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In the lower 48 states, what phone number reaches Flight Service for a weather briefing?

1-800-WX-BRIEF (1-800-992-7433).

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  1. 1-800-FLY-SAFE
  2. 1-800-WX-BRIEF ✔
  3. 1-866-TELL-FAA

Why: Flight Service gives pilots weather briefings. The AIM lists 1-800-WX-BRIEF for the CONUS, Hawaii and U.S. territories, plus the website www.1800wxbrief.com.

Huh, didn't know that: Alaska has its own number: 1-833-AK-BRIEF.

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I called 1-800-WX-BRIEF and asked for a short one. They said, 'Partly cloudy, mostly your problem.'
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Answer: 1-800-WX-BRIEF. Flight Service gives pilots weather briefings. The AIM lists 1-800-WX-BRIEF for the CONUS, Hawaii and U.S. territories, plus the website www.1800wxbrief.com.

  1. Aeronautical Information Manual 7-1, Meteorology www.faa.gov/air_traffic/publications/atpubs/aim_html/chap7_section_1.html
    To contact Flight Service in the CONUS, Hawaii, and U.S. territories; call 1-800-WX-BRIEF
    Checked 2026-10-09.

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