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Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International to Mineta San Jose International ATL → SJC

1,835 nautical miles (2,111 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 288°, about 293° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 17 h 19 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 14-knot headwind), arriving about 9:01 pm PDT (04:01 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: 1,779 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 W20W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 26,000 ft, moving from the south at 35 knots, until 7:55 am EDT (11:55 UTC). Over the route from 1366 to 1506 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120955
    MKCW WST 120955
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 20W
    VALID UNTIL 1155Z
    AZ UT NV
    FROM 50E ELY-40ENE BCE-70NNE PGS-70N LAS-ELY-50E ELY
    AREA TS MOV FROM 20035KT. TOPS TO FL260.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 route from 479 to 838 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 957 to 1396 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 route from 987 to 1057 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 1007 to 1216 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1196 to 1506 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 1226 to 1605 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1386 to 1545 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 160 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1695 to 1755 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 ATL.

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 18 forecast points nearest it (ATL, BHM, HSV, MEM, LIT, FSM, TUL, OKC, GAG, GCK, PUB, ALS, 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 ft250° at 18 kt+15 kt17 °C105 kt17 h 29 min9:11 pm PDT (04:11 UTC)
6,500 ft250° at 16 kt+14 kt14 °C106 kt17 h 19 min9:01 pm PDT (04:01 UTC)
8,500 ft250° at 16 kt+15 kt10 °C105 kt17 h 29 min9:11 pm PDT (04:11 UTC)
10,500 ft240° at 18 kt+14 kt5 °C106 kt17 h 19 min9:01 pm PDT (04:01 UTC)
12,500 ft230° at 19 kt+14 kt1 °C106 kt17 h 19 min9:01 pm PDT (04:01 UTC)
14,500 ft230° at 23 kt+17 kt-3 °C103 kt17 h 49 min9:31 pm PDT (04:31 UTC)
16,500 ft230° at 26 kt+20 kt-7 °C100 kt18 h 21 min10:03 pm PDT (05:03 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 29 kt+22 kt-10 °C98 kt18 h 43 min10:25 pm PDT (05:25 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 36 kt+30 kt-20 °C90 kt20 h 23 min12:05 am PDT (07:05 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 49 kt+46 kt-30 °C74 kt24 h 48 min4:30 am PDT (11:30 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 50 kt+49 kt-38 °C71 kt25 h 51 min5:33 am PDT (12:33 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 43 kt+43 kt-48 °C77 kt23 h 50 min3:32 am PDT (10:32 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
ATLused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line330/32340/36 17°350/34 10°340/25 6°330/27 -6°350/35 -18°330/49 -32°340/47 -41°340/27 -51°
BHMused from 50 nm out; 52 nm from the line310/19310/15 16°320/19 11°330/15 5°330/23 -5°320/14 -18°320/36 -32°330/44 -40°340/36 -51°
HSVused from 100 nm out; 23 nm from the line300/20310/14 16°310/18 10°310/15 4°320/19 -5°290/16 -18°320/36 -32°320/47 -41°330/42 -50°
MEMused from 199 nm out; 63 nm from the line250/19260/19 17°270/20 12°270/16 6°270/21 -6°290/27 -17°300/37 -30°300/49 -40°310/40 -51°
LITused from 349 nm out; 45 nm from the line250/22250/25 18°240/23 12°240/20 7°250/17 -6°260/25 -17°300/45 -29°300/49 -40°310/43 -51°
FSMused from 449 nm out; 40 nm from the line230/33260/23 15°240/23 11°230/18 8°230/20 -8°250/31 -17°280/51 -30°280/52 -39°300/47 -51°
TULused from 548 nm out; 13 nm from the line230/42250/23 17°220/16 14°240/10 8°240/20 -6°260/28 -17°270/61 -29°280/52 -38°290/46 -50°
OKCused from 648 nm out; 59 nm from the line220/43230/31 17°260/13 16°270/11 7°240/20 -6°250/32 -17°260/60 -28°280/50 -37°290/45 -50°
GAGused from 698 nm out; 52 nm from the line240/35 22°240/27 14°230/25 6°240/38 -7°230/44 -19°250/73 -28°270/66 -37°270/58 -49°
GCKused from 847 nm out; 81 nm from the line240/40 22°240/40 14°240/38 7°230/39 -7°230/45 -20°250/73 -28°260/74 -36°260/64 -49°
PUBused from 897 nm out; 111 nm from the line260/45 11°240/38 6°230/47 -8°230/51 -19°240/74 -29°240/82 -35°250/72 -48°
ALSused from 997 nm out; 49 nm from the line240/35 3°230/54 -9°240/66 -19°230/85 -26°240/87 -34°240/70 -47°
FMNused from 1147 nm out; 41 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 1246 nm out; 98 nm from the line200/32 -2°210/57 -15°220/71 -22°220/69 -30°220/64 -38°220/67 -44°
LASused from 1446 nm out; 99 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 1545 nm out; 95 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°
FATused from 1695 nm out; 44 nm from the line140/11180/15 3°150/14 -3°200/14 -6°240/17 -16°320/25 -23°270/22 -31°240/29 -37°230/36 -44°
SFOused from 1795 nm out; 43 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
ATL Atlanta, GA departure no report just now 1,026 ft
HSV Huntsville, AL 130 nm out, 23 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 628 ft
OLV Olive Branch, MS 279 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 401 ft
FYV Fayetteville, AR 499 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,252 ft
WDG Enid, OK 678 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,167 ft
MDF Mooreland, OK 748 nm out, 6 nm south of the line no report just now 1,970 ft
TAD Trinidad, CO 997 nm out, 7 nm north of the line no report just now 5,761 ft
PSO Pagosa Springs, CO 1127 nm out, 4 nm south of the line no report just now 7,663 ft
CDC Cedar City, UT 1416 nm out, 8 nm north of the line no report just now 5,622 ft
MER Atwater, CA 1765 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 190 ft
SJC San Jose, CA destination no report just now 62 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,663 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, 9:01 pm PDT (04:01 UTC)

SJC 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 3 nm from the route, 1715 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA

Daylight

Sunset at ATL 7:07 pm EDT (23:07 UTC), at SJC 6:33 pm PDT (01:33 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:59 pm PDT (01:59 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SJC is after sunset there (6:35 pm PDT (01:35 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 Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · 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: Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, Mineta San Jose International.