Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport to Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport OAK → CHO
2,053 nautical miles (2,363 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 075°, about 061° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 12 h 27 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 45-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:28 pm EDT (19:28 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: 3 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 TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 90 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 239 to 708 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 249 to 628 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 309 to 897 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 498 to 927 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 638 to 797 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: 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 917 to 1415 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 429 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1884 to 2033 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 1973 to 2033 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 30 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 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 19 forecast points nearest it (SFO, SAC, RNO, BIH, ELY, SLC, GJT, DEN, GLD, GRI, OMA, MKC, COU, SPI, IND, CVG, CRW, EKN, RIC). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 260° at 16 kt | −16 kt | 17 °C | 136 kt | 15 h 06 min | 6:07 pm EDT (22:07 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 17 kt | −17 kt | 11 °C | 137 kt | 14 h 59 min | 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 16 kt | −17 kt | 7 °C | 137 kt | 14 h 59 min | 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 16 kt | −17 kt | 3 °C | 137 kt | 14 h 59 min | 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 17 kt | −18 kt | -1 °C | 138 kt | 14 h 53 min | 5:54 pm EDT (21:54 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 250° at 20 kt | −20 kt | -5 °C | 140 kt | 14 h 40 min | 5:41 pm EDT (21:41 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 22 kt | −22 kt | -9 °C | 142 kt | 14 h 27 min | 5:28 pm EDT (21:28 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 22 kt | −23 kt | -10 °C | 143 kt | 14 h 21 min | 5:22 pm EDT (21:22 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 28 kt | −28 kt | -21 °C | 148 kt | 13 h 52 min | 4:53 pm EDT (20:53 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 35 kt | −37 kt | -31 °C | 157 kt | 13 h 05 min | 4:06 pm EDT (20:06 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 43 kt | −45 kt | -37 °C | 165 kt | 12 h 27 min | 3:28 pm EDT (19:28 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 41 kt | −44 kt | -47 °C | 164 kt | 12 h 31 min | 3:32 pm EDT (19:32 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
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | used from 0 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 120/13 | 090/14 5° | 040/14 -1° | 350/17 -5° | 360/42 -14° | 360/64 -23° | 350/38 -32° | 300/19 -37° | 250/18 -44° |
| SAC | used from 50 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 110/6 | L/V 4° | 010/11 -2° | 350/11 -7° | 340/24 -16° | 360/44 -23° | 330/24 -30° | 270/21 -35° | 230/23 -43° |
| RNO | used from 100 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 010/9 | 320/10 -2° | 210/23 -9° | 210/34 -19° | 220/36 -25° | 230/31 -29° | 230/41 -33° | 230/38 -42° | |
| BIH | used from 150 nm out; 63 nm from the line | L/V | 240/7 1° | 190/13 -3° | 200/26 -16° | 210/43 -26° | 220/54 -28° | 220/51 -35° | 220/47 -43° | |
| ELY | used from 249 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 200/39 3° | 210/27 -2° | 210/45 -15° | 220/56 -24° | 210/60 -28° | 210/63 -34° | 220/61 -43° | ||
| SLC | used from 449 nm out; 91 nm from the line | 200/5 | 230/8 2° | 220/20 -2° | 210/40 -12° | 190/53 -25° | 210/62 -30° | 220/69 -34° | 220/64 -43° | |
| GJT | used from 548 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 210/43 7° | 230/45 1° | 220/49 -12° | 220/62 -22° | 220/59 -28° | 230/60 -33° | 220/55 -45° | ||
| DEN | used from 748 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 240/21 14° | 250/44 6° | 220/49 -8° | 220/49 -21° | 230/54 -30° | 240/57 -35° | 240/49 -45° | ||
| GLD | used from 897 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 230/49 | 230/42 15° | 220/26 8° | 240/18 -7° | 230/27 -21° | 240/62 -30° | 240/61 -35° | 250/57 -47° | |
| GRI | used from 1047 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 230/35 21° | 230/23 13° | 220/20 7° | 240/25 -8° | 240/37 -20° | 250/49 -33° | 260/57 -38° | 260/58 -47° | |
| OMA | used from 1196 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 220/47 | 240/33 19° | 250/18 11° | 230/17 6° | 260/29 -8° | 250/33 -19° | 250/51 -33° | 260/61 -40° | 270/62 -49° |
| MKC | used from 1246 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 220/44 | 250/28 18° | 250/18 13° | 240/12 6° | 280/24 -6° | 240/34 -18° | 260/47 -30° | 260/51 -40° | 270/58 -50° |
| COU | used from 1346 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 230/31 | 230/30 15° | 260/16 11° | 270/14 6° | 260/24 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 270/37 -32° | 280/49 -41° | 290/56 -51° |
| SPI | used from 1445 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 220/21 | 250/23 16° | 260/27 9° | 270/14 6° | 270/23 -7° | 270/31 -19° | 270/28 -33° | 290/48 -42° | 300/55 -52° |
| IND | used from 1595 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 290/16 | 310/20 16° | 320/21 10° | 330/13 3° | 300/25 -7° | 320/32 -19° | 330/46 -34° | 320/61 -43° | 320/63 -50° |
| CVG | used from 1694 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/32 16° | 350/35 10° | 350/30 3° | 330/30 -7° | 340/44 -20° | 340/58 -35° | 330/72 -41° | 320/36 -49° |
| CRW | used from 1844 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 330/20 | 330/23 11° | 340/25 8° | 340/21 2° | 340/33 -9° | 340/41 -20° | 330/42 -35° | 320/44 -39° | 320/43 -47° |
| EKN | used from 1944 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 330/21 12° | 330/25 7° | 350/22 2° | 330/24 -10° | 310/27 -21° | 320/33 -35° | 290/31 -39° | 290/34 -47° | |
| RIC | used from 2043 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 270/23 | 280/19 11° | 270/18 8° | 240/22 4° | 230/39 -7° | 220/55 -18° | 220/75 -30° | 230/83 -39° | 230/64 -50° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK Oakland, CA | departure | no report just now | 9 ft | ||||
| SCK Stockton, CA | 50 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 32 ft | ||||
| ELY Ely, NV | 359 nm out, 19 nm north of the line | no report just now | 6,259 ft | ||||
| DTA Delta, UT | 468 nm out, 7 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,759 ft | ||||
| BJC Denver, CO | 807 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,673 ft | ||||
| DEN Denver, CO | 827 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,433 ft | ||||
| HJH Hebron, NE | 1156 nm out, 8 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,468 ft | ||||
| STJ St Joseph, MO | 1276 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 826 ft | ||||
| HUF Terre Haute, IN | 1635 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 589 ft | ||||
| CVG Covington, KY | 1754 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 896 ft | ||||
| CRW Charleston, WV | 1904 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 947 ft | ||||
| CHO Charlottesville, VA | destination | no report just now | 640 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,259 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CHO when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:28 pm EDT (19:28 UTC)
CHO 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 21 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZOA
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 1754 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
Daylight
Sunset at OAK 6:34 pm PDT (01:34 UTC), at CHO 6:40 pm EDT (22:40 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:07 pm EDT (23:07 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: Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport, Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport.