Plan a flight · Mon 12:47 am MDT (06:47 UTC)

Roswell Air Center Airport to San Francisco International ROW → SFO

909 nautical miles (1,046 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 292°, about 282° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 23 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:10 am PDT (14:10 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ROW is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 9 knots; SFO is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 8 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: 8 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 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 80 to 579 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 210 to 469 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 360 to 459 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 360 to 499 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 469 to 569 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 589 to 679 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Near the route, 629 nm along the route.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 80 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 ROW.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

B38M at 14,000 ft, 12 nm northeast, 11:47 pm MDT (05:47 UTC): light rime icing, 6 °C. 519 nm along the route, 12 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV LAS059040/TM 0547/FL140/TP B38M/TA 06/IC LGT RIME
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
40 nm northeast (059°) of LAS
Time
05:47 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Temperature
6 °C
Icing
light rime
B737 at 19,000 ft, 3 nm southwest, 11:45 pm MDT (05:45 UTC): light turbulence. 539 nm along the route, 3 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV LAS050012/TM 0545/FL190/TP B737/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
12 nm northeast (050°) of LAS
Time
05:45 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
light
B737 at 14,500 ft, 21 nm south, 11:30 pm MDT (05:30 UTC): light turbulence. 549 nm along the route, 21 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV LAS155012/TM 0530/FL145/TP B737/TB LGT
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
12 nm southeast (155°) of LAS
Time
05:30 UTC
Height
at 14,500 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
light

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 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 8 forecast points nearest it (ROW, ABQ, FMN, PRC, LAS, BIH, FAT, 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
4,500 ft	190° at 15 kt	−3 kt	10 °C	123 kt	7 h 23 min	7:10 am PDT (14:10 UTC)
6,500 ft	190° at 16 kt	−2 kt	7 °C	122 kt	7 h 27 min	7:14 am PDT (14:14 UTC)
8,500 ft	210° at 19 kt	+3 kt	6 °C	117 kt	7 h 46 min	7:33 am PDT (14:33 UTC)
10,500 ft	210° at 22 kt	+4 kt	3 °C	116 kt	7 h 50 min	7:37 am PDT (14:37 UTC)
12,500 ft	210° at 25 kt	+5 kt	-1 °C	115 kt	7 h 54 min	7:41 am PDT (14:41 UTC)
14,500 ft	210° at 30 kt	+8 kt	-5 °C	112 kt	8 h 07 min	7:54 am PDT (14:54 UTC)
16,500 ft	220° at 34 kt	+11 kt	-9 °C	109 kt	8 h 20 min	8:07 am PDT (15:07 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	220° at 38 kt	+14 kt	-12 °C	106 kt	8 h 35 min	8:22 am PDT (15:22 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	220° at 47 kt	+20 kt	-21 °C	100 kt	9 h 05 min	8:52 am PDT (15:52 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 59 kt	+30 kt	-28 °C	90 kt	10 h 06 min	9:53 am PDT (16:53 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	230° at 63 kt	+36 kt	-35 °C	84 kt	10 h 49 min	10:36 am PDT (17:36 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	230° at 53 kt	+28 kt	-45 °C	92 kt	9 h 53 min	9:40 am PDT (16:40 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
ROW	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line		190/33	210/27 14°	220/28 6°	230/36 -6°	230/56 -15°	230/63 -27°	250/59 -37°	260/57 -49°
ABQ	used from 100 nm out; 61 nm from the line			220/27 11°	210/35 5°	220/46 -9°	230/62 -20°	240/78 -25°	240/80 -35°	240/56 -47°
FMN	used from 250 nm out; 133 nm from the line			220/28 9°	220/40 2°	220/53 -10°	220/62 -22°	230/79 -28°	240/91 -34°	230/71 -45°
PRC	used from 300 nm out; 91 nm from the line			210/25 5°	200/30 1°	220/55 -10°	220/61 -21°	220/84 -28°	230/90 -34°	230/73 -45°
LAS	used from 449 nm out; 76 nm from the line		210/21 10°	200/18 5°	200/23 -2°	210/49 -14°	210/63 -21°	220/58 -30°	220/61 -35°	210/56 -44°
BIH	used from 649 nm out; 52 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°
FAT	used from 749 nm out; 23 nm from the line	130/16	160/20 5°	190/28 -1°	210/25 -5°	220/27 -15°	230/21 -26°	220/42 -29°	220/44 -35°	220/44 -44°
SFO	used from 849 nm out; 35 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
ROW Roswell, NM	departure	VFR	from the south (190°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	3,671 ft	11:51 pm MDT (05:51 UTC)
SRR Ruidoso, NM	50 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	6,813 ft	06:35 UTC
ONM Socorro, NM	130 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	4,875 ft	06:35 UTC
SJN St Johns, AZ	250 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	5,736 ft	05:54 UTC
INW Winslow, AZ	320 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	4,941 ft	05:56 UTC
FLG Flagstaff, AZ	370 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,000 feet, a broken layer at 1,400 feet, overcast at 2,400 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 16 knots, gusting to 26	10+ mi	1,400 ft	7,014 ft	06:08 UTC
BVU Boulder City, NV	529 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 11,000 feet	from the south-southeast (160°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	11,000 ft	2,203 ft	06:35 UTC
VGT Las Vegas, NV	549 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower	VFR Sky: overcast at 10,000 feet Weather: light rain	from the southeast (140°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	10,000 ft	2,205 ft	05:53 UTC
BTY Beatty, NV	639 nm out, 15 nm north of the line	no report just now				3,169 ft
FAT Fresno, CA	779 nm out, 24 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 10,000 feet, a broken layer at 15,000 feet, a broken layer at 20,000 feet	from the southeast (130°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	10,000 ft	335 ft	05:53 UTC
MER Atwater, CA	819 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	190 ft	23:55 UTC
SFO San Francisco, CA	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet	from the south (180°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	13 ft	10:56 pm PDT (05:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,014 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SFO when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:10 am PDT (14:10 UTC)

Wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for SFO

From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 3:00 pm PDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the west at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for ROW, the departure

From Mon 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 9,000 feet, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
30% chance between Mon 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC) and 2:00 am MDT (08:00 UTC): wind variable at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility 6 miles, light thunderstorms with rain, a broken layer at 9,000 feet (thunderheads)
From Mon 2:00 pm MDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm MDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, a broken layer at 20,000 feet

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

6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 50 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 529 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
6/8808 Las Vegas, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 7 nm from the route, 549 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZLA
6/7094 45NM NE MERCED, CA, Sunday, October 4, 2026 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 UTC 19 nm from the route, 789 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA
6/7231 Santa Clara, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 8 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZOA

Daylight

Sunset at ROW 6:27 pm MDT (00:27 UTC), at SFO 6:36 pm PDT (01:36 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:02 pm PDT (02:02 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SFO is before sunrise there (7:14 am PDT (14:14 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 southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Roswell Air Center Airport, San Francisco International.