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Gainesville Regional to San Francisco International GNV → SFO

2,044 nautical miles (2,352 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 294°, about 298° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 18 h 05 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 7-knot headwind), arriving about 2:44 pm PDT (21:44 UTC). 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: 7 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 3C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 30 knots, until 12:55 am EDT (04:55 UTC). Over the route from 1166 to 1166 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120255
    MKCC WST 120255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3C
    VALID UNTIL 0455Z
    TX NM
    FROM 50SE CIM-70WNW MRF-30W ELP-10W FTI-50SE CIM
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22030KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • SIGMET W11W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 12:55 am EDT (04:55 UTC). Over the route from 1246 to 1356 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120255
    MKCW WST 120255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 11W
    VALID UNTIL 0455Z
    CO NM
    FROM 20WNW PUB-10ENE CIM-50WNW ABQ-30NNE DVC-20WNW PUB
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • SIGMET W12W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 12:55 am EDT (04:55 UTC). Near the route, 1804 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120255
    MKCW WST 120255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 12W
    VALID UNTIL 0455Z
    NV
    FROM 40SSE TWF-10W ELY-30SE OAL-30W OAL-70WSW TWF-40SSE TWF
    AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • 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 1127 to 1156 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1137 to 1725 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 1156 to 1545 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1466 to 1735 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1466 to 1755 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Near the route, 1545 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 1555 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 1745 to 1914 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 90 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 GNV.

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 02:00–09:00 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 20 forecast points nearest it (JAX, TLH, MGM, MOB, JAN, SHV, DAL, OKC, SPS, AMA, TCC, ALS, ABQ, FMN, BCE, LAS, BIH, FAT, SAC, SFO). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft220° at 14 kt+7 kt10 °C113 kt18 h 05 min2:44 pm PDT (21:44 UTC)
6,500 ft240° at 13 kt+10 kt14 °C110 kt18 h 35 min3:14 pm PDT (22:14 UTC)
8,500 ft240° at 14 kt+11 kt11 °C109 kt18 h 45 min3:24 pm PDT (22:24 UTC)
10,500 ft240° at 16 kt+12 kt6 °C108 kt18 h 56 min3:35 pm PDT (22:35 UTC)
12,500 ft240° at 17 kt+13 kt3 °C107 kt19 h 06 min3:45 pm PDT (22:45 UTC)
14,500 ft240° at 19 kt+14 kt-1 °C106 kt19 h 17 min3:56 pm PDT (22:56 UTC)
16,500 ft230° at 21 kt+15 kt-5 °C105 kt19 h 28 min4:07 pm PDT (23:07 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 23 kt+16 kt-8 °C104 kt19 h 39 min4:18 pm PDT (23:18 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 29 kt+23 kt-19 °C97 kt21 h 04 min5:43 pm PDT (00:43 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 40 kt+35 kt-29 °C85 kt24 h 03 min8:42 pm PDT (03:42 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 40 kt+38 kt-38 °C82 kt24 h 56 min9:35 pm PDT (04:35 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 33 kt+33 kt-48 °C87 kt23 h 30 min8:09 pm PDT (03:09 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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
JAXused from 0 nm out; 65 nm from the line290/14300/16 17°280/22 14°280/24 8°250/32 -6°250/37 -17°230/50 -31°220/52 -41°220/51 -52°
TLHused from 50 nm out; 41 nm from the line320/18350/31 18°340/24 13°310/17 8°280/22 -7°300/25 -17°320/28 -33°320/24 -41°320/25 -50°
MGMused from 199 nm out; 68 nm from the line310/19340/24 17°340/28 11°330/16 7°300/23 -7°320/32 -16°330/46 -33°330/55 -42°330/41 -50°
MOBused from 299 nm out; 66 nm from the line330/5330/6 19°340/6 11°330/10 7°320/16 -5°310/26 -16°340/40 -32°340/47 -42°350/51 -52°
JANused from 349 nm out; 58 nm from the line230/10270/13 18°270/11 12°310/11 6°300/15 -4°300/22 -16°310/33 -31°320/37 -41°330/41 -52°
SHVused from 548 nm out; 74 nm from the line200/18230/24 18°230/24 12°240/14 8°260/12 -4°240/11 -15°300/31 -29°300/32 -40°300/36 -52°
DALused from 698 nm out; 95 nm from the line190/29220/23 17°220/17 13°250/18 8°230/18 -5°240/18 -15°270/34 -29°280/33 -39°300/36 -51°
OKCused from 798 nm out; 57 nm from the line200/44230/32 18°240/13 15°240/10 9°240/20 -5°250/27 -16°260/47 -28°270/48 -39°270/45 -50°
SPSused from 847 nm out; 42 nm from the line200/39220/28 17°230/27 12°240/15 9°250/15 -4°250/24 -15°260/45 -28°270/43 -39°280/45 -51°
AMAused from 947 nm out; 66 nm from the line210/38230/29 14°240/29 7°220/27 -5°240/37 -18°240/66 -28°250/59 -37°260/47 -49°
TCCused from 1097 nm out; 34 nm from the line210/42230/33 14°230/32 6°220/35 -6°230/49 -19°240/72 -27°250/62 -36°250/52 -48°
ALSused from 1196 nm out; 86 nm from the line230/37 4°220/54 -9°230/62 -22°240/77 -26°240/74 -33°230/59 -45°
ABQused from 1246 nm out; 72 nm from the line220/27 11°210/35 5°220/46 -9°230/62 -20°240/78 -25°240/80 -35°240/56 -47°
FMNused from 1296 nm out; 47 nm from the line220/28 9°220/40 2°220/53 -10°220/62 -22°230/79 -28°240/91 -34°230/71 -45°
BCEused from 1446 nm out; 99 nm from the line220/27 -1°210/40 -13°220/54 -21°220/64 -30°220/64 -34°220/52 -44°
LASused from 1645 nm out; 74 nm from the line210/21 10°200/18 5°200/23 -2°210/49 -14°210/63 -21°220/58 -30°220/61 -35°210/56 -44°
BIHused from 1745 nm out; 83 nm from the lineL/V240/7 1°190/13 -3°200/26 -16°210/43 -26°220/54 -28°220/51 -35°220/47 -43°
FATused from 1894 nm out; 46 nm from the line130/16160/20 5°190/28 -1°210/25 -5°220/27 -15°230/21 -26°220/42 -29°220/44 -35°220/44 -44°
SACused from 1944 nm out; 65 nm from the line110/6L/V 4°010/11 -2°350/11 -7°340/24 -16°360/44 -23°330/24 -30°270/21 -35°230/23 -43°
SFOused from 1994 nm out; 25 nm from the line120/13090/14 5°040/14 -1°350/17 -5°360/42 -14°360/64 -23°350/38 -32°300/19 -37°250/18 -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
GNV Gainesville, FL departure no report just now 151 ft
TLH Tallahassee, FL 120 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 83 ft
MEI Meridian, MS 369 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 297 ft
JAN Jackson, MS 429 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 346 ft
ADM Ardmore, OK 798 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 776 ft
LAW Lawton, OK 867 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 1,110 ft
AMA Amarillo, TX 1037 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 3,606 ft
FMN Farmington, NM 1366 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 5,506 ft
KNB Kanab, UT 1575 nm out, 3 nm east of the line no report just now 4,867 ft
MOD Modesto, CA 1974 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 99 ft
SFO San Francisco, CA destination no report just now 13 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,506 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, 2:44 pm PDT (21:44 UTC)

SFO 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 on the route, 1914 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA
  • 6/7231 Santa Clara, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 11 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZOA

Daylight

Sunset at GNV 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 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.

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: Gainesville Regional, San Francisco International.