Montgomery-Gibbs Executive to Sacramento International MYF → SMF
414 nautical miles (477 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 330°, about 316° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 11 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 10-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:30 am PDT (15:30 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
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 168 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Near the route, 108 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 217 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 MYF.
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 5 forecast points nearest it (SAN, ONT, WJF, FAT, 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 13 kt | −8 kt | 4 °C | 128 kt | 3 h 14 min | 8:33 am PDT (15:33 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 200° at 15 kt | −10 kt | 3 °C | 130 kt | 3 h 11 min | 8:30 am PDT (15:30 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 200° at 15 kt | −9 kt | 0 °C | 129 kt | 3 h 13 min | 8:32 am PDT (15:32 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 14 kt | −5 kt | -3 °C | 125 kt | 3 h 19 min | 8:38 am PDT (15:38 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 15 kt | −1 kt | -6 °C | 121 kt | 3 h 25 min | 8:44 am PDT (15:44 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 250° at 15 kt | +3 kt | -9 °C | 117 kt | 3 h 32 min | 8:51 am PDT (15:51 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 260° at 17 kt | +7 kt | -12 °C | 113 kt | 3 h 40 min | 8:59 am PDT (15:59 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 18 kt | +9 kt | -14 °C | 111 kt | 3 h 44 min | 9:03 am PDT (16:03 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 22 kt | +12 kt | -22 °C | 108 kt | 3 h 50 min | 9:09 am PDT (16:09 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 32 kt | +3 kt | -31 °C | 117 kt | 3 h 32 min | 8:51 am PDT (15:51 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 44 kt | −6 kt | -38 °C | 126 kt | 3 h 17 min | 8:36 am PDT (15:36 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 46 kt | −10 kt | -45 °C | 130 kt | 3 h 11 min | 8:30 am PDT (15:30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAN | used from 0 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 240/10 | 220/19 6° | 230/26 2° | 230/29 -3° | 230/43 -11° | 220/61 -20° | 220/72 -29° | 220/75 -38° | 220/71 -48° |
| ONT | used from 49 nm out; 18 nm from the line | 250/11 | 200/20 4° | 210/27 3° | 220/26 -4° | 240/32 -13° | 220/52 -21° | 220/67 -30° | 220/72 -37° | 220/65 -46° |
| WJF | used from 99 nm out; 13 nm from the line | 210/26 4° | 210/28 2° | 230/23 -4° | 240/28 -13° | 220/47 -23° | 220/57 -30° | 220/65 -37° | 220/59 -45° | |
| FAT | used from 197 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 140/11 | 180/15 3° | 150/14 -3° | 200/14 -6° | 240/17 -16° | 320/25 -23° | 270/22 -31° | 240/29 -37° | 230/36 -44° |
| SAC | used from 345 nm out; 33 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYF San Diego, CA | departure | no report just now | 427 ft | ||||
| CRQ Carlsbad, CA | 20 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 330 ft | ||||
| FUL Fullerton, CA | 79 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 96 ft | ||||
| EMT El Monte, CA | 89 nm out, 0 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 295 ft | ||||
| WJF Lancaster, CA | 128 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,350 ft | ||||
| BFL Bakersfield, CA | 187 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 509 ft | ||||
| HJO Hanford, CA | 247 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | no report just now | 239 ft | ||||
| FAT Fresno, CA | 266 nm out, 14 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 335 ft | ||||
| MER Atwater, CA | 325 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 190 ft | ||||
| MOD Modesto, CA | 345 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 99 ft | ||||
| RIU Rancho Murieta, CA | 394 nm out, 13 nm east of the line | no report just now | 144 ft | ||||
| SMF Sacramento, CA | destination | no report just now | 26 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,350 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, 8:30 am PDT (15:30 UTC)
SMF has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 1 nm from the route, 69 nm along the route · security · ZLA
- 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 MYF 6:18 pm PDT (01:18 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
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: Montgomery-Gibbs Executive, Sacramento International.