Plan a flight · Mon 11:39 am EDT (15:39 UTC)

Lake City Gateway Airport to San Diego International LCQ → SAN

1,772 nautical miles (2,039 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 284°, about 287° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 15 h 41 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 7-knot headwind), arriving about 12:20 am PDT (07:20 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now LCQ is VFR, wind from the northwest (320°) at 7 knots; SAN is VFR, wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 3 knots. 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 TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the first 50 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Near the route, 1284 nm along the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 1284 to 1314 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: 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, 1354 nm along the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 1443 nm along the route.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 1672 to 1762 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1732 to 1752 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 LCQ.

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

B752 at 10,000 ft, 35 nm north, 9:15 am EDT (13:15 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: during the climb. 1493 nm along the route, 35 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PHX UA /OV PXR050015/TM 1315/FL100/TP B752/TB MOD/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through PHX
Where
15 nm northeast (050°) of PXR
Time
13:15 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
B752
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
during the climb
C172 at 5,000 ft, 42 nm northwest, 11:06 am EDT (15:06 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the destination end, 42 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAN UA /OV 10 NW OCN/TM 1506/FL050/TP C172/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through SAN
Where
10 northwest ocn
Time
15:06 UTC
Height
at 5,000 ft
Aircraft
C172
Turbulence
moderate
B737 at 20,000 ft, 40 nm southeast, 9:06 am EDT (13:06 UTC): light clear-air turbulence from 20,000 ft to 29,000 ft, clear from 20,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: southbound. At the departure end, 40 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GNV UA /OV GNV090012/TM 1306/FL200/TP B737/SK SKC/TB CONS LGT CAT 290-200 /RM SOUTHBOUND
```
Report
a routine report filed through GNV
Where
12 nm east (090°) of GNV
Time
13:06 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
clear
Turbulence
continuous light clear-air turbulence from 29,000 ft to 20,000 ft
Remarks
southbound
A321 at 36,000 ft, 19 nm north, 8:49 am EDT (12:49 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 19 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GNV UA /OV TAY/TM 1249/FL360/TP A321/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through GNV
Where
over TAY
Time
12:49 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
none
BE20 at 21,000 ft, 2 nm north, 11:02 am EDT (15:02 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 2 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LCQ UA /OV LCQ300010/TM 1502/FL210/TP BE20/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through LCQ
Where
10 nm northwest (300°) of LCQ
Time
15:02 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
BE20
Turbulence
occasional light chop
B737 at 33,000 ft, 34 nm south, 8:58 am EDT (12:58 UTC): light turbulence. At the departure end, 34 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GNV UA /OV GNV270030/TM 1258/FL330/TP B737/TB CONS LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through GNV
Where
30 nm west (270°) of GNV
Time
12:58 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
continuous light
BCS3 at 22,000 ft, 5 nm east, 9:55 am EDT (13:55 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 5 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
VLD UA /OV VLD180025/TM 1355/FL220/TP BCS3/TB INTMT LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through VLD
Where
25 nm south (180°) of VLD
Time
13:55 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Turbulence
intermittent light chop
B39M at 36,000 ft, 31 nm south, 10:37 am EDT (14:37 UTC): no turbulence. 109 nm along the route, 31 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CEW UA /OV CEW110110/TM 1437/FL360/TP B39M/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through CEW
Where
110 nm east (110°) of CEW
Time
14:37 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
M20P at 10,000 ft, 9 nm south, 8:53 am EDT (12:53 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth. 139 nm along the route, 9 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV SZW270040/TM 1253/FL100/TP M20P/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
40 nm west (270°) of SZW
Time
12:53 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
M20P
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth
BE36 at 8,000 ft, 14 nm northeast, 9:40 am EDT (13:40 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, clear from 8,000 ft to 60,000 ft, 18 °C, wind 270° at 4 knots, remarks: ZME65. 348 nm along the route, 14 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MCB UA /OV LBY045020/TM 1340/FL080/TP BE36/SK SKC/WX NEG/TA 18/WV 270004KT/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZME65
```
Report
a routine report filed through MCB
Where
20 nm northeast (045°) of LBY
Time
13:40 UTC
Height
at 8,000 ft
Aircraft
BE36
Sky
clear
Weather
no
Temperature
18 °C
Wind
from 270° at 4 knots
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
ZME65
PC12 at 20,000 ft, 43 nm south, 9:49 am EDT (13:49 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 527 nm along the route, 43 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AEX UA /OV AEX250010/TM 1349/FL200/TP PC12/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through AEX
Where
10 nm west (250°) of AEX
Time
13:49 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
zhu
A321 at 32,000 ft, 18 nm south, 8:53 am EDT (12:53 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW89. 627 nm along the route, 18 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GGG UA /OV GGG155035/TM 1253/FL320/TP A321/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZFW89
```
Report
a routine report filed through GGG
Where
35 nm southeast (155°) of GGG
Time
12:53 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
ZFW89
E55P at 11,000 ft, 21 nm north, 8:42 am EDT (12:42 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZFW83. 717 nm along the route, 21 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TRL UA /OV TRL/TM 1242/FL110/TP E55P/TB NEG/RM ZFW83
```
Report
a routine report filed through TRL
Where
over TRL
Time
12:42 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
E55P
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZFW83
C172 at 2,000 ft, 41 nm north, 11:22 am EDT (15:22 UTC): a broken layer from 3,000 ft to 3,500 ft, wind 180° at 21 knots. 727 nm along the route, 41 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
F46 UA /OV F46360008 /TM 1522 /FL020 /TP C172 /SK BKN030-TOP035 /WX FV99SM /WV 18021KT
```
Report
a routine report filed through F46
Where
8 nm north (360°) of F46
Time
15:22 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
C172
Sky
a broken layer from 3,000 ft, tops 3,500 ft
Weather
flight visibility 99 miles
Wind
from 180° at 21 knots

16 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 (TLH, MOB, JAN, 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	220° at 11 kt	+7 kt	18 °C	113 kt	15 h 41 min	12:20 am PDT (07:20 UTC)
6,500 ft	220° at 13 kt	+8 kt	15 °C	112 kt	15 h 49 min	12:28 am PDT (07:28 UTC)
8,500 ft	220° at 14 kt	+9 kt	11 °C	111 kt	15 h 58 min	12:37 am PDT (07:37 UTC)
10,500 ft	220° at 17 kt	+11 kt	8 °C	109 kt	16 h 15 min	12:54 am PDT (07:54 UTC)
12,500 ft	220° at 20 kt	+14 kt	4 °C	106 kt	16 h 43 min	1:22 am PDT (08:22 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 23 kt	+17 kt	0 °C	103 kt	17 h 12 min	1:51 am PDT (08:51 UTC)
16,500 ft	230° at 26 kt	+20 kt	-4 °C	100 kt	17 h 43 min	2:22 am PDT (09:22 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 28 kt	+23 kt	-6 °C	97 kt	18 h 16 min	2:55 am PDT (09:55 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 33 kt	+27 kt	-16 °C	93 kt	19 h 03 min	3:42 am PDT (10:42 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	240° at 37 kt	+35 kt	-28 °C	85 kt	20 h 51 min	5:30 am PDT (12:30 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 39 kt	+40 kt	-38 °C	80 kt	22 h 09 min	6:48 am PDT (13:48 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	250° at 33 kt	+34 kt	-50 °C	86 kt	20 h 36 min	5:15 am PDT (12:15 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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; 68 nm from the line	360/24	350/19 18°	340/18 11°	320/14 6°	360/12 -5°	350/21 -17°	350/29 -32°	360/34 -41°	340/33 -53°
MOB	used from 199 nm out; 77 nm from the line	L/V	L/V 18°	L/V 11°	300/9 6°	330/12 -4°	330/12 -16°	340/28 -30°	340/36 -40°	360/34 -51°
JAN	used from 348 nm out; 53 nm from the line	210/8	230/13 18°	240/10 11°	260/11 6°	280/16 -5°	260/12 -15°	330/34 -30°	320/39 -40°	340/34 -51°
SHV	used from 498 nm out; 73 nm from the line	200/17	190/28 18°	200/15 13°	250/12 7°	260/28 -7°	280/22 -14°	290/29 -29°	310/33 -39°	340/27 -50°
DAL	used from 647 nm out; 79 nm from the line	200/15	210/22 19°	210/17 13°	230/12 8°	250/26 -5°	250/25 -14°	260/34 -28°	290/32 -38°	310/23 -50°
ABI	used from 796 nm out; 67 nm from the line		210/22 19°	210/14 15°	210/19 8°	240/17 -4°	240/31 -15°	240/35 -27°	260/30 -37°	260/18 -51°
LBB	used from 945 nm out; 60 nm from the line		240/21 20°	230/20 15°	210/19 8°	230/39 -6°	230/48 -16°	240/57 -27°	250/51 -37°	240/45 -50°
INK	used from 1045 nm out; 66 nm from the line		240/15 21°	200/12 15°	190/15 8°	220/28 -5°	230/40 -14°	230/43 -27°	240/39 -38°	230/36 -50°
ROW	used from 1095 nm out; 27 nm from the line		230/6	220/20 13°	210/37 7°	220/48 -6°	220/52 -16°	230/65 -27°	230/67 -37°	240/64 -49°
ELP	used from 1194 nm out; 70 nm from the line		L/V	200/16 12°	210/36 7°	220/48 -6°	220/55 -15°	220/59 -27°	230/60 -37°	230/56 -50°
TUS	used from 1344 nm out; 103 nm from the line		210/19 14°	200/27 6°	220/34 3°	220/54 -7°	220/67 -18°	220/83 -26°	220/82 -36°	220/81 -48°
PHX	used from 1443 nm out; 50 nm from the line	200/12	210/26 11°	200/30 5°	200/40 0°	220/66 -9°	220/75 -19°	220/83 -27°	230/93 -35°	220/92 -48°
BLH	used from 1592 nm out; 52 nm from the line	220/16	220/25 8°	210/30 2°	220/35 -2°	210/54 -12°	220/73 -20°	220/90 -29°	230/103 -37°	230/105 -47°
SAN	used from 1692 nm out; 55 nm from the line	230/8	230/27 4°	220/37 3°	220/36 -2°	230/40 -14°	220/65 -19°	220/80 -29°	230/92 -36°	230/87 -46°

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
LCQ Lake City, FL	departure	VFR	from the northwest (320°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	200 ft	11:15 am EDT (15:15 UTC)
TLH Tallahassee, FL	90 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the north (360°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	83 ft	14:53 UTC
HBG Hattiesburg, MS	348 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	150 ft	14:53 UTC
PIB Hattiesburg-Laurel, MS	358 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line	VFR	variable at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	297 ft	14:56 UTC
TYR Tyler, TX	667 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	543 ft	14:53 UTC
FWS Fort Worth, TX	766 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,000 feet	from the south (180°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	700 ft	14:50 UTC
ABI Abilene, TX	886 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,200 feet, overcast at 2,700 feet	from the south (190°) at 14 knots, gusting to 27	10+ mi	2,200 ft	1,790 ft	14:52 UTC
HOB Hobbs, NM	1065 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	3,660 ft	14:50 UTC
CFT Clifton/Morenci, AZ	1373 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line	no report just now				3,797 ft
CHD Chandler, AZ	1503 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,000 feet, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet	from the south-southeast (160°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	8,000 ft	1,243 ft	14:47 UTC
NYL Yuma, AZ	1642 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 8,500 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	8,500 ft	213 ft	14:57 UTC
SAN San Diego, CA	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet	from the east-northeast (060°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	6,000 ft	16 ft	7:51 am PDT (14:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 3,797 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, 12:20 am PDT (07:20 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 3,000 feet marginal VFR

The whole forecast for SAN

From Mon 8:00 am PDT (15:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
At times between Mon 8:00 am PDT (15:00 UTC) and 9:00 am PDT (16:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, mist, a broken layer at 2,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 am PDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
From Tue 12:00 am PDT (07:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 3,000 feet
From Tue 9:00 am PDT (16:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet

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

6/8926 Tyler, TX, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 2 nm from the route, 667 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZFW
6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 18 nm from the route, 756 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 1184 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
6/2656 Coyote Wells, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 8 nm from the route, 1652 nm along the route · security · until 2 January · ZLA
6/2657 Calexico, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 8 nm from the route, 1652 nm along the route · security · until 2 January · ZLA
6/2652 Coyote Wells, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 10 nm from the route, 1692 nm along the route · security · until 2 January · ZLA
6/4812 El Centro, CA, Wednesday, July 15, 2026 through Tuesday, July 13, 2027 Local 13 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 13 July · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at LCQ 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC), at SAN 6:18 pm PDT (01:18 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:43 pm PDT (01:43 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SAN is before sunrise there (6:51 am PDT (13:51 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 Southeast · loop National Weather Service

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

Radar now, the southern Plains · 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: Lake City Gateway Airport, San Diego International.