 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 1,110 ft
ADF Arkadelphia, AR 1230 nm out, 9 nm south of the line no report just now 181 ft
PBF Pine Bluff, AR 1290 nm out, 3 nm north of the line no report just now 205 ft
GTR Columbus/W Point/Starkville, MS 1460 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 264 ft
BHM Birmingham, AL destination no report just now 650 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,199 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At BHM when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:12 am CDT (14:12 UTC)

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

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

  • 4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 5 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZLA
  • 6/8887 Indio, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 10 nm from the route, 80 nm along the route · security · until 12 October · ZLA
  • 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 22 nm from the route, 590 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB

Daylight

Sunset at SNA 6:21 pm PDT (01:21 UTC), at BHM 6:17 pm CDT (23:17 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 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 Pacific Southwest
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: John Wayne/Orange County, Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International.