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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 31 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:21 am PDT (08:21 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: 8 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 W69W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 7:55 pm MDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 80 to 419 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 69W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    TX NM AZ
    FROM 50ENE PGS-60SE ABQ-20ENE ELP-70SSW SSO-50SE BZA-50ENE PGS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • SIGMET W68W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 7:55 pm MDT (01:55 UTC). Near the route, 250 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 68W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    CO NM AZ UT
    FROM 30W CHE-20NNW TBE-60SE ABQ-40N SJN-30SW MTU-30W CHE
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 50 to 220 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 60 to 619 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 160 to 589 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 469 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 389 to 619 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 399 to 639 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 649 to 749 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 ROW.

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 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 8 forecast points nearest it (ROW, ABQ, FMN, PRC, LAS, BIH, FAT, SFO). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft190° at 15 kt−1 kt11 °C121 kt7 h 31 min1:21 am PDT (08:21 UTC)
6,500 ft200° at 15 kt08 °C120 kt7 h 34 min1:24 am PDT (08:24 UTC)
8,500 ft210° at 22 kt+3 kt7 °C117 kt7 h 46 min1:36 am PDT (08:36 UTC)
10,500 ft210° at 25 kt+7 kt4 °C113 kt8 h 03 min1:53 am PDT (08:53 UTC)
12,500 ft220° at 28 kt+10 kt0 °C110 kt8 h 16 min2:06 am PDT (09:06 UTC)
14,500 ft220° at 32 kt+12 kt-4 °C108 kt8 h 25 min2:15 am PDT (09:15 UTC)
16,500 ft220° at 35 kt+14 kt-8 °C106 kt8 h 35 min2:25 am PDT (09:25 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 38 kt+16 kt-11 °C104 kt8 h 44 min2:34 am PDT (09:34 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 46 kt+23 kt-21 °C97 kt9 h 22 min3:12 am PDT (10:12 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300220° at 60 kt+28 kt-27 °C92 kt9 h 53 min3:43 am PDT (10:43 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340230° at 59 kt+32 kt-35 °C88 kt10 h 20 min4:10 am PDT (11:10 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390230° at 53 kt+32 kt-45 °C88 kt10 h 20 min4:10 am PDT (11:10 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
ROWused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line180/23190/24 15°210/27 7°230/35 -6°240/53 -17°240/62 -27°250/64 -38°260/60 -50°
ABQused from 100 nm out; 61 nm from the line200/28 13°210/28 5°210/44 -7°230/46 -20°230/80 -28°240/74 -35°240/58 -47°
FMNused from 250 nm out; 133 nm from the line220/25 13°220/28 4°210/51 -9°220/59 -21°230/78 -30°230/77 -36°230/66 -46°
PRCused from 300 nm out; 91 nm from the line200/36 6°210/46 0°220/60 -10°220/75 -19°220/66 -26°230/70 -33°230/59 -45°
LASused from 449 nm out; 76 nm from the line200/25 11°230/22 5°240/25 -1°220/37 -12°220/44 -21°210/52 -27°210/60 -34°220/58 -44°
BIHused from 649 nm out; 52 nm from the lineL/V210/14 6°210/20 -2°230/26 -14°220/32 -24°220/63 -27°220/56 -35°230/50 -44°
FATused from 749 nm out; 23 nm from the line180/7170/9 7°200/20 3°210/27 -3°240/27 -14°230/38 -24°220/57 -27°230/42 -33°230/41 -44°
SFOused from 849 nm out; 35 nm from the line220/11L/V 5°280/7 1°270/15 -3°290/23 -14°310/29 -24°280/26 -28°250/30 -34°250/36 -43°

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
ROW Roswell, NM departure no report just now 3,671 ft
SRR Ruidoso, NM 50 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line no report just now 6,813 ft
ONM Socorro, NM 130 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line no report just now 4,875 ft
SJN St Johns, AZ 250 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line no report just now 5,736 ft
INW Winslow, AZ 320 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line no report just now 4,941 ft
FLG Flagstaff, AZ 370 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 7,014 ft
BVU Boulder City, NV 529 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line no report just now 2,203 ft
VGT Las Vegas, NV 549 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 2,205 ft
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 no report just now 335 ft
MER Atwater, CA 819 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 190 ft
SFO San Francisco, CA destination no report just now 13 ft

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, 1:21 am PDT (08:21 UTC)

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

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
  • 6/7455 SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Thursday, October 8, 2026 through Sunday, October 11, 2026 Local 10 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ended 11 October · ZOA

Daylight

Sunset at ROW 6:28 pm MDT (00:28 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
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · 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: Roswell Air Center Airport, San Francisco International.