Northwest Florida Beaches International to San Diego International ECP → SAN
1,607 nautical miles (1,849 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 283°, about 286° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 13 h 58 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 5-knot headwind), arriving about 9:09 am PDT (16:09 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: 1 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 6W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 10:55 pm CDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 998 to 1008 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120155 MKCW WST 120155 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 6W VALID UNTIL 0355Z CO NM FROM 50SSW DEN-30NNE TBE-50SSW CME-50E SJN-20NE DVC-50SSW DEN AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
- SIGMET 7W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 10:55 pm CDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 1148 to 1268 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120155 MKCW WST 120155 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7W VALID UNTIL 0355Z NM AZ FROM 30NW SJN-30W TCS-60SE SSO-50SE TUS-70S INW-30NW SJN DMSHG AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL310.
- AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the first 60 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 1088 to 1277 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1098 to 1138 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1118 to 1248 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 1527 to 1587 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 ECP.
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 15 forecast points nearest it (TLH, MOB, JAN, LCH, SHV, 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 | 200° at 14 kt | +5 kt | 17 °C | 115 kt | 13 h 58 min | 9:09 am PDT (16:09 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 210° at 14 kt | +7 kt | 15 °C | 113 kt | 14 h 13 min | 9:24 am PDT (16:24 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 16 kt | +11 kt | 11 °C | 109 kt | 14 h 45 min | 9:56 am PDT (16:56 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 19 kt | +14 kt | 8 °C | 106 kt | 15 h 10 min | 10:21 am PDT (17:21 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 22 kt | +16 kt | 5 °C | 104 kt | 15 h 27 min | 10:38 am PDT (17:38 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 23 kt | +18 kt | 1 °C | 102 kt | 15 h 45 min | 10:56 am PDT (17:56 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | +20 kt | -3 °C | 100 kt | 16 h 04 min | 11:15 am PDT (18:15 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 26 kt | +22 kt | -6 °C | 98 kt | 16 h 24 min | 11:35 am PDT (18:35 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 34 kt | +30 kt | -17 °C | 90 kt | 17 h 51 min | 1:02 pm PDT (20:02 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 40 kt | +38 kt | -29 °C | 82 kt | 19 h 36 min | 2:47 pm PDT (21:47 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 42 kt | +42 kt | -38 °C | 78 kt | 20 h 36 min | 3:47 pm PDT (22:47 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 40 kt | +41 kt | -49 °C | 79 kt | 20 h 21 min | 3:32 pm PDT (22:32 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
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TLH | used from 0 nm out; 99 nm from the line | 300/17 | 340/32 17° | 320/27 13° | 300/27 8° | 280/23 -7° | 250/37 -17° | 230/44 -33° | 220/53 -41° | 220/48 -51° |
| MOB | used from 50 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 310/7 | 350/18 18° | 330/16 12° | 300/18 7° | 320/17 -6° | 330/27 -17° | 340/52 -33° | 350/53 -43° | 330/38 -50° |
| JAN | used from 200 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 260/6 | 310/14 17° | 280/13 12° | 290/19 6° | 310/22 -5° | 310/28 -17° | 320/44 -32° | 330/48 -41° | 320/52 -51° |
| LCH | used from 299 nm out; 103 nm from the line | 190/6 | 180/8 18° | 170/13 12° | 220/12 7° | 290/10 -4° | 280/15 -14° | 320/30 -31° | 320/32 -40° | 320/39 -53° |
| SHV | used from 349 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 190/11 | 230/19 17° | 230/26 12° | 260/15 7° | 280/16 -4° | 300/17 -15° | 300/34 -30° | 300/31 -41° | 310/42 -52° |
| DAL | used from 499 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 180/21 | 190/24 15° | 230/20 12° | 220/23 8° | 240/22 -5° | 230/18 -15° | 280/33 -29° | 280/36 -39° | 300/33 -52° |
| ABI | used from 649 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 180/26 17° | 220/18 12° | 230/25 8° | 230/28 -5° | 240/29 -14° | 250/35 -28° | 270/37 -39° | 280/37 -51° | |
| LBB | used from 798 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 180/26 20° | 210/21 13° | 230/21 7° | 250/25 -5° | 250/34 -16° | 250/52 -28° | 260/47 -38° | 260/49 -50° | |
| INK | used from 848 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 160/27 20° | 190/18 13° | 240/19 7° | 250/23 -4° | 250/33 -15° | 230/45 -28° | 250/45 -39° | 270/49 -50° | |
| ROW | used from 898 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 180/23 | 190/24 15° | 210/27 7° | 230/35 -6° | 240/53 -17° | 240/62 -27° | 250/64 -38° | 260/60 -50° | |
| ELP | used from 1048 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 200/15 | 200/16 15° | 200/17 6° | 220/40 -6° | 240/53 -16° | 230/62 -27° | 240/63 -38° | 250/59 -49° | |
| TUS | used from 1148 nm out; 128 nm from the line | 220/17 15° | 210/32 7° | 210/43 5° | 210/49 -7° | 220/64 -18° | 220/83 -26° | 230/81 -36° | 230/72 -48° | |
| PHX | used from 1297 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 210/19 | 210/20 14° | 200/20 6° | 210/40 1° | 220/58 -8° | 220/68 -20° | 220/82 -26° | 230/83 -34° | 230/69 -46° |
| BLH | used from 1397 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 230/22 | 210/24 11° | 230/23 5° | 230/26 0° | 220/38 -10° | 230/52 -19° | 220/58 -28° | 220/69 -34° | 220/59 -45° |
| SAN | used from 1547 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 200/10 | 240/19 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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECP Panama City, FL | departure | no report just now | 68 ft | ||||
| VPS Valparaiso/Destin-Ft Walton Beach, FL | 40 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 84 ft | ||||
| MCB Mc Comb, MS | 250 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 413 ft | ||||
| AEX Alexandria, LA | 349 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 88 ft | ||||
| FWS Fort Worth, TX | 599 nm out, 25 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 700 ft | ||||
| ABI Abilene, TX | 719 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,790 ft | ||||
| HOB Hobbs, NM | 898 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,660 ft | ||||
| ALM Alamogordo, NM | 1038 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,199 ft | ||||
| SAD Safford, AZ | 1228 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 3,178 ft | ||||
| CHD Chandler, AZ | 1337 nm out, 23 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,243 ft | ||||
| NYL Yuma, AZ | 1477 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 213 ft | ||||
| SAN San Diego, CA | destination | no report just now | 16 ft |
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, 9:09 am PDT (16:09 UTC)
SAN has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 8 nm from the route, 1048 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
- 6/2656 Coyote Wells, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 6 nm from the route, 1487 nm along the route · security · until 2 January · ZLA
- 6/2657 Calexico, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 6 nm from the route, 1487 nm along the route · security · until 2 January · ZLA
- 6/2652 Coyote Wells, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 9 nm from the route, 1527 nm along the route · security · until 2 January · ZLA
- 6/4812 El Centro, CA, Wednesday, July 15, 2026 through Tuesday, July 13, 2027 Local 14 nm from the route, 1537 nm along the route · security · until 13 July · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at ECP 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 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







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: Northwest Florida Beaches International, San Diego International.
