Friedman Memorial to San Diego International SUN → SAN
661 nautical miles (760 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 193°, about 180° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 07 min at the quickest height in today's winds (5,500 ft, a 12-knot headwind), arriving about 9:51 am PDT (16:51 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: 79 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
- SIGMET W19W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 29,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 5:55 am MDT (11:55 UTC). Near the route, 168 nm along the route.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120955 MKCW WST 120955 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 19W VALID UNTIL 1155Z UT ID NV FROM 30ESE TWF-10W MLD-20E BVL-40W BVL-30ESE TWF AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL290.
- 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 first 59 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the first 355 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 276 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 276 to 621 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 562 to 651 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 SUN.
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 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 6 forecast points nearest it (PIH, BAM, ELY, LAS, ONT, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 210° at 13 kt | +12 kt | 8 °C | 108 kt | 6 h 07 min | 9:51 am PDT (16:51 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 20 kt | +19 kt | 3 °C | 101 kt | 6 h 33 min | 10:17 am PDT (17:17 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 210° at 24 kt | +22 kt | 1 °C | 98 kt | 6 h 45 min | 10:29 am PDT (17:29 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 210° at 27 kt | +26 kt | -3 °C | 94 kt | 7 h 02 min | 10:46 am PDT (17:46 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 210° at 32 kt | +30 kt | -7 °C | 90 kt | 7 h 21 min | 11:05 am PDT (18:05 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 210° at 36 kt | +34 kt | -11 °C | 86 kt | 7 h 41 min | 11:25 am PDT (18:25 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 210° at 40 kt | +38 kt | -15 °C | 82 kt | 8 h 04 min | 11:48 am PDT (18:48 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 210° at 41 kt | +39 kt | -16 °C | 81 kt | 8 h 10 min | 11:54 am PDT (18:54 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 210° at 53 kt | +50 kt | -24 °C | 70 kt | 9 h 27 min | 1:11 pm PDT (20:11 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 67 kt | +61 kt | -30 °C | 59 kt | 11 h 12 min | 2:56 pm PDT (21:56 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 220° at 65 kt | +57 kt | -37 °C | 63 kt | 10 h 30 min | 2:14 pm PDT (21:14 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 220° at 58 kt | +51 kt | -44 °C | 69 kt | 9 h 35 min | 1:19 pm PDT (20:19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIH | used from 0 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 070/8 | 150/19 1° | 180/32 -4° | 210/44 -17° | 210/37 -28° | 210/74 -31° | 220/68 -35° | 220/60 -43° | |
| BAM | used from 99 nm out; 104 nm from the line | 280/9 -2° | 260/18 -8° | 190/47 -19° | 200/50 -29° | 210/56 -29° | 220/54 -34° | 220/45 -42° | ||
| ELY | used from 197 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 210/34 1° | 220/40 -4° | 220/39 -17° | 210/51 -24° | 220/65 -30° | 220/60 -37° | 220/56 -44° | ||
| LAS | used from 345 nm out; 94 nm from the line | 210/20 8° | 210/29 4° | 200/32 -3° | 200/51 -15° | 210/64 -21° | 220/70 -30° | 220/66 -38° | 220/55 -44° | |
| ONT | used from 493 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 250/11 | 200/20 4° | 210/27 3° | 220/26 -4° | 240/32 -13° | 220/52 -21° | 220/67 -30° | 220/72 -37° | 220/65 -46° |
| SAN | used from 592 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 240/10 | 220/19 6° | 230/26 2° | 230/29 -3° | 230/43 -11° | 220/61 -20° | 220/72 -29° | 220/75 -38° | 220/71 -48° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUN Hailey, ID | departure | no report just now | 5,319 ft | ||||
| TWF Twin Falls, ID | 59 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,153 ft | ||||
| LWL Wells, NV | 148 nm out, 5 nm east of the line | no report just now | 5,769 ft | ||||
| RIV Riverside, CA | 592 nm out, 17 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,536 ft | ||||
| CRQ Carlsbad, CA | 641 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 330 ft | ||||
| SAN San Diego, CA | destination | no report just now | 16 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,769 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, 9:51 am PDT (16:51 UTC)
SAN has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at SUN 6:57 pm MDT (00:57 UTC), at SAN 6:18 pm PDT (01:18 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:43 pm PDT (01:43 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: Friedman Memorial, San Diego International.