Plan a flight · Sun 7:32 pm CDT (00:32 UTC)

San Antonio International to Charlotte/Douglas International SAT → CLT

950 nautical miles (1,093 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 064°, about 060° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 41 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 22-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:13 am EDT (07:13 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now SAT is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 10 knots, gusting to 20; CLT is VFR, wind from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots. 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: 2,713 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 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 580 to 690 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 760 to 850 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 7,000 ft. Over the route from 790 to 910 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 SAT.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

A320 at 24,000 ft, 45 nm south, 5:07 pm CDT (22:07 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the climb zhu. 160 nm along the route, 45 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV IAH/TM 2207/FL240/TP A320/TB OCNL LGT CHOP /RM DURC. ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
over IAH
Time
22:07 UTC
Height
at 24,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
during the climb zhu
BE35 at 4,000 ft, 41 nm northwest, 5:03 pm CDT (22:03 UTC): light clear-air turbulence above 4,000 ft, wind 133° at 26 knots, remarks: ZFW30. 280 nm along the route, 41 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BAD UA /OV EMG210025/TM 2203/FL040/TP BE35/WV 133026 KT/TB LGT CAT 040/RM ZFW30
```
Report
a routine report filed through BAD
Where
25 nm southwest (210°) of EMG
Time
22:03 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
BE35
Wind
wind from 133° at 26 knots knots
Turbulence
light clear-air turbulence at 4,000 ft
Remarks
ZFW30
B39M at 32,000 ft, 32 nm southeast, 6:07 pm CDT (23:07 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 320 nm along the route, 32 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AEX UA /OV AEX/TM 2307/FL320/TP B39M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through AEX
Where
over AEX
Time
23:07 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
zhu
UAL1770 at 34,000 ft, 46 nm south, 5:55 pm CDT (22:55 UTC): light chop turbulence, wind 349° at 61 knots. 570 nm along the route, 46 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL1770 3230N 08800W 2255 F340 349/061KT TB CONT LGT CHOP CONT LGT TURB IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
B712 at 30,000 ft, 28 nm south, 6:09 pm CDT (23:09 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZME46. 580 nm along the route, 28 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CBM UA /OV IGB135050/TM 2309/FL300/TP B712/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZME46
```
Report
a routine report filed through CBM
Where
50 nm southeast (135°) of IGB
Time
23:09 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
B712
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
ZME46
A21N at 34,000 ft, 28 nm south, 6:05 pm CDT (23:05 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZME46. 580 nm along the route, 28 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CBM UA /OV IGB135050/TM 2305/FL340/TP A21N/TB LGT-MOD CHOP/RM ZME46
```
Report
a routine report filed through CBM
Where
50 nm southeast (135°) of IGB
Time
23:05 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
light to moderate chop
Remarks
ZME46
B712 at 3,000 ft, 47 nm northwest, 6:13 pm CDT (23:13 UTC): scattered clouds from 3,000 ft to 3,200 ft; clear from 3,200 ft to 60,000 ft. 750 nm along the route, 47 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA180005/TM 2313/FL030/TP B712/SK SCT030-TOP032/SKC
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
5 nm south (180°) of CHA
Time
23:13 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
B712
Sky
SCT030-TOP032 C
B752 descending, 40 nm south, 6:03 pm CDT (23:03 UTC): remarks: final runway 26R atl. 760 nm along the route, 40 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ATL/TM 2303/FLDURD/TP B752/SK BASES 031 TOPS 045/RM FINAL RWY 26R ATL
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over ATL
Time
23:03 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B752
Sky
bases 3,100 ft tops 4,500 ft
Remarks
final runway 26R atl
B739 descending, 40 nm south, 5:38 pm CDT (22:38 UTC): a broken layer above 3,200 ft, remarks: final runway 28 atl. 760 nm along the route, 40 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ATL/TM 2238/FLDURD/TP B739/SK BKN032/RM FINAL RWY 28 ATL
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over ATL
Time
22:38 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B739
Sky
a broken layer from 3,200 ft
Remarks
final runway 28 atl
B717 descending, 40 nm south, 4:42 pm CDT (21:42 UTC): 18 °C, wind 284° at 15 knots, remarks: final runway 27L atl. 760 nm along the route, 40 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ATL/TM 2142/FLDURD/TP B717/SK BASES 030/TA 18/WV 284/15/RM FINAL RWY 27L ATL
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over ATL
Time
21:42 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B717
Sky
bases 3,000 ft
Temperature
18 °C
Wind
284/15
Remarks
final runway 27L atl
A320 at 37,000 ft, 40 nm south, 4:36 pm CDT (21:36 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-27. 760 nm along the route, 40 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV GSU180035/TM 2136/FL370/TP A320/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD-27
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
35 nm south (180°) of GSU
Time
21:36 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
ZTLFD-27
C55B at 3,000 ft, 28 nm south, 5:29 pm CDT (22:29 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 790 nm along the route, 28 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LZU UA /OV 070010/TM 2229/FL030/TP C55B/SK BASE030
```
Report
a routine report filed through LZU
Where
wind from 070° at 10 knots
Time
22:29 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
C55B
Sky
BASE030
SF50 at 7,000 ft, 42 nm north, 5:37 pm CDT (22:37 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, imc, remarks: ZTLFD-45. At the destination end, 42 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HKY UA /OV BZM/TM 2237/FL070/TP SF50/SK IMC/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZTLFD-45
```
Report
a routine report filed through HKY
Where
over BZM
Time
22:37 UTC
Height
at 7,000 ft
Aircraft
SF50
Sky
instrument conditions
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
ZTLFD-45

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 8 forecast points nearest it (SAT, CLL, LCH, SHV, JAN, BHM, ATL, GSP). 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	270° at 8 kt	−8 kt		128 kt	7 h 25 min	3:57 am EDT (07:57 UTC)
5,500 ft	290° at 11 kt	−8 kt		128 kt	7 h 25 min	3:57 am EDT (07:57 UTC)
7,500 ft	290° at 13 kt	−11 kt	13 °C	131 kt	7 h 15 min	3:47 am EDT (07:47 UTC)
9,500 ft	280° at 16 kt	−13 kt	10 °C	133 kt	7 h 09 min	3:41 am EDT (07:41 UTC)
11,500 ft	290° at 18 kt	−14 kt	7 °C	134 kt	7 h 05 min	3:37 am EDT (07:37 UTC)
13,500 ft	290° at 20 kt	−15 kt	3 °C	135 kt	7 h 02 min	3:34 am EDT (07:34 UTC)
15,500 ft	290° at 21 kt	−16 kt	0 °C	136 kt	6 h 59 min	3:31 am EDT (07:31 UTC)
17,500 ft	290° at 23 kt	−18 kt	-4 °C	138 kt	6 h 53 min	3:25 am EDT (07:25 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	290° at 23 kt	−18 kt	-5 °C	138 kt	6 h 53 min	3:25 am EDT (07:25 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	280° at 24 kt	−20 kt	-16 °C	140 kt	6 h 47 min	3:19 am EDT (07:19 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	290° at 31 kt	−22 kt	-31 °C	142 kt	6 h 41 min	3:13 am EDT (07:13 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	290° at 31 kt	−21 kt	-41 °C	141 kt	6 h 44 min	3:16 am EDT (07:16 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	290° at 31 kt	−22 kt	-51 °C	142 kt	6 h 41 min	3:13 am EDT (07:13 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

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	130/22	140/24 18°	170/19 13°	190/13 7°	240/15 -4°	220/14 -13°	270/11 -28°	280/10 -40°	310/18 -51°
CLL	used from 50 nm out; 52 nm from the line	160/18	190/18 16°	200/19 12°	220/14 7°	260/18 -5°	250/20 -13°	290/29 -29°	290/31 -40°	300/22 -53°
LCH	used from 200 nm out; 89 nm from the line	190/6	180/8 18°	170/13 12°	220/12 7°	290/10 -4°	280/15 -14°	320/30 -31°	320/32 -40°	320/39 -53°
SHV	used from 250 nm out; 62 nm from the line	190/11	230/19 17°	230/26 12°	260/15 7°	280/16 -4°	300/17 -15°	300/34 -30°	300/31 -41°	310/42 -52°
JAN	used from 350 nm out; 90 nm from the line	260/6	310/14 17°	280/13 12°	290/19 6°	310/22 -5°	310/28 -17°	320/44 -32°	330/48 -41°	320/52 -51°
BHM	used from 550 nm out; 71 nm from the line	300/16	330/32 16°	320/37 11°	330/37 6°	310/33 -7°	310/30 -18°	320/40 -34°	330/43 -41°	330/30 -49°
ATL	used from 700 nm out; 51 nm from the line	300/23	320/26 14°	320/34 10°	320/41 5°	290/32 -6°	290/31 -18°	280/28 -33°	260/32 -41°	250/28 -50°
GSP	used from 800 nm out; 60 nm from the line	300/22	310/22 11°	300/22 7°	290/28 5°	270/36 -5°	250/42 -18°	230/54 -31°	230/59 -40°	230/65 -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	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 6,500 feet, a few clouds at 20,000 feet	from the south-southeast (150°) at 10 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	none	809 ft	6:51 pm CDT (23:51 UTC)
BAZ New Braunfels, TX	20 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	none	658 ft	23:51 UTC
CLL College Station, TX	130 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	320 ft	23:53 UTC
LFK Lufkin, TX	220 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	295 ft	23:53 UTC
IER Natchitoches, LA	310 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	121 ft	00:15 UTC
HKS Jackson, MS	460 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (270°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	341 ft	23:53 UTC
GTR Columbus/W Point/Starkville, MS	560 nm out, 19 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	264 ft	23:56 UTC
BHM Birmingham, AL	650 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,200 feet	from the west (280°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	650 ft	23:53 UTC
PYP Centre, AL	710 nm out, 5 nm north of the line	no report just now				594 ft
RYY Atlanta, GA	760 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,400 feet, a broken layer at 2,800 feet	from the west (270°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	2,800 ft	1,040 ft	23:50 UTC
GMU Greenville, SC	880 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: overcast at 7,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	7,000 ft	1,048 ft	23:53 UTC
CLT Charlotte, NC	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 3,700 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	5,000 ft	747 ft	7:52 pm EDT (23:52 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,048 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At CLT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:13 am EDT (07:13 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,500 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for CLT

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,500 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 23,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for SAT, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 15 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 6,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 am CDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 1,200 feet
From Mon 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,200 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm CDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the south at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet

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

6/5849 Austin, TX, Friday, October 2, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 23 nm from the route, 50 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZHU

Daylight

Sunset at SAT 7:06 pm CDT (00:06 UTC), at CLT 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm EDT (23:18 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CLT is before sunrise there (7:27 am EDT (11:27 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 southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Southeast · 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 Antonio International, Charlotte/Douglas International.