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Lubbock Preston Smith International to Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport LBB → OAK

1,022 nautical miles (1,176 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 290°, about 284° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 49 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 4-knot headwind), arriving about 2:56 pm PDT (21:56 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: 2 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 W26W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the south at 35 knots, until 9:55 am CDT (14:55 UTC). Near the route, 685 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 121255
    MKCW WST 121255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 26W
    VALID UNTIL 1455Z
    NV
    FROM 40WNW ILC-ILC-60N LAS-60NE BTY-40WNW ILC
    AREA TS MOV FROM 20035KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 198 to 546 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Near the route, 228 nm along the route.
  • 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). Near the route, 437 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 466 to 615 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 486 to 794 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 516 to 595 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 635 to 704 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 169 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 863 to 933 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 LBB.

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 11 forecast points nearest it (LBB, TCC, ABQ, FMN, PRC, 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 11 kt+4 kt11 °C116 kt8 h 49 min2:56 pm PDT (21:56 UTC)
6,500 ft220° at 11 kt+4 kt7 °C116 kt8 h 49 min2:56 pm PDT (21:56 UTC)
8,500 ft220° at 14 kt+5 kt6 °C115 kt8 h 53 min3:00 pm PDT (22:00 UTC)
10,500 ft210° at 19 kt+6 kt2 °C114 kt8 h 58 min3:05 pm PDT (22:05 UTC)
12,500 ft220° at 24 kt+8 kt-2 °C112 kt9 h 08 min3:15 pm PDT (22:15 UTC)
14,500 ft220° at 28 kt+11 kt-5 °C109 kt9 h 23 min3:30 pm PDT (22:30 UTC)
16,500 ft220° at 33 kt+14 kt-9 °C106 kt9 h 38 min3:45 pm PDT (22:45 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 36 kt+17 kt-12 °C103 kt9 h 55 min4:02 pm PDT (23:02 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 47 kt+30 kt-21 °C90 kt11 h 21 min5:28 pm PDT (00:28 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300230° at 61 kt+36 kt-29 °C84 kt12 h 10 min6:17 pm PDT (01:17 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340230° at 64 kt+37 kt-37 °C83 kt12 h 19 min6:26 pm PDT (01:26 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390230° at 61 kt+35 kt-46 °C85 kt12 h 01 min6:08 pm PDT (01:08 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
LBBused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line220/25 21°230/20 15°220/20 7°230/36 -6°240/50 -15°240/59 -28°260/52 -37°260/45 -50°
TCCused from 50 nm out; 69 nm from the line240/20230/22 13°230/27 6°230/40 -7°240/55 -18°240/74 -27°240/68 -37°250/64 -49°
ABQused from 149 nm out; 78 nm from the line220/19 9°220/35 3°230/50 -8°240/64 -19°230/83 -26°230/85 -36°230/80 -48°
FMNused from 347 nm out; 81 nm from the line220/16 6°220/39 1°220/50 -10°230/67 -23°230/94 -29°230/102 -35°230/90 -46°
PRCused from 446 nm out; 106 nm from the line200/37 6°200/35 0°220/60 -11°220/71 -20°220/88 -29°220/98 -35°220/94 -45°
BCEused from 496 nm out; 93 nm from the line200/32 -2°210/57 -15°220/71 -22°220/69 -30°220/64 -38°220/67 -44°
LASused from 595 nm out; 64 nm from the line210/20 8°210/29 4°200/32 -3°200/51 -15°210/64 -21°220/70 -30°220/66 -38°220/55 -44°
BIHused from 744 nm out; 69 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 893 nm out; 45 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 943 nm out; 58 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 992 nm out; 22 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
LBB Lubbock, TX departure no report just now 3,282 ft
PRZ Portales, NM 79 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line no report just now 4,077 ft
FSU Fort Sumner, NM 129 nm out, 8 nm north of the line no report just now 4,164 ft
ABQ Albuquerque, NM 248 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 5,354 ft
GUP Gallup, NM 357 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line no report just now 6,472 ft
GCN Grand Canyon, AZ 526 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 6,608 ft
BTY Beatty, NV 754 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line no report just now 3,169 ft
MPI Mariposa, CA 913 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line no report just now 2,254 ft
LVK Livermore, CA 1002 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 399 ft
OAK Oakland, CA destination no report just now 9 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,608 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, 2:56 pm PDT (21:56 UTC)

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

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

  • 6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 8 nm from the route, 675 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
  • 6/7094 45NM NE MERCED, CA, Sunday, October 4, 2026 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 UTC 3 nm from the route, 903 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA

Daylight

Sunset at LBB 7:16 pm CDT (00:16 UTC), at OAK 6:34 pm PDT (01:34 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 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
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · 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: Lubbock Preston Smith International, Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport.