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Tampa International to Los Angeles International TPA → LAX

1,872 nautical miles (2,154 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 290°, about 295° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 16 h at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot headwind), arriving about 9:36 am PDT (16:36 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: 2,374 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 W69W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 1254 to 1613 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 69W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    TX NM AZ
    FROM 50ENE PGS-60SE ABQ-20ENE ELP-70SSW SSO-50SE BZA-50ENE PGS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 279 to 339 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 1244 to 1473 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1254 to 1513 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1324 to 1573 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 1673 to 1732 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 1702 to 1842 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Near the route, 1722 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 6E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1772 to 1862 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 TPA.

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 20:00–03:00 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 18 forecast points nearest it (PIE, TLH, MOB, MSY, LCH, SHV, CLL, DAL, ABI, LBB, INK, ROW, ELP, ABQ, TUS, PHX, BLH, ONT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft200° at 11 kt+3 kt18 °C117 kt16 h9:36 am PDT (16:36 UTC)
6,500 ft210° at 11 kt+4 kt15 °C116 kt16 h 08 min9:44 am PDT (16:44 UTC)
8,500 ft220° at 14 kt+7 kt11 °C113 kt16 h 34 min10:10 am PDT (17:10 UTC)
10,500 ft230° at 17 kt+11 kt8 °C109 kt17 h 10 min10:46 am PDT (17:46 UTC)
12,500 ft230° at 20 kt+14 kt4 °C106 kt17 h 40 min11:16 am PDT (18:16 UTC)
14,500 ft230° at 22 kt+16 kt1 °C104 kt18 h11:36 am PDT (18:36 UTC)
16,500 ft230° at 24 kt+18 kt-3 °C102 kt18 h 21 min11:57 am PDT (18:57 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 25 kt+19 kt-6 °C101 kt18 h 32 min12:08 pm PDT (19:08 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 33 kt+27 kt-17 °C93 kt20 h 08 min1:44 pm PDT (20:44 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 38 kt+34 kt-29 °C86 kt21 h 46 min3:22 pm PDT (22:22 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340250° at 37 kt+35 kt-38 °C85 kt22 h 01 min3:37 pm PDT (22:37 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 35 kt+35 kt-50 °C85 kt22 h 01 min3:37 pm PDT (22:37 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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
PIEused from 0 nm out; 20 nm from the line310/7270/12 17°270/14 13°260/14 8°240/22 -5°230/24 -16°220/26 -31°200/31 -41°180/33 -53°
TLHused from 100 nm out; 106 nm from the line300/17340/32 17°320/27 13°300/27 8°280/23 -7°250/37 -17°230/44 -33°220/53 -41°220/48 -51°
MOBused from 199 nm out; 126 nm from the line310/7350/18 18°330/16 12°300/18 7°320/17 -6°330/27 -17°340/52 -33°350/53 -43°330/38 -50°
MSYused from 348 nm out; 51 nm from the lineL/V020/6 18°L/V 12°300/11 7°330/15 -4°320/22 -16°330/38 -32°350/47 -42°340/56 -52°
LCHused from 498 nm out; 68 nm from the line190/6180/8 18°170/13 12°220/12 7°290/10 -4°280/15 -14°320/30 -31°320/32 -40°320/39 -53°
SHVused from 647 nm out; 88 nm from the line190/11230/19 17°230/26 12°260/15 7°280/16 -4°300/17 -15°300/34 -30°300/31 -41°310/42 -52°
CLLused from 697 nm out; 60 nm from the line160/18190/18 16°200/19 12°220/14 7°260/18 -5°250/20 -13°290/29 -29°290/31 -40°300/22 -53°
DALused from 796 nm out; 74 nm from the line180/21190/24 15°230/20 12°220/23 8°240/22 -5°230/18 -15°280/33 -29°280/36 -39°300/33 -52°
ABIused from 846 nm out; 58 nm from the line180/26 17°220/18 12°230/25 8°230/28 -5°240/29 -14°250/35 -28°270/37 -39°280/37 -51°
LBBused from 996 nm out; 72 nm from the line180/26 20°210/21 13°230/21 7°250/25 -5°250/34 -16°250/52 -28°260/47 -38°260/49 -50°
INKused from 1045 nm out; 63 nm from the line160/27 20°190/18 13°240/19 7°250/23 -4°250/33 -15°230/45 -28°250/45 -39°270/49 -50°
ROWused from 1095 nm out; 62 nm from the line180/23190/24 15°210/27 7°230/35 -6°240/53 -17°240/62 -27°250/64 -38°260/60 -50°
ELPused from 1244 nm out; 81 nm from the line200/15200/16 15°200/17 6°220/40 -6°240/53 -16°230/62 -27°240/63 -38°250/59 -49°
ABQused from 1344 nm out; 133 nm from the line200/28 13°210/28 5°210/44 -7°230/46 -20°230/80 -28°240/74 -35°240/58 -47°
TUSused from 1394 nm out; 114 nm from the line220/17 15°210/32 7°210/43 5°210/49 -7°220/64 -18°220/83 -26°230/81 -36°230/72 -48°
PHXused from 1444 nm out; 84 nm from the line210/19210/20 14°200/20 6°210/40 1°220/58 -8°220/68 -20°220/82 -26°230/83 -34°230/69 -46°
BLHused from 1643 nm out; 23 nm from the line230/22210/24 11°230/23 5°230/26 0°220/38 -10°230/52 -19°220/58 -28°220/69 -34°220/59 -45°
ONTused from 1742 nm out; 65 nm from the line230/11200/17 6°230/27 4°230/32 -2°210/39 -12°220/51 -20°220/48 -29°210/51 -34°210/52 -44°

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
TPA Tampa, FL departure no report just now 26 ft
NEW New Orleans, LA 408 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 7 ft
LFK Lufkin, TX 667 nm out, 1 nm south of the line no report just now 295 ft
CNW Waco, TX 787 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 470 ft
HOB Hobbs, NM 1105 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 3,660 ft
ROW Roswell, NM 1175 nm out, 22 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 3,671 ft
TCS Truth Or Consequences, NM 1314 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line no report just now 4,861 ft
DVT Phoenix, AZ 1553 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 1,478 ft
RIV Riverside, CA 1812 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 1,536 ft
LAX Los Angeles, CA destination no report just now 127 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 4,861 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At LAX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:36 am PDT (16:36 UTC)

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

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

  • 6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 22 nm from the route, 806 nm along the route · security · ZFW
  • 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 1225 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
  • 6/8887 Indio, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 11 nm from the route, 1762 nm along the route · security · until 12 October · ZLA
  • 4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 6 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at TPA 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at LAX 6:23 pm PDT (01:23 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:48 pm PDT (01:48 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
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · 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: Tampa International, Los Angeles International.