Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport to Monterey Regional OAK → MRY
70 nautical miles (81 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 165°, about 151° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 23 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 62-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:44 pm PDT (05:44 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now OAK is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots; MRY is VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 3 knots. 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: 456 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 whole 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 1 forecast point nearest it (SFO). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 110° at 13 kt | +8 kt | 112 kt | 38 min | 10:59 pm PDT (05:59 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 090° at 14 kt | +5 kt | 115 kt | 37 min | 10:58 pm PDT (05:58 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 060° at 13 kt | −2 kt | 2 °C | 122 kt | 34 min | 10:55 pm PDT (05:55 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 030° at 14 kt | −10 kt | -2 °C | 130 kt | 32 min | 10:53 pm PDT (05:53 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 360° at 16 kt | −15 kt | -4 °C | 135 kt | 31 min | 10:52 pm PDT (05:52 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 350° at 23 kt | −23 kt | -7 °C | 143 kt | 29 min | 10:50 pm PDT (05:50 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 360° at 31 kt | −31 kt | -10 °C | 151 kt | 28 min | 10:49 pm PDT (05:49 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 360° at 40 kt | −39 kt | -13 °C | 159 kt | 26 min | 10:47 pm PDT (05:47 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 360° at 42 kt | −41 kt | -14 °C | 161 kt | 26 min | 10:47 pm PDT (05:47 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 360° at 64 kt | −62 kt | -23 °C | 182 kt | 23 min | 10:44 pm PDT (05:44 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 350° at 38 kt | −38 kt | -32 °C | 158 kt | 27 min | 10:48 pm PDT (05:48 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 19 kt | −13 kt | -37 °C | 133 kt | 32 min | 10:53 pm PDT (05:53 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 18 kt | +2 kt | -44 °C | 118 kt | 36 min | 10:57 pm PDT (05:57 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; 20 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° |
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 | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,600 feet | from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 9 ft | 9:53 pm PDT (04:53 UTC) |
| PAO Palo Alto, CA | 18 nm out, 1 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the southwest (230°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 6 ft | 03:47 UTC |
| MRY Monterey, CA | destination | VFR Sky: overcast at 4,000 feet | from the southeast (140°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 4,000 ft | 256 ft | 9:54 pm PDT (04:54 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 256 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MRY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:44 pm PDT (05:44 UTC)
The forecast starts later; its first period says: Wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for MRY
- From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet
The forecast for OAK, the departure
- From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 2:00 am PDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
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 7 nm from the route, 18 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZOA
Daylight
Sunset at OAK 6:35 pm PDT (01:35 UTC), at MRY 6:35 pm PDT (01:35 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:01 pm PDT (02:01 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MRY is after sunset there (6:36 pm PDT (01:36 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, Monterey Regional.