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San Antonio International to Spokane International SAT → GEG

1,399 nautical miles (1,610 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 326°, about 322° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 10 h 26 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 14-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:20 am PDT (17:20 UTC). Right now GEG is VFR, wind from the northeast (040°) at 10 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: 3 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 C10C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 2:55 am CDT (07:55 UTC). Over the route from 550 to 630 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120555
    MKCC WST 120555
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 10C
    VALID UNTIL 0755Z
    CO NM
    FROM 20NNE PUB-40WSW LAA-30WSW CIM-50WSW ALS-50ESE HBU-20NNE PUB
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • 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). Near the route, 460 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 460 to 919 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 500 to 610 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). Over the route from 570 to 859 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 620 to 949 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 740 to 1349 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 819 to 859 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 829 to 1209 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1099 to 1259 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 1109 to 1309 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the last 180 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

  • urgent E75L at 9,000 ft, 8 nm north, 11:30 pm CDT (04:30 UTC): remarks: low-level wind shear + 20K 1000-1500 above ground on approach. 710 nm along the route, 8 nm north of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    ASE UUA /OV ASE/TM 0430/FL090/TP E75L/RM LLWS +/- 20K 1000-1500 AGL ON APCH
    Report
    an urgent report filed through ASE
    Where
    over ASE
    Time
    04:30 UTC
    Height
    at 9,000 ft
    Aircraft
    E75L
    Remarks
    low-level wind shear + 20K 1000-1500 above ground on approach
  • PC12 at 26,000 ft, 5 nm west, 1:27 am CDT (06:27 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZDVWC-12. 650 nm along the route, 5 nm west of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    GUC UA /OV HBU090040/TM 0627/FL260/TP PC12/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-12
    Report
    a routine report filed through GUC
    Where
    40 nm east (090°) of HBU
    Time
    06:27 UTC
    Height
    at 26,000 ft
    Aircraft
    PC12
    Turbulence
    occasional light chop
    Remarks
    ZDVWC-12
  • CRJ2 at 22,000 ft, 50 nm northeast, 1:35 am CDT (06:35 UTC): no turbulence up to 26,000 ft, no icing, clear from 22,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: during the descent ZDVWC-26. 680 nm along the route, 50 nm northeast of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    DEN UA /OV DEN220060/TM 0635/FL220/TP CRJ2/SK SKC/TB NEG BLO 260/IC NEG/RM DURD/ ZDVWC-26
    Report
    a routine report filed through DEN
    Where
    60 nm southwest (220°) of DEN
    Time
    06:35 UTC
    Height
    at 22,000 ft
    Aircraft
    CRJ2
    Sky
    clear
    Turbulence
    no below 26,000 ft
    Icing
    none
    Remarks
    during the descent ZDVWC-26
  • B738 at 23,000 ft, 50 nm northeast, 1:23 am CDT (06:23 UTC): no turbulence from 23,000 ft to 26,000 ft, clear from 23,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: during the descent sskii star ZDVWC-06. 690 nm along the route, 50 nm northeast of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    DEN UA /OV DEN230060/TM 0623/FL230/TP B738/SK SKC/TB NEG 230-260/RM DURD SSKII STAR. ZDVWC-06
    Report
    a routine report filed through DEN
    Where
    60 nm southwest (230°) of DEN
    Time
    06:23 UTC
    Height
    at 23,000 ft
    Aircraft
    B738
    Sky
    clear
    Turbulence
    no from 23,000 ft to 26,000 ft
    Remarks
    during the descent sskii star ZDVWC-06

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 12 forecast points nearest it (SAT, ABI, LBB, TCC, ALS, GJT, RKS, LND, PIH, DLN, LWS, GEG). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft190° at 20 kt−14 kt14 °C134 kt10 h 26 min10:20 am PDT (17:20 UTC)
6,500 ft200° at 19 kt−12 kt11 °C132 kt10 h 36 min10:30 am PDT (17:30 UTC)
8,500 ft210° at 18 kt−8 kt6 °C128 kt10 h 56 min10:50 am PDT (17:50 UTC)
10,500 ft220° at 22 kt−4 kt4 °C124 kt11 h 17 min11:11 am PDT (18:11 UTC)
12,500 ft230° at 25 kt−2 kt1 °C122 kt11 h 28 min11:22 am PDT (18:22 UTC)
14,500 ft220° at 28 kt−5 kt-3 °C125 kt11 h 12 min11:06 am PDT (18:06 UTC)
16,500 ft220° at 31 kt−7 kt-7 °C127 kt11 h 01 min10:55 am PDT (17:55 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 33 kt−9 kt-11 °C129 kt10 h 51 min10:45 am PDT (17:45 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240220° at 44 kt−10 kt-22 °C130 kt10 h 46 min10:40 am PDT (17:40 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300230° at 52 kt−2 kt-29 °C122 kt11 h 28 min11:22 am PDT (18:22 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340230° at 51 kt+2 kt-36 °C118 kt11 h 51 min11:45 am PDT (18:45 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390240° at 45 kt+6 kt-45 °C114 kt12 h 16 min12:10 pm PDT (19:10 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
SATused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line150/26180/18 19°180/18 14°200/14 9°230/16 -6°210/9 -13°270/8 -29°280/6 -39°340/19 -51°
ABIused from 100 nm out; 70 nm from the line200/31 17°210/21 15°240/15 9°250/14 -4°250/24 -14°250/36 -28°270/35 -38°290/41 -50°
LBBused from 250 nm out; 27 nm from the line200/36 18°220/19 15°240/20 8°230/24 -4°240/37 -16°250/57 -28°250/51 -38°270/47 -50°
TCCused from 350 nm out; 55 nm from the line210/42230/33 14°230/32 6°220/35 -6°230/49 -19°240/72 -27°250/62 -36°250/52 -48°
ALSused from 500 nm out; 80 nm from the line230/37 4°220/54 -9°230/62 -22°240/77 -26°240/74 -33°230/59 -45°
GJTused from 700 nm out; 66 nm from the line210/43 7°230/45 1°220/49 -12°220/62 -22°220/59 -28°230/60 -33°220/55 -45°
RKSused from 800 nm out; 67 nm from the line200/41220/44 1°220/35 -11°220/46 -24°210/53 -27°220/62 -35°230/61 -44°
LNDused from 949 nm out; 87 nm from the line200/23 6°220/31 1°220/39 -11°230/39 -23°220/51 -28°220/66 -37°230/68 -45°
PIHused from 999 nm out; 54 nm from the lineL/V240/13 1°240/15 -3°210/42 -15°200/70 -25°220/74 -29°220/71 -36°220/62 -43°
DLNused from 1099 nm out; 57 nm from the line090/6 -6°240/22 -4°210/34 -16°210/62 -25°210/66 -34°210/82 -36°220/77 -42°
LWSused from 1249 nm out; 69 nm from the line070/10080/12 -2°030/12 -6°080/7 -10°170/34 -21°160/46 -32°200/33 -35°220/22 -35°230/18 -38°
GEGused from 1349 nm out; 25 nm from the line080/16 -2°050/17 -7°080/9 -10°190/33 -21°180/31 -32°L/V -35°L/V -37°270/8 -40°

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
SAT San Antonio, TX departure no report just now 809 ft
ERV Kerrville, TX 40 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,700 feet from the south-southeast (160°) at 11 knots 10+ mi 1,700 ft 1,616 ft 06:35 UTC
SJT San Angelo, TX 150 nm out, 25 nm southwest of the line, tower VFR from the south (170°) at 6 knots 10+ mi none 1,918 ft 06:51 UTC
LBB Lubbock, TX 300 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower VFR from the south (180°) at 16 knots 10+ mi none 3,282 ft 05:53 UTC
RTN Raton, NM 530 nm out, 4 nm east of the line VFR from the west-southwest (250°) at 5 knots 10+ mi none 6,352 ft 05:53 UTC
ANK Salida, CO 660 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line VFR from the south (180°) at 8 knots 10+ mi none 7,523 ft 06:35 UTC
ASE Aspen, CO 710 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower VFR Sky: a few clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 9,000 feet, overcast at 11,000 feet Weather: light rain from the west (260°) at 4 knots 10+ mi 9,000 ft 7,837 ft 05:53 UTC
RKS Rock Springs, WY 889 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,100 feet, scattered clouds at 2,700 feet, overcast at 3,200 feet Weather: light rain, mist from the southwest (230°) at 10 knots 5 mi 3,200 ft 6,764 ft 06:31 UTC
IDA Idaho Falls, ID 1059 nm out, 6 nm west of the line, tower marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,000 feet calm 10+ mi 2,000 ft 4,743 ft 05:53 UTC
SMN Salmon, ID 1189 nm out, 4 nm east of the line VFR Sky: a few clouds at 900 feet, scattered clouds at 1,400 feet, overcast at 6,000 feet Weather: light rain from the north (360°) at 7 knots 10+ mi 6,000 ft 4,044 ft 06:01 UTC
GEG Spokane, WA destination VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,000 feet, scattered clouds at 12,000 feet from the northeast (040°) at 10 knots 10+ mi none 2,385 ft 10:53 pm PDT (05:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,837 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At GEG when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:20 am PDT (17:20 UTC)

Wind from the northeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for GEG
  • From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet
  • From Mon 1:00 pm PDT (20:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet

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

  • 6/4240 SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 18 nm from the route, 140 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at SAT 7:05 pm CDT (00:05 UTC), at GEG 6:08 pm PDT (01:08 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:38 pm PDT (01:38 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
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · 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 Antonio International, Spokane International.