San Diego International to Lubbock Preston Smith International SAN → LBB
773 nautical miles (890 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 082°, about 071° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 13 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 63-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:39 am CDT (15:39 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: 2 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 20 to 446 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 20 to 40 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 278 to 357 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, 397 nm along the route.
- 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 446 to 466 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 08:00–15:00 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 7 forecast points nearest it (SAN, BLH, PHX, TUS, ABQ, ROW, LBB). 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 | 210° at 18 kt | −11 kt | 17 °C | 131 kt | 5 h 54 min | 12:20 pm CDT (17:20 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 22 kt | −13 kt | 9 °C | 133 kt | 5 h 49 min | 12:15 pm CDT (17:15 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 210° at 26 kt | −15 kt | 7 °C | 135 kt | 5 h 44 min | 12:10 pm CDT (17:10 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 210° at 31 kt | −19 kt | 3 °C | 139 kt | 5 h 34 min | 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 36 kt | −24 kt | 0 °C | 144 kt | 5 h 22 min | 11:48 am CDT (16:48 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 42 kt | −31 kt | -3 °C | 151 kt | 5 h 07 min | 11:33 am CDT (16:33 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 48 kt | −37 kt | -7 °C | 157 kt | 4 h 55 min | 11:21 am CDT (16:21 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 50 kt | −38 kt | -8 °C | 158 kt | 4 h 54 min | 11:20 am CDT (16:20 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 63 kt | −49 kt | -18 °C | 169 kt | 4 h 34 min | 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 76 kt | −58 kt | -28 °C | 178 kt | 4 h 21 min | 10:47 am CDT (15:47 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 77 kt | −63 kt | -37 °C | 183 kt | 4 h 13 min | 10:39 am CDT (15:39 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 76 kt | −60 kt | -48 °C | 180 kt | 4 h 18 min | 10:44 am CDT (15:44 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 | 240/10 | 220/19 6° | 230/26 2° | 230/29 -3° | 230/43 -11° | 220/61 -20° | 220/72 -29° | 220/75 -38° | 220/71 -48° |
| BLH | used from 50 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 240/19 | 210/20 10° | 200/27 4° | 210/34 -2° | 220/59 -10° | 220/67 -20° | 220/75 -29° | 230/78 -38° | 220/90 -47° |
| PHX | used from 198 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 190/15 | 210/25 12° | 200/34 4° | 200/34 2° | 220/58 -9° | 220/75 -19° | 220/91 -28° | 220/100 -35° | 220/95 -47° |
| TUS | used from 347 nm out; 96 nm from the line | 200/12 13° | 200/34 7° | 210/41 4° | 230/53 -7° | 220/69 -19° | 220/84 -27° | 220/88 -36° | 220/83 -48° | |
| ABQ | used from 446 nm out; 110 nm from the line | 220/19 9° | 220/35 3° | 230/50 -8° | 240/64 -19° | 230/83 -26° | 230/85 -36° | 230/80 -48° | ||
| ROW | used from 545 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 230/12 | 230/17 13° | 220/30 7° | 230/41 -5° | 240/52 -17° | 230/66 -28° | 240/63 -38° | 240/60 -50° | |
| LBB | used from 694 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 220/25 21° | 230/20 15° | 220/20 7° | 230/36 -6° | 240/50 -15° | 240/59 -28° | 260/52 -37° | 260/45 -50° |
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, 17 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,394 ft | ||||
| NYL Yuma, AZ | 129 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 213 ft | ||||
| BXK Buckeye, AZ | 228 nm out, 13 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,033 ft | ||||
| IWA Phoenix, AZ | 278 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,384 ft | ||||
| TCS Truth Or Consequences, NM | 496 nm out, 19 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,861 ft | ||||
| SRR Ruidoso, NM | 585 nm out, 10 nm south of the line | no report just now | 6,813 ft | ||||
| ROW Roswell, NM | 635 nm out, 21 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,671 ft | ||||
| LLN Levelland, TX | 744 nm out, 7 nm south of the line | no report just now | 3,514 ft | ||||
| LBB Lubbock, TX | destination | no report just now | 3,282 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,813 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LBB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:39 am CDT (15:39 UTC)
LBB 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 14 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 8 nm from the route, 69 nm along the route · security · until 13 July · ZLA
- 6/2656 Coyote Wells, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 16 nm from the route, 99 nm along the route · security · until 2 January · ZLA
- 6/2657 Calexico, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 16 nm from the route, 99 nm along the route · security · until 2 January · ZLA
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 565 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
Daylight
Sunset at SAN 6:18 pm PDT (01:18 UTC), at LBB 7:16 pm CDT (00:16 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:41 pm CDT (00:41 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, Lubbock Preston Smith International.