Van Nuys Airport to Claremore Regional VNY → GCM
1,132 nautical miles (1,303 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 077°, about 065° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 56 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 71-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:56 pm CDT (20:56 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
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 89 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 30 to 109 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 219 to 526 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 248 to 348 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 268 to 467 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 308 to 735 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 606 to 675 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Near the route, 1023 nm along 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 14:00–21:00 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 10 forecast points nearest it (ONT, BLH, PRC, FMN, ABQ, TCC, AMA, GAG, OKC, TUL). 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 | 220° at 20 kt | −15 kt | 21 °C | 135 kt | 8 h 23 min | 6:23 pm CDT (23:23 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 23 kt | −15 kt | 9 °C | 135 kt | 8 h 23 min | 6:23 pm CDT (23:23 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 220° at 25 kt | −17 kt | 8 °C | 137 kt | 8 h 16 min | 6:16 pm CDT (23:16 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 30 kt | −21 kt | 4 °C | 141 kt | 8 h 02 min | 6:02 pm CDT (23:02 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 35 kt | −26 kt | 0 °C | 146 kt | 7 h 45 min | 5:45 pm CDT (22:45 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 40 kt | −32 kt | -4 °C | 152 kt | 7 h 27 min | 5:27 pm CDT (22:27 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 230° at 46 kt | −37 kt | -8 °C | 157 kt | 7 h 13 min | 5:13 pm CDT (22:13 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 47 kt | −39 kt | -9 °C | 159 kt | 7 h 07 min | 5:07 pm CDT (22:07 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 57 kt | −48 kt | -20 °C | 168 kt | 6 h 44 min | 4:44 pm CDT (21:44 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 72 kt | −64 kt | -28 °C | 184 kt | 6 h 09 min | 4:09 pm CDT (21:09 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 77 kt | −71 kt | -37 °C | 191 kt | 5 h 56 min | 3:56 pm CDT (20:56 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 77 kt | −71 kt | -48 °C | 191 kt | 5 h 56 min | 3:56 pm CDT (20:56 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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; 25 nm from the line | L/V | 210/13 3° | 220/24 0° | 220/31 -3° | 230/33 -14° | 240/35 -22° | 230/55 -31° | 230/67 -37° | 230/74 -45° |
| BLH | used from 149 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 220/16 | 220/25 8° | 210/30 2° | 220/35 -2° | 210/54 -12° | 220/73 -20° | 220/90 -29° | 230/103 -37° | 230/105 -47° |
| PRC | used from 199 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 200/38 5° | 200/44 -1° | 210/72 -11° | 220/78 -20° | 220/85 -29° | 230/99 -36° | 230/105 -47° | ||
| FMN | used from 397 nm out; 116 nm from the line | 170/14 8° | 210/28 0° | 230/57 -10° | 220/74 -21° | 230/82 -30° | 230/95 -37° | 230/102 -47° | ||
| ABQ | used from 546 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 200/19 9° | 220/32 3° | 230/52 -7° | 220/67 -20° | 230/86 -26° | 230/87 -36° | 230/87 -49° | ||
| TCC | used from 646 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 230/14 | 240/29 12° | 220/39 6° | 230/48 -6° | 230/52 -19° | 230/77 -27° | 240/77 -37° | 250/71 -49° | |
| AMA | used from 795 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 240/20 | 230/25 14° | 230/31 8° | 230/42 -7° | 240/50 -18° | 240/69 -27° | 250/68 -37° | 250/58 -49° | |
| GAG | used from 844 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 230/27 21° | 230/27 15° | 230/26 8° | 240/41 -7° | 250/54 -19° | 250/72 -27° | 260/70 -37° | 260/64 -49° | |
| OKC | used from 993 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 200/23 | 220/26 19° | 210/12 16° | 230/16 8° | 250/36 -6° | 250/45 -17° | 260/61 -28° | 270/51 -37° | 270/42 -49° |
| TUL | used from 1043 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 210/24 | 220/29 18° | 240/17 14° | 250/16 8° | 260/28 -6° | 260/36 -18° | 270/63 -28° | 280/54 -37° | 290/46 -49° |
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 | ||||
| VCV Victorville, CA | 60 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,885 ft | ||||
| IFP Bullhead City, AZ | 199 nm out, 16 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 707 ft | ||||
| FLG Flagstaff, AZ | 338 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 7,014 ft | ||||
| INW Winslow, AZ | 387 nm out, 24 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,941 ft | ||||
| RQE Window Rock, AZ | 467 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 6,742 ft | ||||
| SAF Santa Fe, NM | 616 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,348 ft | ||||
| DHT Dalhart, TX | 785 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 3,991 ft | ||||
| PYX Perryton, TX | 874 nm out, 13 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,918 ft | ||||
| GAG Gage, OK | 924 nm out, 3 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,223 ft | ||||
| TUL Tulsa, OK | 1113 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 677 ft | ||||
| GCM Claremore, OK | destination | no report just now | 733 ft |
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 GCM when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:56 pm CDT (20:56 UTC)
GCM has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, 199 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at VNY 6:22 pm PDT (01:22 UTC), at GCM 6:50 pm CDT (23:50 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:15 pm CDT (00:15 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, Claremore Regional.