John Wayne/Orange County to Corpus Christi International SNA → CRP
1,107 nautical miles (1,274 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 103°, about 091° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 32 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 27-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:40 am CDT (13:40 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 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 20 to 20 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 40 to 229 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 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 10 forecast points nearest it (ONT, SAN, BLH, PHX, TUS, ELP, MRF, DRT, LRD, CRP). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 170° at 19 kt | +9 kt | 111 kt | 9 h 58 min | 11:06 am CDT (16:06 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 200° at 16 kt | +1 kt | 13 °C | 119 kt | 9 h 18 min | 10:26 am CDT (15:26 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 200° at 18 kt | 0 | 12 °C | 120 kt | 9 h 14 min | 10:22 am CDT (15:22 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 200° at 21 kt | −1 kt | 10 °C | 121 kt | 9 h 09 min | 10:17 am CDT (15:17 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 210° at 22 kt | −3 kt | 6 °C | 123 kt | 9 h | 10:08 am CDT (15:08 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 210° at 25 kt | −6 kt | 2 °C | 126 kt | 8 h 47 min | 9:55 am CDT (14:55 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 30 kt | −9 kt | -2 °C | 129 kt | 8 h 35 min | 9:43 am CDT (14:43 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 34 kt | −12 kt | -5 °C | 132 kt | 8 h 23 min | 9:31 am CDT (14:31 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 35 kt | −13 kt | -6 °C | 133 kt | 8 h 19 min | 9:27 am CDT (14:27 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 41 kt | −17 kt | -16 °C | 137 kt | 8 h 05 min | 9:13 am CDT (14:13 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 48 kt | −23 kt | -28 °C | 143 kt | 7 h 44 min | 8:52 am CDT (13:52 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 48 kt | −27 kt | -37 °C | 147 kt | 7 h 32 min | 8:40 am CDT (13:40 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 41 kt | −27 kt | -48 °C | 147 kt | 7 h 32 min | 8:40 am CDT (13:40 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; 31 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° |
| SAN | used from 50 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 200/11 | 200/23 7° | 210/27 4° | 210/31 -3° | 220/56 -10° | 220/56 -19° | 220/52 -30° | 220/64 -37° | 220/67 -44° |
| BLH | used from 100 nm out; 45 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° |
| PHX | used from 249 nm out; 62 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° |
| TUS | used from 299 nm out; 37 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° | |
| ELP | used from 499 nm out; 85 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° | |
| MRF | used from 648 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 210/17 15° | 220/10 9° | 240/16 -4° | 230/27 -13° | 230/30 -27° | 250/28 -38° | 270/24 -50° | ||
| DRT | used from 798 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 160/31 | 170/28 16° | 200/14 16° | 210/15 9° | 210/15 -4° | 240/12 -12° | 240/18 -28° | 300/11 -38° | 320/18 -50° |
| LRD | used from 947 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 150/27 | 170/24 17° | 170/20 14° | 180/12 10° | 230/19 -4° | 160/10 -14° | 130/10 -28° | 110/7 -39° | 010/22 -51° |
| CRP | used from 1047 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 150/24 | 180/19 19° | 190/13 14° | 200/14 9° | 230/5 -4° | 170/6 -14° | 360/6 -29° | L/V -40° | 350/18 -52° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNA Santa Ana, CA | departure | no report just now | 55 ft | ||||
| RIV Riverside, CA | 30 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,536 ft | ||||
| NYL Yuma, AZ | 170 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 213 ft | ||||
| TUS Tucson, AZ | 359 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,643 ft | ||||
| DGL Douglas, AZ | 449 nm out, 22 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 4,173 ft | ||||
| MRF Marfa, TX | 728 nm out, 16 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 4,848 ft | ||||
| CZT Carrizo Springs, TX | 977 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 598 ft | ||||
| COT Cotulla, TX | 1007 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 474 ft | ||||
| CRP Corpus Christi, TX | destination | no report just now | 46 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,848 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CRP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:40 am CDT (13:40 UTC)
CRP 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 19 nm from the route, 80 nm along the route · security · until 12 October · ZLA
- 6/4812 El Centro, CA, Wednesday, July 15, 2026 through Tuesday, July 13, 2027 Local 10 nm from the route, 110 nm along the route · security · until 13 July · ZLA
- 6/2656 Coyote Wells, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 18 nm from the route, 160 nm along the route · security · until 2 January · ZLA
- 6/2657 Calexico, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 18 nm from the route, 160 nm along the route · security · until 2 January · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at SNA 6:21 pm PDT (01:21 UTC), at CRP 7:03 pm CDT (00:03 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:26 pm CDT (00:26 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: John Wayne/Orange County, Corpus Christi International.