Plan a flight · Sun 6:39 pm PDT (01:39 UTC)

Southern California Logistics Airport to Valley International VCV → HRL

1,136 nautical miles (1,307 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 111°, about 097° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 47 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 26-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:26 am CDT (09:26 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now VCV is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 23 knots, gusting to 33; HRL is VFR, wind from the east (100°) at 7 knots. 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: 7 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

SIGMET 4W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 28,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 7:55 pm PDT (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 229 to 279 nm out.

as issued

WSUS33 KKCI 120055
MKCW WST 120055
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 4W
VALID UNTIL 0255Z
AZ
FROM 60NE TBC-30S INW-100ESE BZA-70SE EED-50NW TBC-60NE TBC
DMSHG AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 21020KT. TOPS TO FL280.

SIGMET 2W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 7:55 pm PDT (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 349 to 488 nm out.

as issued

WSUS33 KKCI 120055
MKCW WST 120055
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 2W
VALID UNTIL 0255Z
TX NM AZ
FROM 50NNW SJN-60WNW CME-60E ELP-70SSW SSO-50SW TUS-50NNW SJN
AREA SEV TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
HAIL TO 1 IN...WIND GUSTS TO 50KT POSS.

AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the first 129 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 6E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 50 nm of the route.
AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 50 to 70 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 359 to 369 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 398 to 468 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 VCV.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

B38M at 14,000 ft, 11 nm southwest, 5:13 pm PDT (00:13 UTC): moderate turbulence, light rime icing, 8 °C. At the departure end, 11 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ONT UA /OV ONT053034/TM 0013/FL140/TP B38M/TA 08/TB MODERATE TURBULENCE/IC LIGHT RIME ICE 190 - 170
```
Report
a routine report filed through ONT
Where
34 nm northeast (053°) of ONT
Time
00:13 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Temperature
8 °C
Turbulence
moderate turbulence
Icing
light rime ice at 19,000 ft at 17,000 ft
SLG4 at 3,000 ft, 40 nm southwest, 6:33 pm PDT (01:33 UTC): scattered clouds above 4,000 ft. At the departure end, 40 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
EMT UA /OV EMT070006/TM 0133/FL030/TP SLG4/SK SCT040
```
Report
a routine report filed through EMT
Where
6 nm east (070°) of EMT
Time
01:33 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
SLG4
Sky
scattered clouds from 4,000 ft
A21N at 2,000 ft, 43 nm southwest, 6:06 pm PDT (01:06 UTC): remarks: ils 25L haze below the ceiling. At the departure end, 43 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAX UA /OV LAX070030/TM 0106/FL020/TP A21N/SK TOPS068 BASES040/RM ILS 25L - HZ BELOW THE CEILING
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAX
Where
30 nm east (070°) of LAX
Time
01:06 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Sky
TOPS068 BASES040
Remarks
ils 25L haze below the ceiling
B739 at 33,000 ft, 15 nm west, 4:02 pm PDT (23:02 UTC): remarks: mountain wave 10 knots zlawc. At the departure end, 15 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DRA UA /OV VCV242015/TM 2302/FL330/TP B739/RM MTN WAVE /- 10 KT /ZLAWC AWC-WEB
```
Report
a routine report filed through DRA
Where
15 nm southwest (242°) of VCV
Time
23:02 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Remarks
mountain wave 10 knots zlawc
B739 at 33,000 ft, 34 nm west, 4:01 pm PDT (23:01 UTC): remarks: mountain wave 10 knots zlawc. At the departure end, 34 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SDB UA /OV PMD/TM 2301/FL330/TP B739/RM MTN WAVE /- 10 KT /ZLAWC AWC-WEB
```
Report
a routine report filed through SDB
Where
over PMD
Time
23:01 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Remarks
mountain wave 10 knots zlawc
A21N at 29,500 ft, 43 nm north, 3:50 pm PDT (22:50 UTC): remarks: mountain wave 10-15 kts/zlawc. At the departure end, 43 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DAG UA /OV DAG045010/TM 2250/FL295/TP A21N/RM MTN WAVE /- 10-15 KTS/ZLAWC AWC-WEB
```
Report
a routine report filed through DAG
Where
10 nm northeast (045°) of DAG
Time
22:50 UTC
Height
at 29,500 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Remarks
mountain wave 10-15 kts/zlawc
A321 descending, 13 nm southwest, 5:26 pm PDT (00:26 UTC): light chop turbulence. 359 nm along the route, 13 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TUS UA /OV FINAL RWY 12/TM 0026/FLDURD/TP A321/TB LIGHT CHOP ON FINAL
```
Report
a routine report filed through TUS
Where
final runway 12
Time
00:26 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
light chop on final
F2TH descending, 13 nm southwest, 3:58 pm PDT (22:58 UTC): light turbulence. 359 nm along the route, 13 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TUS UA /OV R22 FINAL/TM 2258/FLDURD/TP F2TH/TB LT TURBULENCE 14000 TO 9000FT
```
Report
a routine report filed through TUS
Where
R22 final
Time
22:58 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
F2TH
Turbulence
lt turbulence wind from 140° at 0 knots to 9000FT

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 9 forecast points nearest it (ONT, BLH, PHX, TUS, ELP, MRF, DRT, LRD, BRO). 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	180° at 16 kt	+8 kt		112 kt	10 h 09 min	6:48 am CDT (11:48 UTC)
5,500 ft	190° at 17 kt	+5 kt	15 °C	115 kt	9 h 53 min	6:32 am CDT (11:32 UTC)
7,500 ft	190° at 18 kt	+4 kt	12 °C	116 kt	9 h 48 min	6:27 am CDT (11:27 UTC)
9,500 ft	200° at 21 kt	+2 kt	9 °C	118 kt	9 h 38 min	6:17 am CDT (11:17 UTC)
11,500 ft	210° at 23 kt	−1 kt	6 °C	121 kt	9 h 23 min	6:02 am CDT (11:02 UTC)
13,500 ft	210° at 26 kt	−3 kt	2 °C	123 kt	9 h 14 min	5:53 am CDT (10:53 UTC)
15,500 ft	220° at 29 kt	−6 kt	-1 °C	126 kt	9 h 01 min	5:40 am CDT (10:40 UTC)
17,500 ft	220° at 32 kt	−8 kt	-5 °C	128 kt	8 h 52 min	5:31 am CDT (10:31 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	220° at 33 kt	−9 kt	-6 °C	129 kt	8 h 48 min	5:27 am CDT (10:27 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 42 kt	−16 kt	-16 °C	136 kt	8 h 21 min	5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	220° at 47 kt	−15 kt	-27 °C	135 kt	8 h 25 min	5:04 am CDT (10:04 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	230° at 46 kt	−22 kt	-37 °C	142 kt	8 h	4:39 am CDT (09:39 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	240° at 42 kt	−26 kt	-49 °C	146 kt	7 h 47 min	4:26 am CDT (09:26 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

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; 41 nm from the line	230/11	200/17 6°	230/27 4°	230/32 -2°	210/39 -12°	220/51 -20°	220/48 -29°	210/51 -34°	210/52 -44°
BLH	used from 50 nm out; 70 nm from the line	230/22	210/24 11°	230/23 5°	230/26 0°	220/38 -10°	230/52 -19°	220/58 -28°	220/69 -34°	220/59 -45°
PHX	used from 199 nm out; 62 nm from the line	210/19	210/20 14°	200/20 6°	210/40 1°	220/58 -8°	220/68 -20°	220/82 -26°	230/83 -34°	230/69 -46°
TUS	used from 299 nm out; 34 nm from the line		220/17 15°	210/32 7°	210/43 5°	210/49 -7°	220/64 -18°	220/83 -26°	230/81 -36°	230/72 -48°
ELP	used from 498 nm out; 87 nm from the line		200/15	200/16 15°	200/17 6°	220/40 -6°	240/53 -16°	230/62 -27°	240/63 -38°	250/59 -49°
MRF	used from 647 nm out; 70 nm from the line			190/16 14°	210/18 8°	250/18 -3°	240/27 -14°	230/37 -28°	250/32 -38°	270/40 -50°
DRT	used from 797 nm out; 102 nm from the line	150/25	150/27 16°	170/19 12°	200/12 7°	230/23 -4°	230/27 -12°	240/24 -28°	290/20 -38°	300/28 -51°
LRD	used from 946 nm out; 45 nm from the line	130/21	150/19 16°	170/21 12°	170/12 8°	230/20 -4°	200/16 -13°	L/V -28°	L/V -39°	330/16 -51°
BRO	used from 1096 nm out; 42 nm from the line	130/16	160/16 17°	160/14 13°	150/12 8°	L/V -3°	250/13 -14°	130/15 -29°	100/18 -39°	L/V -50°

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
VCV Victorville, CA	departure	VFR	from the south (170°) at 23 knots, gusting to 33	10+ mi	none	2,885 ft	6:15 pm PDT (01:15 UTC)
TNP Twentynine Palms, CA	80 nm out, 3 nm west of the line	no report just now				1,888 ft
BLH Blythe, CA	149 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 11,000 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	399 ft	00:52 UTC
MZJ Marana, AZ	329 nm out, 1 nm north of the line	VFR	from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 knots, gusting to 14	10+ mi	none	1,893 ft	01:15 UTC
TUS Tucson, AZ	359 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 13 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	none	2,643 ft	00:53 UTC
PRS Presidio, TX	727 nm out, 4 nm north of the line	VFR	from the east (080°) at 12 knots, gusting to 17	10+ mi	none	2,938 ft	01:15 UTC
LRD Laredo, TX	1016 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	508 ft	00:56 UTC
MFE Mc Allen, TX	1106 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,300 feet	from the east-southeast (110°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	107 ft	00:53 UTC
HRL Harlingen, TX	destination	VFR	from the east (100°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	36 ft	7:52 pm CDT (00:52 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,938 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At HRL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:26 am CDT (09:26 UTC)

Wind from the southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for HRL

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the east at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
From Sun 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 14 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,500 feet

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

No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.

Daylight

Sunset at VCV 6:18 pm PDT (01:18 UTC), at HRL 7:05 pm CDT (00:05 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:29 pm CDT (00:29 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at HRL is before sunrise there (7:28 am CDT (12:28 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 · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Southern California Logistics Airport, Valley International.