San Diego International to Cleveland-Hopkins International SAN → CLE
1,757 nautical miles (2,022 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 063°, about 052° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 39 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 62-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:17 am EDT (13:17 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: 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
- SIGMET W11W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 9:55 pm PDT (04:55 UTC). Over the route from 499 to 669 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120255 MKCW WST 120255 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 11W VALID UNTIL 0455Z CO NM FROM 20WNW PUB-10ENE CIM-50WNW ABQ-30NNE DVC-20WNW PUB AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 30 to 130 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Near the route, 220 nm along the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 220 to 329 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 270 to 709 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 280 to 739 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 290 to 320 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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, 609 nm along the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 659 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 709 to 709 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 749 to 1198 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 190 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 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 14 forecast points nearest it (SAN, BLH, PRC, FMN, ALS, PUB, GCK, SLN, MKC, BRL, SPI, JOT, FWA, CLE). 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 | 230° at 23 kt | −21 kt | 141 kt | 12 h 28 min | 12:06 pm EDT (16:06 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 240° at 24 kt | −24 kt | 21 °C | 144 kt | 12 h 12 min | 11:50 am EDT (15:50 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 21 kt | −22 kt | 12 °C | 142 kt | 12 h 22 min | 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 240° at 19 kt | −19 kt | 9 °C | 139 kt | 12 h 38 min | 12:16 pm EDT (16:16 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 20 kt | −20 kt | 5 °C | 140 kt | 12 h 33 min | 12:11 pm EDT (16:11 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 23 kt | −23 kt | 1 °C | 143 kt | 12 h 17 min | 11:55 am EDT (15:55 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 230° at 27 kt | −28 kt | -3 °C | 148 kt | 11 h 52 min | 11:30 am EDT (15:30 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 230° at 32 kt | −32 kt | -7 °C | 152 kt | 11 h 34 min | 11:12 am EDT (15:12 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 33 kt | −33 kt | -8 °C | 153 kt | 11 h 29 min | 11:07 am EDT (15:07 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 40 kt | −41 kt | -20 °C | 161 kt | 10 h 55 min | 10:33 am EDT (14:33 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 53 kt | −55 kt | -30 °C | 175 kt | 10 h 02 min | 9:40 am EDT (13:40 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 59 kt | −62 kt | -38 °C | 182 kt | 9 h 39 min | 9:17 am EDT (13:17 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 52 kt | −55 kt | -48 °C | 175 kt | 10 h 02 min | 9:40 am EDT (13:40 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; 61 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° |
| PRC | used from 200 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 210/25 5° | 200/30 1° | 220/55 -10° | 220/61 -21° | 220/84 -28° | 230/90 -34° | 230/73 -45° | ||
| FMN | used from 399 nm out; 84 nm from the line | 220/28 9° | 220/40 2° | 220/53 -10° | 220/62 -22° | 230/79 -28° | 240/91 -34° | 230/71 -45° | ||
| ALS | used from 549 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 230/37 4° | 220/54 -9° | 230/62 -22° | 240/77 -26° | 240/74 -33° | 230/59 -45° | |||
| PUB | used from 699 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 230/25 13° | 230/32 6° | 220/44 -8° | 230/49 -21° | 240/70 -28° | 240/67 -34° | 240/58 -46° | ||
| GCK | used from 799 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 220/48 21° | 230/37 14° | 250/30 8° | 230/37 -6° | 240/37 -20° | 240/69 -28° | 250/67 -37° | 260/58 -48° | |
| SLN | used from 949 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 210/53 | 230/41 20° | 240/26 14° | 230/16 8° | 240/25 -7° | 240/35 -19° | 250/61 -30° | 260/65 -38° | 260/56 -49° |
| MKC | used from 1098 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 220/44 | 250/28 18° | 250/18 13° | 240/12 6° | 280/24 -6° | 240/34 -18° | 260/47 -30° | 260/51 -40° | 270/58 -50° |
| BRL | used from 1248 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 230/24 | 240/29 15° | 290/16 10° | 280/15 4° | 260/23 -7° | 260/32 -19° | 260/36 -33° | 280/48 -41° | 280/59 -52° |
| SPI | used from 1398 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 220/21 | 250/23 16° | 260/27 9° | 270/14 6° | 270/23 -7° | 270/31 -19° | 270/28 -33° | 290/48 -42° | 300/55 -52° |
| JOT | used from 1448 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 250/23 | 270/22 15° | 250/16 10° | 240/9 4° | 280/22 -7° | 280/29 -19° | 300/29 -34° | 290/50 -43° | 300/64 -52° |
| FWA | used from 1548 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 300/17 | 320/20 16° | 330/20 10° | 340/15 3° | 310/27 -8° | 320/37 -20° | 330/52 -36° | 330/65 -43° | 330/60 -50° |
| CLE | used from 1697 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 340/7 | 010/16 13° | 350/18 8° | 350/20 3° | 340/31 -10° | 340/46 -21° | 340/54 -37° | 330/62 -44° | 340/65 -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, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,394 ft | ||||
| PRC Prescott, AZ | 270 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,045 ft | ||||
| RQE Window Rock, AZ | 439 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 6,742 ft | ||||
| TAD Trinidad, CO | 689 nm out, 7 nm south of the line | no report just now | 5,761 ft | ||||
| TQK Scott City, KS | 869 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 2,968 ft | ||||
| SLN Salina, KS | 1018 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,288 ft | ||||
| STJ St Joseph, MO | 1158 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 826 ft | ||||
| PIA Peoria, IL | 1398 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 660 ft | ||||
| BMI Bloomington/Normal, IL | 1428 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 871 ft | ||||
| FWA Fort Wayne, IN | 1608 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 814 ft | ||||
| CLE Cleveland, OH | destination | no report just now | 799 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,742 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CLE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:17 am EDT (13:17 UTC)
CLE has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/4812 El Centro, CA, Wednesday, July 15, 2026 through Tuesday, July 13, 2027 Local 9 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 13 July · ZLA
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 23 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 23 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
Daylight
Sunset at SAN 6:19 pm PDT (01:19 UTC), at CLE 6:51 pm EDT (22:51 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm EDT (23:19 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: San Diego International, Cleveland-Hopkins International.