Spokane International to Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport GEG → OAK
629 nautical miles (724 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 201°, about 187° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 46 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 12-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:44 pm PDT (04:44 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: 788 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
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 14,000 ft. Over the first 220 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 60 to 220 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 GEG.
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 7 forecast points nearest it (GEG, LWS, RDM, LKV, RBL, 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 | 020° at 8 kt | −8 kt | -2 °C | 128 kt | 4 h 55 min | 9:53 pm PDT (04:53 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 030° at 9 kt | −9 kt | 0 °C | 129 kt | 4 h 53 min | 9:51 pm PDT (04:51 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 020° at 12 kt | −12 kt | -4 °C | 132 kt | 4 h 46 min | 9:44 pm PDT (04:44 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 010° at 7 kt | −7 kt | -7 °C | 127 kt | 4 h 57 min | 9:55 pm PDT (04:55 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 4 kt | −2 kt | -10 °C | 122 kt | 5 h 09 min | 10:07 pm PDT (05:07 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 310° at 5 kt | −2 kt | -14 °C | 122 kt | 5 h 09 min | 10:07 pm PDT (05:07 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 300° at 6 kt | −1 kt | -18 °C | 121 kt | 5 h 12 min | 10:10 pm PDT (05:10 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 7 kt | −1 kt | -20 °C | 121 kt | 5 h 12 min | 10:10 pm PDT (05:10 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 300° at 13 kt | −2 kt | -26 °C | 122 kt | 5 h 09 min | 10:07 pm PDT (05:07 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 17 kt | +3 kt | -32 °C | 117 kt | 5 h 23 min | 10:21 pm PDT (05:21 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 21 kt | +12 kt | -35 °C | 108 kt | 5 h 49 min | 10:47 pm PDT (05:47 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 26 kt | +14 kt | -40 °C | 106 kt | 5 h 56 min | 10:54 pm PDT (05:54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEG | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 050/18 -2° | 060/19 -8° | L/V -11° | 160/11 -24° | 190/17 -31° | 200/19 -35° | 220/14 -37° | 250/11 -41° | |
| LWS | used from 50 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 010/5 | 050/14 -2° | 040/12 -6° | 160/7 -10° | 190/30 -22° | 200/54 -27° | 200/48 -35° | 210/40 -37° | 230/32 -41° |
| RDM | used from 150 nm out; 100 nm from the line | 010/15 -2° | 030/21 -8° | 020/26 -12° | 020/46 -22° | 010/72 -27° | 360/47 -34° | 340/31 -35° | 320/20 -40° | |
| LKV | used from 250 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 010/18 -6° | 280/7 -11° | 290/9 -22° | 280/13 -27° | 290/20 -31° | 260/19 -34° | 260/27 -39° | ||
| RBL | used from 449 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 350/10 | 350/7 6° | L/V -1° | 320/6 -8° | 340/24 -18° | 340/38 -24° | 330/32 -30° | 300/25 -34° | 270/37 -40° |
| SAC | used from 499 nm out; 52 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 599 nm out; 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEG Spokane, WA | departure | no report just now | 2,385 ft | ||||
| ALW Walla Walla, WA | 100 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,194 ft | ||||
| PDT Pendleton, OR | 130 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,494 ft | ||||
| GCD John Day, OR | 200 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 3,702 ft | ||||
| LKV Lakeview, OR | 349 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | no report just now | 4,734 ft | ||||
| AAT Alturas, CA | 389 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 4,378 ft | ||||
| SVE Susanville, CA | 449 nm out, 24 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 4,149 ft | ||||
| CIC Chico, CA | 509 nm out, 22 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 240 ft | ||||
| CCR Concord, CA | 609 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 25 ft | ||||
| OAK Oakland, CA | destination | no report just now | 9 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,734 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At OAK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:44 pm PDT (04:44 UTC)
OAK has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/3475 BEALE AFB, CA, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local on the route, 539 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZOA
- 6/6740 SACRAMENTO, CA, Thursday, October 8, 2026 through Sunday, October 11, 2026 Local 19 nm from the route, 569 nm along the route · air shows/sports · until 11 October · ZOA
- 6/7231 Santa Clara, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 22 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZOA
- 6/7455 SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Thursday, October 8, 2026 through Sunday, October 11, 2026 Local 8 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 11 October · ZOA
- 6/6741 SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Thursday, October 8, 2026 through Sunday, October 11, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, at the destination end · air shows/sports · until 11 October · ZOA
Daylight
Sunset at GEG 6:08 pm PDT (01:08 UTC), at OAK 6:35 pm PDT (01:35 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:02 pm PDT (02:02 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at OAK is after sunset there (6:37 pm PDT (01:37 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
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: Spokane International, Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport.