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San Diego International to San Francisco International SAN → SFO

388 nautical miles (447 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 321°, about 310° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 58 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 11-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:04 am PDT (11:04 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now SAN is marginal VFR, wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 5 knots; SFO is VFR, wind calm. 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: 14,228 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 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the first 0 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 139 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

B739 at 1,800 ft, 0 nm northwest, 12:34 am PDT (07:34 UTC): a broken layer, 18 °C, remarks: bases 1,800 ft to the east. At the departure end, 0 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAN UA /OV FINAL RWY 27/TM 0734/FL018/TP B739/SK BKN/WX 4SM/TA 18/WV CALM/RM BASES 018 TO THE EAST
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Report
a routine report filed through SAN
Where
final runway 27
Time
07:34 UTC
Height
at 1,800 ft
Aircraft
B739
Sky
a broken layer
Weather
4SM
Temperature
18 °C
Wind
calm
Remarks
bases 1,800 ft to the east
E75L at 700 ft, 0 nm northwest, 11:40 pm PDT (06:40 UTC): a broken layer, 18 °C, wind 170° at 6 knots, remarks: rain bases 700 ft to the east. At the departure end, 0 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAN UA /OV FINAL RWY 27/TM 0640/FL007/TP E75L/SK BKN/WX 5SM/TA 18/WV 17006/RM -RA BASES 007 TO THE EAST
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Report
a routine report filed through SAN
Where
final runway 27
Time
06:40 UTC
Height
at 700 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Sky
a broken layer
Weather
5SM
Temperature
18 °C
Wind
from 170° at 6 knots
Remarks
rain bases 700 ft to the east
BCS3 at 1,000 ft, 0 nm northwest, 11:20 pm PDT (06:20 UTC): remarks: during the descent runway 27. At the departure end, 0 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
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SAN UA /OV SAN/TM 0620/FL010/TP BCS3/SK BASE010/RM DURD RY27
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Report
a routine report filed through SAN
Where
over SAN
Time
06:20 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Sky
BASE010
Remarks
during the descent runway 27
B737 at 2,500 ft, 0 nm northwest, 10:07 pm PDT (05:07 UTC): a broken layer from 3,000 ft to 5,000 ft, remarks: during the descent runway 27. At the departure end, 0 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAN UA /OV SAN/TM 0507/FL025/TP B737/SK BKN030-TOP050/RM DURD RY27
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Report
a routine report filed through SAN
Where
over SAN
Time
05:07 UTC
Height
at 2,500 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
a broken layer from 3,000 ft, tops 5,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent runway 27
B38M at 3,000 ft, 38 nm northeast, 10:47 pm PDT (05:47 UTC): a broken layer from 2,900 ft to 8,000 ft, remarks: BASE030. 70 nm along the route, 38 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ONT UA /OV KONT080005/TM 0547/FL030/TP B38M/SK BKN029-TOP080/RM BASE030
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Report
a routine report filed through ONT
Where
5 nm east (080°) of KONT
Time
05:47 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Sky
a broken layer from 2,900 ft, tops 8,000 ft
Remarks
BASE030

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 westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even 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, WJF, SBA, FAT, SFO). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
4,500 ft	170° at 11 kt	−10 kt	6 °C	130 kt	2 h 59 min	4:05 am PDT (11:05 UTC)
6,500 ft	180° at 14 kt	−11 kt	5 °C	131 kt	2 h 58 min	4:04 am PDT (11:04 UTC)
8,500 ft	200° at 15 kt	−8 kt	2 °C	128 kt	3 h 02 min	4:08 am PDT (11:08 UTC)
10,500 ft	210° at 16 kt	−5 kt	-1 °C	125 kt	3 h 06 min	4:12 am PDT (11:12 UTC)
12,500 ft	220° at 17 kt	−2 kt	-5 °C	122 kt	3 h 11 min	4:17 am PDT (11:17 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 17 kt	0	-8 °C	120 kt	3 h 14 min	4:20 am PDT (11:20 UTC)
16,500 ft	240° at 18 kt	+3 kt	-11 °C	117 kt	3 h 19 min	4:25 am PDT (11:25 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	250° at 18 kt	+5 kt	-13 °C	115 kt	3 h 22 min	4:28 am PDT (11:28 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	250° at 21 kt	+7 kt	-22 °C	113 kt	3 h 26 min	4:32 am PDT (11:32 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 30 kt	+2 kt	-30 °C	118 kt	3 h 17 min	4:23 am PDT (11:23 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	230° at 39 kt	−2 kt	-36 °C	122 kt	3 h 11 min	4:17 am PDT (11:17 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	220° at 43 kt	−5 kt	-44 °C	125 kt	3 h 06 min	4:12 am PDT (11:12 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; 35 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°
WJF	used from 100 nm out; 38 nm from the line		200/28 6°	210/28 3°	210/29 -4°	210/28 -14°	220/41 -20°	220/47 -29°	220/46 -37°	220/53 -44°
SBA	used from 149 nm out; 37 nm from the line	L/V	190/13 5°	210/20 2°	220/22 -3°	260/19 -13°	230/35 -22°	220/43 -28°	220/46 -36°	220/45 -44°
FAT	used from 249 nm out; 62 nm from the line	130/16	160/20 5°	190/28 -1°	210/25 -5°	220/27 -15°	230/21 -26°	220/42 -29°	220/44 -35°	220/44 -44°
SFO	used from 299 nm out; 65 nm from the line	120/13	090/14 5°	040/14 -1°	350/17 -5°	360/42 -14°	360/64 -23°	350/38 -32°	300/19 -37°	250/18 -44°

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	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,400 feet, a broken layer at 2,200 feet, overcast at 3,200 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the west-southwest (250°) at 5 knots	4 mi	2,200 ft	16 ft	12:51 am PDT (07:51 UTC)
CRQ Carlsbad, CA	20 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,300 feet, a broken layer at 4,000 feet, overcast at 8,500 feet Weather: light rain	from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	3,300 ft	330 ft	07:53 UTC
LGB Long Beach, CA	80 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,000 feet, overcast at 3,500 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the southeast (130°) at 4 knots	3 mi	2,500 ft	60 ft	07:53 UTC
SMO Santa Monica, CA	100 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,200 feet, a broken layer at 4,300 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet	from the west-southwest (250°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	3,200 ft	169 ft	07:51 UTC
SZP Santa Paula, CA	139 nm out, 11 nm south of the line	no report just now				250 ft
PRB Paso Robles, CA	249 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line	VFR Sky: overcast at 5,000 feet	from the south (190°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	5,000 ft	838 ft	07:53 UTC
KIC King City, CA	289 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line	no report just now				374 ft
SNS Salinas, CA	319 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: overcast at 4,700 feet	calm	10+ mi	4,700 ft	84 ft	07:53 UTC
PAO Palo Alto, CA	368 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	6 ft	03:47 UTC
SFO San Francisco, CA	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	13 ft	12:56 am PDT (07:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 838 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SFO when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:04 am PDT (11:04 UTC)

Wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for SFO

From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 3:00 pm PDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the west at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for SAN, the departure

From Mon 1:00 am PDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 5 knots, visibility 4 miles, light rain showers, mist, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, a broken layer at 2,200 feet
From Mon 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 10 nm from the route, 70 nm along the route · security · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at SAN 6:18 pm PDT (01:18 UTC), at SFO 6:35 pm PDT (01:35 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:01 pm PDT (02:01 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SFO is before sunrise there (7:14 am PDT (14:14 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 · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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, San Francisco International.