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Lihue Airport to San Diego International LIH → SAN

2,322 nautical miles (2,672 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 065°, about 054° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 19 h 21 min at the quickest height in today's winds (7,500 ft, no wind along the track), arriving about 6:03 pm PDT (01:03 UTC). Right now LIH is VFR, wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 8 knots; 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: 556 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 last 10 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 LIH.

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

B737 at 13,000 ft, 48 nm north, 5:30 pm HST (03:30 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the destination end, 48 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SLI UA /OV SLI180020/TM 0330/FL130/TP B737/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through SLI
Where
20 nm south (180°) of SLI
Time
03:30 UTC
Height
at 13,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
moderate
B712 at 1,700 ft, 1 nm south, 6:06 pm HST (04:06 UTC): overcast above 1,000 ft. At the departure end, 1 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LIH UA /OV LIH/TM 0406/FL017/TP B712/SK OVC010
```
Report
a routine report filed through LIH
Where
over LIH
Time
04:06 UTC
Height
at 1,700 ft
Aircraft
B712
Sky
overcast from 1,000 ft
UAL638 at 34,000 ft, 17 nm south, 6:57 pm HST (04:57 UTC): -40 °C, wind 360° at 40 knots. 1156 nm along the route, 17 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL638 2842N 13926W 0457 F340 MS40 360/040KT
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
B737 at 2,500 ft, 0 nm northwest, 7:07 pm HST (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, 6:11 pm HST (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
B737 at 3,100 ft, 0 nm northwest, 5:05 pm HST (03:05 UTC): remarks: during the descent bases 3,100 ft. At the destination end, 0 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAN UA /OV SAN/TM 0305/FL031/TP B737/RM DURD BASES 031
```
Report
a routine report filed through SAN
Where
over SAN
Time
03:05 UTC
Height
at 3,100 ft
Aircraft
B737
Remarks
during the descent bases 3,100 ft
C525 at 2,900 ft, 24 nm north, 4:46 pm HST (02:46 UTC): remarks: B029. At the destination end, 24 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRQ UA /OV CRQ/TM 0246/FL029/TP C525/RM B029
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRQ
Where
over CRQ
Time
02:46 UTC
Height
at 2,900 ft
Aircraft
C525
Remarks
B029

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 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 4 forecast points nearest it (LIH, HNL, OGG, ITO). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
3,500 ft	120° at 8 kt	+6 kt		114 kt	20 h 22 min	7:04 pm PDT (02:04 UTC)
5,500 ft	090° at 3 kt	+3 kt		117 kt	19 h 51 min	6:33 pm PDT (01:33 UTC)
7,500 ft	350° at 7 kt	0	11 °C	120 kt	19 h 21 min	6:03 pm PDT (01:03 UTC)
9,500 ft	340° at 15 kt	0	9 °C	120 kt	19 h 21 min	6:03 pm PDT (01:03 UTC)
11,500 ft	360° at 22 kt	+7 kt	6 °C	113 kt	20 h 33 min	7:15 pm PDT (02:15 UTC)
13,500 ft	010° at 27 kt	+10 kt	6 °C	110 kt	21 h 07 min	7:49 pm PDT (02:49 UTC)
15,500 ft	010° at 28 kt	+12 kt	5 °C	108 kt	21 h 30 min	8:12 pm PDT (03:12 UTC)
17,500 ft	020° at 22 kt	+12 kt	-1 °C	108 kt	21 h 30 min	8:12 pm PDT (03:12 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	020° at 21 kt	+13 kt	-2 °C	107 kt	21 h 42 min	8:24 pm PDT (03:24 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	030° at 6 kt	+4 kt	-14 °C	116 kt	20 h 01 min	6:43 pm PDT (01:43 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	1,000	1,500	2,000	3,000	6,000	9,000	12,000	15,000	18,000	24,000
LIH	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	060/8	060/8	070/9	070/7	040/8 17°	010/5 11°	320/6 6°	280/15 3°	250/14 -2°	220/17 -16°
HNL	used from 50 nm out; 72 nm from the line	070/9	070/10	070/11	100/12	070/10 17°	010/19 12°	020/21 7°	340/18 4°	040/6 -2°	L/V -15°
OGG	used from 149 nm out; 138 nm from the line	090/11	090/12	100/12	100/10	070/10 16°	050/17 11°	020/27 6°	360/32 5°	040/16 -2°	040/9 -15°
ITO	used from 548 nm out; 467 nm from the line	L/V	L/V	110/6	130/10	L/V 12°	320/16 9°	360/24 6°	010/31 6°	020/24 -2°	030/6 -14°

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
LIH Lihue, HI	departure	VFR Sky: overcast at 11,000 feet	from the east-northeast (060°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	11,000 ft	152 ft	6:53 pm HST (04:53 UTC)
SAN San Diego, CA	destination	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,800 feet, overcast at 3,400 feet	calm	10+ mi	2,800 ft	16 ft	9:56 pm PDT (04:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 152 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, 6:03 pm PDT (01:03 UTC)

Wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, 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

The forecast for LIH, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm HST (06:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
From Mon 12:00 am HST (10:00 UTC): wind from the east at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet

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

No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.

Daylight

Sunset at LIH 6:14 pm HST (04:14 UTC), at SAN 6:19 pm PDT (01:19 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:44 pm PDT (01:44 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, Hawaii · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · 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: Lihue Airport, San Diego International.