Plan a flight · Sun 10:31 pm CDT (03:31 UTC)

Alexandria International to San Diego International AEX → SAN

1,254 nautical miles (1,443 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 280°, about 277° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 11 h 06 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 7-knot headwind), arriving about 7:37 am PDT (14:37 UTC). Right now AEX is VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 4 knots; SAN is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 7 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: 2 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 3C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 30 knots, until 11:55 pm CDT (04:55 UTC). Over the route from 637 to 707 nm out.
as issued
```
WSUS32 KKCI 120255
MKCC WST 120255
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3C
VALID UNTIL 0455Z
TX NM
FROM 50SE CIM-70WNW MRF-30W ELP-10W FTI-50SE CIM
AREA TS MOV FROM 22030KT. TOPS TO FL300.
```
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Near the route, 836 nm along the route.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Near the route, at the destination end.

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 AEX.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

B737 at 37,000 ft, 4 nm northwest, 10:20 pm CDT (03:20 UTC): scattered clouds, -41 °C, wind 220° at 89 knots, remarks: produced by skypath. 1015 nm along the route, 4 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GYR UA /OV GBN112009 /TM 0320 /FL370 /TP B737 /SK FEW-SCT /TA M41 /WV 22089KT /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
```
Report
a routine report filed through GYR
Where
9 nm east (112°) of GBN
Time
03:20 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
few-sct
Temperature
−41 °C
Wind
from 220° at 89 knots
Remarks
produced by skypath
CRJ7 at 15,000 ft, 27 nm north, 8:55 pm CDT (01:55 UTC): light rime icing, -3 °C, remarks: during the descent at 15,000 ft at 13,500 ft. 1035 nm along the route, 27 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PHX UA /OV GEELA/TM 0155/FL150/TP CRJ7/TA -3/IC LT RIME/RM DURD 150 135
```
Report
a routine report filed through PHX
Where
geela
Time
01:55 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Temperature
-3
Icing
lt rime
Remarks
during the descent at 15,000 ft at 13,500 ft
SR22 at 2,700 ft, 19 nm north, 9:02 pm CDT (02:02 UTC): overcast above 2,700 ft. At the destination end, 19 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RNM UA /OV RNM270003/TM 0202/FL027/TP SR22/SK BASES OVC027
```
Report
a routine report filed through RNM
Where
3 nm west (270°) of RNM
Time
02:02 UTC
Height
at 2,700 ft
Aircraft
SR22
Sky
bases OVC027
C172 climbing, 5 nm north, 8:20 pm CDT (01:20 UTC): overcast from 3,000 ft to 6,200 ft. At the destination end, 5 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SEE UA /OV 090003/TM 0120/FLDURC/TP C172/SK OVC030-TOP062
```
Report
a routine report filed through SEE
Where
wind from 090° at 3 knots
Time
01:20 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
C172
Sky
overcast from 3,000 ft, tops 6,200 ft
B737 at 3,100 ft, 0 nm northwest, 10:05 pm CDT (03:05 UTC): remarks: during the descent bases 3,100 ft. At the destination end, 0 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAN UA /OV SAN/TM 0305/FL031/TP B737/RM DURD BASES 031
```
Report
a routine report filed through SAN
Where
over SAN
Time
03:05 UTC
Height
at 3,100 ft
Aircraft
B737
Remarks
during the descent bases 3,100 ft
C525 at 2,900 ft, 24 nm north, 9:46 pm CDT (02:46 UTC): remarks: B029. At the destination end, 24 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRQ UA /OV CRQ/TM 0246/FL029/TP C525/RM B029
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRQ
Where
over CRQ
Time
02:46 UTC
Height
at 2,900 ft
Aircraft
C525
Remarks
B029
B739 at 5,700 ft, 3 nm northwest, 9:07 pm CDT (02:07 UTC): overcast from 2,800 ft to 5,700 ft. At the destination end, 3 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAN UA /OV MZB/TM 0207/FL057/TP B739/SK OVC028-TOPS057
```
Report
a routine report filed through SAN
Where
over MZB
Time
02:07 UTC
Height
at 5,700 ft
Aircraft
B739
Sky
overcast from 2,800 ft, tops 5,700 ft
B739 at 2,700 ft, 0 nm northwest, 9:01 pm CDT (02:01 UTC): a broken layer above 2,700 ft, remarks: during the descent runway 27. At the destination end, 0 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAN UA /OV SAN/TM 0201/FL027/TP B739/SK BKN027/RM DURD RY27
```
Report
a routine report filed through SAN
Where
over SAN
Time
02:01 UTC
Height
at 2,700 ft
Aircraft
B739
Sky
a broken layer from 2,700 ft
Remarks
during the descent runway 27
E170 at 3,500 ft, 24 nm north, 8:59 pm CDT (01:59 UTC): remarks: B035. At the destination end, 24 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRQ UA /OV CRQ/TM 0159/FL035/TP E170/RM B035
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRQ
Where
over CRQ
Time
01:59 UTC
Height
at 3,500 ft
Aircraft
E170
Remarks
B035
E75L at 2,800 ft, 0 nm northwest, 8:05 pm CDT (01:05 UTC): a broken layer from 2,800 ft to 5,500 ft. At the destination end, 0 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAN UA /OV SAN/TM 0105/FL28/TP E75L/SK BKN028/TOP055
```
Report
a routine report filed through SAN
Where
over SAN
Time
01:05 UTC
Height
at 2,800 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Sky
a broken layer from 2,800 ft; TOP055

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 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 12 forecast points nearest it (SHV, CLL, DAL, ABI, LBB, INK, ROW, ELP, TUS, PHX, BLH, SAN). 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	210° at 19 kt	+7 kt	16 °C	113 kt	11 h 06 min	7:37 am PDT (14:37 UTC)
6,500 ft	210° at 21 kt	+9 kt	14 °C	111 kt	11 h 18 min	7:49 am PDT (14:49 UTC)
8,500 ft	210° at 21 kt	+9 kt	11 °C	111 kt	11 h 18 min	7:49 am PDT (14:49 UTC)
10,500 ft	210° at 22 kt	+11 kt	8 °C	109 kt	11 h 30 min	8:01 am PDT (15:01 UTC)
12,500 ft	220° at 23 kt	+14 kt	4 °C	106 kt	11 h 50 min	8:21 am PDT (15:21 UTC)
14,500 ft	220° at 27 kt	+17 kt	1 °C	103 kt	12 h 10 min	8:41 am PDT (15:41 UTC)
16,500 ft	220° at 30 kt	+20 kt	-3 °C	100 kt	12 h 32 min	9:03 am PDT (16:03 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	220° at 33 kt	+22 kt	-6 °C	98 kt	12 h 48 min	9:19 am PDT (16:19 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 42 kt	+30 kt	-16 °C	90 kt	13 h 56 min	10:27 am PDT (17:27 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	240° at 52 kt	+43 kt	-28 °C	77 kt	16 h 17 min	12:48 pm PDT (19:48 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	240° at 52 kt	+46 kt	-37 °C	74 kt	16 h 57 min	1:28 pm PDT (20:28 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	250° at 47 kt	+44 kt	-49 °C	76 kt	16 h 30 min	1:01 pm PDT (20:01 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
SHV	used from 0 nm out; 75 nm from the line	200/18	230/24 18°	230/24 12°	240/14 8°	260/12 -4°	240/11 -15°	300/31 -29°	300/32 -40°	300/36 -52°
CLL	used from 149 nm out; 77 nm from the line	170/22	170/26 18°	200/15 14°	240/13 8°	240/15 -5°	260/17 -13°	290/27 -29°	290/22 -40°	320/30 -51°
DAL	used from 199 nm out; 55 nm from the line	190/29	220/23 17°	220/17 13°	250/18 8°	230/18 -5°	240/18 -15°	270/34 -29°	280/33 -39°	300/36 -51°
ABI	used from 299 nm out; 47 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°
LBB	used from 448 nm out; 75 nm from the line		200/36 18°	220/19 15°	240/20 8°	230/24 -4°	240/37 -16°	250/57 -28°	250/51 -38°	270/47 -50°
INK	used from 498 nm out; 50 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°
ROW	used from 597 nm out; 41 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°
ELP	used from 647 nm out; 64 nm from the line		290/17	210/11 13°	200/18 5°	220/46 -6°	230/64 -14°	230/63 -27°	240/55 -37°	240/44 -48°
TUS	used from 796 nm out; 125 nm from the line		210/13 13°	200/35 9°	210/40 5°	220/50 -7°	220/59 -18°	230/79 -26°	230/84 -35°	230/84 -48°
PHX	used from 946 nm out; 42 nm from the line	150/5	200/21 12°	200/27 6°	200/35 3°	220/58 -8°	220/69 -19°	220/87 -26°	230/93 -35°	230/79 -47°
BLH	used from 1045 nm out; 76 nm from the line	210/13	200/21 11°	200/22 5°	210/25 -1°	210/51 -10°	220/61 -20°	220/81 -29°	220/92 -34°	220/79 -45°
SAN	used from 1195 nm out; 35 nm from the line	200/11	200/23 7°	210/27 4°	210/31 -3°	220/56 -10°	220/56 -19°	220/52 -30°	220/64 -37°	220/67 -44°

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
AEX Alexandria, LA	departure	VFR	from the southeast (140°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	88 ft	9:53 pm CDT (02:53 UTC)
OCH Nacogdoches, TX	109 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line	reported, no category	from the south (170°) at 7 knots		none	343 ft	02:56 UTC
CNW Waco, TX	229 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	470 ft	03:15 UTC
ABI Abilene, TX	368 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	1,790 ft	02:52 UTC
SWW Sweetwater, TX	408 nm out, 9 nm north of the line	reported, no category	from the south (180°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	2,379 ft	03:15 UTC
HOB Hobbs, NM	547 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 17 knots, gusting to 24	10+ mi	none	3,660 ft	03:15 UTC
ALM Alamogordo, NM	687 nm out, 9 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,800 feet, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet	from the east-northeast (070°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	10,000 ft	4,199 ft	03:15 UTC
SAD Safford, AZ	876 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 10,000 feet	from the southeast (130°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	10,000 ft	3,178 ft	02:51 UTC
CGZ Casa Grande, AZ	976 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line	no report just now				1,464 ft
NYL Yuma, AZ	1125 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the north (010°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	213 ft	02:57 UTC
IPL Imperial, CA	1175 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the west-northwest (300°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	-53 ft	02:53 UTC
SAN San Diego, CA	destination	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,300 feet, overcast at 4,100 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	3,300 ft	16 ft	7:51 pm PDT (02:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 4,199 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SAN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:37 am PDT (14:37 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet VFR

The whole forecast for SAN

From Sun 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet

The forecast for AEX, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 14 nm from the route, 697 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
6/2656 Coyote Wells, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 5 nm from the route, 1135 nm along the route · security · until 2 January · ZLA
6/2657 Calexico, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 5 nm from the route, 1135 nm along the route · security · until 2 January · ZLA
6/2652 Coyote Wells, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 8 nm from the route, 1175 nm along the route · security · until 2 January · ZLA
6/4812 El Centro, CA, Wednesday, July 15, 2026 through Tuesday, July 13, 2027 Local 15 nm from the route, 1185 nm along the route · security · until 13 July · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at AEX 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 UTC), at SAN 6:19 pm PDT (01:19 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:44 pm PDT (01:44 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

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Alexandria International, San Diego International.