North Las Vegas Airport to Van Nuys Airport VGT → VNY
201 nautical miles (232 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 234°, about 220° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 02 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 21-knot headwind), arriving about 12:55 am PDT (07:55 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now VGT is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 9 knots; VNY is marginal VFR, wind calm. 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: 4 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
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the first 10 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 10 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 VGT.
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 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 2 forecast points nearest it (LAS, WJF). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 200° at 25 kt | +21 kt | 8 °C | 99 kt | 2 h 02 min | 12:55 am PDT (07:55 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 200° at 24 kt | +21 kt | 7 °C | 99 kt | 2 h 02 min | 12:55 am PDT (07:55 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 210° at 23 kt | +21 kt | 5 °C | 99 kt | 2 h 02 min | 12:55 am PDT (07:55 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 210° at 25 kt | +22 kt | 1 °C | 98 kt | 2 h 03 min | 12:56 am PDT (07:56 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 210° at 27 kt | +24 kt | -4 °C | 96 kt | 2 h 06 min | 12:59 am PDT (07:59 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 210° at 31 kt | +28 kt | -8 °C | 92 kt | 2 h 11 min | 1:04 am PDT (08:04 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 210° at 35 kt | +32 kt | -12 °C | 88 kt | 2 h 17 min | 1:10 am PDT (08:10 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 210° at 38 kt | +35 kt | -14 °C | 85 kt | 2 h 22 min | 1:15 am PDT (08:15 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 210° at 51 kt | +48 kt | -20 °C | 72 kt | 2 h 48 min | 1:41 am PDT (08:41 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 52 kt | +51 kt | -29 °C | 69 kt | 2 h 55 min | 1:48 am PDT (08:48 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 220° at 53 kt | +52 kt | -36 °C | 68 kt | 2 h 57 min | 1:50 am PDT (08:50 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 220° at 54 kt | +51 kt | -44 °C | 69 kt | 2 h 55 min | 1:48 am PDT (08:48 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
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAS | used from 0 nm out; 22 nm from the line | 210/21 10° | 200/18 5° | 200/23 -2° | 210/49 -14° | 210/63 -21° | 220/58 -30° | 220/61 -35° | 210/56 -44° | |
| WJF | used from 96 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 200/28 6° | 210/28 3° | 210/29 -4° | 210/28 -14° | 220/41 -20° | 220/47 -29° | 220/46 -37° | 220/53 -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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGT Las Vegas, NV | departure | VFR Sky: overcast at 11,000 feet | from the south (180°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | 11,000 ft | 2,205 ft | 9:53 pm PDT (04:53 UTC) |
| DAG Daggett, CA | 115 nm out, 20 nm southeast of the line | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 11,000 feet | from the northwest (310°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | 11,000 ft | 1,930 ft | 05:50 UTC |
| VCV Victorville, CA | 144 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 26 knots, gusting to 31 | 10+ mi | none | 2,885 ft | 05:35 UTC |
| PMD Palmdale, CA | 173 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the west-southwest (240°) at 15 knots | 10+ mi | none | 2,542 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| VNY Van Nuys, CA | destination | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,800 feet, a broken layer at 3,800 feet, overcast at 6,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 2,800 ft | 802 ft | 10:41 pm PDT (05:41 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,885 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At VNY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:55 am PDT (07:55 UTC)
Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet VFR
30% chance between Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC) and 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): light rain showers
The whole forecast for VNY
- From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- 30% chance between Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC) and 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): light rain showers
- From Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- From Mon 3:00 pm PDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the south at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
The forecast for VGT, the departure
- From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
- From Mon 12:00 am PDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm PDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 12,000 feet
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, at the departure end · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
- 6/8808 Las Vegas, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · starts tomorrow · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at VGT 6:08 pm PDT (01:08 UTC), at VNY 6:23 pm PDT (01:23 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:48 pm PDT (01:48 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at VNY is before sunrise there (6:56 am PDT (13:56 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
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: North Las Vegas Airport, Van Nuys Airport.