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San Diego International to Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Field SAN → HSV

1,518 nautical miles (1,747 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 077°, about 066° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 56 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 50-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:13 am CDT (09:13 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 return flight

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 W69W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 6:55 pm PDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 200 to 569 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 69W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    TX NM AZ
    FROM 50ENE PGS-60SE ABQ-20ENE ELP-70SSW SSO-50SE BZA-50ENE PGS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • SIGMET W68W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 6:55 pm PDT (01:55 UTC). Near the route, 569 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 68W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    CO NM AZ UT
    FROM 30W CHE-20NNW TBE-60SE ABQ-40N SJN-30SW MTU-30W CHE
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 6E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 30 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 20 to 100 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Near the route, 120 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 300 to 639 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 310 to 489 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 360 to 609 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the last 50 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 20:00–03:00 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 13 forecast points nearest it (SAN, BLH, PHX, ABQ, ROW, TCC, AMA, SPS, OKC, FSM, LIT, MEM, HSV). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft210° at 16 kt−10 kt130 kt11 h 41 min6:58 am CDT (11:58 UTC)
5,500 ft210° at 18 kt−12 kt132 kt11 h 30 min6:47 am CDT (11:47 UTC)
7,500 ft220° at 19 kt−14 kt12 °C134 kt11 h 20 min6:37 am CDT (11:37 UTC)
9,500 ft230° at 20 kt−16 kt10 °C136 kt11 h 10 min6:27 am CDT (11:27 UTC)
11,500 ft230° at 22 kt−19 kt6 °C139 kt10 h 55 min6:12 am CDT (11:12 UTC)
13,500 ft230° at 24 kt−21 kt2 °C141 kt10 h 46 min6:03 am CDT (11:03 UTC)
15,500 ft240° at 25 kt−23 kt-2 °C143 kt10 h 37 min5:54 am CDT (10:54 UTC)
17,500 ft240° at 27 kt−25 kt-6 °C145 kt10 h 28 min5:45 am CDT (10:45 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 28 kt−26 kt-7 °C146 kt10 h 24 min5:41 am CDT (10:41 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 35 kt−34 kt-18 °C154 kt9 h 51 min5:08 am CDT (10:08 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 47 kt−47 kt-29 °C167 kt9 h 05 min4:22 am CDT (09:22 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 48 kt−50 kt-37 °C170 kt8 h 56 min4:13 am CDT (09:13 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 42 kt−44 kt-49 °C164 kt9 h 15 min4:32 am CDT (09:32 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
SANused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line200/10240/19 9°240/27 5°230/22 -1°220/40 -10°220/49 -19°220/54 -29°220/61 -35°220/56 -44°
BLHused from 50 nm out; 63 nm from the line230/22210/24 11°230/23 5°230/26 0°220/38 -10°230/52 -19°220/58 -28°220/69 -34°220/59 -45°
PHXused from 200 nm out; 40 nm from the line210/19210/20 14°200/20 6°210/40 1°220/58 -8°220/68 -20°220/82 -26°230/83 -34°230/69 -46°
ABQused from 399 nm out; 127 nm from the line200/28 13°210/28 5°210/44 -7°230/46 -20°230/80 -28°240/74 -35°240/58 -47°
ROWused from 599 nm out; 70 nm from the line180/23190/24 15°210/27 7°230/35 -6°240/53 -17°240/62 -27°250/64 -38°260/60 -50°
TCCused from 649 nm out; 42 nm from the line200/26200/28 14°220/25 7°230/28 -7°240/41 -19°240/62 -28°250/61 -37°250/49 -49°
AMAused from 749 nm out; 35 nm from the line190/28220/26 14°230/27 7°250/24 -6°250/32 -16°240/51 -28°250/52 -38°250/51 -50°
SPSused from 849 nm out; 81 nm from the line180/26200/25 16°220/19 13°220/20 9°230/26 -5°230/34 -15°260/37 -28°270/42 -39°280/40 -51°
OKCused from 949 nm out; 35 nm from the line190/29200/29 16°230/22 14°240/17 9°240/28 -6°250/35 -15°270/42 -29°270/43 -39°280/38 -51°
FSMused from 1049 nm out; 75 nm from the line200/18210/19 15°230/22 13°250/18 7°270/20 -5°280/24 -16°280/35 -30°290/37 -40°300/40 -52°
LITused from 1198 nm out; 27 nm from the line220/12250/12 17°250/18 12°260/22 6°310/14 -5°310/25 -17°310/40 -31°310/38 -41°310/46 -52°
MEMused from 1298 nm out; 39 nm from the line240/9280/14 17°280/20 12°290/25 5°320/25 -6°330/31 -18°320/52 -32°330/58 -41°320/42 -50°
HSVused from 1448 nm out; 45 nm from the line290/15330/34 16°330/38 11°330/40 5°320/36 -7°320/31 -18°320/44 -34°330/53 -41°330/34 -48°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
SAN San Diego, CA departure no report just now 16 ft
RNM Ramona, CA 20 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,394 ft
SDL Scottsdale, AZ 270 nm out, 1 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 1,510 ft
JTC Springerville, AZ 399 nm out, 10 nm north of the line no report just now 7,055 ft
ONM Socorro, NM 519 nm out, 13 nm south of the line no report just now 4,875 ft
FSU Fort Sumner, NM 659 nm out, 2 nm west of the line no report just now 4,164 ft
AXS Altus, OK 899 nm out, 5 nm south of the line no report just now 1,433 ft
LAW Lawton, OK 939 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,110 ft
MLC Mc Alester, OK 1069 nm out, 5 nm east of the line no report just now 770 ft
LIT Little Rock, AR 1248 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 266 ft
OLV Olive Branch, MS 1368 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 401 ft
HSV Huntsville, AL destination no report just now 628 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 HSV when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:13 am CDT (09:13 UTC)

HSV 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 18 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 2 January · ZLA
  • 6/4812 El Centro, CA, Wednesday, July 15, 2026 through Tuesday, July 13, 2027 Local 4 nm from the route, 70 nm along the route · security · until 13 July · ZLA
  • 6/2656 Coyote Wells, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 23 nm from the route, 90 nm along the route · security · until 2 January · ZLA
  • 6/2657 Calexico, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 23 nm from the route, 90 nm along the route · security · until 2 January · ZLA
  • 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 9 nm from the route, 559 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB

Daylight

Sunset at SAN 6:19 pm PDT (01:19 UTC), at HSV 6:17 pm CDT (23:17 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:43 pm CDT (23:43 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at HSV is before sunrise there (6:50 am CDT (11:50 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

Radar now, the Pacific Southwest
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: San Diego International, Huntsville Intl-Carl T Jones Field.