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Albuquerque International Sunport to Charles M Schulz/Sonoma County ABQ → STS

805 nautical miles (927 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 290°, about 279° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 46 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot headwind), arriving about 8:25 am PDT (15:25 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: 1 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 W17W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 3:55 am MDT (09:55 UTC). Over the route from 348 to 408 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120755
    MKCW WST 120755
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 17W
    VALID UNTIL 0955Z
    AZ UT NV
    FROM 20WNW BVL-30N BCE-60SSW BCE-50NNE LAS-60NNW ELY-20WNW BVL
    AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Over the first 298 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 477 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 169 to 428 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 268 to 308 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 308 to 368 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 318 to 467 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 487 to 487 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 159 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 ABQ.

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 7 forecast points nearest it (ABQ, FMN, BCE, LAS, BIH, SAC, SFO). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft210° at 6 kt+1 kt8 °C119 kt6 h 46 min8:25 am PDT (15:25 UTC)
6,500 ft210° at 6 kt+2 kt5 °C118 kt6 h 49 min8:28 am PDT (15:28 UTC)
8,500 ft230° at 9 kt+4 kt4 °C116 kt6 h 56 min8:35 am PDT (15:35 UTC)
10,500 ft220° at 16 kt+5 kt-1 °C115 kt7 h8:39 am PDT (15:39 UTC)
12,500 ft220° at 19 kt+6 kt-4 °C114 kt7 h 04 min8:43 am PDT (15:43 UTC)
14,500 ft220° at 22 kt+9 kt-7 °C111 kt7 h 15 min8:54 am PDT (15:54 UTC)
16,500 ft230° at 25 kt+11 kt-11 °C109 kt7 h 23 min9:02 am PDT (16:02 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 27 kt+13 kt-13 °C107 kt7 h 31 min9:10 am PDT (16:10 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 37 kt+25 kt-22 °C95 kt8 h 28 min10:07 am PDT (17:07 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300230° at 49 kt+29 kt-31 °C91 kt8 h 51 min10:30 am PDT (17:30 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340230° at 57 kt+31 kt-37 °C89 kt9 h 03 min10:42 am PDT (17:42 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390230° at 55 kt+29 kt-45 °C91 kt8 h 51 min10:30 am PDT (17:30 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
ABQused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line220/19 9°220/35 3°230/50 -8°240/64 -19°230/83 -26°230/85 -36°230/80 -48°
FMNused from 99 nm out; 72 nm from the line220/16 6°220/39 1°220/50 -10°230/67 -23°230/94 -29°230/102 -35°230/90 -46°
BCEused from 199 nm out; 106 nm from the line200/32 -2°210/57 -15°220/71 -22°220/69 -30°220/64 -38°220/67 -44°
LASused from 348 nm out; 78 nm from the line210/20 8°210/29 4°200/32 -3°200/51 -15°210/64 -21°220/70 -30°220/66 -38°220/55 -44°
BIHused from 497 nm out; 68 nm from the lineL/V020/6 0°140/7 -7°210/31 -16°230/34 -26°220/43 -30°220/52 -36°220/46 -43°
SACused from 646 nm out; 74 nm from the lineL/VL/V 4°340/9 -4°340/22 -8°360/71 -12°360/82 -23°350/58 -37°310/30 -40°270/25 -44°
SFOused from 796 nm out; 55 nm from the line090/9050/12 4°010/17 -2°350/34 -3°360/70 -11°360/75 -22°350/57 -38°330/37 -42°280/25 -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
ABQ Albuquerque, NM departure no report just now 5,354 ft
GNT Grants, NM 60 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line no report just now 6,536 ft
RQE Window Rock, AZ 129 nm out, 6 nm south of the line no report just now 6,742 ft
KNB Kanab, UT 308 nm out, 24 nm north of the line no report just now 4,867 ft
SGU St George, UT 358 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line no report just now 2,883 ft
MMH Mammoth Lakes, CA 607 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line no report just now 7,134 ft
CPU San Andreas, CA 706 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line no report just now 1,327 ft
SAC Sacramento, CA 746 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 23 ft
STS Santa Rosa, CA destination no report just now 128 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,134 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At STS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:25 am PDT (15:25 UTC)

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

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

  • 6/7094 45NM NE MERCED, CA, Sunday, October 4, 2026 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 UTC 17 nm from the route, 636 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA

Daylight

Sunset at ABQ 6:34 pm MDT (00:34 UTC), at STS 6:36 pm PDT (01:36 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:02 pm PDT (02:02 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 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: Albuquerque International Sunport, Charles M Schulz/Sonoma County.