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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 1:14 pm PDT (20:14 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 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 C10C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 2:55 am CDT (07:55 UTC). Over the route from 608 to 707 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120555
    MKCC WST 120555
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 10C
    VALID UNTIL 0755Z
    CO NM
    FROM 20NNE PUB-40WSW LAA-30WSW CIM-50WSW ALS-50ESE HBU-20NNE PUB
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • SIGMET W15W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 28,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 2:55 am CDT (07:55 UTC). Over the route from 1156 to 1245 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120555
    MKCW WST 120555
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 15W
    VALID UNTIL 0755Z
    UT NV
    FROM 60WNW BVL-10NE BVL-80E OAL-40SE OAL-20W OAL-60WNW BVL
    AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL280.
  • 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 149 to 568 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. 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. 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). 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. Over the route from 767 to 976 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 797 to 1225 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. 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. 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.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft220° at 22 kt+10 kt20 °C110 kt13 h 29 min1:14 pm PDT (20:14 UTC)
6,500 ft230° at 20 kt+12 kt14 °C108 kt13 h 44 min1:29 pm PDT (20:29 UTC)
8,500 ft230° at 20 kt+12 kt10 °C108 kt13 h 44 min1:29 pm PDT (20:29 UTC)
10,500 ft230° at 22 kt+14 kt4 °C106 kt14 h1:45 pm PDT (20:45 UTC)
12,500 ft230° at 22 kt+15 kt1 °C105 kt14 h 08 min1:53 pm PDT (20:53 UTC)
14,500 ft230° at 25 kt+16 kt-3 °C104 kt14 h 16 min2:01 pm PDT (21:01 UTC)
16,500 ft230° at 28 kt+16 kt-7 °C104 kt14 h 16 min2:01 pm PDT (21:01 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 30 kt+17 kt-10 °C103 kt14 h 24 min2:09 pm PDT (21:09 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 37 kt+26 kt-21 °C94 kt15 h 47 min3:32 pm PDT (22:32 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 51 kt+40 kt-29 °C80 kt18 h 33 min6:18 pm PDT (01:18 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 53 kt+43 kt-36 °C77 kt19 h 16 min7:01 pm PDT (02:01 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390240° at 45 kt+37 kt-46 °C83 kt17 h 53 min5:38 pm PDT (00:38 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
LITused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line220/21230/17 16°250/24 12°260/15 7°260/13 -5°280/25 -16°290/35 -30°300/42 -40°300/40 -52°
FSMused from 50 nm out; 37 nm from the line210/27250/23 16°250/20 13°240/17 8°250/18 -6°260/31 -16°280/42 -30°280/44 -40°290/38 -51°
TULused from 149 nm out; 40 nm from the line210/37240/29 17°260/15 14°260/11 7°240/22 -6°250/29 -16°270/45 -29°270/47 -40°280/44 -50°
OKCused from 249 nm out; 37 nm from the line200/44230/32 18°240/13 15°240/10 9°240/20 -5°250/27 -16°260/47 -28°270/48 -39°270/45 -50°
GAGused from 299 nm out; 58 nm from the line220/40 19°230/28 14°240/23 8°230/21 -6°240/31 -19°250/66 -29°260/58 -38°260/47 -49°
GCKused from 448 nm out; 81 nm from the line220/48 21°230/37 14°250/30 8°230/37 -6°240/37 -20°240/69 -28°250/67 -37°260/58 -48°
PUBused from 548 nm out; 81 nm from the line230/25 13°230/32 6°220/44 -8°230/49 -21°240/70 -28°240/67 -34°240/58 -46°
ALSused from 598 nm out; 58 nm from the line230/37 4°220/54 -9°230/62 -22°240/77 -26°240/74 -33°230/59 -45°
FMNused from 747 nm out; 61 nm from the line220/28 9°220/40 2°220/53 -10°220/62 -22°230/79 -28°240/91 -34°230/71 -45°
GJTused from 847 nm out; 95 nm from the line210/43 7°230/45 1°220/49 -12°220/62 -22°220/59 -28°230/60 -33°220/55 -45°
BCEused from 897 nm out; 63 nm from the line220/27 -1°210/40 -13°220/54 -21°220/64 -30°220/64 -34°220/52 -44°
ELYused from 1046 nm out; 73 nm from the line200/39 3°210/27 -2°210/45 -15°220/56 -24°210/60 -28°210/63 -34°220/61 -43°
BIHused from 1196 nm out; 84 nm from the lineL/V240/7 1°190/13 -3°200/26 -16°210/43 -26°220/54 -28°220/51 -35°220/47 -43°
RNOused from 1295 nm out; 64 nm from the line010/9320/10 -2°210/23 -9°210/34 -19°220/36 -25°230/31 -29°230/41 -33°230/38 -42°
SACused from 1345 nm out; 53 nm from the line110/6L/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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
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, 1:14 pm PDT (20:14 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 6:37 pm PDT (01:37 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:04 pm PDT (02:04 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
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
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, 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: Bill And Hillary Clinton Ntl/Adams Field, Charles M Schulz/Sonoma County.