Van Nuys Airport to Hector International VNY → FAR
1,242 nautical miles (1,429 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 046°, about 034° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 06 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 55-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:52 am CDT (13:52 UTC). 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 C11C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 12:55 am PDT (07:55 UTC). Over the route from 894 to 1003 nm out.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 120555 MKCC WST 120555 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 11C VALID UNTIL 0755Z SD WY FROM 60WNW DPR-20SSE DPR-40SSW RAP-60W RAP-60WNW DPR DMSHG AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL310.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 10 to 179 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Near the route, 149 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 189 to 854 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 199 to 785 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 238 to 725 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 427 to 904 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 596 to 914 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 596 to 725 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 348 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 02:00–09:00 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 11 forecast points nearest it (WJF, LAS, BCE, SLC, RKS, LND, BFF, RAP, PIR, ABR, GFK). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 190° at 17 kt | −13 kt | 11 °C | 133 kt | 9 h 20 min | 11:06 am CDT (16:06 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 200° at 23 kt | −19 kt | 10 °C | 139 kt | 8 h 56 min | 10:42 am CDT (15:42 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 210° at 25 kt | −23 kt | 7 °C | 143 kt | 8 h 41 min | 10:27 am CDT (15:27 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 28 kt | −28 kt | 2 °C | 148 kt | 8 h 24 min | 10:10 am CDT (15:10 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 31 kt | −30 kt | -2 °C | 150 kt | 8 h 17 min | 10:03 am CDT (15:03 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 32 kt | −32 kt | -6 °C | 152 kt | 8 h 10 min | 9:56 am CDT (14:56 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 34 kt | −34 kt | -10 °C | 154 kt | 8 h 04 min | 9:50 am CDT (14:50 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 35 kt | −34 kt | -11 °C | 154 kt | 8 h 04 min | 9:50 am CDT (14:50 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 44 kt | −44 kt | -22 °C | 164 kt | 7 h 34 min | 9:20 am CDT (14:20 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 47 kt | −47 kt | -32 °C | 167 kt | 7 h 26 min | 9:12 am CDT (14:12 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 53 kt | −54 kt | -37 °C | 174 kt | 7 h 08 min | 8:54 am CDT (13:54 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 54 kt | −55 kt | -45 °C | 175 kt | 7 h 06 min | 8:52 am CDT (13:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WJF | used from 0 nm out; 15 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° | |
| LAS | used from 99 nm out; 78 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° | |
| BCE | used from 298 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 220/27 -1° | 210/40 -13° | 220/54 -21° | 220/64 -30° | 220/64 -34° | 220/52 -44° | |||
| SLC | used from 447 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 200/5 | 230/8 2° | 220/20 -2° | 210/40 -12° | 190/53 -25° | 210/62 -30° | 220/69 -34° | 220/64 -43° | |
| RKS | used from 546 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 200/41 | 220/44 1° | 220/35 -11° | 220/46 -24° | 210/53 -27° | 220/62 -35° | 230/61 -44° | ||
| LND | used from 695 nm out; 90 nm from the line | 200/23 6° | 220/31 1° | 220/39 -11° | 230/39 -23° | 220/51 -28° | 220/66 -37° | 230/68 -45° | ||
| BFF | used from 745 nm out; 117 nm from the line | 180/28 | 220/33 15° | 210/31 7° | 230/32 -9° | 220/41 -21° | 220/40 -33° | 240/47 -36° | 250/54 -46° | |
| RAP | used from 844 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 180/23 12° | 200/38 13° | 210/38 6° | 220/28 -10° | 230/34 -21° | 230/37 -36° | 250/52 -38° | 250/59 -46° | |
| PIR | used from 993 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 170/22 19° | 190/25 13° | 210/32 6° | 240/23 -9° | 250/32 -21° | 250/38 -36° | 260/44 -40° | 260/52 -47° | |
| ABR | used from 1093 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 070/14 | 250/10 17° | 270/16 11° | 260/28 5° | 260/36 -10° | 260/41 -22° | 270/33 -37° | 260/42 -42° | 260/50 -48° |
| GFK | used from 1192 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 070/18 | 100/10 9° | 250/11 6° | 250/27 1° | 250/34 -10° | 260/43 -21° | 260/39 -36° | 260/36 -46° | 260/59 -53° |
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 | ||||
| PMD Palmdale, CA | 30 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,542 ft | ||||
| VGT Las Vegas, NV | 199 nm out, 24 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,205 ft | ||||
| MLF Milford, UT | 368 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 5,042 ft | ||||
| RIF Richfield, UT | 407 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 5,318 ft | ||||
| VEL Vernal, UT | 566 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 5,274 ft | ||||
| RWL Rawlins, WY | 705 nm out, 8 nm south of the line | no report just now | 6,816 ft | ||||
| DGW Douglas, WY | 805 nm out, 8 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,932 ft | ||||
| RAP Rapid City, SD | 924 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,203 ft | ||||
| MBG Mobridge, SD | 1073 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,716 ft | ||||
| ASY Ashley, ND | 1123 nm out, 8 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,034 ft | ||||
| FAR Fargo, ND | destination | no report just now | 901 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,816 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At FAR when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:52 am CDT (13:52 UTC)
FAR has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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, 199 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at VNY 6:23 pm PDT (01:23 UTC), at FAR 6:45 pm CDT (23:45 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:16 pm CDT (00:16 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.
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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, Hector International.