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Francis S Gabreski Airport to San Diego International FOK → SAN

2,173 nautical miles (2,500 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 272°, about 285° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 21 h 31 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 19-knot headwind), arriving about 8:47 pm PDT (03:47 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now FOK is IFR, wind from the north (010°) at 11 knots, gusting to 21; SAN is marginal VFR, wind calm. 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

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 658 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 269 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 10,000 ft. Near the route, at the departure end.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 159 to 339 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 887 to 1445 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1425 to 1904 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the last 708 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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, 1515 nm along the route.
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 1854 to 1884 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1854 to 1954 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 FOK.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

B737 at 14,000 ft, 42 nm southeast, 1:15 am EDT (05:15 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: during the descent through clouds. 1914 nm along the route, 42 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PHX UA /OV PXR339030/TM 0515/FL140/TP B737/TB OCNL MOD/RM DURD THROUGH CLOUDS
```
Report
a routine report filed through PHX
Where
30 nm north (339°) of PXR
Time
05:15 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
occasional moderate
Remarks
during the descent through clouds
GA6C descending, 37 nm north, 12:32 am EDT (04:32 UTC): overcast above 1,000 ft, remarks: bases OVC010. At the departure end, 37 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SWF UA /OV SWF 270005/TM 0432/FLDURD/TP GA6C/SK OVC010/RM BASES OVC010
```
Report
a routine report filed through SWF
Where
5 nm west (270°) of SWF
Time
04:32 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
GA6C
Sky
overcast from 1,000 ft
Remarks
bases OVC010
E145 at 600 ft, 40 nm south, 11:20 pm EDT (03:20 UTC): overcast above 600 ft. 189 nm along the route, 40 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MDT UA /OV MDT/TM 0320/FL006/TP E145/SK OVC 006
```
Report
a routine report filed through MDT
Where
over MDT
Time
03:20 UTC
Height
at 600 ft
Aircraft
E145
Sky
overcast from 600 ft
MD83 climbing, 48 nm south, 1:04 am EDT (05:04 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 468 nm along the route, 48 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV LCK/TM 0504/FLDURC/TP MD83/SK B010 T037
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over LCK
Time
05:04 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
MD83
Sky
B010 T037
B38M at 29,000 ft, 27 nm north, 12:52 am EDT (04:52 UTC): no turbulence from 23,000 ft to 29,000 ft. 708 nm along the route, 27 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TIP UA /OV RBS/TM 0452/FL290/TP B38M/TB NEG 230-290
```
Report
a routine report filed through TIP
Where
over RBS
Time
04:52 UTC
Height
at 29,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
no from 23,000 ft to 29,000 ft
B737 at 2,500 ft, 0 nm northwest, 1:07 am EDT (05:07 UTC): a broken layer from 3,000 ft to 5,000 ft, remarks: during the descent runway 27. At the destination end, 0 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAN UA /OV SAN/TM 0507/FL025/TP B737/SK BKN030-TOP050/RM DURD RY27
```
Report
a routine report filed through SAN
Where
over SAN
Time
05:07 UTC
Height
at 2,500 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
a broken layer from 3,000 ft, tops 5,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent runway 27
B38M at 3,100 ft, 0 nm northwest, 12:11 am EDT (04:11 UTC): a broken layer above 3,100 ft, remarks: during the descent runway 27. At the destination end, 0 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAN UA /OV SAN/TM 0411/FL031/TP B38M/SK BKN031/RM DURD RY27
```
Report
a routine report filed through SAN
Where
over SAN
Time
04:11 UTC
Height
at 3,100 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Sky
a broken layer from 3,100 ft
Remarks
during the descent runway 27

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 19 forecast points nearest it (JFK, AVP, PSB, AGC, CLE, CMH, FWA, IND, SPI, COU, MKC, SLN, GCK, PUB, ALS, FMN, PRC, 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	240° at 18 kt	+19 kt	18 °C	101 kt	21 h 31 min	8:47 pm PDT (03:47 UTC)
6,500 ft	250° at 18 kt	+19 kt	14 °C	101 kt	21 h 31 min	8:47 pm PDT (03:47 UTC)
8,500 ft	250° at 18 kt	+19 kt	10 °C	101 kt	21 h 31 min	8:47 pm PDT (03:47 UTC)
10,500 ft	240° at 19 kt	+19 kt	7 °C	101 kt	21 h 31 min	8:47 pm PDT (03:47 UTC)
12,500 ft	240° at 19 kt	+20 kt	3 °C	100 kt	21 h 44 min	9:00 pm PDT (04:00 UTC)
14,500 ft	240° at 23 kt	+23 kt	-1 °C	97 kt	22 h 24 min	9:40 pm PDT (04:40 UTC)
16,500 ft	240° at 26 kt	+27 kt	-5 °C	93 kt	23 h 22 min	10:38 pm PDT (05:38 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	240° at 29 kt	+30 kt	-9 °C	90 kt	24 h 09 min	11:25 pm PDT (06:25 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 35 kt	+36 kt	-20 °C	84 kt	25 h 52 min	1:08 am PDT (08:08 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 49 kt	+50 kt	-31 °C	70 kt	31 h 03 min	6:19 am PDT (13:19 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 57 kt	+58 kt	-38 °C	62 kt	35 h 03 min	10:19 am PDT (17:19 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	260° at 50 kt	+52 kt	-48 °C	68 kt	31 h 57 min	7:13 am PDT (14:13 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

Point	From	3,000	6,000	9,000	12,000	18,000	24,000	30,000	34,000	39,000
JFK	used from 0 nm out; 30 nm from the line	250/18	250/23 14°	240/33 9°	240/33 4°	240/38 -10°	240/45 -21°	230/86 -32°	230/102 -40°	230/84 -51°
AVP	used from 100 nm out; 32 nm from the line	150/5	350/13 12°	270/20 8°	260/17 4°	260/25 -11°	240/31 -22°	240/54 -35°	230/61 -41°	240/55 -49°
PSB	used from 199 nm out; 24 nm from the line		360/13 13°	330/14 7°	300/11 3°	290/12 -11°	240/23 -23°	270/25 -36°	250/34 -40°	250/45 -48°
AGC	used from 299 nm out; 27 nm from the line	350/14	330/20 11°	340/18 8°	330/17 3°	340/22 -11°	340/31 -22°	330/33 -36°	300/34 -41°	300/35 -47°
CLE	used from 399 nm out; 45 nm from the line	340/7	010/16 13°	350/18 8°	350/20 3°	340/31 -10°	340/46 -21°	340/54 -37°	330/62 -44°	340/65 -49°
CMH	used from 449 nm out; 37 nm from the line	330/15	340/22 14°	340/24 9°	340/23 4°	340/35 -9°	340/49 -20°	340/58 -37°	330/70 -42°	340/55 -47°
FWA	used from 498 nm out; 56 nm from the line	300/17	320/20 16°	330/20 10°	340/15 3°	310/27 -8°	320/37 -20°	330/52 -36°	330/65 -43°	330/60 -50°
IND	used from 598 nm out; 37 nm from the line	290/16	310/20 16°	320/21 10°	330/13 3°	300/25 -7°	320/32 -19°	330/46 -34°	320/61 -43°	320/63 -50°
SPI	used from 698 nm out; 59 nm from the line	220/21	250/23 16°	260/27 9°	270/14 6°	270/23 -7°	270/31 -19°	270/28 -33°	290/48 -42°	300/55 -52°
COU	used from 847 nm out; 58 nm from the line	230/31	230/30 15°	260/16 11°	270/14 6°	260/24 -6°	270/27 -18°	270/37 -32°	280/49 -41°	290/56 -51°
MKC	used from 947 nm out; 41 nm from the line	220/44	250/28 18°	250/18 13°	240/12 6°	280/24 -6°	240/34 -18°	260/47 -30°	260/51 -40°	270/58 -50°
SLN	used from 1096 nm out; 36 nm from the line	210/53	230/41 20°	240/26 14°	230/16 8°	240/25 -7°	240/35 -19°	250/61 -30°	260/65 -38°	260/56 -49°
GCK	used from 1246 nm out; 39 nm from the line		220/48 21°	230/37 14°	250/30 8°	230/37 -6°	240/37 -20°	240/69 -28°	250/67 -37°	260/58 -48°
PUB	used from 1395 nm out; 89 nm from the line			230/25 13°	230/32 6°	220/44 -8°	230/49 -21°	240/70 -28°	240/67 -34°	240/58 -46°
ALS	used from 1495 nm out; 54 nm from the line				230/37 4°	220/54 -9°	230/62 -22°	240/77 -26°	240/74 -33°	230/59 -45°
FMN	used from 1595 nm out; 69 nm from the line			220/28 9°	220/40 2°	220/53 -10°	220/62 -22°	230/79 -28°	240/91 -34°	230/71 -45°
PRC	used from 1794 nm out; 89 nm from the line			210/25 5°	200/30 1°	220/55 -10°	220/61 -21°	220/84 -28°	230/90 -34°	230/73 -45°
BLH	used from 1993 nm out; 20 nm from the line	210/13	200/21 11°	200/22 5°	210/25 -1°	210/51 -10°	220/61 -20°	220/81 -29°	220/92 -34°	220/79 -45°
SAN	used from 2093 nm out; 55 nm from the line	200/11	200/23 7°	210/27 4°	210/31 -3°	220/56 -10°	220/56 -19°	220/52 -30°	220/64 -37°	220/67 -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
FOK Westhampton Beach, NY	departure	IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet	from the north (010°) at 11 knots, gusting to 21	10+ mi	700 ft	66 ft	1:53 am EDT (05:53 UTC)
ISP New York, NY	20 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet	from the north-northeast (020°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	700 ft	98 ft	05:56 UTC
UNV State College, PA	239 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet Weather: mist	from the north (010°) at 6 knots	2 mi	300 ft	1,231 ft	05:55 UTC
LAF Lafayette, IN	648 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	7 mi	none	605 ft	06:01 UTC
CMI Champaign/Urbana, IL	718 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	754 ft	05:53 UTC
TOP Topeka, KS	1057 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 9 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	none	881 ft	05:53 UTC
SLN Salina, KS	1156 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 16 knots, gusting to 32	10+ mi	none	1,288 ft	05:53 UTC
GCK Garden City, KS	1306 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 19 knots	10+ mi	none	2,890 ft	05:54 UTC
RQE Window Rock, AZ	1734 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,500 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	6,742 ft	06:08 UTC
PRC Prescott, AZ	1904 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,300 feet, a broken layer at 3,000 feet, overcast at 4,100 feet Weather: light rain	from the south (190°) at 7 knots	9 mi	2,300 ft	5,045 ft	06:00 UTC
RNM Ramona, CA	2153 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 900 feet, overcast at 1,300 feet Weather: light rain, mist	calm	5 mi	900 ft	1,394 ft	06:09 UTC
SAN San Diego, CA	destination	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,800 feet, scattered clouds at 3,200 feet, a broken layer at 4,200 feet Weather: mist	calm	5 mi	4,200 ft	16 ft	10:51 pm PDT (05:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,742 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, 8:47 pm PDT (03:47 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for SAN

From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
From Mon 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet

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 5 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 20 October · ZNY
6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 349 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 14 nm from the route, 369 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
6/4812 El Centro, CA, Wednesday, July 15, 2026 through Tuesday, July 13, 2027 Local 8 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 13 July · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at FOK 6:15 pm EDT (22:15 UTC), at SAN 6:19 pm PDT (01:19 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:44 pm PDT (01:44 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SAN is after sunset there (6:19 pm PDT (01:19 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 · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Francis S Gabreski Airport, San Diego International.