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John Wayne/Orange County to Raleigh-Durham International SNA → RDU

1,919 nautical miles (2,208 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 075°, about 063° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 10 h 58 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 55-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:18 pm EDT (16:18 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: 38 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 590 to 760 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 130 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 60 to 680 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 210 to 340 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 270 to 720 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 300 to 340 nm out.
  • 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). Over the route from 740 to 1179 nm out.
  • 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 route from 1509 to 1779 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1629 to 1789 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 1739 to 1819 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 1749 to 1899 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 17 forecast points nearest it (ONT, BLH, PRC, FMN, ABQ, TCC, AMA, GAG, OKC, TUL, SGF, CGI, BNA, TYS, TRI, ROA, RDU). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft240° at 18 kt−17 kt137 kt14 h3:20 pm EDT (19:20 UTC)
5,500 ft240° at 18 kt−18 kt15 °C138 kt13 h 54 min3:14 pm EDT (19:14 UTC)
7,500 ft240° at 18 kt−18 kt11 °C138 kt13 h 54 min3:14 pm EDT (19:14 UTC)
9,500 ft250° at 16 kt−18 kt9 °C138 kt13 h 54 min3:14 pm EDT (19:14 UTC)
11,500 ft250° at 17 kt−18 kt5 °C138 kt13 h 54 min3:14 pm EDT (19:14 UTC)
13,500 ft240° at 19 kt−20 kt1 °C140 kt13 h 42 min3:02 pm EDT (19:02 UTC)
15,500 ft240° at 22 kt−23 kt-2 °C143 kt13 h 25 min2:45 pm EDT (18:45 UTC)
17,500 ft240° at 26 kt−26 kt-7 °C146 kt13 h 09 min2:29 pm EDT (18:29 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 26 kt−26 kt-8 °C146 kt13 h 09 min2:29 pm EDT (18:29 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 33 kt−33 kt-19 °C153 kt12 h 33 min1:53 pm EDT (17:53 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 48 kt−49 kt-30 °C169 kt11 h 21 min12:41 pm EDT (16:41 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 52 kt−55 kt-38 °C175 kt10 h 58 min12:18 pm EDT (16:18 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 42 kt−45 kt-48 °C165 kt11 h 38 min12:58 pm EDT (16:58 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; 20 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; 50 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; 52 nm from the line210/25 5°200/30 1°220/55 -10°220/61 -21°220/84 -28°230/90 -34°230/73 -45°
FMNused from 400 nm out; 109 nm from the line220/28 9°220/40 2°220/53 -10°220/62 -22°230/79 -28°240/91 -34°230/71 -45°
ABQused from 500 nm out; 52 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; 60 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; 63 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°
GAGused from 850 nm out; 28 nm from the line220/40 19°230/28 14°240/23 8°230/21 -6°240/31 -19°250/66 -29°260/58 -38°260/47 -49°
OKCused from 950 nm out; 69 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°
TULused from 1049 nm out; 24 nm from the line210/37240/29 17°260/15 14°260/11 7°240/22 -6°250/29 -16°270/45 -29°270/47 -40°280/44 -50°
SGFused from 1149 nm out; 55 nm from the line230/33230/28 15°250/20 13°240/18 7°250/20 -6°250/24 -17°280/42 -31°280/49 -40°290/46 -51°
CGIused from 1299 nm out; 81 nm from the line240/20270/15 15°280/15 11°300/13 6°290/20 -6°280/24 -18°300/34 -32°300/47 -41°310/49 -51°
BNAused from 1449 nm out; 65 nm from the line310/20340/20 17°330/24 10°340/22 5°330/26 -6°340/29 -18°330/52 -33°320/62 -41°340/45 -50°
TYSused from 1599 nm out; 53 nm from the line320/20340/18 11°340/32 9°340/36 4°330/37 -7°330/38 -19°330/50 -34°330/53 -38°330/44 -48°
TRIused from 1699 nm out; 23 nm from the line330/22 11°330/29 7°330/32 3°330/36 -8°320/34 -19°320/36 -34°320/43 -39°320/46 -47°
ROAused from 1799 nm out; 83 nm from the line310/29330/31 13°340/28 7°330/25 3°310/32 -8°300/32 -22°290/32 -31°270/35 -38°270/32 -47°
RDUused from 1849 nm out; 45 nm from the line280/33300/23 11°300/28 8°290/28 4°260/41 -6°240/52 -18°230/66 -31°230/76 -39°240/52 -49°

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
RIV Riverside, CA 30 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,536 ft
PRC Prescott, AZ 280 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 5,045 ft
GUP Gallup, NM 460 nm out, 9 nm north of the line no report just now 6,472 ft
SAF Santa Fe, NM 590 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 6,348 ft
GAG Gage, OK 900 nm out, 3 nm east of the line no report just now 2,223 ft
WDG Enid, OK 1000 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,167 ft
BBG Branson, MO 1219 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,302 ft
JWN Nashville, TN 1529 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 501 ft
BNA Nashville, TN 1539 nm out, 21 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 599 ft
GSO Greensboro, NC 1859 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 925 ft
RDU Raleigh/Durham, NC destination no report just now 435 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,472 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At RDU when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:18 pm EDT (16:18 UTC)

RDU 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
  • 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 16 nm from the route, 180 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
  • 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 8 nm from the route, 1539 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME

Daylight

Sunset at SNA 6:21 pm PDT (01:21 UTC), at RDU 6:43 pm EDT (22:43 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 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, Raleigh-Durham International.