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Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport to Rick Husband Amarillo International OAK → AMA

1,000 nautical miles (1,151 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 092°, about 078° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 08 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 43-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:55 am CDT (12:55 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 W15W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 28,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 12:55 am PDT (07:55 UTC). Near the route, 240 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120555
    MKCW WST 120555
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 15W
    VALID UNTIL 0755Z
    UT NV
    FROM 60WNW BVL-10NE BVL-80E OAL-40SE OAL-20W OAL-60WNW BVL
    AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL280.
  • SIGMET C10C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 12:55 am PDT (07:55 UTC). Near the route, 810 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120555
    MKCC WST 120555
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 10C
    VALID UNTIL 0755Z
    CO NM
    FROM 20NNE PUB-40WSW LAA-30WSW CIM-50WSW ALS-50ESE HBU-20NNE PUB
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 80 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 260 to 900 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 320 to 500 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 340 to 590 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 480 to 530 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 490 to 490 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 540 to 860 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 10 forecast points nearest it (SFO, SAC, FAT, BIH, LAS, BCE, FMN, ABQ, TCC, AMA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
5,500 ft200° at 16 kt−3 kt10 °C123 kt8 h 08 min9:55 am CDT (14:55 UTC)
7,500 ft220° at 19 kt−8 kt7 °C128 kt7 h 49 min9:36 am CDT (14:36 UTC)
9,500 ft220° at 19 kt−10 kt5 °C130 kt7 h 42 min9:29 am CDT (14:29 UTC)
11,500 ft220° at 23 kt−11 kt1 °C131 kt7 h 38 min9:25 am CDT (14:25 UTC)
13,500 ft220° at 27 kt−13 kt-3 °C133 kt7 h 31 min9:18 am CDT (14:18 UTC)
15,500 ft220° at 30 kt−14 kt-7 °C134 kt7 h 28 min9:15 am CDT (14:15 UTC)
17,500 ft220° at 33 kt−16 kt-11 °C136 kt7 h 21 min9:08 am CDT (14:08 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 34 kt−16 kt-12 °C136 kt7 h 21 min9:08 am CDT (14:08 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 43 kt−25 kt-22 °C145 kt6 h 54 min8:41 am CDT (13:41 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300230° at 58 kt−39 kt-28 °C159 kt6 h 17 min8:04 am CDT (13:04 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340230° at 61 kt−43 kt-35 °C163 kt6 h 08 min7:55 am CDT (12:55 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390230° at 51 kt−33 kt-45 °C153 kt6 h 32 min8:19 am CDT (13:19 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; 33 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°
SACused from 50 nm out; 65 nm from the line110/6L/V 4°010/11 -2°350/11 -7°340/24 -16°360/44 -23°330/24 -30°270/21 -35°230/23 -43°
FATused from 100 nm out; 50 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; 13 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; 74 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 400 nm out; 68 nm from the line220/27 -1°210/40 -13°220/54 -21°220/64 -30°220/64 -34°220/52 -44°
FMNused from 550 nm out; 98 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 750 nm out; 66 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 850 nm out; 43 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°
AMAused from 950 nm out; 25 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°

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
LVK Livermore, CA 20 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 399 ft
MMH Mammoth Lakes, CA 160 nm out, 4 nm north of the line no report just now 7,134 ft
KNB Kanab, UT 460 nm out, 4 nm east of the line no report just now 4,867 ft
PGA Page, AZ 520 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line no report just now 4,316 ft
FMN Farmington, NM 670 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 5,506 ft
LAM Los Alamos, NM 770 nm out, 13 nm south of the line no report just now 7,170 ft
LVS Las Vegas, NM 830 nm out, 14 nm south of the line no report just now 6,877 ft
TCC Tucumcari, NM 910 nm out, 25 nm south of the line no report just now 4,064 ft
AMA Amarillo, TX destination no report just now 3,606 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,170 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At AMA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:55 am CDT (12:55 UTC)

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

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

  • 6/7231 Santa Clara, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 18 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZOA
  • 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

Daylight

Sunset at OAK 6:35 pm PDT (01:35 UTC), at AMA 7:14 pm CDT (00:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:40 pm CDT (00:40 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, Rick Husband Amarillo International.