Southern Cross Airport to San Francisco International C01 → SFO
2,199 nautical miles (2,530 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 282°, about 294° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12W). At 120 knots that is 19 h 38 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 8-knot headwind), arriving about 2:11 pm PDT (21:11 UTC). Right now SFO is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 13 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 2E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 10 to 120 nm out.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120055 MKCE WST 120055 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 2E VALID UNTIL 0255Z CT NY NJ PA DE MD AND NJ NY CT CSTL WTRS FROM 30NE SAX-30SSW HTO-30ESE EMI-50WSW HAR-30NE SAX AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 22020KT. TOPS TO FL310.
- SIGMET 3E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC). Near the route, 160 nm along the route.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120055 MKCE WST 120055 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3E VALID UNTIL 0255Z PA MD VA NC WV OH KY FROM 20NE APE-30SE JST-30SSE DCA-40SW ECG-70NNW HMV-20NE APE AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.
- SIGMET 1W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 1469 to 1539 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120055 MKCW WST 120055 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 1W VALID UNTIL 0255Z CO NM WY AZ UT FROM 40NNW CHE-40WNW TBE-60WNW CME-40N SJN-40ESE MTU-40NNW CHE AREA SEV TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340. WIND GUSTS TO 60KT POSS.
- SIGMET 5W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 33,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 1859 to 1979 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120055 MKCW WST 120055 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 5W VALID UNTIL 0255Z NV FROM 10NNE BAM-40WSW BVL-60SW ELY-10SE OAL-30WNW OAL-10NNE BAM AREA TS MOV FROM 23020KT. TOPS TO FL330.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist), from 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC). Over the first 200 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft, from 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC). Over the first 150 nm of the route.
- 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), from 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC). Over the route from 60 to 160 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft, from 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC). Over the route from 70 to 250 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist), from 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC). Over the route from 110 to 260 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist), from 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC). Over the route from 310 to 440 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft, from 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC). Over the route from 1239 to 1899 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft, from 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC). Over the route from 1349 to 1769 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist), from 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC). Over the route from 1419 to 1889 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), from 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC). Over the route from 1439 to 1709 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots), from 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC). Over the route from 1509 to 1549 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft, from 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC). Over the route from 1579 to 1959 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft, from 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC). Over the route from 1909 to 2079 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 C01.
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 21 forecast points nearest it (ACY, PSB, AGC, CLE, CMH, FWA, JOT, BRL, DSM, OMA, GRI, GLD, BFF, DEN, GJT, SLC, ELY, BIH, RNO, SAC, 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 | 230° at 11 kt | +8 kt | 16 °C | 112 kt | 19 h 38 min | 2:11 pm PDT (21:11 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 250° at 11 kt | +11 kt | 14 °C | 109 kt | 20 h 10 min | 2:43 pm PDT (21:43 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 230° at 16 kt | +13 kt | 10 °C | 107 kt | 20 h 33 min | 3:06 pm PDT (22:06 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 17 kt | +15 kt | 6 °C | 105 kt | 20 h 57 min | 3:30 pm PDT (22:30 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 18 kt | +16 kt | 2 °C | 104 kt | 21 h 09 min | 3:42 pm PDT (22:42 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 20 kt | +19 kt | -2 °C | 101 kt | 21 h 46 min | 4:19 pm PDT (23:19 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 22 kt | +21 kt | -7 °C | 99 kt | 22 h 13 min | 4:46 pm PDT (23:46 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 24 kt | +23 kt | -10 °C | 97 kt | 22 h 40 min | 5:13 pm PDT (00:13 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 29 kt | +26 kt | -21 °C | 94 kt | 23 h 24 min | 5:57 pm PDT (00:57 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 41 kt | +38 kt | -32 °C | 82 kt | 26 h 49 min | 9:22 pm PDT (04:22 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 47 kt | +46 kt | -39 °C | 74 kt | 29 h 43 min | 12:16 am PDT (07:16 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 50 kt | +51 kt | -48 °C | 69 kt | 31 h 52 min | 2:25 am PDT (09:25 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
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACY | used from 0 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 230/15 | 230/22 15° | 230/31 11° | 230/27 6° | 230/40 -7° | 230/51 -17° | 230/71 -31° | 230/81 -41° | 230/86 -53° |
| PSB | used from 50 nm out; 90 nm from the line | 260/13 13° | 220/12 8° | 220/11 4° | 230/27 -11° | 210/31 -21° | 220/73 -32° | 220/75 -40° | 230/66 -50° | |
| AGC | used from 200 nm out; 5 nm from the line | 140/12 | 350/10 12° | L/V 9° | L/V 3° | 200/11 -11° | 220/21 -22° | 220/47 -33° | 230/51 -39° | 230/45 -48° |
| CLE | used from 300 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 340/5 | 320/13 14° | 300/12 8° | 310/10 2° | 310/14 -10° | 340/14 -23° | 320/27 -35° | 260/28 -40° | 250/36 -48° |
| CMH | used from 350 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 340/14 | 320/13 12° | 350/12 8° | 360/10 2° | 350/27 -10° | 340/20 -22° | 320/31 -35° | 270/25 -39° | 260/32 -48° |
| FWA | used from 400 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 350/9 | 350/24 15° | 360/25 9° | 360/29 4° | 350/31 -10° | 340/39 -22° | 330/40 -37° | 320/38 -43° | 320/48 -48° |
| JOT | used from 550 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 230/11 | 290/12 16° | 300/19 10° | 320/19 4° | 300/17 -9° | 330/31 -20° | 320/49 -37° | 320/53 -45° | 320/67 -49° |
| BRL | used from 650 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 200/20 | 250/21 16° | 240/22 10° | 260/20 5° | 270/16 -7° | 290/22 -18° | 320/41 -34° | 320/56 -43° | 310/68 -53° |
| DSM | used from 799 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 200/32 | 240/27 17° | 260/19 10° | 260/16 5° | 260/19 -7° | 240/22 -19° | 270/20 -32° | 270/38 -42° | 290/58 -53° |
| OMA | used from 899 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 190/34 | 230/34 19° | 250/25 12° | 250/18 6° | 250/22 -7° | 250/28 -19° | 260/34 -32° | 260/39 -41° | 280/56 -51° |
| GRI | used from 999 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 210/31 19° | 240/21 14° | 240/17 6° | 260/27 -7° | 260/34 -18° | 240/45 -32° | 250/56 -40° | 260/62 -51° | |
| GLD | used from 1199 nm out; 95 nm from the line | 190/29 | 200/30 15° | 240/23 8° | 250/39 -7° | 230/39 -19° | 230/57 -31° | 240/67 -39° | 250/62 -49° | |
| BFF | used from 1249 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 120/24 | 180/31 13° | 210/26 7° | 230/25 -7° | 240/41 -20° | 230/52 -36° | 250/56 -41° | 260/57 -45° | |
| DEN | used from 1299 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 190/31 16° | 210/32 7° | 240/41 -8° | 230/47 -21° | 240/56 -32° | 250/65 -37° | 250/61 -47° | ||
| GJT | used from 1449 nm out; 99 nm from the line | 210/40 11° | 210/46 3° | 210/61 -10° | 210/68 -22° | 220/57 -29° | 230/59 -36° | 240/66 -46° | ||
| SLC | used from 1599 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 280/8 | 210/39 5° | 210/52 -1° | 200/50 -11° | 200/56 -23° | 220/61 -28° | 230/73 -37° | 230/73 -45° | |
| ELY | used from 1749 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 210/20 4° | 240/21 -1° | 230/37 -13° | 200/58 -25° | 220/73 -27° | 220/73 -36° | 220/69 -44° | ||
| BIH | used from 1949 nm out; 84 nm from the line | L/V | 210/14 6° | 210/20 -2° | 230/26 -14° | 220/32 -24° | 220/63 -27° | 220/56 -35° | 230/50 -44° | |
| RNO | used from 2049 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 320/7 | 260/13 1° | 230/21 -7° | 210/38 -17° | 220/43 -26° | 230/54 -29° | 230/59 -32° | 230/54 -41° | |
| SAC | used from 2099 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 270/5 | L/V 5° | L/V -1° | 240/11 -5° | 250/22 -15° | 270/25 -24° | 260/31 -27° | 240/39 -33° | 240/39 -42° |
| SFO | used from 2149 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 220/11 | L/V 5° | 280/7 1° | 270/15 -3° | 290/23 -14° | 310/29 -24° | 280/26 -28° | 250/30 -34° | 250/36 -43° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C01 Williamstown, NJ | departure | no report just now | 145 ft | ||||
| ILG Wilmington, DE | 30 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet Weather: rain | from the northeast (040°) at 11 knots | 5 mi | 500 ft | 79 ft | 00:51 UTC |
| AGC Pittsburgh, PA | 230 nm out, 1 nm south of the line, tower | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,000 feet, overcast at 7,000 feet | variable at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 7,000 ft | 1,251 ft | 01:10 UTC |
| FWA Fort Wayne, IN | 470 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,800 feet, a few clouds at 25,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | none | 814 ft | 00:54 UTC |
| MLI Moline, IL | 710 nm out, 17 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 589 ft | 00:52 UTC |
| OMA Omaha, NE | 959 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 25,000 feet | from the south-southeast (160°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | 25,000 ft | 984 ft | 00:52 UTC |
| GGF Grant, NE | 1219 nm out, 6 nm south of the line | VFR | from the northeast (050°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,424 ft | 01:15 UTC |
| FNL Fort Collins/Loveland, CO | 1369 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 5,020 ft | 00:56 UTC |
| PVU Provo, UT | 1679 nm out, 22 nm north of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,200 feet, a broken layer at 7,500 feet, overcast at 9,000 feet Weather: light rain | from the southwest (230°) at 11 knots | 9 mi | 7,500 ft | 4,496 ft | 00:56 UTC |
| ELY Ely, NV | 1829 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the south (170°) at 12 knots, gusting to 22 | 10+ mi | none | 6,259 ft | 00:53 UTC |
| SCK Stockton, CA | 2139 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the west (270°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 32 ft | 00:55 UTC |
| SFO San Francisco, CA | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a few clouds at 5,000 feet | from the west-southwest (240°) at 13 knots | 10+ mi | none | 13 ft | 5:56 pm PDT (00:56 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,259 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SFO when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:11 pm PDT (21:11 UTC)
Wind from the east-northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for SFO
- From Sun 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 16 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet
- From Sun 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet
- From Mon 1:00 am PDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 3:00 pm PDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the west at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 10 nm from the route, 270 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 10 nm from the route, 270 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/7231 Santa Clara, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 18 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZOA
Daylight
Sunset at C01 6:25 pm EDT (22:25 UTC), at SFO 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.
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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: Southern Cross Airport, San Francisco International.
