Stockton Metro Airport to Phoenix Sky Harbor International SCK → PHX
523 nautical miles (602 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 118°, about 104° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 56 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 13-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:05 pm MST (05:05 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: 237 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 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 118 to 207 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 217 to 336 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 237 to 405 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 257 to 434 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 336 to 365 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 346 to 375 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 SCK.
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 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 8 forecast points nearest it (SAC, FAT, BIH, WJF, LAS, BLH, PRC, PHX). 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 | 220° at 12 kt | −1 kt | 121 kt | 4 h 19 min | 10:28 pm MST (05:28 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 210° at 16 kt | +1 kt | 10 °C | 119 kt | 4 h 24 min | 10:33 pm MST (05:33 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 19 kt | 0 | 6 °C | 120 kt | 4 h 22 min | 10:31 pm MST (05:31 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 220° at 21 kt | −3 kt | 3 °C | 123 kt | 4 h 15 min | 10:24 pm MST (05:24 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 26 kt | −5 kt | -1 °C | 125 kt | 4 h 11 min | 10:20 pm MST (05:20 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 29 kt | −6 kt | -4 °C | 126 kt | 4 h 09 min | 10:18 pm MST (05:18 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 32 kt | −7 kt | -8 °C | 127 kt | 4 h 07 min | 10:16 pm MST (05:16 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 35 kt | −8 kt | -11 °C | 128 kt | 4 h 05 min | 10:14 pm MST (05:14 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 35 kt | −9 kt | -12 °C | 129 kt | 4 h 03 min | 10:12 pm MST (05:12 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 45 kt | −12 kt | -21 °C | 132 kt | 3 h 58 min | 10:07 pm MST (05:07 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 55 kt | −9 kt | -27 °C | 129 kt | 4 h 03 min | 10:12 pm MST (05:12 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 220° at 56 kt | −11 kt | -34 °C | 131 kt | 4 h | 10:09 pm MST (05:09 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 52 kt | −13 kt | -44 °C | 133 kt | 3 h 56 min | 10:05 pm MST (05:05 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | used from 0 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 270/5 | L/V 5° | L/V -1° | 240/11 -5° | 250/22 -15° | 270/25 -24° | 260/31 -27° | 240/39 -33° | 240/39 -42° |
| FAT | used from 49 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 180/7 | 170/9 7° | 200/20 3° | 210/27 -3° | 240/27 -14° | 230/38 -24° | 220/57 -27° | 230/42 -33° | 230/41 -44° |
| BIH | used from 148 nm out; 54 nm from the line | L/V | 210/14 6° | 210/20 -2° | 230/26 -14° | 220/32 -24° | 220/63 -27° | 220/56 -35° | 230/50 -44° | |
| WJF | used from 197 nm out; 95 nm from the line | 220/30 8° | 240/28 5° | 230/34 -2° | 220/34 -13° | 220/48 -20° | 220/47 -29° | 210/48 -34° | 220/52 -44° | |
| LAS | used from 247 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 200/25 11° | 230/22 5° | 240/25 -1° | 220/37 -12° | 220/44 -21° | 210/52 -27° | 210/60 -34° | 220/58 -44° | |
| BLH | used from 346 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 230/22 | 210/24 11° | 230/23 5° | 230/26 0° | 220/38 -10° | 230/52 -19° | 220/58 -28° | 220/69 -34° | 220/59 -45° |
| PRC | used from 444 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 200/36 6° | 210/46 0° | 220/60 -10° | 220/75 -19° | 220/66 -26° | 230/70 -33° | 230/59 -45° | ||
| PHX | used from 494 nm out; 15 nm from the line | 210/19 | 210/20 14° | 200/20 6° | 210/40 1° | 220/58 -8° | 220/68 -20° | 220/82 -26° | 230/83 -34° | 230/69 -46° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCK Stockton, CA | departure | no report just now | 32 ft | ||||
| MOD Modesto, CA | 20 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 99 ft | ||||
| FAT Fresno, CA | 99 nm out, 25 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 335 ft | ||||
| IFP Bullhead City, AZ | 365 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 707 ft | ||||
| EED Needles, CA | 375 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | no report just now | 983 ft | ||||
| GEU Glendale, AZ | 504 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,071 ft | ||||
| PHX Phoenix, AZ | destination | no report just now | 1,134 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,134 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PHX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:05 pm MST (05:05 UTC)
PHX 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 13 nm from the route, 79 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA
- 6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 22 nm from the route, 306 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
- 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 9 nm from the route, 365 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at SCK 6:31 pm PDT (01:31 UTC), at PHX 5:58 pm MST (00:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:23 pm MST (01:23 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PHX is after sunset there (5:59 pm MST (00:59 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: Stockton Metro Airport, Phoenix Sky Harbor International.