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San Diego International to Philadelphia International SAN → PHL

2,055 nautical miles (2,365 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 066°, about 055° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 11 h 33 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 58-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:14 pm EDT (19:14 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: 2,050 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 C12C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 25,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 1:55 am PDT (08:55 UTC). Near the route, 619 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120655
    MKCC WST 120655
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 12C
    VALID UNTIL 0855Z
    CO NM
    FROM 40W PUB-30SSE PUB-30W CIM-50WSW ALS-40W PUB
    DMSHG AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL250.
  • SIGMET E25E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 35,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 1:55 am PDT (08:55 UTC). Over the last 20 nm of the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120655
    MKCE WST 120655
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 25E
    VALID UNTIL 0855Z
    RI NY NJ PA DE MD AND MA RI NJ NY CT CSTL WTRS
    FROM 30SSE PVD-60SSE ACK-110SSE HTO-40N SBY-30SSW ETX-30SSE PVD
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL350.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft, from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the first 688 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist), from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 229 to 319 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft, from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 269 to 728 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), from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 299 to 319 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), from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 728 to 1257 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), from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the last 559 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist), from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 1796 to 1955 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft, from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the last 170 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 19 forecast points nearest it (SAN, BLH, PRC, FMN, ABQ, ALS, PUB, GCK, ICT, MKC, COU, STL, SPI, IND, CVG, CMH, AGC, PSB, ACY). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft240° at 17 kt−17 kt137 kt15 h6:41 pm EDT (22:41 UTC)
5,500 ft250° at 18 kt−19 kt18 °C139 kt14 h 47 min6:28 pm EDT (22:28 UTC)
7,500 ft240° at 18 kt−19 kt12 °C139 kt14 h 47 min6:28 pm EDT (22:28 UTC)
9,500 ft250° at 17 kt−18 kt9 °C138 kt14 h 53 min6:34 pm EDT (22:34 UTC)
11,500 ft240° at 17 kt−18 kt5 °C138 kt14 h 53 min6:34 pm EDT (22:34 UTC)
13,500 ft240° at 20 kt−21 kt1 °C141 kt14 h 34 min6:15 pm EDT (22:15 UTC)
15,500 ft240° at 24 kt−24 kt-3 °C144 kt14 h 16 min5:57 pm EDT (21:57 UTC)
17,500 ft240° at 27 kt−28 kt-7 °C148 kt13 h 53 min5:34 pm EDT (21:34 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 28 kt−29 kt-8 °C149 kt13 h 48 min5:29 pm EDT (21:29 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 34 kt−36 kt-20 °C156 kt13 h 10 min4:51 pm EDT (20:51 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 47 kt−50 kt-31 °C170 kt12 h 05 min3:46 pm EDT (19:46 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 55 kt−58 kt-38 °C178 kt11 h 33 min3:14 pm EDT (19:14 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 48 kt−51 kt-48 °C171 kt12 h 01 min3:42 pm EDT (19:42 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
SANused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line200/11200/23 7°210/27 4°210/31 -3°220/56 -10°220/56 -19°220/52 -30°220/64 -37°220/67 -44°
BLHused from 50 nm out; 60 nm from the line210/13200/21 11°200/22 5°210/25 -1°210/51 -10°220/61 -20°220/81 -29°220/92 -34°220/79 -45°
PRCused from 200 nm out; 42 nm from the line210/25 5°200/30 1°220/55 -10°220/61 -21°220/84 -28°230/90 -34°230/73 -45°
FMNused from 399 nm out; 96 nm from the line220/28 9°220/40 2°220/53 -10°220/62 -22°230/79 -28°240/91 -34°230/71 -45°
ABQused from 499 nm out; 65 nm from the line220/27 11°210/35 5°220/46 -9°230/62 -20°240/78 -25°240/80 -35°240/56 -47°
ALSused from 599 nm out; 64 nm from the line230/37 4°220/54 -9°230/62 -22°240/77 -26°240/74 -33°230/59 -45°
PUBused from 698 nm out; 97 nm from the line230/25 13°230/32 6°220/44 -8°230/49 -21°240/70 -28°240/67 -34°240/58 -46°
GCKused from 748 nm out; 93 nm from the line220/48 21°230/37 14°250/30 8°230/37 -6°240/37 -20°240/69 -28°250/67 -37°260/58 -48°
ICTused from 948 nm out; 48 nm from the line200/48230/39 19°240/24 14°240/20 8°240/22 -6°250/31 -18°250/61 -29°260/58 -38°270/54 -49°
MKCused from 1097 nm out; 48 nm from the line220/44250/28 18°250/18 13°240/12 6°280/24 -6°240/34 -18°260/47 -30°260/51 -40°270/58 -50°
COUused from 1197 nm out; 44 nm from the line230/31230/30 15°260/16 11°270/14 6°260/24 -6°270/27 -18°270/37 -32°280/49 -41°290/56 -51°
STLused from 1297 nm out; 38 nm from the line250/24250/24 16°260/23 9°270/16 6°260/25 -6°270/29 -19°290/34 -33°290/48 -41°290/54 -51°
SPIused from 1397 nm out; 47 nm from the line220/21250/23 16°260/27 9°270/14 6°270/23 -7°270/31 -19°270/28 -33°290/48 -42°300/55 -52°
INDused from 1447 nm out; 75 nm from the line290/16310/20 16°320/21 10°330/13 3°300/25 -7°320/32 -19°330/46 -34°320/61 -43°320/63 -50°
CVGused from 1596 nm out; 37 nm from the line320/18350/32 16°350/35 10°350/30 3°330/30 -7°340/44 -20°340/58 -35°330/72 -41°320/36 -49°
CMHused from 1646 nm out; 35 nm from the line330/15340/22 14°340/24 9°340/23 4°340/35 -9°340/49 -20°340/58 -37°330/70 -42°340/55 -47°
AGCused from 1796 nm out; 35 nm from the line350/14330/20 11°340/18 8°330/17 3°340/22 -11°340/31 -22°330/33 -36°300/34 -41°300/35 -47°
PSBused from 1895 nm out; 60 nm from the line360/13 13°330/14 7°300/11 3°290/12 -11°240/23 -23°270/25 -36°250/34 -40°250/45 -48°
ACYused from 1995 nm out; 70 nm from the line220/19220/18 14°210/36 9°210/35 5°220/36 -8°240/49 -21°220/90 -31°230/103 -40°230/81 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
SAN San Diego, CA departure no report just now 16 ft
RNM Ramona, CA 20 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 1,394 ft
PRC Prescott, AZ 269 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 5,045 ft
GUP Gallup, NM 449 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line no report just now 6,472 ft
AXX Angel Fire, NM 628 nm out, 3 nm south of the line no report just now 8,379 ft
HUT Hutchinson, KS 998 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 1,542 ft
OJC Olathe, KS 1147 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,096 ft
COU Columbia, MO 1267 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 889 ft
HUF Terre Haute, IN 1496 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 589 ft
LCK Columbus, OH 1696 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 743 ft
ILG Wilmington, DE 2035 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 79 ft
PHL Philadelphia, PA destination no report just now 35 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 8,379 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PHL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:14 pm EDT (19:14 UTC)

PHL 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 6 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 13 July · ZLA
  • 6/7634 CENTRALIA, MO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 11 nm from the route, 1277 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZKC

Daylight

Sunset at SAN 6:18 pm PDT (01:18 UTC), at PHL 6:26 pm EDT (22:26 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:53 pm EDT (22:53 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, Philadelphia International.