Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field to San Diego International LIT → SAN
1,249 nautical miles (1,437 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 272°, about 272° magnetic at the departure end (variation 0E). At 120 knots that is 11 h 40 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 7:39 pm PDT (02:39 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 769 to 929 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 789 to 869 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 879 to 989 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 1139 to 1239 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1209 to 1239 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 LIT.
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 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 11 forecast points nearest it (LIT, FSM, OKC, SPS, AMA, TCC, ROW, ABQ, 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 19 kt | +13 kt | 107 kt | 11 h 40 min | 7:39 pm PDT (02:39 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 220° at 23 kt | +18 kt | 13 °C | 102 kt | 12 h 15 min | 8:14 pm PDT (03:14 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 23 kt | +16 kt | 9 °C | 104 kt | 12 h 01 min | 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 27 kt | +19 kt | 7 °C | 101 kt | 12 h 22 min | 8:21 pm PDT (03:21 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 31 kt | +23 kt | 3 °C | 97 kt | 12 h 53 min | 8:52 pm PDT (03:52 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 35 kt | +28 kt | -1 °C | 92 kt | 13 h 35 min | 9:34 pm PDT (04:34 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 40 kt | +33 kt | -5 °C | 87 kt | 14 h 21 min | 10:20 pm PDT (05:20 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 44 kt | +37 kt | -8 °C | 83 kt | 15 h 03 min | 11:02 pm PDT (06:02 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 54 kt | +45 kt | -18 °C | 75 kt | 16 h 39 min | 12:38 am PDT (07:38 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 68 kt | +62 kt | -28 °C | 58 kt | 21 h 32 min | 5:31 am PDT (12:31 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 69 kt | +66 kt | -37 °C | 54 kt | 23 h 08 min | 7:07 am PDT (14:07 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 63 kt | +59 kt | -49 °C | 61 kt | 20 h 29 min | 4:28 am PDT (11:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIT | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 230/23 | 250/23 17° | 250/18 11° | 250/18 7° | 250/27 -7° | 270/23 -15° | 290/50 -30° | 300/43 -38° | 320/38 -50° |
| FSM | used from 50 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 210/15 | 230/31 18° | 230/26 12° | 240/22 8° | 260/26 -6° | 270/29 -16° | 280/56 -29° | 290/47 -37° | 310/41 -50° |
| OKC | used from 200 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 200/23 | 220/26 19° | 210/12 16° | 230/16 8° | 250/36 -6° | 250/45 -17° | 260/61 -28° | 270/51 -37° | 270/42 -49° |
| SPS | used from 300 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 190/18 | 220/24 18° | 210/17 15° | 230/19 8° | 250/27 -5° | 250/41 -16° | 260/48 -28° | 270/42 -37° | 270/28 -50° |
| AMA | used from 400 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 240/20 | 230/25 14° | 230/31 8° | 230/42 -7° | 240/50 -18° | 240/69 -27° | 250/68 -37° | 250/58 -49° | |
| TCC | used from 500 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 230/14 | 240/29 12° | 220/39 6° | 230/48 -6° | 230/52 -19° | 230/77 -27° | 240/77 -37° | 250/71 -49° | |
| ROW | used from 600 nm out; 66 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° | |
| ABQ | used from 650 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 200/19 9° | 220/32 3° | 230/52 -7° | 220/67 -20° | 230/86 -26° | 230/87 -36° | 230/87 -49° | ||
| PHX | used from 849 nm out; 111 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 1049 nm out; 50 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 1199 nm out; 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIT Little Rock, AR | departure | no report just now | 266 ft | ||||
| MEZ Mena, AR | 100 nm out, 13 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,079 ft | ||||
| ADH Ada, OK | 220 nm out, 3 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,015 ft | ||||
| LAW Lawton, OK | 310 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,110 ft | ||||
| CDS Childress, TX | 400 nm out, 13 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,953 ft | ||||
| CVN Clovis, NM | 540 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 4,215 ft | ||||
| ONM Socorro, NM | 729 nm out, 10 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,875 ft | ||||
| JTC Springerville, AZ | 849 nm out, 13 nm north of the line | no report just now | 7,055 ft | ||||
| GEU Glendale, AZ | 999 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,071 ft | ||||
| BXK Buckeye, AZ | 1019 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,033 ft | ||||
| RNM Ramona, CA | 1229 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,394 ft | ||||
| SAN San Diego, CA | destination | no report just now | 16 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,055 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, 7:39 pm PDT (02:39 UTC)
SAN has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, 690 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
- 6/2656 Coyote Wells, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 22 nm from the route, 1159 nm along the route · security · until 2 January · ZLA
- 6/2657 Calexico, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 22 nm from the route, 1159 nm along the route · security · until 2 January · ZLA
- 6/4812 El Centro, CA, Wednesday, July 15, 2026 through Tuesday, July 13, 2027 Local 5 nm from the route, 1179 nm along the route · security · until 13 July · ZLA
- 6/2652 Coyote Wells, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 18 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 2 January · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at LIT 6:38 pm CDT (23:38 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 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
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: Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field, San Diego International.