Plan a flight · Mon 3:05 am CDT (08:05 UTC)

Midland International Air And Space Port to Sacramento International MAF → SMF

1,030 nautical miles (1,185 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 299°, about 290° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 22 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:27 am PDT (16:27 UTC). Right now MAF is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 14 knots, gusting to 22; SMF is VFR, wind from the southeast (130°) 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: 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

AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Over the route from 267 to 555 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 267 to 733 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 505 to 644 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 515 to 614 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 555 to 654 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 614 to 743 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 753 to 773 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 109 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 MAF.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

B38M at 14,000 ft, 23 nm southwest, 12:47 am CDT (05:47 UTC): light rime icing, 6 °C. 654 nm along the route, 23 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV LAS059040/TM 0547/FL140/TP B38M/TA 06/IC LGT RIME
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Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
40 nm northeast (059°) of LAS
Time
05:47 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Temperature
6 °C
Icing
light rime
B737 at 19,000 ft, 39 nm south, 12:45 am CDT (05:45 UTC): light turbulence. 683 nm along the route, 39 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV LAS050012/TM 0545/FL190/TP B737/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
12 nm northeast (050°) of LAS
Time
05:45 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
light

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 8 forecast points nearest it (INK, ROW, ABQ, FMN, PRC, LAS, BIH, 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	200° at 16 kt	−3 kt	13 °C	123 kt	8 h 22 min	9:27 am PDT (16:27 UTC)
6,500 ft	200° at 16 kt	−2 kt	10 °C	122 kt	8 h 27 min	9:32 am PDT (16:32 UTC)
8,500 ft	210° at 18 kt	+2 kt	8 °C	118 kt	8 h 44 min	9:49 am PDT (16:49 UTC)
10,500 ft	210° at 20 kt	+2 kt	4 °C	118 kt	8 h 44 min	9:49 am PDT (16:49 UTC)
12,500 ft	210° at 23 kt	+3 kt	0 °C	117 kt	8 h 48 min	9:53 am PDT (16:53 UTC)
14,500 ft	220° at 28 kt	+6 kt	-4 °C	114 kt	9 h 02 min	10:07 am PDT (17:07 UTC)
16,500 ft	220° at 33 kt	+8 kt	-8 °C	112 kt	9 h 12 min	10:17 am PDT (17:17 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	220° at 36 kt	+10 kt	-11 °C	110 kt	9 h 22 min	10:27 am PDT (17:27 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	220° at 47 kt	+16 kt	-20 °C	104 kt	9 h 54 min	10:59 am PDT (17:59 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 59 kt	+25 kt	-28 °C	95 kt	10 h 51 min	11:56 am PDT (18:56 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	230° at 61 kt	+31 kt	-35 °C	89 kt	11 h 34 min	12:39 pm PDT (19:39 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	230° at 51 kt	+25 kt	-46 °C	95 kt	10 h 51 min	11:56 am PDT (18:56 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
INK	used from 0 nm out; 36 nm from the line		190/23 20°	200/18 15°	230/18 8°	240/23 -4°	240/37 -14°	240/46 -27°	250/42 -38°	260/36 -50°
ROW	used from 99 nm out; 25 nm from the line		190/33	210/27 14°	220/28 6°	230/36 -6°	230/56 -15°	230/63 -27°	250/59 -37°	260/57 -49°
ABQ	used from 248 nm out; 64 nm from the line			220/27 11°	210/35 5°	220/46 -9°	230/62 -20°	240/78 -25°	240/80 -35°	240/56 -47°
FMN	used from 396 nm out; 124 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°
PRC	used from 446 nm out; 98 nm from the line			210/25 5°	200/30 1°	220/55 -10°	220/61 -21°	220/84 -28°	230/90 -34°	230/73 -45°
LAS	used from 594 nm out; 84 nm from the line		210/21 10°	200/18 5°	200/23 -2°	210/49 -14°	210/63 -21°	220/58 -30°	220/61 -35°	210/56 -44°
BIH	used from 792 nm out; 51 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°
SAC	used from 941 nm out; 57 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
MAF Midland, TX	departure	VFR	from the south (180°) at 14 knots, gusting to 22	10+ mi	none	2,872 ft	2:53 am CDT (07:53 UTC)
HOB Hobbs, NM	69 nm out, 15 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	3,660 ft	07:55 UTC
ROW Roswell, NM	139 nm out, 17 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	3,671 ft	07:51 UTC
ONM Socorro, NM	267 nm out, 2 nm north of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	4,875 ft	07:55 UTC
XNI Zuni, NM	386 nm out, 16 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the north-northeast (020°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	6,371 ft	07:55 UTC
INW Winslow, AZ	466 nm out, 23 nm south of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	4,941 ft	07:56 UTC
GCN Grand Canyon, AZ	555 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	400 ft	6,608 ft	07:54 UTC
MMH Mammoth Lakes, CA	891 nm out, 21 nm south of the line	VFR Sky: overcast at 7,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	7,000 ft	7,134 ft	07:55 UTC
MHR Sacramento, CA	1010 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the east-southeast (120°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	98 ft	06:35 UTC
SMF Sacramento, CA	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 11,000 feet	from the southeast (130°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	26 ft	12:53 am PDT (07:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,134 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, 9:27 am PDT (16:27 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 MAF, the departure

From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 198 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 16 nm from the route, 693 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
6/7094 45NM NE MERCED, CA, Sunday, October 4, 2026 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 UTC 25 nm from the route, 921 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA
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 MAF 7:19 pm CDT (00:19 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 southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · 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: Midland International Air And Space Port, Sacramento International.