Manhattan Regional to Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport MHK → OAK
1,201 nautical miles (1,382 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 274°, about 270° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 11 h 33 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 16-knot headwind), arriving about 4:54 pm PDT (23:54 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 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 W24W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the south at 35 knots, until 8:55 am CDT (13:55 UTC). Over the route from 804 to 814 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 121155 MKCW WST 121155 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 24W VALID UNTIL 1355Z UT NV FROM 40ESE ELY-50NW BCE-60S ILC-50SW ILC-40ESE ELY AREA TS MOV FROM 20035KT. TOPS TO FL300.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 first 189 nm of the route.
- 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 298 to 377 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 318 to 724 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 367 to 536 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 437 to 963 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 506 to 556 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 506 to 873 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 546 to 903 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 189 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1072 to 1121 nm out.
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 MHK.
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 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 9 forecast points nearest it (SLN, GLD, DEN, GJT, BCE, ELY, BIH, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,500 ft | 240° at 19 kt | +16 kt | 6 °C | 104 kt | 11 h 33 min | 4:54 pm PDT (23:54 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 20 kt | +16 kt | 3 °C | 104 kt | 11 h 33 min | 4:54 pm PDT (23:54 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 23 kt | +18 kt | -1 °C | 102 kt | 11 h 46 min | 5:07 pm PDT (00:07 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 27 kt | +21 kt | -5 °C | 99 kt | 12 h 08 min | 5:29 pm PDT (00:29 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 31 kt | +24 kt | -9 °C | 96 kt | 12 h 31 min | 5:52 pm PDT (00:52 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 34 kt | +27 kt | -12 °C | 93 kt | 12 h 55 min | 6:16 pm PDT (01:16 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 40 kt | +33 kt | -23 °C | 87 kt | 13 h 48 min | 7:09 pm PDT (02:09 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 57 kt | +50 kt | -31 °C | 70 kt | 17 h 09 min | 10:30 pm PDT (05:30 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 61 kt | +55 kt | -37 °C | 65 kt | 18 h 29 min | 11:50 pm PDT (06:50 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 59 kt | +52 kt | -45 °C | 68 kt | 17 h 40 min | 11:01 pm PDT (06:01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLN | used from 0 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 230/49 | 240/41 22° | 230/26 15° | 220/21 7° | 240/38 -8° | 240/44 -21° | 260/77 -29° | 270/70 -36° | 270/63 -48° |
| GLD | used from 149 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 260/37 | 260/25 14° | 250/27 8° | 230/36 -8° | 230/49 -21° | 250/71 -30° | 260/82 -36° | 250/73 -48° | |
| DEN | used from 298 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 270/24 11° | 230/13 5° | 230/48 -8° | 230/46 -20° | 230/63 -30° | 240/78 -36° | 240/78 -48° | ||
| GJT | used from 447 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 220/26 6° | 230/39 0° | 220/55 -13° | 230/60 -23° | 230/78 -31° | 230/80 -35° | 230/74 -44° | ||
| BCE | used from 645 nm out; 95 nm from the line | 200/32 -2° | 210/57 -15° | 220/71 -22° | 220/69 -30° | 220/64 -38° | 220/67 -44° | |||
| ELY | used from 744 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 210/34 1° | 220/40 -4° | 220/39 -17° | 210/51 -24° | 220/65 -30° | 220/60 -37° | 220/56 -44° | ||
| BIH | used from 943 nm out; 79 nm from the line | L/V | 020/6 0° | 140/7 -7° | 210/31 -16° | 230/34 -26° | 220/43 -30° | 220/52 -36° | 220/46 -43° | |
| SAC | used from 1092 nm out; 57 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 1191 nm out; 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MHK Manhattan, KS | departure | no report just now | 1,066 ft | ||||
| SLN Salina, KS | 40 nm out, 24 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,288 ft | ||||
| GLD Goodland, KS | 238 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 3,657 ft | ||||
| LIC Limon, CO | 327 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 5,374 ft | ||||
| ASE Aspen, CO | 476 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 7,837 ft | ||||
| GJT Grand Junction, CO | 556 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,861 ft | ||||
| CNY Moab, UT | 615 nm out, 22 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,579 ft | ||||
| FOM Fillmore, UT | 734 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | no report just now | 4,984 ft | ||||
| HTH Hawthorne, NV | 1022 nm out, 17 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,230 ft | ||||
| SCK Stockton, CA | 1151 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 32 ft | ||||
| OAK Oakland, CA | destination | no report just now | 9 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,837 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At OAK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:54 pm PDT (23:54 UTC)
OAK has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8784 LAKE GEORGE, CO, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 UTC 17 nm from the route, 407 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 13 October · ZDV
- 6/7094 45NM NE MERCED, CA, Sunday, October 4, 2026 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 UTC 24 nm from the route, 1082 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA
Daylight
Sunset at MHK 6:52 pm CDT (23:52 UTC), at OAK 6:34 pm PDT (01:34 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 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: Manhattan Regional, Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport.