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Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport to San Francisco International ICT → SFO

1,182 nautical miles (1,361 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 278°, about 274° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 11 h 15 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 15-knot headwind), arriving about 12:32 pm PDT (19:32 UTC). Right now ICT is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 12 knots; SFO is VFR, wind calm. 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: 2 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 W17W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 4:55 am CDT (09:55 UTC). Over the route from 715 to 825 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 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 first 219 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 268 to 864 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Over the route from 298 to 715 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 358 to 467 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 497 to 934 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 636 to 934 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 139 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 ICT.

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

A321 at 31,000 ft, 46 nm north, 1:41 am CDT (06:41 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: mtw +/-15KT zdvwc. 348 nm along the route, 46 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
COS UA /OV BRK/TM 0641/FL310/TP A321/TB MOD/RM MTW +/-15KT. ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through COS
Where
over BRK
Time
06:41 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
mtw +/-15KT zdvwc
A21N at 33,000 ft, 46 nm north, 1:59 am CDT (06:59 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: mtw a 10-knot loss of airspeed 100FT zdvwc. 348 nm along the route, 46 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
COS UA /OV BRK/TM 0659/FL330/TP A21N/TB LGT CHOP/RM MTW +/-10KT 100FT. ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through COS
Where
over BRK
Time
06:59 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
mtw a 10-knot loss of airspeed 100FT zdvwc
A320 at 31,000 ft, 6 nm northeast, 1:58 am CDT (06:58 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: mtw a 10-knot loss of airspeed 100FT zdvwc. 378 nm along the route, 6 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PUB UA /OV PUB260040/TM 0658/FL310/TP A320/TB LGT CHOP/RM MTW +/-10KT 100FT. ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through PUB
Where
40 nm west (260°) of PUB
Time
06:58 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
mtw a 10-knot loss of airspeed 100FT zdvwc
B38M at 37,000 ft, 21 nm north, 2:42 am CDT (07:42 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: mtw +/-7KT zdvwc. 388 nm along the route, 21 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PUB UA /OV PUB280055/TM 0742/FL370/TP B38M/TB LGT CHOP/RM MTW +/-7KT. ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through PUB
Where
55 nm west (280°) of PUB
Time
07:42 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
mtw +/-7KT zdvwc
GLF6 at 47,000 ft, 10 nm south, 2:47 am CDT (07:47 UTC): remarks: moderate mtw +/-1500FPM zdvwc. 417 nm along the route, 10 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GUC UA /OV HBU105046/TM 0747/FL470/TP GLF6/RM MOD MTW +/-1500FPM. ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through GUC
Where
46 nm east (105°) of HBU
Time
07:47 UTC
Height
at 47,000 ft
Aircraft
GLF6
Remarks
moderate mtw +/-1500FPM zdvwc
PC12 at 26,000 ft, 3 nm north, 1:27 am CDT (06:27 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZDVWC-12. 417 nm along the route, 3 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GUC UA /OV HBU090040/TM 0627/FL260/TP PC12/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-12
```
Report
a routine report filed through GUC
Where
40 nm east (090°) of HBU
Time
06:27 UTC
Height
at 26,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
ZDVWC-12
E170 at 4,800 ft, 50 nm north, 1:31 am CDT (06:31 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, clear from 4,800 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: during the descent rnav Y 11 lgjt zdvwc. 527 nm along the route, 50 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GJT UA /OV GJT/TM 0631/FL048/TP E170/SK SKC/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD RNAV Y 11 LGJT. ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through GJT
Where
over GJT
Time
06:31 UTC
Height
at 4,800 ft
Aircraft
E170
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
during the descent rnav Y 11 lgjt zdvwc
PC12 at 12,000 ft, 40 nm north, 2:08 am CDT (07:08 UTC): light turbulence, no icing, 4 °C, remarks: instrument conditions ZDVWC-11. 556 nm along the route, 40 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GJT UA /OV JNC237019/TM 0708/FL120/TP PC12/TA 04/TB OCNL LGT/IC NEG/RM IMC. ZDVWC-11
```
Report
a routine report filed through GJT
Where
19 nm southwest (237°) of JNC
Time
07:08 UTC
Height
at 12,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
4 °C
Turbulence
occasional light
Icing
none
Remarks
instrument conditions ZDVWC-11
A321 at 31,000 ft, 23 nm north, 1:15 am CDT (06:15 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: mountain wave zlc. 626 nm along the route, 23 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CNY UA /OV HVE340015/TM 0615/FL310/TP A321/TB OCNL LGT-MOD CHOP /RM MTN WAVE /ZLC
```
Report
a routine report filed through CNY
Where
15 nm north (340°) of HVE
Time
06:15 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
occasional light to moderate chop
Remarks
mountain wave zlc

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 11 forecast points nearest it (ICT, GCK, PUB, ALS, GJT, BCE, ELY, BIH, FAT, 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
8,500 ft	220° at 24 kt	+15 kt	9 °C	105 kt	11 h 15 min	12:32 pm PDT (19:32 UTC)
10,500 ft	220° at 25 kt	+17 kt	4 °C	103 kt	11 h 29 min	12:46 pm PDT (19:46 UTC)
12,500 ft	230° at 25 kt	+19 kt	0 °C	101 kt	11 h 42 min	12:59 pm PDT (19:59 UTC)
14,500 ft	220° at 28 kt	+19 kt	-4 °C	101 kt	11 h 42 min	12:59 pm PDT (19:59 UTC)
16,500 ft	220° at 31 kt	+20 kt	-8 °C	100 kt	11 h 49 min	1:06 pm PDT (20:06 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	220° at 33 kt	+21 kt	-11 °C	99 kt	11 h 56 min	1:13 pm PDT (20:13 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 41 kt	+30 kt	-22 °C	90 kt	13 h 08 min	2:25 pm PDT (21:25 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 56 kt	+43 kt	-29 °C	77 kt	15 h 21 min	4:38 pm PDT (23:38 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	230° at 56 kt	+45 kt	-35 °C	75 kt	15 h 46 min	5:03 pm PDT (00:03 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	230° at 49 kt	+40 kt	-45 °C	80 kt	14 h 46 min	4:03 pm PDT (23:03 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

Point	From	3,000	6,000	9,000	12,000	18,000	24,000	30,000	34,000	39,000
ICT	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	200/48	230/39 19°	240/24 14°	240/20 8°	240/22 -6°	250/31 -18°	250/61 -29°	260/58 -38°	270/54 -49°
GCK	used from 99 nm out; 33 nm from the line		220/48 21°	230/37 14°	250/30 8°	230/37 -6°	240/37 -20°	240/69 -28°	250/67 -37°	260/58 -48°
PUB	used from 248 nm out; 64 nm from the line			230/25 13°	230/32 6°	220/44 -8°	230/49 -21°	240/70 -28°	240/67 -34°	240/58 -46°
ALS	used from 397 nm out; 53 nm from the line				230/37 4°	220/54 -9°	230/62 -22°	240/77 -26°	240/74 -33°	230/59 -45°
GJT	used from 447 nm out; 74 nm from the line			210/43 7°	230/45 1°	220/49 -12°	220/62 -22°	220/59 -28°	230/60 -33°	220/55 -45°
BCE	used from 596 nm out; 84 nm from the line				220/27 -1°	210/40 -13°	220/54 -21°	220/64 -30°	220/64 -34°	220/52 -44°
ELY	used from 795 nm out; 67 nm from the line			200/39 3°	210/27 -2°	210/45 -15°	220/56 -24°	210/60 -28°	210/63 -34°	220/61 -43°
BIH	used from 894 nm out; 83 nm from the line		L/V	240/7 1°	190/13 -3°	200/26 -16°	210/43 -26°	220/54 -28°	220/51 -35°	220/47 -43°
FAT	used from 1043 nm out; 66 nm from the line	130/16	160/20 5°	190/28 -1°	210/25 -5°	220/27 -15°	230/21 -26°	220/42 -29°	220/44 -35°	220/44 -44°
SAC	used from 1093 nm out; 51 nm from the line	110/6	L/V 4°	010/11 -2°	350/11 -7°	340/24 -16°	360/44 -23°	330/24 -30°	270/21 -35°	230/23 -43°
SFO	used from 1143 nm out; 20 nm from the line	120/13	090/14 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

Airport	Where	Conditions	Wind	Visibility	Ceiling	Elevation	Reported
ICT Wichita, KS	departure	VFR	from the south (190°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	1,332 ft	2:53 am CDT (07:53 UTC)
HUT Hutchinson, KS	20 nm out, 22 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	1,542 ft	07:52 UTC
GCK Garden City, KS	159 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 21 knots, gusting to 32	10+ mi	none	2,890 ft	07:54 UTC
PUB Pueblo, CO	338 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	4,729 ft	07:53 UTC
GUC Gunnison, CO	447 nm out, 17 nm north of the line	VFR	variable at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	7,679 ft	07:56 UTC
AIB Nucla, CO	527 nm out, 3 nm south of the line	IFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 9,000 feet Weather: haze	from the south-southwest (210°) at 17 knots	1.25 mi	9,000 ft	5,945 ft	06:35 UTC
HVE Hanksville, UT	626 nm out, 8 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 4,800 feet, a broken layer at 5,500 feet, overcast at 7,000 feet	from the south-southwest (200°) at 10 knots, gusting to 19	10+ mi	4,800 ft	4,453 ft	07:50 UTC
MLF Milford, UT	735 nm out, 11 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 6,000 feet, overcast at 9,000 feet Weather: light rain	from the south-southwest (210°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	9,000 ft	5,042 ft	07:52 UTC
TPH Tonopah, NV	934 nm out, 4 nm east of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 3,300 feet, a broken layer at 4,400 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet	from the north (350°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	4,400 ft	5,430 ft	07:56 UTC
MMH Mammoth Lakes, CA	1014 nm out, 19 nm south of the line	VFR Sky: overcast at 7,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	7,000 ft	7,134 ft	07:55 UTC
LVK Livermore, CA	1153 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	399 ft	07:53 UTC
SFO San Francisco, CA	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	13 ft	12:56 am PDT (07:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,679 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, 12:32 pm PDT (19:32 UTC)

Wind from the northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for SFO

From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the 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 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for ICT, the departure

From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 12 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 18 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

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 10 nm from the route, 1053 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA

Daylight

Sunset at ICT 6:56 pm CDT (23:56 UTC), at SFO 6:35 pm PDT (01:35 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:01 pm PDT (02:01 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 southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · 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: Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl Airport, San Francisco International.