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Southern Cross Airport to San Diego International C01 → SAN

2,066 nautical miles (2,377 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 272°, about 284° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12W). At 120 knots that is 19 h 08 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 12-knot headwind), arriving about 12:19 pm PDT (19:19 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: 2 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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 E16E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 25 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 10 to 130 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 112355
    MKCE WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 16E
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND NJ NY CSTL WTRS
    FROM SAX-30SE JFK-10N DCA-60ENE EKN-SAX
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 22025KT. TOPS TO FL320.
  • SIGMET E17E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 220 to 339 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 112355
    MKCE WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 17E
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    PA MD VA NC WV OH KY
    FROM 30WSW EWC-20E RIC-70NNE ILM-70W BKW-10ESE APE-30WSW EWC
    AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • SIGMET W68W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 1397 to 1637 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 68W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    CO NM AZ UT
    FROM 30W CHE-20NNW TBE-60SE ABQ-40N SJN-30SW MTU-30W CHE
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
  • SIGMET W69W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 1667 to 1846 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 69W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    TX NM AZ
    FROM 50ENE PGS-60SE ABQ-20ENE ELP-70SSW SSO-50SE BZA-50ENE PGS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 429 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 120 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the route from 80 to 250 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, 90 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 120 to 279 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1367 to 1806 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1577 to 1846 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 1776 to 1836 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Near the route, 1946 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 1956 to 2046 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 6E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 30 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 C01.

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 20:00–03:00 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 20 forecast points nearest it (ACY, PSB, AGC, CMH, CVG, IND, SPI, STL, COU, MKC, ICT, GCK, PUB, TCC, ALS, ABQ, FMN, PRC, BLH, SAN). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft220° at 14 kt+12 kt19 °C108 kt19 h 08 min12:19 pm PDT (19:19 UTC)
6,500 ft240° at 15 kt+15 kt14 °C105 kt19 h 41 min12:52 pm PDT (19:52 UTC)
8,500 ft240° at 18 kt+17 kt11 °C103 kt20 h 03 min1:14 pm PDT (20:14 UTC)
10,500 ft240° at 18 kt+19 kt7 °C101 kt20 h 27 min1:38 pm PDT (20:38 UTC)
12,500 ft240° at 19 kt+19 kt3 °C101 kt20 h 27 min1:38 pm PDT (20:38 UTC)
14,500 ft240° at 21 kt+22 kt-1 °C98 kt21 h 05 min2:16 pm PDT (21:16 UTC)
16,500 ft240° at 23 kt+24 kt-5 °C96 kt21 h 31 min2:42 pm PDT (21:42 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 25 kt+25 kt-8 °C95 kt21 h 45 min2:56 pm PDT (21:56 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 30 kt+31 kt-19 °C89 kt23 h 13 min4:24 pm PDT (23:24 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 43 kt+44 kt-31 °C76 kt27 h 11 min8:22 pm PDT (03:22 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340250° at 48 kt+49 kt-38 °C71 kt29 h 06 min10:17 pm PDT (05:17 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390250° at 46 kt+47 kt-48 °C73 kt28 h 18 min9:29 pm PDT (04:29 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
ACYused from 0 nm out; 47 nm from the line230/15230/22 15°230/31 11°230/27 6°230/40 -7°230/51 -17°230/71 -31°230/81 -41°230/86 -53°
PSBused from 100 nm out; 74 nm from the line260/13 13°220/12 8°220/11 4°230/27 -11°210/31 -21°220/73 -32°220/75 -40°230/66 -50°
AGCused from 150 nm out; 66 nm from the line140/12350/10 12°L/V 9°L/V 3°200/11 -11°220/21 -22°220/47 -33°230/51 -39°230/45 -48°
CMHused from 299 nm out; 46 nm from the line340/14320/13 12°350/12 8°360/10 2°350/27 -10°340/20 -22°320/31 -35°270/25 -39°260/32 -48°
CVGused from 399 nm out; 36 nm from the line350/13340/20 13°340/22 8°350/30 3°340/30 -9°340/38 -21°330/37 -35°320/38 -40°310/35 -47°
INDused from 499 nm out; 20 nm from the line320/10350/30 16°350/32 10°350/30 4°340/31 -10°340/42 -21°340/49 -37°320/46 -41°320/47 -47°
SPIused from 599 nm out; 68 nm from the line210/13260/11 17°270/18 10°290/21 4°310/20 -8°330/25 -19°320/49 -34°320/60 -44°320/59 -50°
STLused from 699 nm out; 18 nm from the line210/13260/16 17°270/21 10°280/24 5°310/20 -7°320/22 -18°320/44 -33°320/59 -43°310/69 -51°
COUused from 749 nm out; 27 nm from the line210/16220/19 15°240/33 10°250/29 7°280/21 -6°280/19 -18°300/34 -31°300/40 -42°300/60 -52°
MKCused from 848 nm out; 50 nm from the line200/28220/30 16°270/20 11°280/22 7°260/27 -6°270/27 -18°280/38 -32°270/38 -40°280/50 -52°
ICTused from 998 nm out; 39 nm from the line190/34210/34 18°240/28 13°260/23 7°250/23 -6°240/29 -17°260/40 -30°260/47 -40°270/42 -51°
GCKused from 1148 nm out; 42 nm from the line200/35 21°220/34 14°240/30 8°240/27 -6°240/31 -17°240/53 -30°250/55 -39°250/60 -50°
PUBused from 1297 nm out; 108 nm from the line210/24 16°210/28 8°230/43 -8°240/42 -21°240/77 -30°240/72 -36°250/51 -47°
TCCused from 1347 nm out; 94 nm from the line200/26200/28 14°220/25 7°230/28 -7°240/41 -19°240/62 -28°250/61 -37°250/49 -49°
ALSused from 1397 nm out; 72 nm from the line210/32 5°230/48 -8°230/49 -20°230/78 -30°240/74 -36°240/61 -47°
ABQused from 1497 nm out; 59 nm from the line200/28 13°210/28 5°210/44 -7°230/46 -20°230/80 -28°240/74 -35°240/58 -47°
FMNused from 1547 nm out; 63 nm from the line220/25 13°220/28 4°210/51 -9°220/59 -21°230/78 -30°230/77 -36°230/66 -46°
PRCused from 1697 nm out; 82 nm from the line200/36 6°210/46 0°220/60 -10°220/75 -19°220/66 -26°230/70 -33°230/59 -45°
BLHused from 1846 nm out; 59 nm from the line230/22210/24 11°230/23 5°230/26 0°220/38 -10°230/52 -19°220/58 -28°220/69 -34°220/59 -45°
SANused from 1996 nm out; 45 nm from the line200/10240/19 9°240/27 5°230/22 -1°220/40 -10°220/49 -19°220/54 -29°220/61 -35°220/56 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
C01 Williamstown, NJ departure no report just now 145 ft
ILG Wilmington, DE 30 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 79 ft
MGW Morgantown, WV 230 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,243 ft
HUF Terre Haute, IN 569 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 589 ft
COU Columbia, MO 798 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 889 ft
OJC Olathe, KS 918 nm out, 22 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,096 ft
HUT Hutchinson, KS 1068 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 1,542 ft
AXX Angel Fire, NM 1437 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line no report just now 8,379 ft
GUP Gallup, NM 1617 nm out, 2 nm north of the line no report just now 6,472 ft
PRC Prescott, AZ 1806 nm out, 16 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 5,045 ft
RNM Ramona, CA 2046 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 1,394 ft
SAN San Diego, CA destination no report just now 16 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 8,379 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, 12:19 pm PDT (19:19 UTC)

SAN has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

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

  • 6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 24 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC
  • 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 20 nm from the route, 90 nm along the route · security · ZDC
  • 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 22 nm from the route, 449 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
  • 6/7634 CENTRALIA, MO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 18 nm from the route, 798 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZKC
  • 6/4812 El Centro, CA, Wednesday, July 15, 2026 through Tuesday, July 13, 2027 Local 5 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 13 July · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at C01 6:25 pm EDT (22:25 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 Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Southern Cross Airport, San Diego International.