Plan a flight · Sun 11:12 pm EDT (03:12 UTC)

Capital Region International to Sacramento International LAN → SMF

1,687 nautical miles (1,942 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 274°, about 279° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 15 h 46 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 11:58 am PDT (18:58 UTC). Right now LAN is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 knots; SMF is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 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

AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 50 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 379 to 449 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 779 to 1228 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 859 to 1208 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 919 to 1148 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1018 to 1548 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1018 to 1448 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 1048 to 1128 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 100 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 LAN.

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

A320 at 33,000 ft, 31 nm south, 8:36 pm EDT (00:36 UTC): moderate turbulence above 33,000 ft, remarks: zob. At the departure end, 31 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JXN UA /OV JXN280030/TM 0036/FL330/TP A320/TB OCNL MOD 330/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through JXN
Where
30 nm west (280°) of JXN
Time
00:36 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
occasional moderate at 33,000 ft
Remarks
zob
A320 descending, 39 nm east, 10:09 pm EDT (02:09 UTC): overcast from 1,600 ft to 3,000 ft, remarks: on final runway 18 fnt. At the departure end, 39 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FNT UA /OV FNT/TM 0209/FLDURD/TP A320/SK OVC016 - TOP030/RM ON FINAL RY18 FNT
```
Report
a routine report filed through FNT
Where
over FNT
Time
02:09 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A320
Sky
overcast from 1,600 ft, tops 3,000 ft
Remarks
on final runway 18 fnt
A320 descending, 31 nm east, 9:35 pm EDT (01:35 UTC): overcast from 1,900 ft to 3,000 ft, remarks: on final runway 09 fnt. At the departure end, 31 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FNT UA /OV FNT270008/TM 0135/FLDURD/TP A320/SK OVC019 - TOP030/RM ON FINAL RY09 FNT
```
Report
a routine report filed through FNT
Where
8 nm west (270°) of FNT
Time
01:35 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
A320
Sky
overcast from 1,900 ft, tops 3,000 ft
Remarks
on final runway 09 fnt
SR22 at 1,300 ft, 49 nm east, 9:25 pm EDT (01:25 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. At the departure end, 49 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PTK UA /OV PTK270003/TM 0125/FL013/TP SR22/SK BASES 019 OVC
```
Report
a routine report filed through PTK
Where
3 nm west (270°) of PTK
Time
01:25 UTC
Height
at 1,300 ft
Aircraft
SR22
Sky
bases 1,900 ft overcast
E170 at 21,000 ft, 20 nm south, 9:07 pm EDT (01:07 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the climb zob. At the departure end, 20 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAN UA /OV LAN180020/TM 0107/FL210/TP E170/TB LGHT CHOP/RM DURC ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAN
Where
20 nm south (180°) of LAN
Time
01:07 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
lght chop
Remarks
during the climb zob
E295 at 37,000 ft, 12 nm north, 8:53 pm EDT (00:53 UTC): light chop turbulence. 160 nm along the route, 12 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
UES UA /OV BAE/TM 0053/FL370/TP E295/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through UES
Where
over BAE
Time
00:53 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
E295
Turbulence
occasional light chop
C56X at 13,000 ft, 39 nm south, 9:33 pm EDT (01:33 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zdvwc. 939 nm along the route, 39 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAR UA /OV LAR/TM 0133/FL130/TP C56X/SK BASE160/TB OCNL CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAR
Where
over LAR
Time
01:33 UTC
Height
at 13,000 ft
Aircraft
C56X
Sky
BASE160
Turbulence
occasional continuous light chop
Remarks
zdvwc
UAL2395 at 37,000 ft, 5 nm northeast, 8:58 pm EDT (00:58 UTC): no turbulence, wind 240° at 70 knots. 1088 nm along the route, 5 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL2395 4135N 10900W 0058 F370 240/070KT TB NONE SK CLEAR IC NONE
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
B737 at 16,000 ft, 12 nm southeast, 8:45 pm EDT (00:45 UTC): no turbulence, light rime icing from 13,000 ft to 17,000 ft, 8 °C, remarks: during the climb. 1248 nm along the route, 12 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SLC UA /OV TCH230020/TM 0045/FL160/TP B737/TA 8/TB NEG/IC LT RIME 130-170/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through SLC
Where
20 nm southwest (230°) of TCH
Time
00:45 UTC
Height
at 16,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Temperature
8 °C
Turbulence
none
Icing
lt rime from 13,000 ft to 17,000 ft
Remarks
during the climb
B38M descending, 9 nm north, 9:28 pm EDT (01:28 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the descent runway 35L rno. 1598 nm along the route, 9 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RNO UA /OV KRNO167009/TM 0128/FLUNKN/TP B38M/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM DURD RY35L RNO
```
Report
a routine report filed through RNO
Where
9 nm south (167°) of KRNO
Time
01:28 UTC
Height
height not given
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
during the descent runway 35L rno

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 14 forecast points nearest it (MKG, JOT, DBQ, MCW, FSD, ONL, BFF, LND, RKS, SLC, ELY, BAM, RNO, SAC). 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	220° at 17 kt	+13 kt	20 °C	107 kt	15 h 46 min	11:58 am PDT (18:58 UTC)
6,500 ft	230° at 16 kt	+13 kt	16 °C	107 kt	15 h 46 min	11:58 am PDT (18:58 UTC)
8,500 ft	230° at 17 kt	+14 kt	10 °C	106 kt	15 h 55 min	12:07 pm PDT (19:07 UTC)
10,500 ft	230° at 19 kt	+16 kt	5 °C	104 kt	16 h 13 min	12:25 pm PDT (19:25 UTC)
12,500 ft	230° at 21 kt	+17 kt	1 °C	103 kt	16 h 23 min	12:35 pm PDT (19:35 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 23 kt	+19 kt	-4 °C	101 kt	16 h 42 min	12:54 pm PDT (19:54 UTC)
16,500 ft	230° at 24 kt	+22 kt	-8 °C	98 kt	17 h 13 min	1:25 pm PDT (20:25 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 26 kt	+23 kt	-11 °C	97 kt	17 h 24 min	1:36 pm PDT (20:36 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 31 kt	+28 kt	-22 °C	92 kt	18 h 20 min	2:32 pm PDT (21:32 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	240° at 38 kt	+36 kt	-32 °C	84 kt	20 h 05 min	4:17 pm PDT (23:17 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 46 kt	+47 kt	-38 °C	73 kt	23 h 07 min	7:19 pm PDT (02:19 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	250° at 50 kt	+52 kt	-46 °C	68 kt	24 h 49 min	9:01 pm PDT (04:01 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
MKG	used from 0 nm out; 52 nm from the line	260/22	290/16 15°	300/11 10°	290/5 3°	300/26 -9°	300/32 -20°	320/48 -36°	320/61 -45°	310/74 -53°
JOT	used from 150 nm out; 86 nm from the line	250/23	270/22 15°	250/16 10°	240/9 4°	280/22 -7°	280/29 -19°	300/29 -34°	290/50 -43°	300/64 -52°
DBQ	used from 200 nm out; 56 nm from the line	230/33	250/30 16°	280/15 9°	260/15 5°	260/21 -7°	260/24 -20°	250/37 -33°	270/42 -43°	280/63 -52°
MCW	used from 300 nm out; 61 nm from the line	220/44	250/30 17°	230/14 12°	240/17 6°	250/22 -8°	270/29 -20°	250/34 -34°	260/52 -43°	260/59 -51°
FSD	used from 449 nm out; 74 nm from the line	190/9	230/30 18°	240/23 13°	240/20 6°	260/22 -9°	250/31 -21°	250/43 -36°	260/49 -43°	270/53 -47°
ONL	used from 549 nm out; 50 nm from the line		210/31 20°	230/27 13°	230/18 7°	220/19 -8°	240/26 -20°	250/44 -35°	270/52 -39°	260/57 -47°
BFF	used from 749 nm out; 73 nm from the line		180/28	220/33 15°	210/31 7°	230/32 -9°	220/41 -21°	220/40 -33°	240/47 -36°	250/54 -46°
LND	used from 949 nm out; 112 nm from the line			200/23 6°	220/31 1°	220/39 -11°	230/39 -23°	220/51 -28°	220/66 -37°	230/68 -45°
RKS	used from 999 nm out; 64 nm from the line			200/41	220/44 1°	220/35 -11°	220/46 -24°	210/53 -27°	220/62 -35°	230/61 -44°
SLC	used from 1148 nm out; 55 nm from the line		200/5	230/8 2°	220/20 -2°	210/40 -12°	190/53 -25°	210/62 -30°	220/69 -34°	220/64 -43°
ELY	used from 1298 nm out; 84 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°
BAM	used from 1398 nm out; 43 nm from the line			310/7 0°	270/19 -7°	200/38 -17°	190/49 -28°	220/69 -29°	220/63 -33°	230/48 -41°
RNO	used from 1498 nm out; 71 nm from the line		010/9	320/10 -2°	210/23 -9°	210/34 -19°	220/36 -25°	230/31 -29°	230/41 -33°	230/38 -42°
SAC	used from 1648 nm out; 23 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°

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
LAN Lansing, MI	departure	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	860 ft	10:53 pm EDT (02:53 UTC)
GRR Grand Rapids, MI	40 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	793 ft	02:53 UTC
MSN Madison, WI	210 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south (180°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	886 ft	02:53 UTC
ALO Waterloo, IA	339 nm out, 24 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	873 ft	02:54 UTC
RBE Bassett, NE	659 nm out, 4 nm south of the line	no report just now				2,349 ft
ANW Ainsworth, NE	679 nm out, 1 nm south of the line	VFR	from the north (010°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	2,588 ft	02:55 UTC
GUR Guernsey, WY	889 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet	from the east-northeast (070°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	12,000 ft	4,401 ft	02:55 UTC
RKS Rock Springs, WY	1088 nm out, 5 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,800 feet, overcast at 8,000 feet	from the south (190°) at 19 knots, gusting to 26	10+ mi	8,000 ft	6,764 ft	02:54 UTC
SLC Salt Lake City, UT	1228 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 800 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet, overcast at 9,000 feet Weather: light rain	from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	7,000 ft	4,230 ft	02:54 UTC
TMT Austin, NV	1478 nm out, 23 nm south of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 4,400 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet Weather: light rain	from the north (350°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	4,400 ft	5,735 ft	02:55 UTC
TRK Truckee, CA	1608 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	5,904 ft	02:55 UTC
SMF Sacramento, CA	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	26 ft	7:53 pm PDT (02:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,764 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SMF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:58 am PDT (18:58 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for SMF

From Sun 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for LAN, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

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

6/3475 BEALE AFB, CA, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 1 November · ZOA
6/6740 SACRAMENTO, CA, Thursday, October 8, 2026 through Sunday, October 11, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, at the destination end · air shows/sports · ended 11 October · ZOA

Daylight

Sunset at LAN 7:01 pm EDT (23:01 UTC), at SMF 6:32 pm PDT (01:32 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:59 pm PDT (01:59 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 · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the northern Rockies · 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: Capital Region International, Sacramento International.