Plan a flight · Mon 4:45 am CDT (09:45 UTC)

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 13 h 35 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 15-knot headwind), arriving about 4:20 pm PDT (23:20 UTC). Right now LIT is VFR, wind calm; SMF is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 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: 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 W18W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 5:55 am CDT (10:55 UTC). Over the route from 998 to 1118 nm out.

as issued

WSUS33 KKCI 120855
MKCW WST 120855
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 18W
VALID UNTIL 1055Z
AZ UT NV
FROM 20WNW BVL-30N BCE-60SSW BCE-50NNE LAS-60NNW ELY-20WNW BVL
AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL300.

SIGMET W18W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 5:55 am CDT (10:55 UTC). Over the route from 1078 to 1188 nm out.

as issued

WSUS33 KKCI 120903 CCA
MKCW WST 120903 COR
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 18W
VALID UNTIL 1055Z
UT ID NV
FROM 30E TWF-10W MLD-10SE ILC-50WSW ILC-60NE OAL-30E TWF
AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL300.
***COR PTS***

AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 130 to 639 nm out.
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 559 to 998 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 619 to 798 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 709 to 858 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 TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 808 to 1188 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 938 to 1237 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 120 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

urgent BE20 at 500 ft, 19 nm north, 4:34 am CDT (09:34 UTC): remarks: low-level wind shear 500FT a 10-knot loss of airspeed zkc fd dl. 449 nm along the route, 19 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LBL UUA /OV LBL/TM 0934/FL005/TP BE20/RM LLWS 500FT +/-10KT ZKC FD DL
```
Report
an urgent report filed through LBL
Where
over LBL
Time
09:34 UTC
Height
at 500 ft
Aircraft
BE20
Remarks
low-level wind shear 500FT a 10-knot loss of airspeed zkc fd dl
A35K at 32,000 ft, 44 nm southwest, 3:39 am CDT (08:39 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: fdcs zoa. At the destination end, 44 nm southwest 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
A333 at 38,000 ft, 10 nm southwest, 3:23 am CDT (08:23 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: mtw +/-15KT zdvwc. 649 nm along the route, 10 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ALS UA /OV ALS085025/TM 0823/FL380/TP A333/TB LGT CHOP/RM MTW +/-15KT. ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ALS
Where
25 nm east (085°) of ALS
Time
08:23 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
A333
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
mtw +/-15KT zdvwc
A320 at 31,000 ft, 48 nm north, 1:58 am CDT (06:58 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: mtw a 10-knot loss of airspeed 100FT zdvwc. 659 nm along the route, 48 nm north 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
GLF6 at 47,000 ft, 30 nm north, 2:47 am CDT (07:47 UTC): remarks: moderate mtw +/-1500FPM zdvwc. 699 nm along the route, 30 nm north 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
BE20 at 9,000 ft, 38 nm south, 2:52 am CDT (07:52 UTC): light to moderate rime icing, -5 °C, remarks: during the descent zdvwc. 768 nm along the route, 38 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DRO UA /OV DRO/TM 0752/FL090/TP BE20/SK BASE110 TOP165/TA M05/IC LGT-MOD RIME/RM DURD. ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through DRO
Where
over DRO
Time
07:52 UTC
Height
at 9,000 ft
Aircraft
BE20
Sky
BASE110 TOP165
Temperature
−5 °C
Icing
light to moderate rime
Remarks
during the descent zdvwc
PC12 at 11,000 ft, 38 nm south, 1:58 am CDT (06:58 UTC): light turbulence, no icing, remarks: during the descent arrival KFMN ZDVWC-36. 768 nm along the route, 38 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DRO UA /OV DRO/TM 0658/FL110/TP PC12/SK BASE117/TB CONS LGT/IC NEG/RM DURD ARR KFMN. ZDVWC-36
```
Report
a routine report filed through DRO
Where
over DRO
Time
06:58 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
BASE117
Turbulence
continuous light
Icing
none
Remarks
during the descent arrival KFMN ZDVWC-36

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 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	240° at 23 kt	+16 kt	22 °C	104 kt	13 h 43 min	4:28 pm PDT (23:28 UTC)
6,500 ft	240° at 20 kt	+15 kt	16 °C	105 kt	13 h 35 min	4:20 pm PDT (23:20 UTC)
8,500 ft	240° at 22 kt	+16 kt	9 °C	104 kt	13 h 43 min	4:28 pm PDT (23:28 UTC)
10,500 ft	230° at 24 kt	+16 kt	4 °C	104 kt	13 h 43 min	4:28 pm PDT (23:28 UTC)
12,500 ft	230° at 25 kt	+16 kt	1 °C	104 kt	13 h 43 min	4:28 pm PDT (23:28 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 28 kt	+18 kt	-4 °C	102 kt	13 h 59 min	4:44 pm PDT (23:44 UTC)
16,500 ft	230° at 31 kt	+20 kt	-8 °C	100 kt	14 h 16 min	5:01 pm PDT (00:01 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 33 kt	+21 kt	-11 °C	99 kt	14 h 25 min	5:10 pm PDT (00:10 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 39 kt	+28 kt	-21 °C	92 kt	15 h 31 min	6:16 pm PDT (01:16 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	240° at 57 kt	+46 kt	-30 °C	74 kt	19 h 17 min	10:02 pm PDT (05:02 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 57 kt	+49 kt	-37 °C	71 kt	20 h 06 min	10:51 pm PDT (05:51 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	250° at 50 kt	+44 kt	-47 °C	76 kt	18 h 47 min	9:32 pm PDT (04:32 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
LIT	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	250/22	250/25 18°	240/23 12°	240/20 7°	250/17 -6°	260/25 -17°	300/45 -29°	300/49 -40°	310/43 -51°
FSM	used from 50 nm out; 37 nm from the line	230/33	260/23 15°	240/23 11°	230/18 8°	230/20 -8°	250/31 -17°	280/51 -30°	280/52 -39°	300/47 -51°
TUL	used from 150 nm out; 39 nm from the line	230/42	250/23 17°	220/16 14°	240/10 8°	240/20 -6°	260/28 -17°	270/61 -29°	280/52 -38°	290/46 -50°
OKC	used from 249 nm out; 39 nm from the line	220/43	230/31 17°	260/13 16°	270/11 7°	240/20 -6°	250/32 -17°	260/60 -28°	280/50 -37°	290/45 -50°
GAG	used from 299 nm out; 57 nm from the line		240/35 22°	240/27 14°	230/25 6°	240/38 -7°	230/44 -19°	250/73 -28°	270/66 -37°	270/58 -49°
GCK	used from 449 nm out; 77 nm from the line		240/40 22°	240/40 14°	240/38 7°	230/39 -7°	230/45 -20°	250/73 -28°	260/74 -36°	260/64 -49°
PUB	used from 549 nm out; 77 nm from the line			260/45 11°	240/38 6°	230/47 -8°	230/51 -19°	240/74 -29°	240/82 -35°	250/72 -48°
ALS	used from 649 nm out; 9 nm from the line				240/35 3°	230/54 -9°	240/66 -19°	230/85 -26°	240/87 -34°	240/70 -47°
FMN	used from 748 nm out; 67 nm from the line			220/16 6°	220/39 1°	220/50 -10°	230/67 -23°	230/94 -29°	230/102 -35°	230/90 -46°
GJT	used from 798 nm out; 74 nm from the line			220/26 6°	230/39 0°	220/55 -13°	230/60 -23°	230/78 -31°	230/80 -35°	230/74 -44°
BCE	used from 898 nm out; 65 nm from the line				200/32 -2°	210/57 -15°	220/71 -22°	220/69 -30°	220/64 -38°	220/67 -44°
ELY	used from 1048 nm out; 65 nm from the line			210/34 1°	220/40 -4°	220/39 -17°	210/51 -24°	220/65 -30°	220/60 -37°	220/56 -44°
BIH	used from 1198 nm out; 90 nm from the line		L/V	020/6 0°	140/7 -7°	210/31 -16°	230/34 -26°	220/43 -30°	220/52 -36°	220/46 -43°
RNO	used from 1297 nm out; 54 nm from the line		010/6	270/12 -3°	220/26 -10°	280/13 -19°	350/44 -24°	320/30 -32°	260/22 -36°	240/24 -42°
SAC	used from 1347 nm out; 51 nm from the line	L/V	L/V 4°	340/9 -4°	340/22 -8°	360/71 -12°	360/82 -23°	350/58 -37°	310/30 -40°	270/25 -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
LIT Little Rock, AR	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	266 ft	3:53 am CDT (08:53 UTC)
FSM Fort Smith, AR	110 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	469 ft	08:53 UTC
SWO Stillwater, OK	249 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	1,000 ft	08:53 UTC
WDG Enid, OK	289 nm out, 17 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	1,167 ft	09:35 UTC
EHA Elkhart, KS	489 nm out, 6 nm north of the line	VFR	from the south (190°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	3,621 ft	09:35 UTC
TAD Trinidad, CO	609 nm out, 3 nm south of the line	VFR	from the west-southwest (240°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	5,761 ft	08:54 UTC
TEX Telluride, CO	778 nm out, 9 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 5,000 feet, a broken layer at 6,500 feet, overcast at 7,000 feet Weather: light drizzle	from the south (170°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	6,500 ft	9,069 ft	09:35 UTC
HVE Hanksville, UT	918 nm out, 18 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 8,500 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	8,500 ft	4,453 ft	09:30 UTC
MLF Milford, UT	1028 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 4,800 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet, overcast at 7,000 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	4,800 ft	5,042 ft	08:52 UTC
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	reported, no category	calm	10+ mi	none	2,585 ft	09:35 UTC
SMF Sacramento, CA	destination	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	26 ft	1:53 am PDT (08:53 UTC)

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, 4:20 pm PDT (23:20 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 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
From Mon 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for LIT, the departure

From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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 6:31 pm PDT (01:31 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:57 pm PDT (01:57 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 lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern 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: Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field, Sacramento International.