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San Francisco International to Austin-Bergstrom International SFO → AUS

1,305 nautical miles (1,501 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 103°, about 089° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 35 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 32-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:52 am CDT (13:52 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: 5,581 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 9C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 30 knots, until 11:55 pm PDT (06:55 UTC). Over the route from 827 to 916 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120455
    MKCC WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 9C
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    TX NM
    FROM 50NNW CME-40ENE CME-50SE ELP-20WSW ELP-30E TCS-50NNW CME
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22030KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 80 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 229 to 339 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 259 to 279 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 339 to 817 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 349 to 418 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 408 to 558 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 438 to 687 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 498 to 558 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 SFO.

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 10 forecast points nearest it (SFO, FAT, BIH, LAS, PRC, ABQ, ROW, INK, ABI, SAT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
5,500 ft190° at 20 kt+4 kt15 °C116 kt11 h 15 min11:32 am CDT (16:32 UTC)
7,500 ft200° at 20 kt010 °C120 kt10 h 52 min11:09 am CDT (16:09 UTC)
9,500 ft210° at 20 kt−2 kt7 °C122 kt10 h 42 min10:59 am CDT (15:59 UTC)
11,500 ft210° at 21 kt−4 kt4 °C124 kt10 h 31 min10:48 am CDT (15:48 UTC)
13,500 ft210° at 24 kt−6 kt0 °C126 kt10 h 21 min10:38 am CDT (15:38 UTC)
15,500 ft220° at 28 kt−9 kt-4 °C129 kt10 h 07 min10:24 am CDT (15:24 UTC)
17,500 ft220° at 32 kt−12 kt-9 °C132 kt9 h 53 min10:10 am CDT (15:10 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 33 kt−13 kt-10 °C133 kt9 h 49 min10:06 am CDT (15:06 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 42 kt−18 kt-19 °C138 kt9 h 27 min9:44 am CDT (14:44 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300230° at 52 kt−27 kt-28 °C147 kt8 h 53 min9:10 am CDT (14:10 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 53 kt−32 kt-36 °C152 kt8 h 35 min8:52 am CDT (13:52 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390240° at 44 kt−29 kt-47 °C149 kt8 h 46 min9:03 am CDT (14:03 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
SFOused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line120/13090/14 5°040/14 -1°350/17 -5°360/42 -14°360/64 -23°350/38 -32°300/19 -37°250/18 -44°
FATused from 50 nm out; 64 nm from the line130/16160/20 5°190/28 -1°210/25 -5°220/27 -15°230/21 -26°220/42 -29°220/44 -35°220/44 -44°
BIHused from 149 nm out; 35 nm from the lineL/V240/7 1°190/13 -3°200/26 -16°210/43 -26°220/54 -28°220/51 -35°220/47 -43°
LASused from 249 nm out; 85 nm from the line210/21 10°200/18 5°200/23 -2°210/49 -14°210/63 -21°220/58 -30°220/61 -35°210/56 -44°
PRCused from 448 nm out; 57 nm from the line210/25 5°200/30 1°220/55 -10°220/61 -21°220/84 -28°230/90 -34°230/73 -45°
ABQused from 647 nm out; 129 nm from the line220/27 11°210/35 5°220/46 -9°230/62 -20°240/78 -25°240/80 -35°240/56 -47°
ROWused from 797 nm out; 90 nm from the line190/33210/27 14°220/28 6°230/36 -6°230/56 -15°230/63 -27°250/59 -37°260/57 -49°
INKused from 946 nm out; 50 nm from the line190/23 20°200/18 15°230/18 8°240/23 -4°240/37 -14°240/46 -27°250/42 -38°260/36 -50°
ABIused from 1095 nm out; 81 nm from the line200/31 17°210/21 15°240/15 9°250/14 -4°250/24 -14°250/36 -28°270/35 -38°290/41 -50°
SATused from 1195 nm out; 84 nm from the line150/26180/18 19°180/18 14°200/14 9°230/16 -6°210/9 -13°270/8 -29°280/6 -39°340/19 -51°

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
SFO San Francisco, CA departure no report just now 13 ft
MER Atwater, CA 90 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 190 ft
FAT Fresno, CA 139 nm out, 20 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 335 ft
LAS Las Vegas, NV 359 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 2,183 ft
CMR Williams, AZ 508 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line no report just now 6,690 ft
FLG Flagstaff, AZ 538 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 7,014 ft
SJN St Johns, AZ 657 nm out, 1 nm north of the line no report just now 5,736 ft
ROW Roswell, NM 906 nm out, 22 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 3,671 ft
HOB Hobbs, NM 986 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 3,660 ft
SJT San Angelo, TX 1145 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 1,918 ft
DZB Horseshoe Bay, TX 1265 nm out, 2 nm north of the line no report just now 1,093 ft
AUS Austin, TX destination no report just now 541 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 AUS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:52 am CDT (13:52 UTC)

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

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 8 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZOA
  • 6/7094 45NM NE MERCED, CA, Sunday, October 4, 2026 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 UTC 22 nm from the route, 120 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 on the route, 329 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
  • 6/8808 Las Vegas, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 359 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZLA
  • 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 15 nm from the route, 398 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
  • 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 837 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
  • 6/4240 SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 0 nm from the route, 1155 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at SFO 6:36 pm PDT (01:36 UTC), at AUS 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:26 pm CDT (00:26 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 Pacific Southwest
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · 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: San Francisco International, Austin-Bergstrom International.