South Bend International to Mineta San Jose International SBN → SJC
1,657 nautical miles (1,907 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 273°, about 278° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 15 h 47 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 15-knot headwind), arriving about 2:46 pm PDT (21:46 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: 4 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 SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 40 nm of the route.
- 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 190 to 749 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 729 to 1158 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 779 to 1348 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 859 to 1038 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 919 to 1428 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Near the route, 1008 nm along the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1018 to 1418 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 70 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 SBN.
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 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 14 forecast points nearest it (JOT, DBQ, DSM, OMA, GRI, BFF, DEN, RKS, GJT, SLC, ELY, 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 | 220° at 20 kt | +15 kt | 21 °C | 105 kt | 15 h 47 min | 2:46 pm PDT (21:46 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 230° at 18 kt | +15 kt | 15 °C | 105 kt | 15 h 47 min | 2:46 pm PDT (21:46 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 21 kt | +17 kt | 9 °C | 103 kt | 16 h 05 min | 3:04 pm PDT (22:04 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 21 kt | +17 kt | 5 °C | 103 kt | 16 h 05 min | 3:04 pm PDT (22:04 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 22 kt | +19 kt | 1 °C | 101 kt | 16 h 24 min | 3:23 pm PDT (22:23 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | +21 kt | -3 °C | 99 kt | 16 h 44 min | 3:43 pm PDT (22:43 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 230° at 27 kt | +24 kt | -7 °C | 96 kt | 17 h 16 min | 4:15 pm PDT (23:15 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 29 kt | +26 kt | -11 °C | 94 kt | 17 h 38 min | 4:37 pm PDT (23:37 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 35 kt | +32 kt | -22 °C | 88 kt | 18 h 50 min | 5:49 pm PDT (00:49 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 42 kt | +39 kt | -31 °C | 81 kt | 20 h 27 min | 7:26 pm PDT (02:26 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 49 kt | +48 kt | -37 °C | 72 kt | 23 h 01 min | 10:00 pm PDT (05:00 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 50 kt | +51 kt | -46 °C | 69 kt | 24 h 01 min | 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOT | used from 0 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 250/23 | 270/22 15° | 250/16 10° | 240/9 4° | 280/22 -7° | 280/29 -19° | 300/29 -34° | 290/50 -43° | 300/64 -52° |
| DBQ | used from 150 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 230/33 | 250/30 16° | 280/15 9° | 260/15 5° | 260/21 -7° | 260/24 -20° | 250/37 -33° | 270/42 -43° | 280/63 -52° |
| DSM | used from 250 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 230/40 | 250/33 17° | 250/18 12° | 240/17 5° | 260/28 -8° | 270/34 -19° | 260/41 -33° | 260/55 -41° | 270/62 -51° |
| OMA | used from 399 nm out; 23 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° |
| GRI | used from 499 nm out; 38 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° | |
| BFF | used from 649 nm out; 108 nm from the line | 180/28 | 220/33 15° | 210/31 7° | 230/32 -9° | 220/41 -21° | 220/40 -33° | 240/47 -36° | 250/54 -46° | |
| DEN | used from 799 nm out; 64 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° | ||
| RKS | used from 949 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 200/41 | 220/44 1° | 220/35 -11° | 220/46 -24° | 210/53 -27° | 220/62 -35° | 230/61 -44° | ||
| GJT | used from 998 nm out; 74 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° | ||
| SLC | used from 1098 nm out; 67 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° | |
| ELY | used from 1198 nm out; 81 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° | ||
| BIH | used from 1398 nm out; 92 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 1548 nm out; 69 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 1598 nm out; 54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBN South Bend, IN | departure | no report just now | 798 ft | ||||
| ARR Chicago/Aurora, IL | 100 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 712 ft | ||||
| CID Cedar Rapids, IA | 240 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 869 ft | ||||
| OMA Omaha, NE | 429 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 984 ft | ||||
| BBW Broken Bow, NE | 599 nm out, 1 nm east of the line | no report just now | 2,546 ft | ||||
| SNY Sidney, NE | 749 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 4,314 ft | ||||
| CYS Cheyenne, WY | 829 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,159 ft | ||||
| PVU Provo, UT | 1148 nm out, 23 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,496 ft | ||||
| ELY Ely, NV | 1308 nm out, 8 nm north of the line | no report just now | 6,259 ft | ||||
| HTH Hawthorne, NV | 1488 nm out, 16 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,230 ft | ||||
| MOD Modesto, CA | 1608 nm out, 1 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 99 ft | ||||
| SJC San Jose, CA | destination | no report just now | 62 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 SJC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:46 pm PDT (21:46 UTC)
SJC has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/7094 45NM NE MERCED, CA, Sunday, October 4, 2026 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 UTC 16 nm from the route, 1548 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 2 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZOA
Daylight
Sunset at SBN 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC), at SJC 6:35 pm PDT (01:35 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:01 pm PDT (02:01 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: South Bend International, Mineta San Jose International.