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Louis Armstrong New Orleans International to Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport MSY → OAK

1,651 nautical miles (1,900 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 295°, about 296° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 13 h 46 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, no wind along the track), arriving about 3:51 pm PDT (22:51 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 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 W18W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 5:55 am CDT (10:55 UTC). Near the route, 1293 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120855
    MKCW WST 120855
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 18W
    VALID UNTIL 1055Z
    AZ UT NV
    FROM 20WNW BVL-30N BCE-60SSW BCE-50NNE LAS-60NNW ELY-20WNW BVL
    AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. 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 route from 527 to 636 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 796 to 1183 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 965 to 1084 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 1024 to 1432 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1084 to 1233 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 1154 to 1203 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Near the route, 1253 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 139 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 MSY.

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 14 forecast points nearest it (MSY, LCH, SHV, DAL, ABI, LBB, TCC, ABQ, 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 ft200° at 17 kt016 °C120 kt13 h 46 min3:51 pm PDT (22:51 UTC)
6,500 ft200° at 16 kt+1 kt14 °C119 kt13 h 52 min3:57 pm PDT (22:57 UTC)
8,500 ft210° at 14 kt+4 kt10 °C116 kt14 h 14 min4:19 pm PDT (23:19 UTC)
10,500 ft220° at 17 kt+6 kt5 °C114 kt14 h 29 min4:34 pm PDT (23:34 UTC)
12,500 ft220° at 19 kt+8 kt2 °C112 kt14 h 44 min4:49 pm PDT (23:49 UTC)
14,500 ft220° at 23 kt+10 kt-3 °C110 kt15 h 01 min5:06 pm PDT (00:06 UTC)
16,500 ft230° at 26 kt+13 kt-7 °C107 kt15 h 26 min5:31 pm PDT (00:31 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 29 kt+16 kt-10 °C104 kt15 h 52 min5:57 pm PDT (00:57 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 36 kt+25 kt-19 °C95 kt17 h 23 min7:28 pm PDT (02:28 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 47 kt+35 kt-29 °C85 kt19 h 25 min9:30 pm PDT (04:30 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 45 kt+35 kt-38 °C85 kt19 h 25 min9:30 pm PDT (04:30 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390250° at 41 kt+34 kt-48 °C86 kt19 h 12 min9:17 pm PDT (04:17 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
MSYused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line150/9140/8 18°L/V 13°L/V 6°320/15 -5°310/16 -16°320/32 -31°340/35 -40°350/34 -52°
LCHused from 99 nm out; 59 nm from the line170/21160/23 18°170/13 13°170/6 8°300/12 -7°280/16 -14°320/27 -30°330/23 -41°340/38 -51°
SHVused from 199 nm out; 60 nm from the line210/20210/20 18°230/20 11°240/16 7°270/17 -7°250/11 -15°300/34 -30°310/34 -40°320/36 -51°
DALused from 298 nm out; 60 nm from the line190/30200/28 18°220/18 13°250/13 8°240/24 -6°270/20 -14°270/35 -29°290/34 -39°310/41 -51°
ABIused from 447 nm out; 59 nm from the line200/30 19°220/12 16°220/11 9°230/15 -5°250/26 -15°250/39 -28°270/36 -38°280/30 -51°
LBBused from 547 nm out; 59 nm from the line220/25 21°230/20 15°220/20 7°230/36 -6°240/50 -15°240/59 -28°260/52 -37°260/45 -50°
TCCused from 696 nm out; 48 nm from the line240/20230/22 13°230/27 6°230/40 -7°240/55 -18°240/74 -27°240/68 -37°250/64 -49°
ABQused from 796 nm out; 60 nm from the line220/19 9°220/35 3°230/50 -8°240/64 -19°230/83 -26°230/85 -36°230/80 -48°
FMNused from 945 nm out; 71 nm from the line220/16 6°220/39 1°220/50 -10°230/67 -23°230/94 -29°230/102 -35°230/90 -46°
BCEused from 1094 nm out; 101 nm from the line200/32 -2°210/57 -15°220/71 -22°220/69 -30°220/64 -38°220/67 -44°
LASused from 1243 nm out; 55 nm from the line210/20 8°210/29 4°200/32 -3°200/51 -15°210/64 -21°220/70 -30°220/66 -38°220/55 -44°
BIHused from 1392 nm out; 49 nm from the lineL/V020/6 0°140/7 -7°210/31 -16°230/34 -26°220/43 -30°220/52 -36°220/46 -43°
FATused from 1492 nm out; 41 nm from the line140/11180/15 3°150/14 -3°200/14 -6°240/17 -16°320/25 -23°270/22 -31°240/29 -37°230/36 -44°
SFOused from 1591 nm out; 42 nm from the line090/9050/12 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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
MSY New Orleans, LA departure no report just now 3 ft
BTR Baton Rouge, LA 60 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 69 ft
TYR Tyler, TX 298 nm out, 24 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 543 ft
FWS Fort Worth, TX 398 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 700 ft
LBB Lubbock, TX 626 nm out, 16 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 3,282 ft
FSU Fort Sumner, NM 756 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line no report just now 4,164 ft
AEG Albuquerque, NM 895 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 5,837 ft
GCN Grand Canyon, AZ 1154 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 6,608 ft
BIH Bishop, CA 1462 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line no report just now 4,124 ft
LVK Livermore, CA 1631 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 399 ft
OAK Oakland, CA destination no report just now 9 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,608 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, 3:51 pm PDT (22:51 UTC)

OAK has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

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

  • 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 13 nm from the route, 388 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
  • 6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 13 nm from the route, 1303 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 1 nm from the route, 1531 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA

Daylight

Sunset at MSY 6:33 pm CDT (23:33 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

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 now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · 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: Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport.