Luis Munoz Marin International to Palm Springs International SJU → PSP
2,844 nautical miles (3,273 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 299°, about 310° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11W). At 120 knots that is 23 h 54 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot headwind), arriving about 4:22 am PDT (11:22 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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 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 12,000 ft. Over the last 409 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 2525 to 2604 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the destination end.
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 SJU.
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 08:00–15:00 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 16 forecast points nearest it (MIA, EYW, PIE, MOB, MSY, LCH, HOU, CLL, SAT, ABI, INK, ROW, ELP, TUS, PHX, BLH). 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 7 kt | +1 kt | 19 °C | 119 kt | 23 h 54 min | 4:22 am PDT (11:22 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 200° at 7 kt | +1 kt | 16 °C | 119 kt | 23 h 54 min | 4:22 am PDT (11:22 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 200° at 7 kt | +2 kt | 13 °C | 118 kt | 24 h 06 min | 4:34 am PDT (11:34 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 210° at 8 kt | +3 kt | 9 °C | 117 kt | 24 h 18 min | 4:46 am PDT (11:46 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 10 kt | +4 kt | 6 °C | 116 kt | 24 h 31 min | 4:59 am PDT (11:59 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 13 kt | +8 kt | 1 °C | 112 kt | 25 h 24 min | 5:52 am PDT (12:52 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 16 kt | +11 kt | -3 °C | 109 kt | 26 h 06 min | 6:34 am PDT (13:34 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 18 kt | +13 kt | -6 °C | 107 kt | 26 h 35 min | 7:03 am PDT (14:03 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 24 kt | +18 kt | -16 °C | 102 kt | 27 h 53 min | 8:21 am PDT (15:21 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 27 kt | +24 kt | -30 °C | 96 kt | 29 h 38 min | 10:06 am PDT (17:06 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 30 kt | +28 kt | -40 °C | 92 kt | 30 h 55 min | 11:23 am PDT (18:23 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 26 kt | +25 kt | -51 °C | 95 kt | 29 h 56 min | 10:24 am PDT (17:24 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIA | used from 0 nm out; 883 nm from the line | L/V | L/V 17° | L/V 13° | L/V 8° | 270/6 -6° | 250/9 -17° | 290/17 -32° | 280/25 -41° | 280/21 -52° |
| EYW | used from 948 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 080/9 | 050/5 18° | 070/5 13° | 060/6 9° | L/V -6° | 280/11 -17° | 260/18 -32° | 250/21 -41° | 260/21 -52° |
| PIE | used from 1048 nm out; 100 nm from the line | 360/10 | 340/12 18° | 330/9 13° | 290/12 8° | 260/21 -7° | 280/18 -18° | 250/20 -33° | 250/26 -41° | 250/20 -51° |
| MOB | used from 1247 nm out; 200 nm from the line | L/V | L/V 18° | 020/8 11° | L/V 6° | 330/12 -5° | 330/23 -17° | 330/30 -32° | 350/39 -41° | 340/40 -53° |
| MSY | used from 1347 nm out; 140 nm from the line | 150/9 | 140/8 18° | L/V 13° | L/V 6° | 320/15 -5° | 310/16 -16° | 320/32 -31° | 340/35 -40° | 350/34 -52° |
| LCH | used from 1547 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 170/21 | 160/23 18° | 170/13 13° | 170/6 8° | 300/12 -7° | 280/16 -14° | 320/27 -30° | 330/23 -41° | 340/38 -51° |
| HOU | used from 1696 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 180/22 | 180/20 16° | 170/7 15° | L/V 8° | 220/11 -6° | 260/15 -13° | 310/20 -30° | 320/20 -40° | 350/32 -51° |
| CLL | used from 1746 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 180/24 | 170/21 19° | 180/10 14° | 230/7 8° | 230/16 -6° | 260/20 -13° | 290/23 -29° | 320/21 -39° | 340/35 -51° |
| SAT | used from 1896 nm out; 88 nm from the line | 160/18 | 180/22 17° | 190/16 14° | 210/16 9° | 220/16 -5° | 200/11 -14° | 250/8 -29° | 330/8 -40° | 020/26 -51° |
| ABI | used from 1946 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 200/30 19° | 220/12 16° | 220/11 9° | 230/15 -5° | 250/26 -15° | 250/39 -28° | 270/36 -38° | 280/30 -51° | |
| INK | used from 2046 nm out; 92 nm from the line | 220/17 21° | 230/12 14° | 210/13 7° | 220/29 -5° | 240/41 -14° | 230/43 -28° | 250/41 -38° | 250/33 -51° | |
| ROW | used from 2245 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 230/12 | 230/17 13° | 220/30 7° | 230/41 -5° | 240/52 -17° | 230/66 -28° | 240/63 -38° | 240/60 -50° | |
| ELP | used from 2295 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 300/8 | 210/14 12° | 210/28 6° | 230/47 -6° | 230/56 -14° | 220/58 -27° | 230/60 -38° | 230/56 -50° | |
| TUS | used from 2445 nm out; 107 nm from the line | 200/12 13° | 200/34 7° | 210/41 4° | 230/53 -7° | 220/69 -19° | 220/84 -27° | 220/88 -36° | 220/83 -48° | |
| PHX | used from 2545 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 190/15 | 210/25 12° | 200/34 4° | 200/34 2° | 220/58 -9° | 220/75 -19° | 220/91 -28° | 220/100 -35° | 220/95 -47° |
| BLH | used from 2694 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 240/19 | 210/20 10° | 200/27 4° | 210/34 -2° | 220/59 -10° | 220/67 -20° | 220/75 -29° | 230/78 -38° | 220/90 -47° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SJU San Juan, PR | departure | no report just now | 9 ft | ||||
| ABO Arecibo, PR | 30 nm out, 19 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 20 ft | ||||
| MBPV Providenciales, | 409 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 13 ft | ||||
| MYAK Congo Town, | 728 nm out, 8 nm north of the line | no report just now | 20 ft | ||||
| APF Naples, FL | 988 nm out, 22 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 8 ft | ||||
| BPT Beaumont/Port Arthur, TX | 1676 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 14 ft | ||||
| GTU Georgetown, TX | 1866 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 789 ft | ||||
| SJT San Angelo, TX | 2026 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,918 ft | ||||
| CFT Clifton/Morenci, AZ | 2475 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | no report just now | 3,797 ft | ||||
| GYR Goodyear, AZ | 2634 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 969 ft | ||||
| PSP Palm Springs, CA | destination | no report just now | 476 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,797 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PSP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:22 am PDT (11:22 UTC)
PSP has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/4508 CEIBA, PR 24 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZSU
- 6/4240 SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 2 nm from the route, 2016 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at SJU 6:03 pm AST (22:03 UTC), at PSP 6:14 pm PDT (01:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:39 pm PDT (01:39 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PSP is before sunrise there (6:49 am PDT (13:49 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: Luis Munoz Marin International, Palm Springs International.