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Bermuda Dunes Airport to Vidalia Regional UDD → VDI

1,703 nautical miles (1,959 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 084°, about 070° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 10 h 23 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 44-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:13 am EDT (11:13 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: 2 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 6:55 pm PDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 159 to 508 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.
  • SIGMET W68W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 6:55 pm PDT (01:55 UTC). Near the route, 518 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 68W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    CO NM AZ UT
    FROM 30W CHE-20NNW TBE-60SE ABQ-40N SJN-30SW MTU-30W CHE
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the first 60 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 6E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 0 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 40 to 119 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Near the route, at the departure end.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 169 to 438 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 219 to 568 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 339 to 548 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 1414 to 1513 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 UDD.

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 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 (BLH, PRC, PHX, ABQ, ROW, TCC, LBB, SPS, DAL, FSM, SHV, LIT, JAN, BHM, MGM, CSG, SAV). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft230° at 13 kt−10 kt130 kt13 h 06 min9:56 am EDT (13:56 UTC)
5,500 ft230° at 13 kt−11 kt20 °C131 kt13 h9:50 am EDT (13:50 UTC)
7,500 ft230° at 16 kt−13 kt13 °C133 kt12 h 48 min9:38 am EDT (13:38 UTC)
9,500 ft240° at 18 kt−16 kt10 °C136 kt12 h 31 min9:21 am EDT (13:21 UTC)
11,500 ft240° at 20 kt−19 kt7 °C139 kt12 h 15 min9:05 am EDT (13:05 UTC)
13,500 ft240° at 22 kt−21 kt3 °C141 kt12 h 05 min8:55 am EDT (12:55 UTC)
15,500 ft240° at 24 kt−23 kt-1 °C143 kt11 h 55 min8:45 am EDT (12:45 UTC)
17,500 ft240° at 26 kt−24 kt-5 °C144 kt11 h 50 min8:40 am EDT (12:40 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 27 kt−25 kt-6 °C145 kt11 h 45 min8:35 am EDT (12:35 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 33 kt−31 kt-18 °C151 kt11 h 17 min8:07 am EDT (12:07 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 43 kt−42 kt-29 °C162 kt10 h 31 min7:21 am EDT (11:21 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 44 kt−44 kt-38 °C164 kt10 h 23 min7:13 am EDT (11:13 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 39 kt−40 kt-49 °C160 kt10 h 39 min7:29 am EDT (11:29 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
BLHused from 0 nm out; 54 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°
PRCused from 149 nm out; 42 nm from the line200/36 6°210/46 0°220/60 -10°220/75 -19°220/66 -26°230/70 -33°230/59 -45°
PHXused from 199 nm out; 40 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°
ABQused from 348 nm out; 119 nm from the line200/28 13°210/28 5°210/44 -7°230/46 -20°230/80 -28°240/74 -35°240/58 -47°
ROWused from 548 nm out; 60 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°
TCCused from 597 nm out; 55 nm from the line200/26200/28 14°220/25 7°230/28 -7°240/41 -19°240/62 -28°250/61 -37°250/49 -49°
LBBused from 647 nm out; 59 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°
SPSused from 797 nm out; 64 nm from the line180/26200/25 16°220/19 13°220/20 9°230/26 -5°230/34 -15°260/37 -28°270/42 -39°280/40 -51°
DALused from 946 nm out; 70 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°
FSMused from 1045 nm out; 91 nm from the line200/18210/19 15°230/22 13°250/18 7°270/20 -5°280/24 -16°280/35 -30°290/37 -40°300/40 -52°
SHVused from 1095 nm out; 80 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°
LITused from 1145 nm out; 69 nm from the line220/12250/12 17°250/18 12°260/22 6°310/14 -5°310/25 -17°310/40 -31°310/38 -41°310/46 -52°
JANused from 1245 nm out; 79 nm from the line260/6310/14 17°280/13 12°290/19 6°310/22 -5°310/28 -17°320/44 -32°330/48 -41°320/52 -51°
BHMused from 1394 nm out; 63 nm from the line300/16330/32 16°320/37 11°330/37 6°310/33 -7°310/30 -18°320/40 -34°330/43 -41°330/30 -49°
MGMused from 1494 nm out; 38 nm from the line300/16330/30 16°330/34 11°320/31 7°310/28 -7°320/29 -17°290/25 -34°300/28 -41°320/28 -50°
CSGused from 1543 nm out; 8 nm from the line300/20330/41 15°320/42 11°320/41 7°300/33 -6°290/33 -18°270/32 -34°260/31 -41°260/24 -51°
SAVused from 1643 nm out; 94 nm from the line260/18290/26 13°270/33 12°260/40 9°240/47 -5°230/53 -16°220/61 -31°210/64 -41°210/64 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
UDD Palm Springs, CA departure no report just now 73 ft
BLH Blythe, CA 80 nm out, 16 nm south of the line no report just now 399 ft
DVT Phoenix, AZ 209 nm out, 23 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,478 ft
JTC Springerville, AZ 348 nm out, 4 nm south of the line no report just now 7,055 ft
PRZ Portales, NM 637 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line no report just now 4,077 ft
PVW Plainview, TX 727 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line no report just now 3,374 ft
SPS Wichita Falls, TX 886 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,019 ft
TXK Texarkana, AR 1115 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 389 ft
GLH Greenville, MS 1265 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 130 ft
TCL Tuscaloosa, AL 1434 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 169 ft
EZM Eastman, GA 1663 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 303 ft
VDI Vidalia, GA destination no report just now 274 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,055 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At VDI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:13 am EDT (11:13 UTC)

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

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

  • 6/8887 Indio, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 3 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 12 October · ZLA
  • 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, 508 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
  • 6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC 1 nm from the route, 1633 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL

Daylight

Sunset at UDD 6:15 pm PDT (01:15 UTC), at VDI 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:25 pm EDT (23:25 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at VDI is before sunrise there (7:30 am EDT (11:30 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: Bermuda Dunes Airport, Vidalia Regional.