San Diego International to Jackson Hole Airport SAN → JAC
720 nautical miles (828 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 023°, about 012° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 57 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 62-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:31 am MDT (06:31 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: 175 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 SIERRA 6E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 100 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 210 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the last 620 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 500 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the last 470 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 470 nm of the route.
- 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 260 to 340 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 110 nm of the route.
- 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). Over the last 20 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 6 forecast points nearest it (SAN, ONT, LAS, ELY, SLC, PIH). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 200° at 12 kt | −12 kt | 10 °C | 132 kt | 5 h 27 min | 2:01 am MDT (08:01 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 19 kt | −19 kt | 5 °C | 139 kt | 5 h 11 min | 1:45 am MDT (07:45 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 210° at 21 kt | −21 kt | 2 °C | 141 kt | 5 h 06 min | 1:40 am MDT (07:40 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 210° at 22 kt | −22 kt | -1 °C | 142 kt | 5 h 04 min | 1:38 am MDT (07:38 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 210° at 28 kt | −28 kt | -5 °C | 148 kt | 4 h 52 min | 1:26 am MDT (07:26 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 210° at 36 kt | −36 kt | -9 °C | 156 kt | 4 h 37 min | 1:11 am MDT (07:11 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 210° at 43 kt | −43 kt | -13 °C | 163 kt | 4 h 25 min | 12:59 am MDT (06:59 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 210° at 45 kt | −45 kt | -14 °C | 165 kt | 4 h 22 min | 12:56 am MDT (06:56 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 210° at 57 kt | −57 kt | -23 °C | 177 kt | 4 h 04 min | 12:38 am MDT (06:38 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 60 kt | −59 kt | -29 °C | 179 kt | 4 h 01 min | 12:35 am MDT (06:35 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 220° at 63 kt | −62 kt | -35 °C | 182 kt | 3 h 57 min | 12:31 am MDT (06:31 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 220° at 60 kt | −59 kt | -43 °C | 179 kt | 4 h 01 min | 12:35 am MDT (06:35 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° |
| ONT | used from 50 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 190/8 | 190/19 6° | 210/23 4° | 210/29 -3° | 210/47 -13° | 210/49 -19° | 220/47 -30° | 220/50 -36° | 220/55 -43° |
| LAS | used from 150 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 210/21 10° | 200/18 5° | 200/23 -2° | 210/49 -14° | 210/63 -21° | 220/58 -30° | 220/61 -35° | 210/56 -44° | |
| ELY | used from 300 nm out; 98 nm from the line | 200/39 3° | 210/27 -2° | 210/45 -15° | 220/56 -24° | 210/60 -28° | 210/63 -34° | 220/61 -43° | ||
| SLC | used from 450 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 200/5 | 230/8 2° | 220/20 -2° | 210/40 -12° | 190/53 -25° | 210/62 -30° | 220/69 -34° | 220/64 -43° | |
| PIH | used from 600 nm out; 58 nm from the line | L/V | 240/13 1° | 240/15 -3° | 210/42 -15° | 200/70 -25° | 220/74 -29° | 220/71 -36° | 220/62 -43° |
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, 6 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,394 ft | ||||
| TNP Twentynine Palms, CA | 100 nm out, 24 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,888 ft | ||||
| VGT Las Vegas, NV | 230 nm out, 7 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,205 ft | ||||
| OGD Ogden, UT | 570 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,472 ft | ||||
| BMC Brigham City, UT | 580 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 4,229 ft | ||||
| AFO Afton, WY | 670 nm out, 17 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 6,220 ft | ||||
| JAC Jackson, WY | destination | no report just now | 6,451 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,451 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At JAC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:31 am MDT (06:31 UTC)
JAC has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8887 Indio, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 20 nm from the route, 70 nm along the route · security · until 12 October · ZLA
- 6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 200 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
- 6/8808 Las Vegas, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 12 nm from the route, 230 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at SAN 6:19 pm PDT (01:19 UTC), at JAC 6:44 pm MDT (00:44 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:13 pm MDT (01:13 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at JAC is before sunrise there (7:33 am MDT (13:33 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, Jackson Hole Airport.