Plan a flight · Sun 7:27 pm CDT (00:27 UTC)

San Antonio International to Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport SAT → MEM

543 nautical miles (625 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 050°, about 046° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 56 min at the quickest height in today's winds (9,500 ft, a 18-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:23 pm CDT (04:23 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now SAT is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 10 knots, gusting to 20; MEM is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 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: 1,025 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

No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.

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 26,500 ft, 15 nm northwest, 5:46 pm CDT (22:46 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence, remarks: ZFW86. 257 nm along the route, 15 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GGG UA /OV GGG/TM 2246/FL265/TP A320/TB MOD CAT/RM ZFW86
```
Report
a routine report filed through GGG
Where
over GGG
Time
22:46 UTC
Height
at 26,500 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
moderate clear-air turbulence
Remarks
ZFW86
BE35 at 4,000 ft, 28 nm southeast, 5:03 pm CDT (22:03 UTC): light clear-air turbulence above 4,000 ft, wind 133° at 26 knots, remarks: ZFW30. 276 nm along the route, 28 nm southeast 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
PC12 at 24,000 ft, 35 nm southeast, 5:28 pm CDT (22:28 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW28. 415 nm along the route, 35 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LLQ UA /OV 17 S MON/TM 2228/FL240/TP PC12/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZFW28
```
Report
a routine report filed through LLQ
Where
17 south mon
Time
22:28 UTC
Height
at 24,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
ZFW28
G280 at 41,000 ft, 14 nm northwest, 5:12 pm CDT (22:12 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ZME44. 434 nm along the route, 14 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PBF UA /OV PBF180005/TM 2212/FL410/TP G280/TB CONS LGT/RM ZME44
```
Report
a routine report filed through PBF
Where
5 nm south (180°) of PBF
Time
22:12 UTC
Height
at 41,000 ft
Aircraft
G280
Turbulence
continuous light
Remarks
ZME44
A319 at 39,000 ft, 2 nm south, 6:11 pm CDT (23:11 UTC): no chop turbulence, remarks: smooth. At the destination end, 2 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MEM UA /OV MEM/TM 2311/FL390/TP A319/TB NEG CHOP/RM SMOOTH
```
Report
a routine report filed through MEM
Where
over MEM
Time
23:11 UTC
Height
at 39,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
no chop
Remarks
smooth
B38M at 35,000 ft, 43 nm northeast, 4:34 pm CDT (21:34 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zme. At the destination end, 43 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MKL UA /OV MKL225020/TM 2134/FL350/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZME
```
Report
a routine report filed through MKL
Where
20 nm southwest (225°) of MKL
Time
21:34 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
zme

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 5 forecast points nearest it (SAT, CLL, SHV, LIT, MEM). 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	180° at 12 kt	−8 kt		128 kt	4 h 15 min	11:42 pm CDT (04:42 UTC)
5,500 ft	210° at 13 kt	−13 kt		133 kt	4 h 05 min	11:32 pm CDT (04:32 UTC)
7,500 ft	220° at 16 kt	−16 kt	14 °C	136 kt	4 h	11:27 pm CDT (04:27 UTC)
9,500 ft	230° at 18 kt	−18 kt	11 °C	138 kt	3 h 56 min	11:23 pm CDT (04:23 UTC)
11,500 ft	250° at 15 kt	−15 kt	8 °C	135 kt	4 h 01 min	11:28 pm CDT (04:28 UTC)
13,500 ft	260° at 15 kt	−13 kt	4 °C	133 kt	4 h 05 min	11:32 pm CDT (04:32 UTC)
15,500 ft	270° at 15 kt	−12 kt	0 °C	132 kt	4 h 07 min	11:34 pm CDT (04:34 UTC)
17,500 ft	280° at 15 kt	−11 kt	-4 °C	131 kt	4 h 09 min	11:36 pm CDT (04:36 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	280° at 15 kt	−10 kt	-5 °C	130 kt	4 h 11 min	11:38 pm CDT (04:38 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	290° at 17 kt	−10 kt	-15 °C	130 kt	4 h 11 min	11:38 pm CDT (04:38 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 33 kt	−12 kt	-30 °C	132 kt	4 h 07 min	11:34 pm CDT (04:34 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 32 kt	−10 kt	-41 °C	130 kt	4 h 11 min	11:38 pm CDT (04:38 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 35 kt	−8 kt	-52 °C	128 kt	4 h 15 min	11:42 pm CDT (04:42 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 49 nm out; 55 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°
SHV	used from 197 nm out; 75 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°
LIT	used from 395 nm out; 54 nm from the line	220/12	250/12 17°	250/18 12°	260/22 6°	310/14 -5°	310/25 -17°	310/40 -31°	310/38 -41°	310/46 -52°
MEM	used from 494 nm out; 25 nm from the line	240/9	280/14 17°	280/20 12°	290/25 5°	320/25 -6°	330/31 -18°	320/52 -32°	330/58 -41°	320/42 -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)
HYI Austin, TX	39 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	594 ft	23:56 UTC
AUS Austin, TX	59 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,000 feet, a few clouds at 12,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south-southeast (150°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	541 ft	23:53 UTC
CLL College Station, TX	128 nm out, 20 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	320 ft	23:53 UTC
JSO Jacksonville, TX	217 nm out, 4 nm north of the line	VFR	calm	8 mi	none	677 ft	23:35 UTC
GGG Longview, TX	257 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	365 ft	23:53 UTC
DTN Shreveport, LA	306 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	179 ft	23:53 UTC
SPH Springhill, LA	336 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line	no report just now				217 ft
CDH Camden, AR	385 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 7 knots	9 mi	none	129 ft	22:15 UTC
SGT Stuttgart, AR	464 nm out, 24 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	224 ft	23:56 UTC
HEE Helena/West Helena, AR	503 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line	no report just now				241 ft
MEM Memphis, TN	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 22,000 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	340 ft	6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 809 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MEM when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:23 pm CDT (04:23 UTC)

Wind from the south-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MEM

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 9 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 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 10 nm from the route, 59 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 MEM 6:30 pm CDT (23:30 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:55 pm CDT (23:55 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MEM is before sunrise there (7:03 am CDT (12:03 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, 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, Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport.