Bellingham International to San Diego International BLI → SAN
994 nautical miles (1,144 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 164°, about 148° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 22 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 36-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:31 am PDT (17:31 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: 9 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 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the route from 99 to 696 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 298 to 368 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 825 to 914 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 825 to 984 nm out.
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 BLI.
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 08:00–15:00 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 9 forecast points nearest it (SEA, YKM, RDM, LKV, RNO, BIH, WJF, ONT, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 290° at 2 kt | −1 kt | 0 °C | 121 kt | 8 h 13 min | 12:22 pm PDT (19:22 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 320° at 3 kt | −3 kt | -3 °C | 123 kt | 8 h 05 min | 12:14 pm PDT (19:14 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 330° at 5 kt | −4 kt | -4 °C | 124 kt | 8 h 01 min | 12:10 pm PDT (19:10 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 320° at 7 kt | −6 kt | -8 °C | 126 kt | 7 h 53 min | 12:02 pm PDT (19:02 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 330° at 11 kt | −11 kt | -10 °C | 131 kt | 7 h 35 min | 11:44 am PDT (18:44 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 340° at 17 kt | −16 kt | -13 °C | 136 kt | 7 h 19 min | 11:28 am PDT (18:28 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 340° at 23 kt | −22 kt | -15 °C | 142 kt | 7 h | 11:09 am PDT (18:09 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 340° at 24 kt | −24 kt | -16 °C | 144 kt | 6 h 54 min | 11:03 am PDT (18:03 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 340° at 37 kt | −36 kt | -25 °C | 156 kt | 6 h 22 min | 10:31 am PDT (17:31 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 330° at 29 kt | −27 kt | -35 °C | 147 kt | 6 h 46 min | 10:55 am PDT (17:55 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 24 kt | −9 kt | -39 °C | 129 kt | 7 h 42 min | 11:51 am PDT (18:51 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 24 kt | +7 kt | -43 °C | 113 kt | 8 h 48 min | 12:57 pm PDT (19:57 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | used from 0 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 350/5 | 010/6 0° | 010/9 -4° | 010/27 -6° | 010/51 -15° | 360/58 -26° | 360/60 -41° | 350/55 -48° | 340/30 -45° |
| YKM | used from 149 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 360/6 | 360/11 -1° | 030/20 -7° | 040/21 -11° | 020/55 -18° | 010/84 -26° | 010/79 -40° | 010/45 -42° | 350/23 -42° |
| RDM | used from 199 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 360/14 -2° | 020/25 -8° | 360/34 -13° | 360/75 -16° | 360/88 -25° | 360/80 -39° | 350/47 -42° | 360/11 -43° | |
| LKV | used from 348 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 010/10 -8° | 360/20 -11° | 360/58 -19° | 360/92 -25° | 350/69 -37° | 310/34 -37° | 240/26 -41° | ||
| RNO | used from 497 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 010/6 | 270/12 -3° | 220/26 -10° | 280/13 -19° | 350/44 -24° | 320/30 -32° | 260/22 -36° | 240/24 -42° | |
| BIH | used from 646 nm out; 39 nm from the line | L/V | 020/6 0° | 140/7 -7° | 210/31 -16° | 230/34 -26° | 220/43 -30° | 220/52 -36° | 220/46 -43° | |
| WJF | used from 795 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 210/26 4° | 210/28 2° | 230/23 -4° | 240/28 -13° | 220/47 -23° | 220/57 -30° | 220/65 -37° | 220/59 -45° | |
| ONT | used from 894 nm out; 8 nm from the line | 250/11 | 200/20 4° | 210/27 3° | 220/26 -4° | 240/32 -13° | 220/52 -21° | 220/67 -30° | 220/72 -37° | 220/65 -46° |
| SAN | used from 944 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 240/10 | 220/19 6° | 230/26 2° | 230/29 -3° | 230/43 -11° | 220/61 -20° | 220/72 -29° | 220/75 -38° | 220/71 -48° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLI Bellingham, WA | departure | no report just now | 171 ft | ||||
| PAE Everett, WA | 50 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 606 ft | ||||
| CZK Cascade Locks, OR | 189 nm out, 25 nm west of the line | no report just now | 151 ft | ||||
| RDM Redmond, OR | 278 nm out, 17 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,081 ft | ||||
| LKV Lakeview, OR | 407 nm out, 17 nm west of the line | no report just now | 4,734 ft | ||||
| SPZ Silver Springs, NV | 576 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 4,265 ft | ||||
| HTH Hawthorne, NV | 636 nm out, 9 nm east of the line | no report just now | 4,230 ft | ||||
| BIH Bishop, CA | 706 nm out, 7 nm east of the line | no report just now | 4,124 ft | ||||
| VCV Victorville, CA | 884 nm out, 15 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,885 ft | ||||
| CRQ Carlsbad, CA | 974 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 330 ft | ||||
| SAN San Diego, CA | destination | no report just now | 16 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,734 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, 10:31 am PDT (17:31 UTC)
SAN has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8783 38NM NE BAKERSFIELD, CA, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Friday, October 23, 2026 UTC 13 nm from the route, 805 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 23 October · ZLA
- 4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 19 nm from the route, 924 nm along the route · security · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at BLI 6:24 pm PDT (01:24 UTC), at SAN 6:18 pm PDT (01:18 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:43 pm PDT (01:43 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: Bellingham International, San Diego International.