Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field to Sacramento International LIT → SMF
1,427 nautical miles (1,642 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 288°, about 288° magnetic at the departure end (variation 0E). At 120 knots that is 12 h 58 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 10-knot headwind), arriving about 11:57 am PDT (18:57 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 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 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 150 to 559 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 559 to 1168 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 589 to 748 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 629 to 748 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 758 to 978 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 798 to 1227 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 898 to 1208 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 80 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 LIT.
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 15 forecast points nearest it (LIT, FSM, TUL, OKC, GAG, GCK, PUB, ALS, FMN, GJT, BCE, ELY, BIH, 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 24 kt | +10 kt | 20 °C | 110 kt | 12 h 58 min | 11:57 am PDT (18:57 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 230° at 22 kt | +13 kt | 16 °C | 107 kt | 13 h 20 min | 12:19 pm PDT (19:19 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 230° at 23 kt | +13 kt | 11 °C | 107 kt | 13 h 20 min | 12:19 pm PDT (19:19 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 23 kt | +14 kt | 5 °C | 106 kt | 13 h 28 min | 12:27 pm PDT (19:27 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 24 kt | +15 kt | 2 °C | 105 kt | 13 h 35 min | 12:34 pm PDT (19:34 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 26 kt | +16 kt | -3 °C | 104 kt | 13 h 43 min | 12:42 pm PDT (19:42 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 29 kt | +17 kt | -7 °C | 103 kt | 13 h 51 min | 12:50 pm PDT (19:50 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 31 kt | +17 kt | -10 °C | 103 kt | 13 h 51 min | 12:50 pm PDT (19:50 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 39 kt | +26 kt | -21 °C | 94 kt | 15 h 11 min | 2:10 pm PDT (21:10 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 52 kt | +40 kt | -29 °C | 80 kt | 17 h 50 min | 4:49 pm PDT (23:49 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 53 kt | +42 kt | -36 °C | 78 kt | 18 h 18 min | 5:17 pm PDT (00:17 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 46 kt | +37 kt | -46 °C | 83 kt | 17 h 12 min | 4:11 pm PDT (23:11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIT | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 220/21 | 230/17 16° | 250/24 12° | 260/15 7° | 260/13 -5° | 280/25 -16° | 290/35 -30° | 300/42 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| FSM | used from 50 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 210/27 | 250/23 16° | 250/20 13° | 240/17 8° | 250/18 -6° | 260/31 -16° | 280/42 -30° | 280/44 -40° | 290/38 -51° |
| TUL | used from 150 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 210/37 | 240/29 17° | 260/15 14° | 260/11 7° | 240/22 -6° | 250/29 -16° | 270/45 -29° | 270/47 -40° | 280/44 -50° |
| OKC | used from 249 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 200/44 | 230/32 18° | 240/13 15° | 240/10 9° | 240/20 -5° | 250/27 -16° | 260/47 -28° | 270/48 -39° | 270/45 -50° |
| GAG | used from 299 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 220/40 19° | 230/28 14° | 240/23 8° | 230/21 -6° | 240/31 -19° | 250/66 -29° | 260/58 -38° | 260/47 -49° | |
| GCK | used from 449 nm out; 77 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 549 nm out; 77 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 649 nm out; 9 nm from the line | 230/37 4° | 220/54 -9° | 230/62 -22° | 240/77 -26° | 240/74 -33° | 230/59 -45° | |||
| FMN | used from 748 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 220/28 9° | 220/40 2° | 220/53 -10° | 220/62 -22° | 230/79 -28° | 240/91 -34° | 230/71 -45° | ||
| GJT | used from 798 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 898 nm out; 65 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 1048 nm out; 65 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 1198 nm out; 90 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° | |
| RNO | used from 1297 nm out; 54 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 1347 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIT Little Rock, AR | departure | no report just now | 266 ft | ||||
| FSM Fort Smith, AR | 110 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 469 ft | ||||
| SWO Stillwater, OK | 249 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,000 ft | ||||
| WDG Enid, OK | 289 nm out, 17 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,167 ft | ||||
| EHA Elkhart, KS | 489 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,621 ft | ||||
| TAD Trinidad, CO | 609 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | no report just now | 5,761 ft | ||||
| TEX Telluride, CO | 778 nm out, 9 nm north of the line | no report just now | 9,069 ft | ||||
| HVE Hanksville, UT | 918 nm out, 18 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,453 ft | ||||
| MLF Milford, UT | 1028 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 5,042 ft | ||||
| GAB Gabbs, NV | 1257 nm out, 18 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,699 ft | ||||
| PVF Placerville, CA | 1387 nm out, 2 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,585 ft | ||||
| SMF Sacramento, CA | destination | no report just now | 26 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 9,069 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, 11:57 am PDT (18:57 UTC)
SMF has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 17 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 1 November · ZOA
Daylight
Sunset at LIT 6:38 pm CDT (23:38 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
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: Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field, Sacramento International.