Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport to Lihue Airport OAK → LIH
2,133 nautical miles (2,455 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 254°, about 240° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 13 h 35 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 37-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:25 am HST (14:25 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 1,310 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 2W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 80 to 140 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 25,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the route from 130 to 140 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
- UAL1112 at 37,000 ft, 23 nm north, 5:25 pm PDT (00:25 UTC): -47 °C, wind 220° at 15 knots. 1445 nm along the route, 23 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
ARP UAL1112 2831N 14849W 0025 F370 MS47 220/015KT
- Report
- a routine report filed through ARP
- UAL1112 at 37,000 ft, 11 nm northwest, 4:32 pm PDT (23:32 UTC): -48 °C, wind 210° at 20 knots. 1854 nm along the route, 11 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
ARP UAL1112 2443N 15516W 2332 F370 MS48 210/020KT
- Report
- a routine report filed through ARP
- B712 at 3,300 ft, 4 nm east, 3:10 pm PDT (22:10 UTC): a few clouds above 2,500 ft. At the destination end, 4 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
LIH UA /OV LIH050004/TM 2210/FL033/TP B712/SK FEW025
- Report
- a routine report filed through LIH
- Where
- 4 nm northeast (050°) of LIH
- Time
- 22:10 UTC
- Height
- at 3,300 ft
- Aircraft
- B712
- Sky
- a few clouds from 2,500 ft
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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 2 forecast points nearest it (SFO, FOT). 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 | 010° at 17 kt | −10 kt | 130 kt | 16 h 24 min | 7:14 am HST (17:14 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 020° at 17 kt | −12 kt | 4 °C | 132 kt | 16 h 10 min | 7:00 am HST (17:00 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 020° at 20 kt | −14 kt | 1 °C | 134 kt | 15 h 55 min | 6:45 am HST (16:45 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 010° at 24 kt | −14 kt | -2 °C | 134 kt | 15 h 55 min | 6:45 am HST (16:45 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 360° at 30 kt | −15 kt | -5 °C | 135 kt | 15 h 48 min | 6:38 am HST (16:38 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 360° at 35 kt | −18 kt | -9 °C | 138 kt | 15 h 27 min | 6:17 am HST (16:17 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 360° at 41 kt | −20 kt | -12 °C | 140 kt | 15 h 14 min | 6:04 am HST (16:04 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 360° at 45 kt | −23 kt | -14 °C | 143 kt | 14 h 55 min | 5:45 am HST (15:45 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 360° at 69 kt | −37 kt | -24 °C | 157 kt | 13 h 35 min | 4:25 am HST (14:25 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 350° at 60 kt | −22 kt | -34 °C | 142 kt | 15 h 01 min | 5:51 am HST (15:51 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 40 kt | +2 kt | -37 °C | 118 kt | 18 h 05 min | 8:55 am HST (18:55 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 29 kt | +15 kt | -42 °C | 105 kt | 20 h 19 min | 11:09 am HST (21:09 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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; 17 nm from the line | 220/11 | L/V 5° | 280/7 1° | 270/15 -3° | 290/23 -14° | 310/29 -24° | 280/26 -28° | 250/30 -34° | 250/36 -43° |
| FOT | used from 598 nm out; 614 nm from the line | 360/29 | 020/22 5° | 020/29 0° | 010/40 -5° | 010/61 -14° | 010/90 -24° | 360/81 -36° | 340/55 -38° | 320/34 -41° |
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 | ||||
| HAF Half Moon Bay, CA | 20 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 66 ft | ||||
| LIH Lihue, HI | destination | no report just now | 152 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 152 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At LIH when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:25 am HST (14:25 UTC)
LIH 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 22 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZOA
- 6/7455 SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Thursday, October 8, 2026 through Sunday, October 11, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ended 11 October · ZOA
Daylight
Sunset at OAK 6:35 pm PDT (01:35 UTC), at LIH 6:14 pm HST (04:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:37 pm HST (04:37 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at LIH is before sunrise there (6:32 am HST (16:32 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, Lihue Airport.