San Antonio International to Albany International SAT → ALB
1,427 nautical miles (1,642 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 050°, about 046° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 10 h 25 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 17-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:08 pm EDT (17:08 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 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 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 718 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 369 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 239 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. 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 SAT.
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 13 forecast points nearest it (SAT, CLL, SHV, LIT, MEM, BNA, LOU, CVG, CMH, AGC, PSB, AVP, ALB). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 240° at 7 kt | −7 kt | 127 kt | 11 h 14 min | 1:57 pm EDT (17:57 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 290° at 8 kt | −6 kt | 13 °C | 126 kt | 11 h 20 min | 2:03 pm EDT (18:03 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 290° at 10 kt | −6 kt | 13 °C | 126 kt | 11 h 20 min | 2:03 pm EDT (18:03 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 290° at 12 kt | −7 kt | 9 °C | 127 kt | 11 h 14 min | 1:57 pm EDT (17:57 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 300° at 12 kt | −5 kt | 6 °C | 125 kt | 11 h 25 min | 2:08 pm EDT (18:08 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 300° at 13 kt | −6 kt | 2 °C | 126 kt | 11 h 20 min | 2:03 pm EDT (18:03 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 300° at 14 kt | −7 kt | -2 °C | 127 kt | 11 h 14 min | 1:57 pm EDT (17:57 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 16 kt | −8 kt | -6 °C | 128 kt | 11 h 09 min | 1:52 pm EDT (17:52 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 16 kt | −8 kt | -7 °C | 128 kt | 11 h 09 min | 1:52 pm EDT (17:52 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 20 kt | −9 kt | -18 °C | 129 kt | 11 h 04 min | 1:47 pm EDT (17:47 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 33 kt | −12 kt | -33 °C | 132 kt | 10 h 49 min | 1:32 pm EDT (17:32 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 38 kt | −17 kt | -41 °C | 137 kt | 10 h 25 min | 1:08 pm EDT (17:08 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 34 kt | −14 kt | -50 °C | 134 kt | 10 h 39 min | 1:22 pm EDT (17:22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 150/26 | 180/18 19° | 180/18 14° | 200/14 9° | 230/16 -6° | 210/9 -13° | 270/8 -29° | 280/6 -39° | 340/19 -51° |
| CLL | used from 50 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 170/22 | 170/26 18° | 200/15 14° | 240/13 8° | 240/15 -5° | 260/17 -13° | 290/27 -29° | 290/22 -40° | 320/30 -51° |
| SHV | used from 200 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 200/18 | 230/24 18° | 230/24 12° | 240/14 8° | 260/12 -4° | 240/11 -15° | 300/31 -29° | 300/32 -40° | 300/36 -52° |
| LIT | used from 399 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 220/21 | 230/17 16° | 250/24 12° | 260/15 7° | 260/13 -5° | 280/25 -16° | 290/35 -30° | 300/42 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| MEM | used from 499 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| BNA | used from 649 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 310/20 | 340/20 17° | 330/24 10° | 340/22 5° | 330/26 -6° | 340/29 -18° | 330/52 -33° | 320/62 -41° | 340/45 -50° |
| LOU | used from 748 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 310/18 | 340/28 16° | 340/29 10° | 350/27 3° | 330/27 -7° | 340/39 -19° | 330/58 -33° | 330/67 -41° | 330/40 -49° |
| CVG | used from 848 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/32 16° | 350/35 10° | 350/30 3° | 330/30 -7° | 340/44 -20° | 340/58 -35° | 330/72 -41° | 320/36 -49° |
| CMH | used from 948 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 330/15 | 340/22 14° | 340/24 9° | 340/23 4° | 340/35 -9° | 340/49 -20° | 340/58 -37° | 330/70 -42° | 340/55 -47° |
| AGC | used from 1048 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 350/14 | 330/20 11° | 340/18 8° | 330/17 3° | 340/22 -11° | 340/31 -22° | 330/33 -36° | 300/34 -41° | 300/35 -47° |
| PSB | used from 1147 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 360/13 13° | 330/14 7° | 300/11 3° | 290/12 -11° | 240/23 -23° | 270/25 -36° | 250/34 -40° | 250/45 -48° | |
| AVP | used from 1247 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 150/5 | 350/13 12° | 270/20 8° | 260/17 4° | 260/25 -11° | 240/31 -22° | 240/54 -35° | 230/61 -41° | 240/55 -49° |
| ALB | used from 1347 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 120/9 | 270/8 10° | L/V 5° | 260/9 1° | 260/34 -10° | 250/42 -22° | 240/57 -35° | 240/70 -42° | 240/65 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAT San Antonio, TX | departure | no report just now | 809 ft | ||||
| HYI Austin, TX | 40 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 594 ft | ||||
| GGG Longview, TX | 259 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 365 ft | ||||
| DTN Shreveport, LA | 299 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 179 ft | ||||
| NQA Millington, TN | 559 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 322 ft | ||||
| MKL Jackson, TN | 609 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 434 ft | ||||
| BRY Bardstown, KY | 818 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 669 ft | ||||
| LEX Lexington, KY | 858 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 979 ft | ||||
| AGC Pittsburgh, PA | 1117 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,251 ft | ||||
| UNV State College, PA | 1217 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,231 ft | ||||
| BGM Binghamton, NY | 1327 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,635 ft | ||||
| ALB Albany, NY | destination | no report just now | 284 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,635 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ALB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:08 pm EDT (17:08 UTC)
ALB has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at SAT 7:05 pm CDT (00:05 UTC), at ALB 6:18 pm EDT (22:18 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:46 pm EDT (22:46 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 Antonio International, Albany International.