Livermore Municipal to Napa County LVK → APC
38 nautical miles (44 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 325°, about 309° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 19 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:49 pm PDT (23:49 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
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 LVK.
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 20:00–03:00 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 1 forecast point nearest it (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 | 220° at 5 kt | −1 kt | 121 kt | 19 min | 4:49 pm PDT (23:49 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 280° at 1 kt | +1 kt | 4 °C | 119 kt | 19 min | 4:49 pm PDT (23:49 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 280° at 6 kt | +4 kt | 2 °C | 116 kt | 20 min | 4:50 pm PDT (23:50 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 270° at 11 kt | +7 kt | -1 °C | 113 kt | 20 min | 4:50 pm PDT (23:50 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 270° at 16 kt | +9 kt | -4 °C | 111 kt | 21 min | 4:51 pm PDT (23:51 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 280° at 18 kt | +13 kt | -8 °C | 107 kt | 21 min | 4:51 pm PDT (23:51 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 21 kt | +16 kt | -11 °C | 104 kt | 22 min | 4:52 pm PDT (23:52 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 23 kt | +19 kt | -14 °C | 101 kt | 23 min | 4:53 pm PDT (23:53 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 29 kt | +28 kt | -24 °C | 92 kt | 25 min | 4:55 pm PDT (23:55 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 26 kt | +18 kt | -28 °C | 102 kt | 22 min | 4:52 pm PDT (23:52 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 30 kt | +8 kt | -34 °C | 112 kt | 20 min | 4:50 pm PDT (23:50 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 36 kt | +9 kt | -43 °C | 111 kt | 21 min | 4:51 pm PDT (23:51 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 220/11 | L/V 5° | 280/7 1° | 270/15 -3° | 290/23 -14° | 310/29 -24° | 280/26 -28° | 250/30 -34° | 250/36 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LVK Livermore, CA | departure | no report just now | 399 ft | ||||
| CCR Concord, CA | 19 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 25 ft | ||||
| APC Napa, CA | destination | no report just now | 35 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 399 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At APC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:49 pm PDT (23:49 UTC)
APC has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/7231 Santa Clara, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 18 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZOA
- 6/7455 SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Thursday, October 8, 2026 through Sunday, October 11, 2026 Local 16 nm from the route, 19 nm along the route · security · until 11 October · ZOA
- 6/6741 SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Thursday, October 8, 2026 through Sunday, October 11, 2026 Local 15 nm from the route, 19 nm along the route · air shows/sports · until 11 October · ZOA
Daylight
Sunset at LVK 6:34 pm PDT (01:34 UTC), at APC 6:35 pm PDT (01:35 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: Livermore Municipal, Napa County.