Van Nuys Airport to Coeur D'Alene Airport VNY → COE
818 nautical miles (941 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 005°, about 353° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 44 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 53-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:33 pm PDT (06:33 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 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 5W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 33,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 7:55 pm PDT (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 239 to 269 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120055 MKCW WST 120055 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 5W VALID UNTIL 0255Z NV FROM 10NNE BAM-40WSW BVL-60SW ELY-10SE OAL-30WNW OAL-10NNE BAM AREA TS MOV FROM 23020KT. TOPS TO FL330.
- AIRMET SIERRA 6E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 40 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 20 to 100 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 120 to 289 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 249 to 479 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 269 to 409 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 618 to 788 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 16,000 ft. Over the last 160 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 VNY.
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 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 6 forecast points nearest it (WJF, BIH, BAM, BOI, LWS, GEG). 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 | 290° at 3 kt | +1 kt | 5 °C | 119 kt | 6 h 52 min | 1:41 am PDT (08:41 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 290° at 2 kt | +1 kt | 2 °C | 119 kt | 6 h 52 min | 1:41 am PDT (08:41 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 240° at 6 kt | −3 kt | 1 °C | 123 kt | 6 h 39 min | 1:28 am PDT (08:28 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 13 kt | −10 kt | -2 °C | 130 kt | 6 h 18 min | 1:07 am PDT (08:07 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 21 kt | −17 kt | -6 °C | 137 kt | 5 h 58 min | 12:47 am PDT (07:47 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 26 kt | −22 kt | -10 °C | 142 kt | 5 h 46 min | 12:35 am PDT (07:35 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 30 kt | −26 kt | -14 °C | 146 kt | 5 h 36 min | 12:25 am PDT (07:25 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 210° at 34 kt | −30 kt | -18 °C | 150 kt | 5 h 27 min | 12:16 am PDT (07:16 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 210° at 47 kt | −43 kt | -25 °C | 163 kt | 5 h 01 min | 11:50 pm PDT (06:50 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 210° at 61 kt | −53 kt | -31 °C | 173 kt | 4 h 44 min | 11:33 pm PDT (06:33 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 220° at 58 kt | −50 kt | -35 °C | 170 kt | 4 h 49 min | 11:38 pm PDT (06:38 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 220° at 51 kt | −40 kt | -43 °C | 160 kt | 5 h 07 min | 11:56 pm PDT (06:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WJF | used from 0 nm out; 13 nm from the line | 220/30 8° | 240/28 5° | 230/34 -2° | 220/34 -13° | 220/48 -20° | 220/47 -29° | 210/48 -34° | 220/52 -44° | |
| BIH | used from 100 nm out; 66 nm from the line | L/V | 210/14 6° | 210/20 -2° | 230/26 -14° | 220/32 -24° | 220/63 -27° | 220/56 -35° | 230/50 -44° | |
| BAM | used from 299 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 270/8 4° | 230/27 -4° | 220/49 -18° | 210/52 -26° | 220/77 -29° | 220/71 -33° | 220/63 -43° | ||
| BOI | used from 499 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 330/14 4° | 230/5 -2° | 220/20 -7° | 210/37 -20° | 200/59 -26° | 200/67 -34° | 210/73 -35° | 220/62 -41° | |
| LWS | used from 648 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 010/5 | 050/14 -2° | 040/12 -6° | 160/7 -10° | 190/30 -22° | 200/54 -27° | 200/48 -35° | 210/40 -37° | 230/32 -41° |
| GEG | used from 798 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 050/18 -2° | 060/19 -8° | L/V -11° | 160/11 -24° | 190/17 -31° | 200/19 -35° | 220/14 -37° | 250/11 -41° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VNY Van Nuys, CA | departure | no report just now | 802 ft | ||||
| WJF Lancaster, CA | 30 nm out, 11 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,350 ft | ||||
| IYK Inyokern, CA | 90 nm out, 25 nm east of the line | no report just now | 2,457 ft | ||||
| BIH Bishop, CA | 190 nm out, 10 nm west of the line | no report just now | 4,124 ft | ||||
| GAB Gabbs, NV | 279 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,699 ft | ||||
| WMC Winnemucca, NV | 399 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,307 ft | ||||
| REO Rome, OR | 499 nm out, 16 nm west of the line | no report just now | 4,053 ft | ||||
| ONO Ontario, OR | 588 nm out, 15 nm east of the line | no report just now | 2,193 ft | ||||
| JSY Joseph, OR | 668 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,126 ft | ||||
| LWS Lewiston, ID | 738 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,442 ft | ||||
| COE Coeur D'Alene, ID | destination | no report just now | 2,320 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,699 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At COE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:33 pm PDT (06:33 UTC)
COE has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8783 38NM NE BAKERSFIELD, CA, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Friday, October 23, 2026 UTC on the route, 90 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 23 October · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at VNY 6:23 pm PDT (01:23 UTC), at COE 6:04 pm PDT (01:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:36 pm PDT (01:36 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at COE is before sunrise there (7:01 am PDT (14:01 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
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: Van Nuys Airport, Coeur D'Alene Airport.