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Long Beach (Daugherty Field) to Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport LGB → OAK

307 nautical miles (353 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 321°, about 307° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 26 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 6-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:30 am PDT (12:30 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now LGB is marginal VFR, wind from the northwest (320°) at 6 knots; OAK is VFR, wind from the east (090°) at 5 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: 3,191 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 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 79 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 168 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 LGB.

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

A35K at 32,000 ft, 24 nm north, 1:39 am PDT (08:39 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: fdcs zoa. At the destination end, 24 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OAK UA /OV OAK348024/TM 0839/FL320/TP A35K/TB MOD CHOP/RM FDCS ZOA
```
Report
a routine report filed through OAK
Where
24 nm north (348°) of OAK
Time
08:39 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A35K
Turbulence
moderate chop
Remarks
fdcs zoa
B744 at 1,700 ft, 7 nm west, 2:24 am PDT (09:24 UTC): a few clouds above 1,700 ft, remarks: during the descent runway 25L lax. At the departure end, 7 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAX UA /OV KLAX/TM 0924/FL017/TP B744/SK FEW017/RM DURD RY25L LAX
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAX
Where
over KLAX
Time
09:24 UTC
Height
at 1,700 ft
Aircraft
B744
Sky
a few clouds from 1,700 ft
Remarks
during the descent runway 25L lax

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 4 forecast points nearest it (WJF, SBA, FAT, 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	180° at 8 kt	−6 kt	4 °C	126 kt	2 h 26 min	5:30 am PDT (12:30 UTC)
6,500 ft	200° at 9 kt	−5 kt	3 °C	125 kt	2 h 27 min	5:31 am PDT (12:31 UTC)
8,500 ft	210° at 8 kt	−4 kt	0 °C	124 kt	2 h 29 min	5:33 am PDT (12:33 UTC)
10,500 ft	230° at 9 kt	+1 kt	-2 °C	119 kt	2 h 35 min	5:39 am PDT (12:39 UTC)
12,500 ft	260° at 12 kt	+5 kt	-5 °C	115 kt	2 h 40 min	5:44 am PDT (12:44 UTC)
14,500 ft	270° at 13 kt	+9 kt	-8 °C	111 kt	2 h 46 min	5:50 am PDT (12:50 UTC)
16,500 ft	290° at 16 kt	+13 kt	-11 °C	107 kt	2 h 52 min	5:56 am PDT (12:56 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	290° at 18 kt	+16 kt	-14 °C	104 kt	2 h 57 min	6:01 am PDT (13:01 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	310° at 23 kt	+22 kt	-23 °C	98 kt	3 h 08 min	6:12 am PDT (13:12 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	260° at 24 kt	+12 kt	-32 °C	108 kt	2 h 51 min	5:55 am PDT (12:55 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	240° at 36 kt	+4 kt	-38 °C	116 kt	2 h 39 min	5:43 am PDT (12:43 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	230° at 41 kt	−1 kt	-44 °C	121 kt	2 h 32 min	5:36 am PDT (12:36 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

Point	From	3,000	6,000	9,000	12,000	18,000	24,000	30,000	34,000	39,000
WJF	used from 0 nm out; 38 nm from the line		210/26 4°	210/28 2°	230/23 -4°	240/28 -13°	220/47 -23°	220/57 -30°	220/65 -37°	220/59 -45°
SBA	used from 49 nm out; 42 nm from the line	L/V	220/9 2°	240/16 1°	240/19 -3°	260/25 -13°	260/27 -24°	230/37 -31°	220/54 -37°	220/52 -45°
FAT	used from 148 nm out; 55 nm from the line	140/11	180/15 3°	150/14 -3°	200/14 -6°	240/17 -16°	320/25 -23°	270/22 -31°	240/29 -37°	230/36 -44°
SFO	used from 247 nm out; 36 nm from the line	090/9	050/12 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

Airport	Where	Conditions	Wind	Visibility	Ceiling	Elevation	Reported
LGB Long Beach, CA	departure	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,200 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	1,200 ft	60 ft	2:53 am PDT (09:53 UTC)
VNY Van Nuys, CA	30 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,900 feet	from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	2,900 ft	802 ft	09:51 UTC
CMA Camarillo, CA	49 nm out, 21 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: overcast at 6,000 feet	from the northeast (040°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	6,000 ft	76 ft	09:55 UTC
MIT Shafter, CA	109 nm out, 25 nm northeast of the line	no report just now				424 ft
PRB Paso Robles, CA	168 nm out, 23 nm southwest of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 6,500 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	6,500 ft	838 ft	09:53 UTC
KIC King City, CA	208 nm out, 19 nm southwest of the line	no report just now				374 ft
SNS Salinas, CA	238 nm out, 20 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the north (010°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	84 ft	09:53 UTC
RHV San Jose, CA	277 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the northwest (320°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	135 ft	23:47 UTC
OAK Oakland, CA	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet	from the east (090°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	9 ft	2:53 am PDT (09:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 838 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, 5:30 am PDT (12:30 UTC)

Wind from the east-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 1,500 feet VFR

The whole forecast for OAK

From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 1,500 feet
From Mon 2:00 am PDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 1,500 feet
From Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for LGB, the departure

From Mon 1:00 am PDT (08:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 3 miles, light rain, mist, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
From Mon 3:00 am PDT (10:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,000 feet
30% chance between Mon 3:00 am PDT (10:00 UTC) and 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): light rain showers
From Mon 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
30% chance between Mon 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC) and 10:00 am PDT (17:00 UTC): light rain showers
From Mon 10:00 am PDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet

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

4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 9 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at LGB 6:21 pm PDT (01:21 UTC), at OAK 6:34 pm PDT (01:34 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at OAK is before sunrise there (7:14 am PDT (14:14 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 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: Long Beach (Daugherty Field), Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport.