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Cherry Capital Airport to Los Angeles International TVC → LAX

1,642 nautical miles (1,890 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 258°, about 263° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 16 h 56 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 23-knot headwind), arriving about 9:26 pm PDT (04:26 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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 W22W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the south at 35 knots, until 8:55 am EDT (12:55 UTC). Near the route, 1274 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 121055
    MKCW WST 121055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 22W
    VALID UNTIL 1255Z
    AZ UT NV
    FROM 40W DTA-40WNW HVE-20SSE BCE-50NE LAS-70ENE BTY-40W DTA
    AREA TS MOV FROM 20035KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 first 30 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 328 to 667 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 657 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 836 to 1314 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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, 876 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 886 to 1095 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 985 to 1383 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 1045 to 1055 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Near the route, 1105 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 1105 to 1602 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 1314 to 1364 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 90 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 TVC.

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 08:00–15:00 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 (TVC, GRB, LSE, MCW, FSD, ONL, GLD, BFF, DEN, GJT, BCE, LAS, ONT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft240° at 24 kt+25 kt15 °C95 kt17 h 17 min9:47 pm PDT (04:47 UTC)
6,500 ft240° at 23 kt+23 kt14 °C97 kt16 h 56 min9:26 pm PDT (04:26 UTC)
8,500 ft240° at 24 kt+24 kt10 °C96 kt17 h 06 min9:36 pm PDT (04:36 UTC)
10,500 ft230° at 25 kt+25 kt6 °C95 kt17 h 17 min9:47 pm PDT (04:47 UTC)
12,500 ft230° at 26 kt+26 kt2 °C94 kt17 h 28 min9:58 pm PDT (04:58 UTC)
14,500 ft230° at 30 kt+29 kt-3 °C91 kt18 h 03 min10:33 pm PDT (05:33 UTC)
16,500 ft230° at 33 kt+33 kt-8 °C87 kt18 h 52 min11:22 pm PDT (06:22 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 36 kt+35 kt-11 °C85 kt19 h 19 min11:49 pm PDT (06:49 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 43 kt+43 kt-21 °C77 kt21 h 19 min1:49 am PDT (08:49 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 53 kt+54 kt-32 °C66 kt24 h 53 min5:23 am PDT (12:23 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 59 kt+61 kt-38 °C59 kt27 h 50 min8:20 am PDT (15:20 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390250° at 58 kt+61 kt-46 °C59 kt27 h 50 min8:20 am PDT (15:20 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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
TVCused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line270/31280/23 15°260/22 8°260/29 4°280/29 -11°280/42 -21°270/42 -36°270/54 -47°290/67 -51°
GRBused from 50 nm out; 36 nm from the line250/32250/22 17°240/18 8°280/21 6°280/34 -11°280/35 -21°280/39 -37°270/52 -45°290/60 -49°
LSEused from 199 nm out; 26 nm from the line250/25240/21 17°240/28 11°250/28 5°280/24 -10°280/31 -21°260/35 -37°270/45 -43°280/59 -47°
MCWused from 299 nm out; 26 nm from the line250/36250/24 19°240/26 11°250/30 5°270/22 -9°260/30 -21°260/31 -36°280/53 -38°280/66 -48°
FSDused from 448 nm out; 64 nm from the line210/20230/23 21°220/25 14°230/30 5°230/26 -9°240/30 -21°270/33 -36°260/47 -37°270/58 -47°
ONLused from 498 nm out; 69 nm from the line250/31 22°230/27 16°220/25 8°230/25 -9°220/29 -22°250/42 -33°250/48 -36°250/52 -46°
GLDused from 697 nm out; 109 nm from the line260/37260/25 14°250/27 8°230/36 -8°230/49 -21°250/71 -30°260/82 -36°250/73 -48°
BFFused from 746 nm out; 85 nm from the line280/28260/39 11°240/34 5°210/38 -11°210/52 -22°230/61 -31°230/61 -36°240/56 -45°
DENused from 796 nm out; 74 nm from the line270/24 11°230/13 5°230/48 -8°230/46 -20°230/63 -30°240/78 -36°240/78 -48°
GJTused from 995 nm out; 61 nm from the line220/26 6°230/39 0°220/55 -13°230/60 -23°230/78 -31°230/80 -35°230/74 -44°
BCEused from 1194 nm out; 57 nm from the line200/32 -2°210/57 -15°220/71 -22°220/69 -30°220/64 -38°220/67 -44°
LASused from 1344 nm out; 74 nm from the line210/20 8°210/29 4°200/32 -3°200/51 -15°210/64 -21°220/70 -30°220/66 -38°220/55 -44°
ONTused from 1543 nm out; 41 nm from the line250/11200/20 4°210/27 3°220/26 -4°240/32 -13°220/52 -21°220/67 -30°220/72 -37°220/65 -46°

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
TVC Traverse City, MI departure no report just now 623 ft
ATW Appleton, WI 129 nm out, 0 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 918 ft
CMY Sparta, WI 229 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 839 ft
SUX Sioux City, IA 488 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,098 ft
BUB Burwell, NE 617 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line no report just now 2,183 ft
STK Sterling, CO 816 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line no report just now 4,037 ft
BJC Denver, CO 916 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 5,673 ft
ASE Aspen, CO 1005 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 7,837 ft
KNB Kanab, UT 1304 nm out, 8 nm north of the line no report just now 4,867 ft
HND Las Vegas, NV 1443 nm out, 18 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 2,491 ft
EMT El Monte, CA 1622 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 295 ft
LAX Los Angeles, CA destination no report just now 127 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,837 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, 9:26 pm PDT (04:26 UTC)

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

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

  • 6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 1423 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
  • 6/8808 Las Vegas, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 21 nm from the route, 1433 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZLA
  • 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 9 nm from the route, 1443 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
  • 4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 18 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at TVC 7:03 pm EDT (23:03 UTC), at LAX 6:22 pm PDT (01:22 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:47 pm PDT (01:47 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at LAX is after sunset there (6:23 pm PDT (01:23 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 central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · 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: Cherry Capital Airport, Los Angeles International.