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Rick Husband Amarillo International to Mineta San Jose International AMA → SJC

985 nautical miles (1,134 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 283°, about 275° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 25 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot headwind), arriving about 9:25 am PDT (16:25 UTC). Right now AMA is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 17 knots; SJC is VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 9 knots. 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

  • 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 first 0 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Over the route from 139 to 527 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 139 to 687 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 408 to 597 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 508 to 527 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 537 to 697 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 537 to 587 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 697 to 726 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 100 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 AMA.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

  • B38M at 14,000 ft, 43 nm south, 12:47 am CDT (05:47 UTC): light rime icing, 6 °C. 617 nm along the route, 43 nm south of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    LAS UA /OV LAS059040/TM 0547/FL140/TP B38M/TA 06/IC LGT RIME
    Report
    a routine report filed through LAS
    Where
    40 nm northeast (059°) of LAS
    Time
    05:47 UTC
    Height
    at 14,000 ft
    Aircraft
    B38M
    Temperature
    6 °C
    Icing
    light rime

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 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 (AMA, TCC, ABQ, FMN, BCE, LAS, BIH, FAT, SFO). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft200° at 19 kt+3 kt10 °C117 kt8 h 25 min9:25 am PDT (16:25 UTC)
6,500 ft200° at 19 kt+4 kt7 °C116 kt8 h 29 min9:29 am PDT (16:29 UTC)
8,500 ft210° at 22 kt+9 kt6 °C111 kt8 h 52 min9:52 am PDT (16:52 UTC)
10,500 ft220° at 25 kt+12 kt3 °C108 kt9 h 07 min10:07 am PDT (17:07 UTC)
12,500 ft220° at 28 kt+13 kt-1 °C107 kt9 h 12 min10:12 am PDT (17:12 UTC)
14,500 ft220° at 31 kt+15 kt-5 °C105 kt9 h 23 min10:23 am PDT (17:23 UTC)
16,500 ft220° at 35 kt+16 kt-9 °C104 kt9 h 28 min10:28 am PDT (17:28 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 37 kt+18 kt-12 °C102 kt9 h 39 min10:39 am PDT (17:39 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240220° at 47 kt+26 kt-22 °C94 kt10 h 29 min11:29 am PDT (18:29 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300230° at 61 kt+40 kt-28 °C80 kt12 h 19 min1:19 pm PDT (20:19 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340230° at 63 kt+45 kt-35 °C75 kt13 h 08 min2:08 pm PDT (21:08 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390230° at 52 kt+34 kt-45 °C86 kt11 h 27 min12:27 pm PDT (19:27 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
AMAused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line210/38230/29 14°240/29 7°220/27 -5°240/37 -18°240/66 -28°250/59 -37°260/47 -49°
TCCused from 50 nm out; 28 nm from the line210/42230/33 14°230/32 6°220/35 -6°230/49 -19°240/72 -27°250/62 -36°250/52 -48°
ABQused from 149 nm out; 85 nm from the line220/27 11°210/35 5°220/46 -9°230/62 -20°240/78 -25°240/80 -35°240/56 -47°
FMNused from 249 nm out; 61 nm from the line220/28 9°220/40 2°220/53 -10°220/62 -22°230/79 -28°240/91 -34°230/71 -45°
BCEused from 448 nm out; 75 nm from the line220/27 -1°210/40 -13°220/54 -21°220/64 -30°220/64 -34°220/52 -44°
LASused from 597 nm out; 66 nm from the line210/21 10°200/18 5°200/23 -2°210/49 -14°210/63 -21°220/58 -30°220/61 -35°210/56 -44°
BIHused from 746 nm out; 45 nm from the lineL/V240/7 1°190/13 -3°200/26 -16°210/43 -26°220/54 -28°220/51 -35°220/47 -43°
FATused from 846 nm out; 32 nm from the line130/16160/20 5°190/28 -1°210/25 -5°220/27 -15°230/21 -26°220/42 -29°220/44 -35°220/44 -44°
SFOused from 945 nm out; 44 nm from the line120/13090/14 5°040/14 -1°350/17 -5°360/42 -14°360/64 -23°350/38 -32°300/19 -37°250/18 -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
AMA Amarillo, TX departure VFR from the southwest (220°) at 17 knots 10+ mi none 3,606 ft 2:53 am CDT (07:53 UTC)
TCC Tucumcari, NM 90 nm out, 23 nm south of the line VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,000 feet, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet Weather: light rain from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots 10+ mi 12,000 ft 4,064 ft 07:53 UTC
LVS Las Vegas, NM 169 nm out, 11 nm south of the line reported, no category from the southeast (140°) at 13 knots 10+ mi none 6,877 ft 07:53 UTC
SAF Santa Fe, NM 219 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 9,000 feet, a broken layer at 11,000 feet variable at 3 knots 10+ mi 11,000 ft 6,348 ft 07:53 UTC
PGA Page, AZ 488 nm out, 14 nm northeast of the line VFR from the south (180°) at 4 knots 10+ mi none 4,316 ft 07:53 UTC
AZC Colorado City, AZ 557 nm out, 6 nm north of the line VFR Sky: a broken layer at 10,000 feet from the southeast (140°) at 10 knots 10+ mi 10,000 ft 4,873 ft 07:55 UTC
BTY Beatty, NV 736 nm out, 17 nm south of the line no report just now 3,169 ft
BIH Bishop, CA 816 nm out, 8 nm north of the line VFR from the south-southeast (150°) at 17 knots, gusting to 27 10+ mi none 4,124 ft 07:56 UTC
MER Atwater, CA 915 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower VFR calm 10+ mi none 190 ft 23:55 UTC
SJC San Jose, CA destination VFR from the southeast (140°) at 9 knots 10+ mi none 62 ft 12:53 am PDT (07:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,877 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SJC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:25 am PDT (16:25 UTC)

Wind from the southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for SJC
  • From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 1:00 pm PDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for AMA, the departure
  • From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 19 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
  • From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 17 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
  • From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 11,000 feet

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 12 nm from the route, 886 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA

Daylight

Sunset at AMA 7:14 pm CDT (00:14 UTC), at SJC 6:33 pm PDT (01:33 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:59 pm PDT (01:59 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

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: Rick Husband Amarillo International, Mineta San Jose International.