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San Diego International to Syracuse Hancock International SAN → SYR

2,020 nautical miles (2,325 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 060°, about 049° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 11 h 45 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 52-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:02 am EDT (12:02 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: 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 239 to 348 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). Over the route from 438 to 697 nm out.
    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 40 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 119 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 119 to 617 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 209 to 577 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). Over the route from 219 to 309 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Near the route, 239 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 239 to 727 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 398 to 418 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, 557 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 358 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 119 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 24,000 ft. Over the last 100 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 100 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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, at the destination end.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). 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 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 18 forecast points nearest it (SAN, BLH, PRC, FMN, ALS, PUB, GLD, SLN, GRI, OMA, DSM, BRL, JOT, MKG, FWA, CLE, BUF, SYR). 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 kt15 h 32 min11:49 am EDT (15:49 UTC)
5,500 ft220° at 16 kt−15 kt19 °C135 kt14 h 58 min11:15 am EDT (15:15 UTC)
7,500 ft230° at 18 kt−17 kt12 °C137 kt14 h 45 min11:02 am EDT (15:02 UTC)
9,500 ft240° at 17 kt−18 kt9 °C138 kt14 h 38 min10:55 am EDT (14:55 UTC)
11,500 ft240° at 18 kt−19 kt5 °C139 kt14 h 32 min10:49 am EDT (14:49 UTC)
13,500 ft240° at 20 kt−21 kt1 °C141 kt14 h 20 min10:37 am EDT (14:37 UTC)
15,500 ft240° at 24 kt−24 kt-4 °C144 kt14 h 02 min10:19 am EDT (14:19 UTC)
17,500 ft240° at 27 kt−28 kt-8 °C148 kt13 h 39 min9:56 am EDT (13:56 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 28 kt−28 kt-9 °C148 kt13 h 39 min9:56 am EDT (13:56 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 32 kt−33 kt-20 °C153 kt13 h 12 min9:29 am EDT (13:29 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 43 kt−45 kt-32 °C165 kt12 h 15 min8:32 am EDT (12:32 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340250° at 50 kt−52 kt-39 °C172 kt11 h 45 min8:02 am EDT (12:02 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 49 kt−51 kt-48 °C171 kt11 h 49 min8:06 am EDT (12:06 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; 61 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°
PRCused from 199 nm out; 43 nm from the line200/36 6°210/46 0°220/60 -10°220/75 -19°220/66 -26°230/70 -33°230/59 -45°
FMNused from 398 nm out; 80 nm from the line220/25 13°220/28 4°210/51 -9°220/59 -21°230/78 -30°230/77 -36°230/66 -46°
ALSused from 547 nm out; 51 nm from the line210/32 5°230/48 -8°230/49 -20°230/78 -30°240/74 -36°240/61 -47°
PUBused from 647 nm out; 38 nm from the line210/24 16°210/28 8°230/43 -8°240/42 -21°240/77 -30°240/72 -36°250/51 -47°
GLDused from 796 nm out; 44 nm from the line190/29200/30 15°240/23 8°250/39 -7°230/39 -19°230/57 -31°240/67 -39°250/62 -49°
SLNused from 946 nm out; 76 nm from the line190/37220/39 20°240/31 14°250/24 7°260/25 -7°250/26 -17°250/44 -31°260/47 -40°260/47 -50°
GRIused from 1045 nm out; 83 nm from the line210/31 19°240/21 14°240/17 6°260/27 -7°260/34 -18°240/45 -32°250/56 -40°260/62 -51°
OMAused from 1095 nm out; 59 nm from the line190/34230/34 19°250/25 12°250/18 6°250/22 -7°250/28 -19°260/34 -32°260/39 -41°280/56 -51°
DSMused from 1194 nm out; 45 nm from the line200/32240/27 17°260/19 10°260/16 5°260/19 -7°240/22 -19°270/20 -32°270/38 -42°290/58 -53°
BRLused from 1294 nm out; 37 nm from the line200/20250/21 16°240/22 10°260/20 5°270/16 -7°290/22 -18°320/41 -34°320/56 -43°310/68 -53°
JOTused from 1393 nm out; 62 nm from the line230/11290/12 16°300/19 10°320/19 4°300/17 -9°330/31 -20°320/49 -37°320/53 -45°320/67 -49°
MKGused from 1543 nm out; 62 nm from the line250/5320/10 15°310/19 9°320/21 3°310/23 -10°330/37 -22°330/51 -38°320/44 -47°300/60 -49°
FWAused from 1642 nm out; 100 nm from the line350/9350/24 15°360/25 9°360/29 4°350/31 -10°340/39 -22°330/40 -37°320/38 -43°320/48 -48°
CLEused from 1692 nm out; 85 nm from the line340/5320/13 14°300/12 8°310/10 2°310/14 -10°340/14 -23°320/27 -35°260/28 -40°250/36 -48°
BUFused from 1792 nm out; 88 nm from the line170/19L/V 10°040/9 6°220/8 2°230/15 -11°220/33 -22°220/47 -35°230/55 -41°230/56 -50°
SYRused from 1941 nm out; 55 nm from the line160/17200/22 10°250/10 6°L/V 1°270/11 -11°220/25 -20°220/66 -36°230/89 -42°240/74 -51°

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, 9 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,394 ft
FLG Flagstaff, AZ 309 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 7,014 ft
FMN Farmington, NM 508 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 5,506 ft
PUB Pueblo, CO 707 nm out, 23 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 4,729 ft
TKO Mankato, KS 1005 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line no report just now 1,859 ft
RPB Belleville, KS 1035 nm out, 4 nm south of the line no report just now 1,538 ft
MLI Moline, IL 1374 nm out, 0 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 589 ft
AZO Kalamazoo, MI 1602 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 873 ft
JXN Jackson, MI 1652 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,000 ft
BUF Buffalo, NY 1901 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 726 ft
SYR Syracuse, NY destination no report just now 421 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,014 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SYR when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:02 am EDT (12:02 UTC)

SYR 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 12 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 13 July · ZLA
  • 6/8887 Indio, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 25 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 12 October · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at SAN 6:19 pm PDT (01:19 UTC), at SYR 6:27 pm EDT (22:27 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 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, Syracuse Hancock International.