San Bernardino International to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall SBD → BWI
1,962 nautical miles (2,257 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 069°, about 056° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 11 h 01 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 58-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:06 pm EDT (19:06 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: 363 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. Over the first 129 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 20 to 269 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 169 to 378 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 209 to 707 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 249 to 299 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Over the route from 269 to 697 nm out.
- 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). Over the route from 777 to 1255 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist, fog). Over the last 428 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1743 to 1902 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 1862 to 1942 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 SBD.
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 19 forecast points nearest it (ONT, BLH, PRC, FMN, ALS, PUB, GCK, SLN, MKC, COU, STL, SPI, IND, CVG, CMH, CRW, EKN, PSB, RIC). 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 21 kt | −20 kt | 140 kt | 14 h 01 min | 6:06 pm EDT (22:06 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 250° at 19 kt | −20 kt | 16 °C | 140 kt | 14 h 01 min | 6:06 pm EDT (22:06 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 250° at 18 kt | −20 kt | 12 °C | 140 kt | 14 h 01 min | 6:06 pm EDT (22:06 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 17 kt | −18 kt | 9 °C | 138 kt | 14 h 13 min | 6:18 pm EDT (22:18 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 17 kt | −18 kt | 5 °C | 138 kt | 14 h 13 min | 6:18 pm EDT (22:18 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 19 kt | −20 kt | 1 °C | 140 kt | 14 h 01 min | 6:06 pm EDT (22:06 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 23 kt | −24 kt | -3 °C | 144 kt | 13 h 38 min | 5:43 pm EDT (21:43 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 27 kt | −28 kt | -7 °C | 148 kt | 13 h 15 min | 5:20 pm EDT (21:20 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 28 kt | −29 kt | -8 °C | 149 kt | 13 h 10 min | 5:15 pm EDT (21:15 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 34 kt | −35 kt | -20 °C | 155 kt | 12 h 39 min | 4:44 pm EDT (20:44 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 47 kt | −49 kt | -31 °C | 169 kt | 11 h 37 min | 3:42 pm EDT (19:42 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 55 kt | −58 kt | -38 °C | 178 kt | 11 h 01 min | 3:06 pm EDT (19:06 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 48 kt | −51 kt | -48 °C | 171 kt | 11 h 28 min | 3:33 pm EDT (19:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONT | used from 0 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 190/8 | 190/19 6° | 210/23 4° | 210/29 -3° | 210/47 -13° | 210/49 -19° | 220/47 -30° | 220/50 -36° | 220/55 -43° |
| BLH | used from 50 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° |
| PRC | used from 149 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 210/25 5° | 200/30 1° | 220/55 -10° | 220/61 -21° | 220/84 -28° | 230/90 -34° | 230/73 -45° | ||
| FMN | used from 349 nm out; 95 nm from the line | 220/28 9° | 220/40 2° | 220/53 -10° | 220/62 -22° | 230/79 -28° | 240/91 -34° | 230/71 -45° | ||
| ALS | used from 548 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 230/37 4° | 220/54 -9° | 230/62 -22° | 240/77 -26° | 240/74 -33° | 230/59 -45° | |||
| PUB | used from 647 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 230/25 13° | 230/32 6° | 220/44 -8° | 230/49 -21° | 240/70 -28° | 240/67 -34° | 240/58 -46° | ||
| GCK | used from 747 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 220/48 21° | 230/37 14° | 250/30 8° | 230/37 -6° | 240/37 -20° | 240/69 -28° | 250/67 -37° | 260/58 -48° | |
| SLN | used from 896 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 210/53 | 230/41 20° | 240/26 14° | 230/16 8° | 240/25 -7° | 240/35 -19° | 250/61 -30° | 260/65 -38° | 260/56 -49° |
| MKC | used from 1046 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 220/44 | 250/28 18° | 250/18 13° | 240/12 6° | 280/24 -6° | 240/34 -18° | 260/47 -30° | 260/51 -40° | 270/58 -50° |
| COU | used from 1195 nm out; 19 nm from the line | 230/31 | 230/30 15° | 260/16 11° | 270/14 6° | 260/24 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 270/37 -32° | 280/49 -41° | 290/56 -51° |
| STL | used from 1294 nm out; 21 nm from the line | 250/24 | 250/24 16° | 260/23 9° | 270/16 6° | 260/25 -6° | 270/29 -19° | 290/34 -33° | 290/48 -41° | 290/54 -51° |
| SPI | used from 1344 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 220/21 | 250/23 16° | 260/27 9° | 270/14 6° | 270/23 -7° | 270/31 -19° | 270/28 -33° | 290/48 -42° | 300/55 -52° |
| IND | used from 1444 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 290/16 | 310/20 16° | 320/21 10° | 330/13 3° | 300/25 -7° | 320/32 -19° | 330/46 -34° | 320/61 -43° | 320/63 -50° |
| CVG | used from 1543 nm out; 27 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 1643 nm out; 40 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° |
| CRW | used from 1693 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 330/20 | 330/23 11° | 340/25 8° | 340/21 2° | 340/33 -9° | 340/41 -20° | 330/42 -35° | 320/44 -39° | 320/43 -47° |
| EKN | used from 1743 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 330/21 12° | 330/25 7° | 350/22 2° | 330/24 -10° | 310/27 -21° | 320/33 -35° | 290/31 -39° | 290/34 -47° | |
| PSB | used from 1892 nm out; 102 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° | |
| RIC | used from 1942 nm out; 103 nm from the line | 270/23 | 280/19 11° | 270/18 8° | 240/22 4° | 230/39 -7° | 220/55 -18° | 220/75 -30° | 230/83 -39° | 230/64 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBD San Bernardino, CA | departure | no report just now | 1,159 ft | ||||
| IFP Bullhead City, AZ | 149 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 707 ft | ||||
| GCN Grand Canyon, AZ | 269 nm out, 22 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,608 ft | ||||
| FMN Farmington, NM | 468 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,506 ft | ||||
| TAD Trinidad, CO | 657 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | no report just now | 5,761 ft | ||||
| GCK Garden City, KS | 836 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,890 ft | ||||
| IXD Olathe, KS | 1115 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,087 ft | ||||
| COU Columbia, MO | 1235 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 889 ft | ||||
| BAK Columbus, IN | 1533 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 656 ft | ||||
| PKB Parkersburg, WV | 1743 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 858 ft | ||||
| CKB Clarksburg, WV | 1792 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,223 ft | ||||
| BWI Baltimore, MD | destination | no report just now | 143 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,608 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At BWI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:06 pm EDT (19:06 UTC)
BWI has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, 149 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
- 6/7634 CENTRALIA, MO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 9 nm from the route, 1245 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZKC
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 12 nm from the route, 1593 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
- 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
- 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 5 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZDC
- 6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 6 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC
Daylight
Sunset at SBD 6:17 pm PDT (01:17 UTC), at BWI 6:32 pm EDT (22:32 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 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 Bernardino International, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall.