Charlotte/Douglas International to San Bernardino International CLT → SBD
1,783 nautical miles (2,052 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 278°, about 285° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 17 h 09 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 16-knot headwind), arriving about 6:51 pm PDT (01:51 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 695 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 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the first 120 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 40 to 130 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 70 to 189 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist, fog). Over the route from 100 to 279 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 638 to 1036 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Over the route from 1146 to 1494 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1156 to 1544 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 1484 to 1524 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1494 to 1614 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 1544 to 1763 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the last 100 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 CLT.
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 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 17 forecast points nearest it (GSP, TYS, BNA, MEM, LIT, SGF, FSM, TUL, OKC, GAG, AMA, TCC, ABQ, FMN, PRC, BLH, ONT). 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 | 250° at 19 kt | +19 kt | 22 °C | 101 kt | 17 h 39 min | 7:21 pm PDT (02:21 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 260° at 17 kt | +18 kt | 14 °C | 102 kt | 17 h 29 min | 7:11 pm PDT (02:11 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 240° at 17 kt | +16 kt | 10 °C | 104 kt | 17 h 09 min | 6:51 pm PDT (01:51 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 240° at 18 kt | +17 kt | 7 °C | 103 kt | 17 h 19 min | 7:01 pm PDT (02:01 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 20 kt | +19 kt | 3 °C | 101 kt | 17 h 39 min | 7:21 pm PDT (02:21 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 24 kt | +23 kt | -1 °C | 97 kt | 18 h 23 min | 8:05 pm PDT (03:05 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 27 kt | +26 kt | -5 °C | 94 kt | 18 h 58 min | 8:40 pm PDT (03:40 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 30 kt | +29 kt | -8 °C | 91 kt | 19 h 36 min | 9:18 pm PDT (04:18 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 38 kt | +37 kt | -19 °C | 83 kt | 21 h 29 min | 11:11 pm PDT (06:11 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 52 kt | +54 kt | -29 °C | 66 kt | 27 h 01 min | 4:43 am PDT (11:43 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 53 kt | +56 kt | -38 °C | 64 kt | 27 h 52 min | 5:34 am PDT (12:34 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 48 kt | +51 kt | -49 °C | 69 kt | 25 h 50 min | 3:32 am PDT (10:32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSP | used from 0 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 340/30 | 360/24 13° | 350/29 10° | 340/33 6° | 340/40 -7° | 350/44 -19° | 340/59 -31° | 350/55 -41° | 300/29 -50° |
| TYS | used from 100 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 330/16 | 350/32 14° | 350/37 9° | 340/30 5° | 330/28 -6° | 340/36 -19° | 330/40 -33° | 330/51 -41° | 330/36 -51° |
| BNA | used from 199 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 300/20 | 300/14 15° | 300/14 10° | 300/13 4° | 310/22 -5° | 280/24 -18° | 310/37 -33° | 310/50 -41° | 320/49 -51° |
| MEM | used from 349 nm out; 86 nm from the line | 250/19 | 260/19 17° | 270/20 12° | 270/16 6° | 270/21 -6° | 290/27 -17° | 300/37 -30° | 300/49 -40° | 310/40 -51° |
| LIT | used from 498 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 250/22 | 250/25 18° | 240/23 12° | 240/20 7° | 250/17 -6° | 260/25 -17° | 300/45 -29° | 300/49 -40° | 310/43 -51° |
| SGF | used from 548 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 230/37 | 260/20 15° | 250/16 13° | 250/15 8° | 260/28 -7° | 250/31 -17° | 280/59 -31° | 280/59 -39° | 290/55 -50° |
| FSM | used from 598 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 230/33 | 260/23 15° | 240/23 11° | 230/18 8° | 230/20 -8° | 250/31 -17° | 280/51 -30° | 280/52 -39° | 300/47 -51° |
| TUL | used from 697 nm out; 10 nm from the line | 230/42 | 250/23 17° | 220/16 14° | 240/10 8° | 240/20 -6° | 260/28 -17° | 270/61 -29° | 280/52 -38° | 290/46 -50° |
| OKC | used from 797 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 220/43 | 230/31 17° | 260/13 16° | 270/11 7° | 240/20 -6° | 250/32 -17° | 260/60 -28° | 280/50 -37° | 290/45 -50° |
| GAG | used from 847 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 240/35 22° | 240/27 14° | 230/25 6° | 240/38 -7° | 230/44 -19° | 250/73 -28° | 270/66 -37° | 270/58 -49° | |
| AMA | used from 996 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 230/32 | 230/28 14° | 230/27 7° | 230/38 -6° | 230/50 -17° | 250/69 -28° | 260/62 -37° | 270/65 -49° | |
| TCC | used from 1046 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 240/20 | 230/22 13° | 230/27 6° | 230/40 -7° | 240/55 -18° | 240/74 -27° | 240/68 -37° | 250/64 -49° | |
| ABQ | used from 1195 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 220/19 9° | 220/35 3° | 230/50 -8° | 240/64 -19° | 230/83 -26° | 230/85 -36° | 230/80 -48° | ||
| FMN | used from 1345 nm out; 93 nm from the line | 220/16 6° | 220/39 1° | 220/50 -10° | 230/67 -23° | 230/94 -29° | 230/102 -35° | 230/90 -46° | ||
| PRC | used from 1395 nm out; 124 nm from the line | 200/37 6° | 200/35 0° | 220/60 -11° | 220/71 -20° | 220/88 -29° | 220/98 -35° | 220/94 -45° | ||
| BLH | used from 1594 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 240/19 | 210/20 10° | 200/27 4° | 210/34 -2° | 220/59 -10° | 220/67 -20° | 220/75 -29° | 230/78 -38° | 220/90 -47° |
| ONT | used from 1743 nm out; 38 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLT Charlotte, NC | departure | no report just now | 747 ft | ||||
| AVL Asheville, NC | 80 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,163 ft | ||||
| MQY Smyrna, TN | 279 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 543 ft | ||||
| MKL Jackson, TN | 389 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 434 ft | ||||
| FYV Fayetteville, AR | 648 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,252 ft | ||||
| RVS Tulsa, OK | 737 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 638 ft | ||||
| DUX Dumas, TX | 1026 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 3,706 ft | ||||
| SAF Santa Fe, NM | 1225 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,348 ft | ||||
| AEG Albuquerque, NM | 1265 nm out, 24 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,837 ft | ||||
| FLG Flagstaff, AZ | 1504 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 7,014 ft | ||||
| PSP Palm Springs, CA | 1753 nm out, 23 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 476 ft | ||||
| SBD San Bernardino, CA | destination | no report just now | 1,159 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,014 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SBD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:51 pm PDT (01:51 UTC)
SBD has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 5 nm from the route, 1644 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at CLT 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 UTC), at SBD 6:17 pm PDT (01:17 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm PDT (01:42 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SBD is after sunset there (6:18 pm PDT (01:18 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: Charlotte/Douglas International, San Bernardino International.