Laughlin/Bullhead International to San Antonio International IFP → SAT
882 nautical miles (1,015 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 108°, about 096° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 6 h at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 27-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:39 am CDT (14:39 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: 16 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. Over the first 99 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the first 0 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 30 to 238 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Near the route, 168 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). Near the route, 188 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Near the route, 188 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 IFP.
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 eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd 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 (LAS, PRC, PHX, TUS, ABQ, ELP, ROW, INK, DRT, SAT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 210° at 13 kt | −1 kt | 17 °C | 121 kt | 7 h 17 min | 10:56 am CDT (15:56 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 19 kt | −2 kt | 12 °C | 122 kt | 7 h 14 min | 10:53 am CDT (15:53 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 210° at 22 kt | −2 kt | 10 °C | 122 kt | 7 h 14 min | 10:53 am CDT (15:53 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 210° at 25 kt | −2 kt | 6 °C | 122 kt | 7 h 14 min | 10:53 am CDT (15:53 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 210° at 29 kt | −5 kt | 2 °C | 125 kt | 7 h 03 min | 10:42 am CDT (15:42 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 34 kt | −9 kt | -2 °C | 129 kt | 6 h 50 min | 10:29 am CDT (15:29 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 39 kt | −13 kt | -6 °C | 133 kt | 6 h 38 min | 10:17 am CDT (15:17 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 41 kt | −14 kt | -7 °C | 134 kt | 6 h 35 min | 10:14 am CDT (15:14 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 49 kt | −21 kt | -16 °C | 141 kt | 6 h 15 min | 9:54 am CDT (14:54 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 57 kt | −21 kt | -28 °C | 141 kt | 6 h 15 min | 9:54 am CDT (14:54 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 56 kt | −27 kt | -37 °C | 147 kt | 6 h | 9:39 am CDT (14:39 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 49 kt | −25 kt | -49 °C | 145 kt | 6 h 05 min | 9:44 am CDT (14:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAS | used from 0 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 210/20 8° | 210/29 4° | 200/32 -3° | 200/51 -15° | 210/64 -21° | 220/70 -30° | 220/66 -38° | 220/55 -44° | |
| PRC | used from 50 nm out; 36 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° | ||
| PHX | used from 149 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 190/15 | 210/25 12° | 200/34 4° | 200/34 2° | 220/58 -9° | 220/75 -19° | 220/91 -28° | 220/100 -35° | 220/95 -47° |
| TUS | used from 248 nm out; 121 nm from the line | 200/12 13° | 200/34 7° | 210/41 4° | 230/53 -7° | 220/69 -19° | 220/84 -27° | 220/88 -36° | 220/83 -48° | |
| ABQ | used from 297 nm out; 137 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° | ||
| ELP | used from 347 nm out; 94 nm from the line | 300/8 | 210/14 12° | 210/28 6° | 230/47 -6° | 230/56 -14° | 220/58 -27° | 230/60 -38° | 230/56 -50° | |
| ROW | used from 495 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 230/12 | 230/17 13° | 220/30 7° | 230/41 -5° | 240/52 -17° | 230/66 -28° | 240/63 -38° | 240/60 -50° | |
| INK | used from 545 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 220/17 21° | 230/12 14° | 210/13 7° | 220/29 -5° | 240/41 -14° | 230/43 -28° | 250/41 -38° | 250/33 -51° | |
| DRT | used from 694 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 160/26 | 180/14 17° | 200/18 15° | 200/20 9° | 210/21 -3° | 220/14 -13° | 210/17 -29° | 280/12 -39° | 320/20 -51° |
| SAT | used from 793 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 160/18 | 180/22 17° | 190/16 14° | 210/16 9° | 220/16 -5° | 200/11 -14° | 250/8 -29° | 330/8 -40° | 020/26 -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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFP Bullhead City, AZ | departure | no report just now | 707 ft | ||||
| IGM Kingman, AZ | 30 nm out, 16 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,448 ft | ||||
| PRC Prescott, AZ | 109 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,045 ft | ||||
| SOW Show Low, AZ | 228 nm out, 24 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 6,415 ft | ||||
| TCS Truth Or Consequences, NM | 377 nm out, 16 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 4,861 ft | ||||
| ALM Alamogordo, NM | 446 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 4,199 ft | ||||
| PEQ Pecos, TX | 594 nm out, 12 nm south of the line | no report just now | 2,613 ft | ||||
| FST Fort Stockton, TX | 634 nm out, 25 nm south of the line | no report just now | 3,011 ft | ||||
| OZA Ozona, TX | 723 nm out, 3 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,376 ft | ||||
| ERV Kerrville, TX | 842 nm out, 10 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,616 ft | ||||
| SAT San Antonio, TX | destination | no report just now | 809 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,415 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, 9:39 am CDT (14:39 UTC)
SAT has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local on the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 23 nm from the route, 446 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
Daylight
Sunset at IFP 6:05 pm MST (01:05 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
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: Laughlin/Bullhead International, San Antonio International.