Nampa Municipal to Mineta San Jose International MAN → SJC
447 nautical miles (515 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 215°, about 199° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 36 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 4-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:39 am PDT (12:39 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MAN is VFR, wind from the northwest (310°) at 8 knots; SJC is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 7 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 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the whole route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Near the route, 20 nm along 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 MAN.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- A35K at 32,000 ft, 34 nm northwest, 2:39 am MDT (08:39 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: fdcs zoa. 418 nm along the route, 34 nm northwest 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
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 5 forecast points nearest it (BOI, BAM, RNO, SAC, 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 | 360° at 5 kt | −4 kt | 1 °C | 124 kt | 3 h 36 min | 5:39 am PDT (12:39 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 350° at 6 kt | −4 kt | 2 °C | 124 kt | 3 h 36 min | 5:39 am PDT (12:39 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 300° at 8 kt | +1 kt | -3 °C | 119 kt | 3 h 45 min | 5:48 am PDT (12:48 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 270° at 10 kt | +6 kt | -6 °C | 114 kt | 3 h 55 min | 5:58 am PDT (12:58 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 250° at 13 kt | +10 kt | -10 °C | 110 kt | 4 h 04 min | 6:07 am PDT (13:07 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 250° at 13 kt | +10 kt | -12 °C | 110 kt | 4 h 04 min | 6:07 am PDT (13:07 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 13 kt | +11 kt | -15 °C | 109 kt | 4 h 06 min | 6:09 am PDT (13:09 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 12 kt | +11 kt | -17 °C | 109 kt | 4 h 06 min | 6:09 am PDT (13:09 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 11 kt | −1 kt | -26 °C | 121 kt | 3 h 42 min | 5:45 am PDT (12:45 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 20 kt | +10 kt | -33 °C | 110 kt | 4 h 04 min | 6:07 am PDT (13:07 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 30 kt | +26 kt | -36 °C | 94 kt | 4 h 45 min | 6:48 am PDT (13:48 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 31 kt | +29 kt | -42 °C | 91 kt | 4 h 55 min | 6:58 am PDT (13:58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOI | used from 0 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 320/11 1° | 280/8 -5° | 220/14 -11° | 200/60 -19° | 190/66 -31° | 210/46 -32° | 220/50 -33° | 220/43 -39° | |
| BAM | used from 99 nm out; 95 nm from the line | 280/9 -2° | 260/18 -8° | 190/47 -19° | 200/50 -29° | 210/56 -29° | 220/54 -34° | 220/45 -42° | ||
| RNO | used from 199 nm out; 63 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 348 nm out; 20 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° |
| SFO | used from 398 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 090/9 | 050/12 4° | 010/17 -2° | 350/34 -3° | 360/70 -11° | 360/75 -22° | 350/57 -38° | 330/37 -42° | 280/25 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAN Nampa, ID | departure | VFR Sky: overcast at 9,000 feet | from the northwest (310°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | 9,000 ft | 2,537 ft | 2:55 am MDT (08:55 UTC) |
| REO Rome, OR | 80 nm out, 15 nm west of the line | reported, no category | from the east (090°) at 8 knots | none | 4,053 ft | 08:52 UTC | |
| TRK Truckee, CA | 298 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 5,904 ft | 08:35 UTC |
| PVF Placerville, CA | 348 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | reported, no category | calm | 10+ mi | none | 2,585 ft | 08:55 UTC |
| MHR Sacramento, CA | 368 nm out, 13 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the southeast (140°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 98 ft | 06:55 UTC |
| LVK Livermore, CA | 427 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 8,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | none | 399 ft | 08:53 UTC |
| SJC San Jose, CA | destination | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 62 ft | 1:53 am PDT (08:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,904 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SJC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:39 am PDT (12:39 UTC)
Wind from the southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for SJC
- From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 1:00 pm PDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
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 MAN 7:06 pm MDT (01:06 UTC), at SJC 6:33 pm PDT (01:33 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:59 pm PDT (01:59 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SJC is before sunrise there (7:12 am PDT (14:12 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: Nampa Municipal, Mineta San Jose International.