Plan a flight · Mon 2:13 am EDT (06:13 UTC)

Venice Municipal to Monterey Regional VNC → MRY

2,074 nautical miles (2,387 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 296°, about 301° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 17 h 26 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot headwind), arriving about 4:39 pm PDT (23:39 UTC). Right now VNC is VFR, wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 5 knots; MRY is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 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: 1 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 TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1226 to 1745 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 1356 to 1675 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1525 to 1705 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 1565 to 1615 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1685 to 1755 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 1755 to 1904 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 1825 to 1845 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 20 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 VNC.

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

B739 at 29,000 ft, 30 nm southwest, 12:06 am EDT (04:06 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence. 239 nm along the route, 30 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CEW UA /OV CEW180150/TM 0406/FL290/TP B739/TB CONS MOD CAT
```
Report
a routine report filed through CEW
Where
150 nm south (180°) of CEW
Time
04:06 UTC
Height
at 29,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
continuous moderate clear-air turbulence
B738 at 11,000 ft, 22 nm north, 11:25 pm EDT (03:25 UTC): 7 °C, wind 220° at 30 knots, remarks: produced by skypath. 1316 nm along the route, 22 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ABQ UA /OV ABQ094018 /TM 0325 /FL110 /TP B738 /TA 07 /WV 22030KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
```
Report
a routine report filed through ABQ
Where
18 nm east (094°) of ABQ
Time
03:25 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Temperature
7 °C
Wind
from 220° at 30 knots
Remarks
produced by skypath
B38M at 14,000 ft, 23 nm north, 1:47 am EDT (05:47 UTC): light rime icing, 6 °C. 1715 nm along the route, 23 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV LAS059040/TM 0547/FL140/TP B38M/TA 06/IC LGT RIME
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
40 nm northeast (059°) of LAS
Time
05:47 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Temperature
6 °C
Icing
light rime
A319 at 18,000 ft, 31 nm north, 11:45 pm EDT (03:45 UTC): light rime icing from 18,000 ft to 20,000 ft, -16 °C, remarks: zlawc. 1725 nm along the route, 31 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV BLD017030/TM 0345/FL180/TP A319/TA M16/IC LGT RIME 200-180/RM ZLAWC AWC-WEB
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
30 nm north (017°) of BLD
Time
03:45 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Temperature
−16 °C
Icing
light rime from 20,000 ft to 18,000 ft
Remarks
zlawc
B737 at 19,000 ft, 14 nm north, 1:45 am EDT (05:45 UTC): light turbulence. 1735 nm along the route, 14 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV LAS050012/TM 0545/FL190/TP B737/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
12 nm northeast (050°) of LAS
Time
05:45 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
light
B737 at 14,500 ft, 5 nm south, 1:30 am EDT (05:30 UTC): light turbulence. 1745 nm along the route, 5 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV LAS155012/TM 0530/FL145/TP B737/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
12 nm southeast (155°) of LAS
Time
05:30 UTC
Height
at 14,500 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
light
B737 at 16,000 ft, 28 nm south, 11:45 pm EDT (03:45 UTC): light rime icing, -9 °C. 1775 nm along the route, 28 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV LAS215045/TM 0345/FL160/TP B737/TA M09/IC LGT RIME
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
45 nm southwest (215°) of LAS
Time
03:45 UTC
Height
at 16,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Temperature
−9 °C
Icing
light rime

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 17 forecast points nearest it (PIE, TLH, MOB, MSY, LCH, SHV, DAL, ABI, LBB, ROW, ABQ, FMN, PRC, LAS, BIH, FAT, SFO). 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 13 kt	+1 kt	14 °C	119 kt	17 h 26 min	4:39 pm PDT (23:39 UTC)
6,500 ft	200° at 13 kt	+2 kt	15 °C	118 kt	17 h 35 min	4:48 pm PDT (23:48 UTC)
8,500 ft	220° at 14 kt	+6 kt	11 °C	114 kt	18 h 12 min	5:25 pm PDT (00:25 UTC)
10,500 ft	220° at 15 kt	+7 kt	7 °C	113 kt	18 h 21 min	5:34 pm PDT (00:34 UTC)
12,500 ft	230° at 17 kt	+9 kt	4 °C	111 kt	18 h 41 min	5:54 pm PDT (00:54 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 19 kt	+12 kt	-1 °C	108 kt	19 h 12 min	6:25 pm PDT (01:25 UTC)
16,500 ft	230° at 22 kt	+14 kt	-5 °C	106 kt	19 h 34 min	6:47 pm PDT (01:47 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 24 kt	+15 kt	-8 °C	105 kt	19 h 45 min	6:58 pm PDT (01:58 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 31 kt	+22 kt	-18 °C	98 kt	21 h 10 min	8:23 pm PDT (03:23 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 39 kt	+33 kt	-29 °C	87 kt	23 h 50 min	11:03 pm PDT (06:03 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 39 kt	+35 kt	-38 °C	85 kt	24 h 24 min	11:37 pm PDT (06:37 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	260° at 32 kt	+31 kt	-49 °C	89 kt	23 h 18 min	10:31 pm PDT (05:31 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
PIE	used from 0 nm out; 41 nm from the line	350/6	L/V 18°	290/6 14°	280/9 9°	250/18 -6°	250/23 -17°	240/30 -31°	220/31 -41°	220/30 -52°
TLH	used from 150 nm out; 137 nm from the line	320/18	350/31 18°	340/24 13°	310/17 8°	280/22 -7°	300/25 -17°	320/28 -33°	320/24 -41°	320/25 -50°
MOB	used from 249 nm out; 117 nm from the line	330/5	330/6 19°	340/6 11°	330/10 7°	320/16 -5°	310/26 -16°	340/40 -32°	340/47 -42°	350/51 -52°
MSY	used from 399 nm out; 26 nm from the line	110/5	150/6 19°	L/V 12°	310/5 7°	310/13 -4°	290/20 -16°	330/36 -31°	330/37 -41°	350/43 -52°
LCH	used from 548 nm out; 61 nm from the line	160/21	160/18 18°	180/13 12°	230/6 8°	280/10 -4°	260/13 -14°	310/29 -30°	320/32 -40°	330/33 -53°
SHV	used from 648 nm out; 62 nm from the line	200/18	230/24 18°	230/24 12°	240/14 8°	260/12 -4°	240/11 -15°	300/31 -29°	300/32 -40°	300/36 -52°
DAL	used from 748 nm out; 61 nm from the line	190/29	220/23 17°	220/17 13°	250/18 8°	230/18 -5°	240/18 -15°	270/34 -29°	280/33 -39°	300/36 -51°
ABI	used from 897 nm out; 47 nm from the line		200/31 17°	210/21 15°	240/15 9°	250/14 -4°	250/24 -14°	250/36 -28°	270/35 -38°	290/41 -50°
LBB	used from 997 nm out; 55 nm from the line		200/36 18°	220/19 15°	240/20 8°	230/24 -4°	240/37 -16°	250/57 -28°	250/51 -38°	270/47 -50°
ROW	used from 1147 nm out; 60 nm from the line		190/33	210/27 14°	220/28 6°	230/36 -6°	230/56 -15°	230/63 -27°	250/59 -37°	260/57 -49°
ABQ	used from 1246 nm out; 61 nm from the line			220/27 11°	210/35 5°	220/46 -9°	230/62 -20°	240/78 -25°	240/80 -35°	240/56 -47°
FMN	used from 1446 nm out; 115 nm from the line			220/28 9°	220/40 2°	220/53 -10°	220/62 -22°	230/79 -28°	240/91 -34°	230/71 -45°
PRC	used from 1496 nm out; 100 nm from the line			210/25 5°	200/30 1°	220/55 -10°	220/61 -21°	220/84 -28°	230/90 -34°	230/73 -45°
LAS	used from 1645 nm out; 79 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°
BIH	used from 1845 nm out; 76 nm from the line		L/V	240/7 1°	190/13 -3°	200/26 -16°	210/43 -26°	220/54 -28°	220/51 -35°	220/47 -43°
FAT	used from 1894 nm out; 58 nm from the line	130/16	160/20 5°	190/28 -1°	210/25 -5°	220/27 -15°	230/21 -26°	220/42 -29°	220/44 -35°	220/44 -44°
SFO	used from 2044 nm out; 75 nm from the line	120/13	090/14 5°	040/14 -1°	350/17 -5°	360/42 -14°	360/64 -23°	350/38 -32°	300/19 -37°	250/18 -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
VNC Venice, FL	departure	VFR	from the north-northeast (020°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	18 ft	1:55 am EDT (05:55 UTC)
NEW New Orleans, LA	439 nm out, 1 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	7 ft	05:53 UTC
GKY Arlington, TX	828 nm out, 20 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	628 ft	05:53 UTC
FWS Fort Worth, TX	838 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	700 ft	05:55 UTC
LBB Lubbock, TX	1077 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 16 knots	10+ mi	none	3,282 ft	05:53 UTC
ABQ Albuquerque, NM	1326 nm out, 25 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 10,000 feet	from the south (190°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	5,354 ft	05:52 UTC
FLG Flagstaff, AZ	1575 nm out, 21 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,000 feet, a broken layer at 1,400 feet, overcast at 2,400 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 16 knots, gusting to 26	10+ mi	1,400 ft	7,014 ft	06:08 UTC
HND Las Vegas, NV	1745 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower	VFR Sky: overcast at 10,000 feet	from the south (180°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	10,000 ft	2,491 ft	05:56 UTC
FAT Fresno, CA	1974 nm out, 21 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 10,000 feet, a broken layer at 15,000 feet, a broken layer at 20,000 feet	from the southeast (130°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	10,000 ft	335 ft	05:53 UTC
MRY Monterey, CA	destination	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 4,100 feet	from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	4,100 ft	256 ft	10:54 pm PDT (05:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,014 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MRY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:39 pm PDT (23:39 UTC)

Wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MRY

From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet

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

6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 23 nm from the route, 838 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 14 nm from the route, 1276 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 14 nm from the route, 1715 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 1725 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
6/8808 Las Vegas, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 5 nm from the route, 1745 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at VNC 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at MRY 6:35 pm PDT (01:35 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:01 pm PDT (02:01 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 · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · 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: Venice Municipal, Monterey Regional.