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John Glenn Columbus International to Mineta San Jose International CMH → SJC

1,822 nautical miles (2,097 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 278°, about 285° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 17 h 31 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 16-knot headwind), arriving about 7:13 pm PDT (02:13 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: 4 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 5:55 am EDT (09:55 UTC). Over the route from 1394 to 1483 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist, fog). Over the first 129 nm of the route.
  • 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 route from 358 to 866 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 936 to 1503 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Over the route from 946 to 1344 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 1006 to 1165 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1065 to 1593 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1075 to 1603 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 119 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 CMH.

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 19 forecast points nearest it (CMH, FWA, IND, JOT, SPI, BRL, DSM, OMA, GRI, GLD, DEN, GJT, SLC, BCE, ELY, BIH, FAT, SAC, SFO). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft250° at 21 kt+20 kt23 °C100 kt18 h 13 min7:55 pm PDT (02:55 UTC)
6,500 ft250° at 17 kt+17 kt15 °C103 kt17 h 41 min7:23 pm PDT (02:23 UTC)
8,500 ft240° at 17 kt+16 kt9 °C104 kt17 h 31 min7:13 pm PDT (02:13 UTC)
10,500 ft240° at 19 kt+17 kt4 °C103 kt17 h 41 min7:23 pm PDT (02:23 UTC)
12,500 ft240° at 21 kt+19 kt1 °C101 kt18 h 02 min7:44 pm PDT (02:44 UTC)
14,500 ft240° at 24 kt+22 kt-3 °C98 kt18 h 36 min8:18 pm PDT (03:18 UTC)
16,500 ft240° at 27 kt+25 kt-8 °C95 kt19 h 11 min8:53 pm PDT (03:53 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 29 kt+27 kt-11 °C93 kt19 h 35 min9:17 pm PDT (04:17 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 37 kt+35 kt-22 °C85 kt21 h 26 min11:08 pm PDT (06:08 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 48 kt+46 kt-32 °C74 kt24 h 37 min2:19 am PDT (09:19 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340250° at 55 kt+55 kt-38 °C65 kt28 h 02 min5:44 am PDT (12:44 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390250° at 53 kt+55 kt-46 °C65 kt28 h 02 min5:44 am PDT (12:44 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
CMHused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line320/12340/26 15°340/22 9°320/24 3°320/32 -7°320/36 -20°330/42 -35°320/59 -44°320/57 -50°
FWAused from 50 nm out; 59 nm from the line270/20300/16 15°290/14 10°280/17 3°290/25 -7°280/30 -19°280/34 -35°290/48 -44°300/64 -52°
INDused from 100 nm out; 45 nm from the line270/22290/19 15°270/19 8°270/18 4°290/28 -7°280/35 -20°270/37 -34°300/51 -42°300/61 -51°
JOTused from 199 nm out; 70 nm from the line250/25260/22 14°250/17 9°270/21 5°280/28 -8°280/36 -20°270/41 -35°280/57 -42°290/65 -50°
SPIused from 249 nm out; 53 nm from the line260/28250/22 15°250/14 9°260/20 6°280/27 -7°280/34 -19°280/48 -32°280/59 -41°300/60 -49°
BRLused from 348 nm out; 15 nm from the line250/32250/19 17°260/15 11°270/16 3°290/23 -7°260/42 -20°270/52 -34°280/63 -39°290/64 -48°
DSMused from 448 nm out; 60 nm from the line250/47260/25 20°240/19 11°240/31 5°250/26 -9°260/38 -20°260/47 -34°270/58 -37°270/61 -47°
OMAused from 548 nm out; 48 nm from the line230/47240/33 21°230/22 13°220/27 5°240/35 -8°250/43 -21°260/47 -33°260/59 -36°270/58 -46°
GRIused from 647 nm out; 41 nm from the line230/39 23°230/32 15°210/29 7°230/31 -8°230/43 -21°250/52 -31°260/59 -35°260/59 -46°
GLDused from 796 nm out; 77 nm from the line260/37260/25 14°250/27 8°230/36 -8°230/49 -21°250/71 -30°260/82 -36°250/73 -48°
DENused from 896 nm out; 82 nm from the line270/24 11°230/13 5°230/48 -8°230/46 -20°230/63 -30°240/78 -36°240/78 -48°
GJTused from 1095 nm out; 75 nm from the line220/26 6°230/39 0°220/55 -13°230/60 -23°230/78 -31°230/80 -35°230/74 -44°
SLCused from 1294 nm out; 86 nm from the line200/16210/23 4°220/34 -3°210/40 -16°220/66 -23°220/64 -31°220/57 -36°220/50 -43°
BCEused from 1344 nm out; 94 nm from the line200/32 -2°210/57 -15°220/71 -22°220/69 -30°220/64 -38°220/67 -44°
ELYused from 1394 nm out; 57 nm from the line210/34 1°220/40 -4°220/39 -17°210/51 -24°220/65 -30°220/60 -37°220/56 -44°
BIHused from 1543 nm out; 102 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 1692 nm out; 65 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°
SACused from 1742 nm out; 62 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 1792 nm out; 37 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
CMH Columbus, OH departure no report just now 815 ft
MIE Muncie, IN 119 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 937 ft
BMI Bloomington/Normal, IL 279 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 871 ft
LWD Lamoni, IA 508 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line no report just now 1,130 ft
LNK Lincoln, NE 637 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,218 ft
HDE Holdrege, NE 757 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line no report just now 2,313 ft
BJC Denver, CO 1015 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 5,673 ft
EGE Eagle, CO 1105 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 6,547 ft
PUC Price, UT 1284 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line no report just now 5,957 ft
TPH Tonopah, NV 1593 nm out, 23 nm southeast of the line no report just now 5,430 ft
MOD Modesto, CA 1772 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 99 ft
SJC San Jose, CA destination no report just now 62 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,547 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, 7:13 pm PDT (02:13 UTC)

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

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

  • 6/8911 DENVER, CO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 13 nm from the route, 1006 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZDV
  • 6/7094 45NM NE MERCED, CA, Sunday, October 4, 2026 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 UTC 10 nm from the route, 1712 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA

Daylight

Sunset at CMH 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 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 central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · 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: John Glenn Columbus International, Mineta San Jose International.