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Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International to Mineta San Jose International BHM → SJC

1,725 nautical miles (1,985 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 288°, about 291° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 16 h 07 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 10:04 pm PDT (05:04 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now BHM is VFR, wind calm; SJC is VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 3 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 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 W24W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the south at 35 knots, until 8:55 am CDT (13:55 UTC). Over the route from 1356 to 1376 nm out.
as issued
```
WSUS33 KKCI 121155
MKCW WST 121155
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 24W
VALID UNTIL 1355Z
UT NV
FROM 40ESE ELY-50NW BCE-60S ILC-50SW ILC-40ESE ELY
AREA TS MOV FROM 20035KT. TOPS TO FL300.
```
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist, fog). Over the route from 30 to 100 nm out.
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 399 to 728 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 848 to 1286 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 878 to 947 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 907 to 1107 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1107 to 1396 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 1127 to 1496 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1286 to 1436 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 1586 to 1645 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 BHM.

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

B38M at 39,000 ft, 49 nm northeast, 6:58 am CDT (11:58 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 02. At the departure end, 49 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV CTJ300040/TM 1158/FL390/TP B38M/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD 02
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
40 nm northwest (300°) of CTJ
Time
11:58 UTC
Height
at 39,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
light
Remarks
ztlfd 02
E170 at 14,000 ft, 13 nm north, 6:19 am CDT (11:19 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: ZME65. 259 nm along the route, 13 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LIT UA /OV LIT045030/TM 1119/FL140/TP E170/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZME65
```
Report
a routine report filed through LIT
Where
30 nm northeast (045°) of LIT
Time
11:19 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
ZME65
E170 at 26,000 ft, 36 nm north, 7:34 am CDT (12:34 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW50. 469 nm along the route, 36 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TUL UA /OV TUL/TM 1234/FL260/TP E170/TB LGT TO MOD CHOP/RM ZFW50
```
Report
a routine report filed through TUL
Where
over TUL
Time
12:34 UTC
Height
at 26,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
light to moderate chop
Remarks
ZFW50
B737 at 22,000 ft, 20 nm south, 6:35 am CDT (11:35 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence from 22,000 ft to 24,000 ft, remarks: ZFW49. 588 nm along the route, 20 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OKC UA /OV IRW290045/TM 1135/FL220/TP B737/TB CONS LGT-MOD CHOP 220-240/RM -ZFW49
```
Report
a routine report filed through OKC
Where
45 nm west (290°) of IRW
Time
11:35 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
continuous light to moderate chop from 22,000 ft to 24,000 ft
Remarks
ZFW49
B737 at 15,000 ft, 47 nm north, 7:12 am CDT (12:12 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: continuous light turbulence occasional moderate chop entered by zoa fdcs. 1596 nm along the route, 47 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FAT UA /OV FMG150080/TM 1212/FL150/TP B737/TB LGT/RM CONS LGT TURB OCNL MOD CHOP ENTERED BY ZOA FDCS
```
Report
a routine report filed through FAT
Where
80 nm southeast (150°) of FMG
Time
12:12 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
light
Remarks
continuous light turbulence occasional moderate chop entered by zoa fdcs
UAL1806 at 39,000 ft, 4 nm southeast, 7:32 am CDT (12:32 UTC): light chop turbulence, wind 238° at 14 knots. 1655 nm along the route, 4 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL1806 3722N 12024W 1232 F390 238/014KT TB OCNL LGT CHOP IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP

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 17 forecast points nearest it (BHM, MEM, LIT, FSM, TUL, OKC, GAG, AMA, TCC, PUB, ALS, FMN, BCE, LAS, BIH, FAT, SFO). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
4,500 ft	240° at 19 kt	+14 kt	16 °C	106 kt	16 h 16 min	10:13 pm PDT (05:13 UTC)
6,500 ft	240° at 18 kt	+14 kt	14 °C	106 kt	16 h 16 min	10:13 pm PDT (05:13 UTC)
8,500 ft	240° at 16 kt	+13 kt	10 °C	107 kt	16 h 07 min	10:04 pm PDT (05:04 UTC)
10,500 ft	230° at 19 kt	+13 kt	5 °C	107 kt	16 h 07 min	10:04 pm PDT (05:04 UTC)
12,500 ft	230° at 20 kt	+13 kt	1 °C	107 kt	16 h 07 min	10:04 pm PDT (05:04 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 24 kt	+16 kt	-3 °C	104 kt	16 h 35 min	10:32 pm PDT (05:32 UTC)
16,500 ft	230° at 28 kt	+19 kt	-7 °C	101 kt	17 h 05 min	11:02 pm PDT (06:02 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 31 kt	+21 kt	-10 °C	99 kt	17 h 25 min	11:22 pm PDT (06:22 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 39 kt	+31 kt	-20 °C	89 kt	19 h 23 min	1:20 am PDT (08:20 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 52 kt	+46 kt	-29 °C	74 kt	23 h 19 min	5:16 am PDT (12:16 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 51 kt	+49 kt	-38 °C	71 kt	24 h 18 min	6:15 am PDT (13:15 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	250° at 45 kt	+43 kt	-47 °C	77 kt	22 h 24 min	4:21 am PDT (11:21 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
BHM	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	310/19	310/15 16°	320/19 11°	330/15 5°	330/23 -5°	320/14 -18°	320/36 -32°	330/44 -40°	340/36 -51°
MEM	used from 100 nm out; 67 nm from the line	250/19	260/19 17°	270/20 12°	270/16 6°	270/21 -6°	290/27 -17°	300/37 -30°	300/49 -40°	310/40 -51°
LIT	used from 199 nm out; 57 nm from the line	250/22	250/25 18°	240/23 12°	240/20 7°	250/17 -6°	260/25 -17°	300/45 -29°	300/49 -40°	310/43 -51°
FSM	used from 349 nm out; 18 nm from the line	230/33	260/23 15°	240/23 11°	230/18 8°	230/20 -8°	250/31 -17°	280/51 -30°	280/52 -39°	300/47 -51°
TUL	used from 449 nm out; 35 nm from the line	230/42	250/23 17°	220/16 14°	240/10 8°	240/20 -6°	260/28 -17°	270/61 -29°	280/52 -38°	290/46 -50°
OKC	used from 499 nm out; 38 nm from the line	220/43	230/31 17°	260/13 16°	270/11 7°	240/20 -6°	250/32 -17°	260/60 -28°	280/50 -37°	290/45 -50°
GAG	used from 598 nm out; 38 nm from the line		240/35 22°	240/27 14°	230/25 6°	240/38 -7°	230/44 -19°	250/73 -28°	270/66 -37°	270/58 -49°
AMA	used from 748 nm out; 82 nm from the line		230/32	230/28 14°	230/27 7°	230/38 -6°	230/50 -17°	250/69 -28°	260/62 -37°	270/65 -49°
TCC	used from 798 nm out; 93 nm from the line		240/20	230/22 13°	230/27 6°	230/40 -7°	240/55 -18°	240/74 -27°	240/68 -37°	250/64 -49°
PUB	used from 848 nm out; 92 nm from the line			260/45 11°	240/38 6°	230/47 -8°	230/51 -19°	240/74 -29°	240/82 -35°	250/72 -48°
ALS	used from 898 nm out; 47 nm from the line				240/35 3°	230/54 -9°	240/66 -19°	230/85 -26°	240/87 -34°	240/70 -47°
FMN	used from 997 nm out; 53 nm from the line			220/16 6°	220/39 1°	220/50 -10°	230/67 -23°	230/94 -29°	230/102 -35°	230/90 -46°
BCE	used from 1147 nm out; 90 nm from the line				200/32 -2°	210/57 -15°	220/71 -22°	220/69 -30°	220/64 -38°	220/67 -44°
LAS	used from 1346 nm out; 88 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°
BIH	used from 1446 nm out; 84 nm from the line		L/V	020/6 0°	140/7 -7°	210/31 -16°	230/34 -26°	220/43 -30°	220/52 -36°	220/46 -43°
FAT	used from 1596 nm out; 40 nm from the line	140/11	180/15 3°	150/14 -3°	200/14 -6°	240/17 -16°	320/25 -23°	270/22 -31°	240/29 -37°	230/36 -44°
SFO	used from 1695 nm out; 39 nm from the line	090/9	050/12 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

Airport	Where	Conditions	Wind	Visibility	Ceiling	Elevation	Reported
BHM Birmingham, AL	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,000 feet, a few clouds at 8,000 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet	calm	9 mi	none	650 ft	7:53 am CDT (12:53 UTC)
TUP Tupelo, MS	110 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Weather: mist	calm	6 mi	none	346 ft	12:53 UTC
LIT Little Rock, AR	279 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	266 ft	12:53 UTC
FSM Fort Smith, AR	389 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the east-northeast (070°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	469 ft	12:53 UTC
SWO Stillwater, OK	529 nm out, 21 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	1,000 ft	12:53 UTC
PYX Perryton, TX	708 nm out, 2 nm north of the line	no report just now				2,918 ft
RTN Raton, NM	888 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the west (270°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	6,352 ft	12:53 UTC
DRO Durango, CO	1047 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 8,000 feet	from the north-northeast (020°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	7,000 ft	6,689 ft	12:53 UTC
CDC Cedar City, UT	1306 nm out, 17 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 11,000 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 14 knots, gusting to 22	10+ mi	11,000 ft	5,622 ft	12:53 UTC
MER Atwater, CA	1655 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	190 ft	23:55 UTC
SJC San Jose, CA	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 7,500 feet, a few clouds at 9,500 feet	from the southeast (140°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	62 ft	5:53 am PDT (12:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,689 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, 10:04 pm PDT (05:04 UTC)

Wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for SJC

From Mon 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 8,000 feet, a few clouds at 10,000 feet
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 BHM, the departure

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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 4 nm from the route, 1606 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA

Daylight

Sunset at BHM 6:17 pm CDT (23:17 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 lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International, Mineta San Jose International.