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Tulsa International to San Diego International TUL → SAN

1,072 nautical miles (1,234 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 265°, about 262° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3E). At 120 knots that is 10 h 01 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 3:10 am PDT (10:10 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: 279 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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 W68W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 8:55 pm CDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 477 to 586 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 68W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    CO NM AZ UT
    FROM 30W CHE-20NNW TBE-60SE ABQ-40N SJN-30SW MTU-30W CHE
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
  • SIGMET W69W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 8:55 pm CDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 596 to 874 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 69W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    TX NM AZ
    FROM 50ENE PGS-60SE ABQ-20ENE ELP-70SSW SSO-50SE BZA-50ENE PGS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 417 to 784 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 467 to 636 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 576 to 834 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). Near the route, 834 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Near the route, 953 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 963 to 1053 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 6E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 30 nm of 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 TUL.

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 20:00–03:00 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 9 forecast points nearest it (TUL, OKC, GAG, AMA, TCC, ABQ, PHX, BLH, SAN). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft200° at 24 kt+13 kt19 °C107 kt10 h 01 min3:10 am PDT (10:10 UTC)
6,500 ft210° at 24 kt+14 kt13 °C106 kt10 h 07 min3:16 am PDT (10:16 UTC)
8,500 ft210° at 24 kt+17 kt11 °C103 kt10 h 24 min3:33 am PDT (10:33 UTC)
10,500 ft220° at 25 kt+19 kt8 °C101 kt10 h 37 min3:46 am PDT (10:46 UTC)
12,500 ft220° at 28 kt+22 kt4 °C98 kt10 h 56 min4:05 am PDT (11:05 UTC)
14,500 ft220° at 31 kt+25 kt0 °C95 kt11 h 17 min4:26 am PDT (11:26 UTC)
16,500 ft220° at 35 kt+29 kt-4 °C91 kt11 h 47 min4:56 am PDT (11:56 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 37 kt+31 kt-7 °C89 kt12 h 03 min5:12 am PDT (12:12 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 45 kt+40 kt-18 °C80 kt13 h 24 min6:33 am PDT (13:33 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300230° at 62 kt+56 kt-28 °C64 kt16 h 45 min9:54 am PDT (16:54 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 62 kt+60 kt-36 °C60 kt17 h 52 min11:01 am PDT (18:01 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390240° at 52 kt+51 kt-48 °C69 kt15 h 32 min8:41 am PDT (15:41 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
TULused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line200/27210/28 15°240/24 13°250/19 8°250/28 -6°260/25 -16°270/34 -30°280/41 -39°280/41 -52°
OKCused from 50 nm out; 42 nm from the line190/29200/29 16°230/22 14°240/17 9°240/28 -6°250/35 -15°270/42 -29°270/43 -39°280/38 -51°
GAGused from 149 nm out; 29 nm from the line190/34 19°240/27 14°240/26 8°240/24 -6°240/29 -16°250/50 -28°250/50 -39°260/46 -50°
AMAused from 248 nm out; 30 nm from the line190/28220/26 14°230/27 7°250/24 -6°250/32 -16°240/51 -28°250/52 -38°250/51 -50°
TCCused from 348 nm out; 16 nm from the line200/26200/28 14°220/25 7°230/28 -7°240/41 -19°240/62 -28°250/61 -37°250/49 -49°
ABQused from 447 nm out; 56 nm from the line200/28 13°210/28 5°210/44 -7°230/46 -20°230/80 -28°240/74 -35°240/58 -47°
PHXused from 695 nm out; 95 nm from the line210/19210/20 14°200/20 6°210/40 1°220/58 -8°220/68 -20°220/82 -26°230/83 -34°230/69 -46°
BLHused from 894 nm out; 25 nm from the line230/22210/24 11°230/23 5°230/26 0°220/38 -10°230/52 -19°220/58 -28°220/69 -34°220/59 -45°
SANused from 993 nm out; 55 nm from the line200/10240/19 9°240/27 5°230/22 -1°220/40 -10°220/49 -19°220/54 -29°220/61 -35°220/56 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
TUL Tulsa, OK departure no report just now 677 ft
SWO Stillwater, OK 60 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,000 ft
JWG Watonga, OK 129 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line no report just now 1,551 ft
BGD Borger, TX 268 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line no report just now 3,055 ft
TCC Tucumcari, NM 377 nm out, 14 nm south of the line no report just now 4,064 ft
ABQ Albuquerque, NM 526 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 5,354 ft
BRG Belen, NM 546 nm out, 16 nm south of the line no report just now 5,199 ft
SJN St Johns, AZ 665 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line no report just now 5,736 ft
DVT Phoenix, AZ 814 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,478 ft
BLH Blythe, CA 933 nm out, 17 nm northwest of the line no report just now 399 ft
RNM Ramona, CA 1053 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,394 ft
SAN San Diego, CA destination no report just now 16 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,736 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, 3:10 am PDT (10:10 UTC)

SAN has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 6/4812 El Centro, CA, Wednesday, July 15, 2026 through Tuesday, July 13, 2027 Local on the route, 1003 nm along the route · security · until 13 July · ZLA
  • 6/2652 Coyote Wells, CA, Saturday, July 4, 2026 through Saturday, January 2, 2027 Local 22 nm from the route, 1023 nm along the route · security · until 2 January · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at TUL 6:53 pm CDT (23:53 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
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Tulsa International, San Diego International.