Plan a flight · Sun 10:12 pm CDT (03:12 UTC)

San Antonio International to San Diego International SAT → SAN

980 nautical miles (1,127 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 286°, about 282° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 23 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot headwind), arriving about 4:35 am PDT (11:35 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now SAT is VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 12 knots, gusting to 20; SAN is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 7 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: 1,224 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 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Near the route, 930 nm along 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

A321 descending, 6 nm north, 7:26 pm CDT (00:26 UTC): light chop turbulence. 660 nm along the route, 6 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TUS UA /OV FINAL RWY 12/TM 0026/FLDURD/TP A321/TB LIGHT CHOP ON FINAL
```
Report
a routine report filed through TUS
Where
final runway 12
Time
00:26 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
light chop on final
SR22 at 2,700 ft, 20 nm north, 9:02 pm CDT (02:02 UTC): overcast above 2,700 ft. At the destination end, 20 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RNM UA /OV RNM270003/TM 0202/FL027/TP SR22/SK BASES OVC027
```
Report
a routine report filed through RNM
Where
3 nm west (270°) of RNM
Time
02:02 UTC
Height
at 2,700 ft
Aircraft
SR22
Sky
bases OVC027
C172 climbing, 7 nm north, 8:20 pm CDT (01:20 UTC): overcast from 3,000 ft to 6,200 ft. At the destination end, 7 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SEE UA /OV 090003/TM 0120/FLDURC/TP C172/SK OVC030-TOP062
```
Report
a routine report filed through SEE
Where
wind from 090° at 3 knots
Time
01:20 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
C172
Sky
overcast from 3,000 ft, tops 6,200 ft
CL60 at 3,000 ft, 7 nm north, 7:22 pm CDT (00:22 UTC): remarks: bases 3,000 ft tops 5,500 ft. At the destination end, 7 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SEE UA /OV 4 MI WEST/TM 0022/FL030/TP CL60/RM BASES 030 TOPS 055
```
Report
a routine report filed through SEE
Where
4 mi west
Time
00:22 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
CL60
Remarks
bases 3,000 ft tops 5,500 ft
B737 at 3,100 ft, 0 nm northwest, 10:05 pm CDT (03:05 UTC): remarks: during the descent bases 3,100 ft. At the destination end, 0 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAN UA /OV SAN/TM 0305/FL031/TP B737/RM DURD BASES 031
```
Report
a routine report filed through SAN
Where
over SAN
Time
03:05 UTC
Height
at 3,100 ft
Aircraft
B737
Remarks
during the descent bases 3,100 ft
C525 at 2,900 ft, 24 nm north, 9:46 pm CDT (02:46 UTC): remarks: B029. At the destination end, 24 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRQ UA /OV CRQ/TM 0246/FL029/TP C525/RM B029
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRQ
Where
over CRQ
Time
02:46 UTC
Height
at 2,900 ft
Aircraft
C525
Remarks
B029
B739 at 5,700 ft, 3 nm northwest, 9:07 pm CDT (02:07 UTC): overcast from 2,800 ft to 5,700 ft. At the destination end, 3 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAN UA /OV MZB/TM 0207/FL057/TP B739/SK OVC028-TOPS057
```
Report
a routine report filed through SAN
Where
over MZB
Time
02:07 UTC
Height
at 5,700 ft
Aircraft
B739
Sky
overcast from 2,800 ft, tops 5,700 ft
B739 at 2,700 ft, 0 nm northwest, 9:01 pm CDT (02:01 UTC): a broken layer above 2,700 ft, remarks: during the descent runway 27. At the destination end, 0 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAN UA /OV SAN/TM 0201/FL027/TP B739/SK BKN027/RM DURD RY27
```
Report
a routine report filed through SAN
Where
over SAN
Time
02:01 UTC
Height
at 2,700 ft
Aircraft
B739
Sky
a broken layer from 2,700 ft
Remarks
during the descent runway 27
E170 at 3,500 ft, 24 nm north, 8:59 pm CDT (01:59 UTC): remarks: B035. At the destination end, 24 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CRQ UA /OV CRQ/TM 0159/FL035/TP E170/RM B035
```
Report
a routine report filed through CRQ
Where
over CRQ
Time
01:59 UTC
Height
at 3,500 ft
Aircraft
E170
Remarks
B035
E75L at 2,800 ft, 0 nm northwest, 8:05 pm CDT (01:05 UTC): a broken layer from 2,800 ft to 5,500 ft. At the destination end, 0 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAN UA /OV SAN/TM 0105/FL28/TP E75L/SK BKN028/TOP055
```
Report
a routine report filed through SAN
Where
over SAN
Time
01:05 UTC
Height
at 2,800 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Sky
a broken layer from 2,800 ft; TOP055

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 8 forecast points nearest it (SAT, DRT, MRF, ELP, TUS, PHX, BLH, SAN). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
4,500 ft	200° at 13 kt	+3 kt	13 °C	117 kt	8 h 23 min	4:35 am PDT (11:35 UTC)
6,500 ft	210° at 16 kt	+4 kt	12 °C	116 kt	8 h 27 min	4:39 am PDT (11:39 UTC)
8,500 ft	200° at 20 kt	+4 kt	11 °C	116 kt	8 h 27 min	4:39 am PDT (11:39 UTC)
10,500 ft	210° at 22 kt	+6 kt	8 °C	114 kt	8 h 36 min	4:48 am PDT (11:48 UTC)
12,500 ft	210° at 24 kt	+8 kt	4 °C	112 kt	8 h 45 min	4:57 am PDT (11:57 UTC)
14,500 ft	210° at 29 kt	+12 kt	0 °C	108 kt	9 h 04 min	5:16 am PDT (12:16 UTC)
16,500 ft	220° at 34 kt	+15 kt	-4 °C	105 kt	9 h 20 min	5:32 am PDT (12:32 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	220° at 38 kt	+18 kt	-6 °C	102 kt	9 h 36 min	5:48 am PDT (12:48 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	220° at 46 kt	+26 kt	-16 °C	94 kt	10 h 26 min	6:38 am PDT (13:38 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 53 kt	+32 kt	-27 °C	88 kt	11 h 08 min	7:20 am PDT (14:20 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	230° at 52 kt	+36 kt	-37 °C	84 kt	11 h 40 min	7:52 am PDT (14:52 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	240° at 46 kt	+34 kt	-48 °C	86 kt	11 h 24 min	7:36 am PDT (14:36 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°
DRT	used from 50 nm out; 63 nm from the line	160/31	170/28 16°	200/14 16°	210/15 9°	210/15 -4°	240/12 -12°	240/18 -28°	300/11 -38°	320/18 -50°
MRF	used from 200 nm out; 71 nm from the line			210/17 15°	220/10 9°	240/16 -4°	230/27 -13°	230/30 -27°	250/28 -38°	270/24 -50°
ELP	used from 350 nm out; 64 nm from the line		290/17	210/11 13°	200/18 5°	220/46 -6°	230/64 -14°	230/63 -27°	240/55 -37°	240/44 -48°
TUS	used from 550 nm out; 87 nm from the line		210/13 13°	200/35 9°	210/40 5°	220/50 -7°	220/59 -18°	230/79 -26°	230/84 -35°	230/84 -48°
PHX	used from 750 nm out; 90 nm from the line	150/5	200/21 12°	200/27 6°	200/35 3°	220/58 -8°	220/69 -19°	220/87 -26°	230/93 -35°	230/79 -47°
BLH	used from 800 nm out; 78 nm from the line	210/13	200/21 11°	200/22 5°	210/25 -1°	210/51 -10°	220/61 -20°	220/81 -29°	220/92 -34°	220/79 -45°
SAN	used from 900 nm out; 55 nm from the line	200/11	200/23 7°	210/27 4°	210/31 -3°	220/56 -10°	220/56 -19°	220/52 -30°	220/64 -37°	220/67 -44°

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 20,000 feet	from the southeast (140°) at 12 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	none	809 ft	9:51 pm CDT (02:51 UTC)
ECU Rocksprings, TX	90 nm out, 2 nm west of the line	reported, no category	from the south-southeast (150°) at 13 knots, gusting to 18	10+ mi	none	2,372 ft	02:55 UTC
FST Fort Stockton, TX	240 nm out, 21 nm north of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 20 knots, gusting to 29	10+ mi	none	3,011 ft	02:53 UTC
VHN Van Horn, TX	340 nm out, 7 nm north of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	3,956 ft	02:55 UTC
TUS Tucson, AZ	660 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the west (260°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	2,643 ft	02:53 UTC
NYL Yuma, AZ	850 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the north (010°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	213 ft	02:57 UTC
CXL Calexico, CA	900 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line	no report just now				5 ft
SAN San Diego, CA	destination	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,300 feet, overcast at 4,100 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	3,300 ft	16 ft	7:51 pm PDT (02:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 3,956 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SAN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:35 am PDT (11:35 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet VFR

The whole forecast for SAN

From Sun 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet

The forecast for SAT, the departure

From Sun 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 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

6/2656 Coyote Wells, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 9 nm from the route, 880 nm along the route · security · until 2 January · ZLA
6/2657 Calexico, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 9 nm from the route, 880 nm along the route · security · until 2 January · ZLA
6/4812 El Centro, CA, Wednesday, July 15, 2026 through Tuesday, July 13, 2027 Local 24 nm from the route, 920 nm along the route · security · until 13 July · ZLA
6/2652 Coyote Wells, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 4 nm from the route, 920 nm along the route · security · until 2 January · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at SAT 7:06 pm CDT (00:06 UTC), at SAN 6:19 pm PDT (01:19 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:44 pm PDT (01:44 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SAN is before sunrise there (6:50 am PDT (13:50 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 southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · 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, San Diego International.