Albuquerque International Sunport to San Antonio International ABQ → SAT
529 nautical miles (608 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 126°, about 115° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 34 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 28-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:12 am CDT (10:12 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ABQ is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 8 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: 25 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 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the first 10 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 90 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 ABQ.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.
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 6 forecast points nearest it (ABQ, ROW, INK, ABI, DRT, SAT). 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 26 kt | +14 kt | 19 °C | 106 kt | 4 h 59 min | 6:37 am CDT (11:37 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 200° at 23 kt | +8 kt | 16 °C | 112 kt | 4 h 43 min | 6:21 am CDT (11:21 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 210° at 21 kt | +4 kt | 13 °C | 116 kt | 4 h 34 min | 6:12 am CDT (11:12 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 21 kt | 0 | 8 °C | 120 kt | 4 h 24 min | 6:02 am CDT (11:02 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 22 kt | −2 kt | 4 °C | 122 kt | 4 h 20 min | 5:58 am CDT (10:58 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 230° at 24 kt | −4 kt | 0 °C | 124 kt | 4 h 16 min | 5:54 am CDT (10:54 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | −5 kt | -4 °C | 125 kt | 4 h 14 min | 5:52 am CDT (10:52 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 26 kt | −6 kt | -5 °C | 126 kt | 4 h 12 min | 5:50 am CDT (10:50 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 37 kt | −10 kt | -15 °C | 130 kt | 4 h 04 min | 5:42 am CDT (10:42 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 44 kt | −15 kt | -27 °C | 135 kt | 3 h 55 min | 5:33 am CDT (10:33 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 41 kt | −23 kt | -38 °C | 143 kt | 3 h 42 min | 5:20 am CDT (10:20 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 36 kt | −28 kt | -50 °C | 148 kt | 3 h 34 min | 5:12 am CDT (10:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABQ | used from 0 nm out; 25 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° | ||
| ROW | used from 50 nm out; 74 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° | |
| INK | used from 200 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 190/23 20° | 200/18 15° | 230/18 8° | 240/23 -4° | 240/37 -14° | 240/46 -27° | 250/42 -38° | 260/36 -50° | |
| ABI | used from 349 nm out; 91 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° | |
| DRT | used from 399 nm out; 91 nm from the line | 160/31 | 170/28 16° | 200/14 16° | 210/15 9° | 210/15 -4° | 240/12 -12° | 240/18 -28° | 300/11 -38° | 320/18 -50° |
| SAT | used from 449 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 150/26 | 180/18 19° | 180/18 14° | 200/14 9° | 230/16 -6° | 210/9 -13° | 270/8 -29° | 280/6 -39° | 340/19 -51° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABQ Albuquerque, NM | departure | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 10,000 feet | from the south (190°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 5,354 ft | 11:52 pm MDT (05:52 UTC) |
| ROW Roswell, NM | 150 nm out, 22 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,671 ft | 05:51 UTC |
| HOB Hobbs, NM | 219 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 11 knots, gusting to 16 | 10+ mi | none | 3,660 ft | 06:35 UTC |
| MAF Midland, TX | 289 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 14 knots | 10+ mi | none | 2,872 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| SJT San Angelo, TX | 379 nm out, 16 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,918 ft | 05:51 UTC |
| JCT Junction, TX | 439 nm out, 1 nm east of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,753 ft | 05:51 UTC |
| ERV Kerrville, TX | 489 nm out, 2 nm west of the line | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,900 feet | from the south-southeast (150°) at 11 knots, gusting to 17 | 10+ mi | 1,900 ft | 1,616 ft | 06:15 UTC |
| SAT San Antonio, TX | destination | no report just now | 809 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,354 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SAT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:12 am CDT (10:12 UTC)
SAT has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
The forecast for ABQ, the departure
- From Mon 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am MDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm MDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 15 nm from the route, 70 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
- 6/4240 SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 11 nm from the route, 389 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at ABQ 6:34 pm MDT (00:34 UTC), at SAT 7:05 pm CDT (00:05 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:29 pm CDT (00:29 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SAT is before sunrise there (7:33 am CDT (12:33 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: Albuquerque International Sunport, San Antonio International.