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Newark Liberty International to San Antonio International EWR → SAT

1,362 nautical miles (1,567 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 248°, about 261° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 11 h 57 min at the quickest height in today's winds (12,500 ft, a 6-knot headwind), arriving about 12:39 pm CDT (17:39 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: 1,149 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 E19E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 43,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Over the first 278 nm of the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120455
    MKCE WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 19E
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    CT NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND DE NJ NY MD CT VA CSTL WTRS
    FROM 20NNW HTO-70SSE HTO-90SE SIE-20WNW LYH-40ESE AIR-20NNW HTO
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL430.
  • 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 676 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 239 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 179 to 507 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Near the route, 298 nm along 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 EWR.

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 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 14 forecast points nearest it (JFK, AVP, PSB, EKN, CRW, TRI, TYS, BNA, HSV, MEM, LIT, SHV, CLL, SAT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft270° at 8 kt+8 kt12 °C112 kt12 h 10 min12:52 pm CDT (17:52 UTC)
6,500 ft280° at 10 kt+8 kt14 °C112 kt12 h 10 min12:52 pm CDT (17:52 UTC)
8,500 ft290° at 13 kt+9 kt11 °C111 kt12 h 16 min12:58 pm CDT (17:58 UTC)
10,500 ft300° at 14 kt+8 kt8 °C112 kt12 h 10 min12:52 pm CDT (17:52 UTC)
12,500 ft310° at 13 kt+6 kt4 °C114 kt11 h 57 min12:39 pm CDT (17:39 UTC)
14,500 ft300° at 15 kt+7 kt0 °C113 kt12 h 03 min12:45 pm CDT (17:45 UTC)
16,500 ft300° at 16 kt+8 kt-4 °C112 kt12 h 10 min12:52 pm CDT (17:52 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180300° at 17 kt+9 kt-7 °C111 kt12 h 16 min12:58 pm CDT (17:58 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240300° at 20 kt+11 kt-18 °C109 kt12 h 30 min1:12 pm CDT (18:12 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300300° at 32 kt+15 kt-32 °C105 kt12 h 58 min1:40 pm CDT (18:40 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340300° at 35 kt+19 kt-40 °C101 kt13 h 29 min2:11 pm CDT (19:11 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390300° at 34 kt+16 kt-50 °C104 kt13 h 06 min1:48 pm CDT (18:48 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
JFKused from 0 nm out; 41 nm from the line250/18250/23 14°240/33 9°240/33 4°240/38 -10°240/45 -21°230/86 -32°230/102 -40°230/84 -51°
AVPused from 50 nm out; 67 nm from the line150/5350/13 12°270/20 8°260/17 4°260/25 -11°240/31 -22°240/54 -35°230/61 -41°240/55 -49°
PSBused from 99 nm out; 88 nm from the line360/13 13°330/14 7°300/11 3°290/12 -11°240/23 -23°270/25 -36°250/34 -40°250/45 -48°
EKNused from 199 nm out; 60 nm from the line330/21 12°330/25 7°350/22 2°330/24 -10°310/27 -21°320/33 -35°290/31 -39°290/34 -47°
CRWused from 348 nm out; 14 nm from the line330/20330/23 11°340/25 8°340/21 2°340/33 -9°340/41 -20°330/42 -35°320/44 -39°320/43 -47°
TRIused from 447 nm out; 72 nm from the line330/22 11°330/29 7°330/32 3°330/36 -8°320/34 -19°320/36 -34°320/43 -39°320/46 -47°
TYSused from 497 nm out; 73 nm from the line320/20340/18 11°340/32 9°340/36 4°330/37 -7°330/38 -19°330/50 -34°330/53 -38°330/44 -48°
BNAused from 596 nm out; 29 nm from the line310/20340/20 17°330/24 10°340/22 5°330/26 -6°340/29 -18°330/52 -33°320/62 -41°340/45 -50°
HSVused from 696 nm out; 70 nm from the line310/20330/20 16°320/27 11°340/23 5°320/23 -7°340/30 -17°320/50 -33°330/61 -41°340/41 -50°
MEMused from 746 nm out; 61 nm from the line230/19260/16 15°270/17 12°300/13 6°300/15 -5°300/26 -18°300/34 -32°300/41 -40°310/46 -52°
LITused from 895 nm out; 78 nm from the line220/21230/17 16°250/24 12°260/15 7°260/13 -5°280/25 -16°290/35 -30°300/42 -40°300/40 -52°
SHVused from 994 nm out; 48 nm from the line200/18230/24 18°230/24 12°240/14 8°260/12 -4°240/11 -15°300/31 -29°300/32 -40°300/36 -52°
CLLused from 1143 nm out; 69 nm from the line170/22170/26 18°200/15 14°240/13 8°240/15 -5°260/17 -13°290/27 -29°290/22 -40°320/30 -51°
SATused from 1292 nm out; 45 nm from the line150/26180/18 19°180/18 14°200/14 9°230/16 -6°210/9 -13°270/8 -29°280/6 -39°340/19 -51°

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
EWR Newark, NJ departure no report just now 17 ft
LNS Lancaster, PA 99 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 402 ft
MRB Martinsburg, WV 189 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 564 ft
CRW Charleston, WV 368 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 947 ft
CPF Hazard, KY 467 nm out, 3 nm south of the line no report just now 1,256 ft
MQY Smyrna, TN 646 nm out, 1 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 543 ft
SNH Savannah, TN 746 nm out, 5 nm east of the line no report just now 472 ft
GLH Greenville, MS 915 nm out, 18 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 130 ft
SHV Shreveport, LA 1064 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 257 ft
DKR Crockett, TX 1173 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line no report just now 348 ft
HYI Austin, TX 1322 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 594 ft
SAT San Antonio, TX destination no report just now 809 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,256 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SAT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:39 pm CDT (17:39 UTC)

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

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

  • 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 9 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 20 October · ZNY
  • 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 21 nm from the route, 169 nm along the route · security · ZDC
  • 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 21 nm from the route, 646 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME

Daylight

Sunset at EWR 6:21 pm EDT (22:21 UTC), at SAT 7:05 pm CDT (00:05 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:29 pm CDT (00:29 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 lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower 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: Newark Liberty International, San Antonio International.