San Diego International to Rick Husband Amarillo International SAN → AMA
784 nautical miles (903 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 075°, about 064° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 05 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 72-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:42 am CDT (07:42 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: 3 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
- SIGMET 3C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 30 knots, until 9:55 pm PDT (04:55 UTC). Over the route from 596 to 645 nm out.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 120255 MKCC WST 120255 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3C VALID UNTIL 0455Z TX NM FROM 50SE CIM-70WNW MRF-30W ELP-10W FTI-50SE CIM AREA TS MOV FROM 22030KT. TOPS TO FL300.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 40 to 109 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 268 to 318 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 278 to 635 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 348 to 665 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 SAN.
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 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 6 forecast points nearest it (SAN, BLH, PHX, ABQ, TCC, AMA). 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 | 190° at 10 kt | −5 kt | 125 kt | 6 h 16 min | 4:53 am CDT (09:53 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 200° at 26 kt | −15 kt | 135 kt | 5 h 48 min | 4:25 am CDT (09:25 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 27 kt | −18 kt | 9 °C | 138 kt | 5 h 41 min | 4:18 am CDT (09:18 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 210° at 27 kt | −19 kt | 8 °C | 139 kt | 5 h 38 min | 4:15 am CDT (09:15 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 210° at 31 kt | −21 kt | 4 °C | 141 kt | 5 h 34 min | 4:11 am CDT (09:11 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 210° at 35 kt | −25 kt | 0 °C | 145 kt | 5 h 24 min | 4:01 am CDT (09:01 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 41 kt | −30 kt | -3 °C | 150 kt | 5 h 14 min | 3:51 am CDT (08:51 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 46 kt | −35 kt | -7 °C | 155 kt | 5 h 03 min | 3:40 am CDT (08:40 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 47 kt | −36 kt | -8 °C | 156 kt | 5 h 02 min | 3:39 am CDT (08:39 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 59 kt | −49 kt | -19 °C | 169 kt | 4 h 38 min | 3:15 am CDT (08:15 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 76 kt | −67 kt | -27 °C | 187 kt | 4 h 12 min | 2:49 am CDT (07:49 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 79 kt | −72 kt | -35 °C | 192 kt | 4 h 05 min | 2:42 am CDT (07:42 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 64 kt | −59 kt | -47 °C | 179 kt | 4 h 23 min | 3:00 am CDT (08:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAN | used from 0 nm out; 25 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° |
| BLH | used from 50 nm out; 63 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° |
| PHX | used from 199 nm out; 45 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° |
| ABQ | used from 397 nm out; 125 nm from the line | 220/27 11° | 210/35 5° | 220/46 -9° | 230/62 -20° | 240/78 -25° | 240/80 -35° | 240/56 -47° | ||
| TCC | used from 596 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 210/42 | 230/33 14° | 230/32 6° | 220/35 -6° | 230/49 -19° | 240/72 -27° | 250/62 -36° | 250/52 -48° | |
| AMA | used from 745 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 210/38 | 230/29 14° | 240/29 7° | 220/27 -5° | 240/37 -18° | 240/66 -28° | 250/59 -37° | 260/47 -49° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAN San Diego, CA | departure | no report just now | 16 ft | ||||
| RNM Ramona, CA | 20 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,394 ft | ||||
| CLR Calipatria, CA | 89 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | -181 ft | ||||
| BXK Buckeye, AZ | 228 nm out, 15 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,033 ft | ||||
| DVT Phoenix, AZ | 258 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,478 ft | ||||
| SOW Show Low, AZ | 367 nm out, 8 nm north of the line | no report just now | 6,415 ft | ||||
| JTC Springerville, AZ | 407 nm out, 9 nm south of the line | no report just now | 7,055 ft | ||||
| ABQ Albuquerque, NM | 546 nm out, 23 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,354 ft | ||||
| SXU Santa Rosa, NM | 635 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 4,791 ft | ||||
| HRX Hereford, TX | 755 nm out, 18 nm south of the line | no report just now | 3,787 ft | ||||
| AMA Amarillo, TX | destination | no report just now | 3,606 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 AMA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:42 am CDT (07:42 UTC)
AMA has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/2652 Coyote Wells, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 20 nm from the route, 50 nm along the route · security · until 2 January · ZLA
- 6/4812 El Centro, CA, Wednesday, July 15, 2026 through Tuesday, July 13, 2027 Local on the route, 70 nm along the route · security · until 13 July · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at SAN 6:19 pm PDT (01:19 UTC), at AMA 7:15 pm CDT (00:15 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:41 pm CDT (00:41 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at AMA is before sunrise there (7:50 am CDT (12:50 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: San Diego International, Rick Husband Amarillo International.