Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field to Charles M Schulz/Sonoma County LIT → STS
1,484 nautical miles (1,708 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 29 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 10-knot headwind), arriving about 2:10 pm PDT (21:10 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: 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
- SIGMET C12C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 25,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 3:55 am CDT (08:55 UTC). Over the route from 628 to 697 nm out.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 120655 MKCC WST 120655 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 12C VALID UNTIL 0855Z CO NM FROM 40W PUB-30SSE PUB-30W CIM-50WSW ALS-40W PUB DMSHG AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL250.
- SIGMET W16W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 27,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 3:55 am CDT (08:55 UTC). Over the route from 1176 to 1235 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120655 MKCW WST 120655 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 16W VALID UNTIL 0855Z UT NV FROM 50NW BVL-20NE BVL-40SE OAL-20N OAL-50NW BVL AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL270.
- 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), from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 149 to 568 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft, from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 558 to 1166 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft, from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 588 to 767 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), from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 638 to 737 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft, from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 767 to 976 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist), from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 797 to 1225 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft, from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 907 to 1166 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft, from 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC). Over the last 130 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 22 kt | +10 kt | 20 °C | 110 kt | 13 h 29 min | 2:10 pm PDT (21:10 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 230° at 20 kt | +12 kt | 14 °C | 108 kt | 13 h 44 min | 2:25 pm PDT (21:25 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 230° at 20 kt | +12 kt | 10 °C | 108 kt | 13 h 44 min | 2:25 pm PDT (21:25 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 22 kt | +14 kt | 4 °C | 106 kt | 14 h | 2:41 pm PDT (21:41 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 22 kt | +15 kt | 1 °C | 105 kt | 14 h 08 min | 2:49 pm PDT (21:49 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | +16 kt | -3 °C | 104 kt | 14 h 16 min | 2:57 pm PDT (21:57 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 28 kt | +16 kt | -7 °C | 104 kt | 14 h 16 min | 2:57 pm PDT (21:57 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 30 kt | +17 kt | -10 °C | 103 kt | 14 h 24 min | 3:05 pm PDT (22:05 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 37 kt | +26 kt | -21 °C | 94 kt | 15 h 47 min | 4:28 pm PDT (23:28 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 51 kt | +40 kt | -29 °C | 80 kt | 18 h 33 min | 7:14 pm PDT (02:14 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 53 kt | +43 kt | -36 °C | 77 kt | 19 h 16 min | 7:57 pm PDT (02:57 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 45 kt | +37 kt | -46 °C | 83 kt | 17 h 53 min | 6:34 pm PDT (01:34 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 149 nm out; 40 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; 37 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; 58 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 448 nm out; 81 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 548 nm out; 81 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 598 nm out; 58 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 747 nm out; 61 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 847 nm out; 95 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 897 nm out; 63 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 1046 nm out; 73 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 1196 nm out; 84 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 1295 nm out; 64 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 1345 nm out; 53 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, 4 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 469 ft | ||||
| SWO Stillwater, OK | 249 nm out, 16 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,000 ft | ||||
| WWR Woodward, OK | 369 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 2,189 ft | ||||
| GUY Guymon, OK | 468 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | no report just now | 3,125 ft | ||||
| TAD Trinidad, CO | 608 nm out, 2 nm north of the line | no report just now | 5,761 ft | ||||
| TEX Telluride, CO | 777 nm out, 15 nm north of the line | no report just now | 9,069 ft | ||||
| MLF Milford, UT | 1026 nm out, 14 nm north of the line | no report just now | 5,042 ft | ||||
| HTH Hawthorne, NV | 1285 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,230 ft | ||||
| SAC Sacramento, CA | 1425 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 23 ft | ||||
| STS Santa Rosa, CA | destination | no report just now | 128 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 STS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:10 pm PDT (21:10 UTC)
STS has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at LIT 6:38 pm CDT (23:38 UTC), at STS 6:36 pm PDT (01:36 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:02 pm PDT (02:02 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, Charles M Schulz/Sonoma County.
