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Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport to Perot Fld/Fort Worth Alliance Airport OAK → AFW

1,248 nautical miles (1,436 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 096°, about 082° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 48 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 40-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:32 am CDT (15:32 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: 27 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 W16W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 27,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 1:55 am PDT (08:55 UTC). Near the route, 240 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120655
    MKCW WST 120655
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 16W
    VALID UNTIL 0855Z
    UT NV
    FROM 50NW BVL-20NE BVL-40SE OAL-20N OAL-50NW BVL
    AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL270.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft, from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the first 70 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft, from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 260 to 879 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft, from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 319 to 479 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist), from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 349 to 589 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), from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 459 to 499 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft, from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 489 to 839 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 OAK.

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 02:00–09:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed

The eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 11 forecast points nearest it (SFO, FAT, BIH, LAS, BCE, FMN, ABQ, TCC, LBB, SPS, DAL). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
5,500 ft200° at 21 kt−2 kt15 °C122 kt10 h 14 min12:58 pm CDT (17:58 UTC)
7,500 ft210° at 21 kt−7 kt10 °C127 kt9 h 50 min12:34 pm CDT (17:34 UTC)
9,500 ft220° at 21 kt−9 kt7 °C129 kt9 h 40 min12:24 pm CDT (17:24 UTC)
11,500 ft220° at 23 kt−10 kt3 °C130 kt9 h 36 min12:20 pm CDT (17:20 UTC)
13,500 ft220° at 25 kt−11 kt-1 °C131 kt9 h 32 min12:16 pm CDT (17:16 UTC)
15,500 ft220° at 28 kt−13 kt-5 °C133 kt9 h 23 min12:07 pm CDT (17:07 UTC)
17,500 ft220° at 31 kt−14 kt-9 °C134 kt9 h 19 min12:03 pm CDT (17:03 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 32 kt−14 kt-10 °C134 kt9 h 19 min12:03 pm CDT (17:03 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 42 kt−23 kt-21 °C143 kt8 h 44 min11:28 am CDT (16:28 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 56 kt−38 kt-28 °C158 kt7 h 54 min10:38 am CDT (15:38 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 57 kt−40 kt-36 °C160 kt7 h 48 min10:32 am CDT (15:32 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390240° at 47 kt−34 kt-46 °C154 kt8 h 06 min10:50 am CDT (15:50 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
SFOused from 0 nm out; 32 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°
FATused from 50 nm out; 66 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°
BIHused from 150 nm out; 10 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°
LASused from 300 nm out; 57 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°
BCEused from 399 nm out; 86 nm from the line220/27 -1°210/40 -13°220/54 -21°220/64 -30°220/64 -34°220/52 -44°
FMNused from 549 nm out; 110 nm from the line220/28 9°220/40 2°220/53 -10°220/62 -22°230/79 -28°240/91 -34°230/71 -45°
ABQused from 699 nm out; 52 nm from the line220/27 11°210/35 5°220/46 -9°230/62 -20°240/78 -25°240/80 -35°240/56 -47°
TCCused from 849 nm out; 45 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°
LBBused from 948 nm out; 59 nm from the line200/36 18°220/19 15°240/20 8°230/24 -4°240/37 -16°250/57 -28°250/51 -38°270/47 -50°
SPSused from 1098 nm out; 61 nm from the line200/39220/28 17°230/27 12°240/15 9°250/15 -4°250/24 -15°260/45 -28°270/43 -39°280/45 -51°
DALused from 1198 nm out; 50 nm from the line190/29220/23 17°220/17 13°250/18 8°230/18 -5°240/18 -15°270/34 -29°280/33 -39°300/36 -51°

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
OAK Oakland, CA departure no report just now 9 ft
MOD Modesto, CA 60 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 99 ft
BIH Bishop, CA 190 nm out, 5 nm west of the line no report just now 4,124 ft
BTY Beatty, NV 260 nm out, 19 nm south of the line no report just now 3,169 ft
AZC Colorado City, AZ 439 nm out, 19 nm north of the line no report just now 4,873 ft
RQE Window Rock, AZ 649 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line no report just now 6,742 ft
SAF Santa Fe, NM 789 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 6,348 ft
CVN Clovis, NM 948 nm out, 10 nm south of the line no report just now 4,215 ft
PVW Plainview, TX 1018 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line no report just now 3,374 ft
XBP Bridgeport, TX 1218 nm out, 3 nm east of the line no report just now 863 ft
AFW Fort Worth, TX destination no report just now 723 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,742 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At AFW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:32 am CDT (15:32 UTC)

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

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

  • 6/7094 45NM NE MERCED, CA, Sunday, October 4, 2026 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 UTC on the route, 120 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA
  • 6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 20 nm from the route, 349 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
  • 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 18 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at OAK 6:34 pm PDT (01:34 UTC), at AFW 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm CDT (00:24 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 Pacific Southwest
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · 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: Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport, Perot Fld/Fort Worth Alliance Airport.