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Middle Georgia Regional to San Francisco International MCN → SFO

1,910 nautical miles (2,198 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 290°, about 296° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 17 h 31 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 11-knot headwind), arriving about 4:24 pm PDT (23:24 UTC). Right now MCN is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 6 knots; SFO is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 5 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: 2 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 7C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 965 to 1174 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120455
    MKCC WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7C
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    TX OK CO NM
    FROM 40NNW PUB-70WSW LBL-40NE CME-40ESE RSK-30ENE HBU-40NNW PUB
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • SIGMET W14W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 28,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Near the route, 1681 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120455
    MKCW WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 14W
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    NV
    FROM 40NW BVL-20WNW ELY-20SSE OAL-40WNW OAL-50NE BAM-40NW 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 587 to 1005 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1005 to 1632 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 1035 to 1264 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). Near the route, 1074 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1254 to 1562 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 1264 to 1423 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1373 to 1582 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 80 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 MCN.

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

  • PC12 at 17,000 ft, 17 nm north, 12:52 am EDT (04:52 UTC): moderate turbulence, moderate rime icing, -15 °C, remarks: entered by zoa fdcs. 1691 nm along the route, 17 nm north of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    TPH UA /OV OAL/TM 0452/FL 170/TP PC12/TA M15/TB MOD/IC MOD RIME/RM ENTERED BY ZOA FDCS AWC-WEB
    Report
    a routine report filed through TPH
    Where
    over OAL
    Time
    04:52 UTC
    Height
    at 17,000 ft
    Aircraft
    PC12
    Temperature
    −15 °C
    Turbulence
    moderate
    Icing
    moderate rime
    Remarks
    entered by zoa fdcs
  • BE20 at 20,400 ft, 5 nm northeast, 11:14 pm EDT (03:14 UTC): rain, heavy rain, blowing, remarks: during the climb ZDVWC-36. 1194 nm along the route, 5 nm northeast of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    DRO UA /OV DRO050025/TM 0314/FL204/TP BE20/WX RA-+RA BLO 150/RM DURC ZDVWC-36
    Report
    a routine report filed through DRO
    Where
    25 nm northeast (050°) of DRO
    Time
    03:14 UTC
    Height
    at 20,400 ft
    Aircraft
    BE20
    Weather
    ra-+ra, below, at 15,000 ft
    Remarks
    during the climb ZDVWC-36
  • PC12 at 16,400 ft, 16 nm south, 11:15 pm EDT (03:15 UTC): light chop turbulence up to 16,000 ft, clear from 16,400 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: during the climb ZDVWC-36. 1224 nm along the route, 16 nm south of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    DRO UA /OV DRO230013/TM 0315/FL164/TP PC12/SK SKC/TB CONS LGT CHOP BLO 160/RM DURC ZDVWC-36
    Report
    a routine report filed through DRO
    Where
    13 nm southwest (230°) of DRO
    Time
    03:15 UTC
    Height
    at 16,400 ft
    Aircraft
    PC12
    Sky
    clear
    Turbulence
    continuous light chop below 16,000 ft
    Remarks
    during the climb ZDVWC-36

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 18 forecast points nearest it (CSG, BHM, MEM, LIT, FSM, TUL, OKC, GAG, AMA, TCC, PUB, ALS, FMN, BCE, LAS, BIH, FAT, SFO). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft230° at 16 kt+11 kt17 °C109 kt17 h 31 min4:24 pm PDT (23:24 UTC)
6,500 ft250° at 14 kt+12 kt14 °C108 kt17 h 41 min4:34 pm PDT (23:34 UTC)
8,500 ft250° at 15 kt+14 kt11 °C106 kt18 h 01 min4:54 pm PDT (23:54 UTC)
10,500 ft240° at 17 kt+15 kt6 °C105 kt18 h 11 min5:04 pm PDT (00:04 UTC)
12,500 ft240° at 18 kt+14 kt3 °C106 kt18 h 01 min4:54 pm PDT (23:54 UTC)
14,500 ft240° at 20 kt+16 kt-2 °C104 kt18 h 22 min5:15 pm PDT (00:15 UTC)
16,500 ft230° at 22 kt+17 kt-6 °C103 kt18 h 33 min5:26 pm PDT (00:26 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 24 kt+18 kt-9 °C102 kt18 h 44 min5:37 pm PDT (00:37 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 32 kt+27 kt-20 °C93 kt20 h 32 min7:25 pm PDT (02:25 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 44 kt+42 kt-29 °C78 kt24 h 29 min11:22 pm PDT (06:22 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 45 kt+45 kt-37 °C75 kt25 h 28 min12:21 am PDT (07:21 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390250° at 38 kt+37 kt-47 °C83 kt23 h 01 min9:54 pm PDT (04:54 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
CSGused from 0 nm out; 46 nm from the line310/24340/35 17°340/37 12°330/22 8°310/30 -7°290/30 -18°340/57 -32°340/55 -41°320/33 -49°
BHMused from 99 nm out; 40 nm from the line310/19330/20 17°320/28 11°340/21 6°310/22 -7°330/33 -17°330/50 -32°330/57 -41°330/41 -50°
MEMused from 249 nm out; 78 nm from the line230/19260/16 15°270/17 12°300/13 6°300/15 -5°300/26 -18°300/34 -32°300/41 -40°310/46 -52°
LITused from 398 nm out; 26 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 497 nm out; 34 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 597 nm out; 34 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 696 nm out; 38 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 746 nm out; 55 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°
AMAused from 895 nm out; 86 nm from the line210/38230/29 14°240/29 7°220/27 -5°240/37 -18°240/66 -28°250/59 -37°260/47 -49°
TCCused from 945 nm out; 105 nm from the line210/42230/33 14°230/32 6°220/35 -6°230/49 -19°240/72 -27°250/62 -36°250/52 -48°
PUBused from 995 nm out; 91 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 1045 nm out; 59 nm from the line230/37 4°220/54 -9°230/62 -22°240/77 -26°240/74 -33°230/59 -45°
FMNused from 1194 nm out; 39 nm from the line220/28 9°220/40 2°220/53 -10°220/62 -22°230/79 -28°240/91 -34°230/71 -45°
BCEused from 1343 nm out; 57 nm from the line220/27 -1°210/40 -13°220/54 -21°220/64 -30°220/64 -34°220/52 -44°
LASused from 1542 nm out; 97 nm from the line210/21 10°200/18 5°200/23 -2°210/49 -14°210/63 -21°220/58 -30°220/61 -35°210/56 -44°
BIHused from 1592 nm out; 105 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°
FATused from 1791 nm out; 63 nm from the line130/16160/20 5°190/28 -1°210/25 -5°220/27 -15°230/21 -26°220/42 -29°220/44 -35°220/44 -44°
SFOused from 1841 nm out; 45 nm from the line120/13090/14 5°040/14 -1°350/17 -5°360/42 -14°360/64 -23°350/38 -32°300/19 -37°250/18 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
MCN Macon, GA departure VFR from the west-northwest (290°) at 6 knots 10+ mi none 354 ft 12:53 am EDT (04:53 UTC)
BHM Birmingham, AL 169 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower VFR calm 10+ mi none 650 ft 04:53 UTC
TUP Tupelo, MS 269 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower VFR calm 9 mi none 346 ft 04:53 UTC
FSM Fort Smith, AR 557 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower VFR calm 10+ mi none 469 ft 04:53 UTC
SWO Stillwater, OK 696 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower VFR from the south (170°) at 10 knots 10+ mi none 1,000 ft 04:53 UTC
GAG Gage, OK 826 nm out, 4 nm south of the line VFR from the south (170°) at 15 knots, gusting to 23 10+ mi none 2,223 ft 04:53 UTC
RTN Raton, NM 1055 nm out, 15 nm south of the line VFR variable at 3 knots 10+ mi none 6,352 ft 04:53 UTC
PSO Pagosa Springs, CO 1184 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line IFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 2,600 feet, a broken layer at 4,000 feet Weather: mist from the northeast (050°) at 1 knots 2.5 mi 2,600 ft 7,663 ft 05:35 UTC
CDC Cedar City, UT 1472 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line VFR Sky: a broken layer at 9,000 feet from the south-southwest (200°) at 15 knots 10+ mi 9,000 ft 5,622 ft 04:53 UTC
TPH Tonopah, NV 1661 nm out, 21 nm north of the line VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,800 feet, a broken layer at 3,300 feet, overcast at 4,700 feet Weather: nearby thunderstorms from the north (360°) at 15 knots, gusting to 20 10+ mi 3,300 ft 5,430 ft 05:41 UTC
MOD Modesto, CA 1841 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower VFR from the north (350°) at 7 knots 10+ mi none 99 ft 04:53 UTC
SFO San Francisco, CA destination VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet from the south (190°) at 5 knots 10+ mi none 13 ft 9:56 pm PDT (04:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,663 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SFO when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:24 pm PDT (23:24 UTC)

Wind from the west at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for SFO
  • From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet
  • From Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 3:00 pm PDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the west at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for MCN, the departure
  • From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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

  • 6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC 15 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL
  • 6/7094 45NM NE MERCED, CA, Sunday, October 4, 2026 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 UTC on the route, 1781 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA
  • 6/7231 Santa Clara, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 13 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZOA

Daylight

Sunset at MCN 7:05 pm EDT (23:05 UTC), at SFO 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

Radar now, the Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
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, 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: Middle Georgia Regional, San Francisco International.