William P Hobby Airport to San Diego International HOU → SAN
1,139 nautical miles (1,310 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 285°, about 282° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 34 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot headwind), arriving about 10:17 am PDT (17:17 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: 1,918 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 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft, from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the last 40 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 HOU.
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 10 forecast points nearest it (HOU, CLL, SAT, DRT, INK, 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 | 190° at 15 kt | +1 kt | 16 °C | 119 kt | 9 h 34 min | 10:17 am PDT (17:17 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 200° at 17 kt | +2 kt | 14 °C | 118 kt | 9 h 39 min | 10:22 am PDT (17:22 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 200° at 20 kt | +3 kt | 12 °C | 117 kt | 9 h 44 min | 10:27 am PDT (17:27 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 200° at 21 kt | +6 kt | 8 °C | 114 kt | 9 h 59 min | 10:42 am PDT (17:42 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 210° at 23 kt | +9 kt | 4 °C | 111 kt | 10 h 16 min | 10:59 am PDT (17:59 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 28 kt | +13 kt | 0 °C | 107 kt | 10 h 39 min | 11:22 am PDT (18:22 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 32 kt | +17 kt | -3 °C | 103 kt | 11 h 03 min | 11:46 am PDT (18:46 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 35 kt | +20 kt | -6 °C | 100 kt | 11 h 23 min | 12:06 pm PDT (19:06 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 42 kt | +26 kt | -15 °C | 94 kt | 12 h 07 min | 12:50 pm PDT (19:50 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 49 kt | +34 kt | -28 °C | 86 kt | 13 h 15 min | 1:58 pm PDT (20:58 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 48 kt | +36 kt | -37 °C | 84 kt | 13 h 34 min | 2:17 pm PDT (21:17 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 42 kt | +34 kt | -49 °C | 86 kt | 13 h 15 min | 1:58 pm PDT (20:58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 160/22 | 150/27 19° | 180/16 14° | 250/7 9° | 270/10 -5° | 270/16 -13° | 310/23 -29° | 310/26 -40° | 330/20 -52° |
| CLL | used from 50 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 170/22 | 170/26 18° | 200/15 14° | 240/13 8° | 240/15 -5° | 260/17 -13° | 290/27 -29° | 290/22 -40° | 320/30 -51° |
| SAT | used from 100 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 150/26 | 180/18 19° | 180/18 14° | 200/14 9° | 230/16 -6° | 210/9 -13° | 270/8 -29° | 280/6 -39° | 340/19 -51° |
| DRT | used from 250 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 160/31 | 170/28 16° | 200/14 16° | 210/15 9° | 210/15 -4° | 240/12 -12° | 240/18 -28° | 300/11 -38° | 320/18 -50° |
| INK | used from 350 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 190/23 20° | 200/18 15° | 230/18 8° | 240/23 -4° | 240/37 -14° | 240/46 -27° | 250/42 -38° | 260/36 -50° | |
| ELP | used from 499 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 290/17 | 210/11 13° | 200/18 5° | 220/46 -6° | 230/64 -14° | 230/63 -27° | 240/55 -37° | 240/44 -48° | |
| TUS | used from 699 nm out; 96 nm from the line | 210/13 13° | 200/35 9° | 210/40 5° | 220/50 -7° | 220/59 -18° | 230/79 -26° | 230/84 -35° | 230/84 -48° | |
| PHX | used from 899 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 150/5 | 200/21 12° | 200/27 6° | 200/35 3° | 220/58 -8° | 220/69 -19° | 220/87 -26° | 230/93 -35° | 230/79 -47° |
| BLH | used from 949 nm out; 77 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 1049 nm out; 65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU Houston, TX | departure | no report just now | 46 ft | ||||
| TME Houston, TX | 30 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 165 ft | ||||
| AUS Austin, TX | 130 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 541 ft | ||||
| JCT Junction, TX | 240 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,753 ft | ||||
| PEQ Pecos, TX | 439 nm out, 7 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,613 ft | ||||
| VHN Van Horn, TX | 499 nm out, 24 nm south of the line | no report just now | 3,956 ft | ||||
| ELP El Paso, TX | 589 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,961 ft | ||||
| LSB Lordsburg, NM | 709 nm out, 20 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,287 ft | ||||
| TUS Tucson, AZ | 819 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,643 ft | ||||
| NYL Yuma, AZ | 1009 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 213 ft | ||||
| CXL Calexico, CA | 1059 nm out, 5 nm east of the line | no report just now | 5 ft | ||||
| SAN San Diego, CA | destination | no report just now | 16 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,287 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, 10:17 am PDT (17:17 UTC)
SAN has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/2656 Coyote Wells, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 5 nm from the route, 1039 nm along the route · security · until 2 January · ZLA
- 6/2657 Calexico, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 5 nm from the route, 1039 nm along the route · security · until 2 January · ZLA
- 6/2652 Coyote Wells, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local on the route, 1069 nm along the route · security · until 2 January · ZLA
- 6/4812 El Centro, CA, Wednesday, July 15, 2026 through Tuesday, July 13, 2027 Local 21 nm from the route, 1079 nm along the route · security · until 13 July · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at HOU 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC), at SAN 6:18 pm PDT (01:18 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:43 pm PDT (01:43 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: William P Hobby Airport, San Diego International.