San Francisco International to Dubois Municipal SFO → DUB
678 nautical miles (780 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 054°, about 040° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 13 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 41-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:19 am MDT (14:19 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: 675 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
- SIGMET W19W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 29,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 4:55 am PDT (11:55 UTC). Over the route from 459 to 509 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120955 MKCW WST 120955 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 19W VALID UNTIL 1155Z UT ID NV FROM 30ESE TWF-10W MLD-20E BVL-40W BVL-30ESE TWF AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL290.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 219 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the last 419 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 369 to 598 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 219 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 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 08:00–15:00 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 6 forecast points nearest it (SFO, SAC, RNO, BAM, PIH, LND). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 050° at 6 kt | +6 kt | 114 kt | 5 h 57 min | 10:03 am MDT (16:03 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 270° at 1 kt | −1 kt | -1 °C | 121 kt | 5 h 36 min | 9:42 am MDT (15:42 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 6 kt | −5 kt | -2 °C | 125 kt | 5 h 25 min | 9:31 am MDT (15:31 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 14 kt | −13 kt | -6 °C | 133 kt | 5 h 06 min | 9:12 am MDT (15:12 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 17 kt | −16 kt | -9 °C | 136 kt | 4 h 59 min | 9:05 am MDT (15:05 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 18 kt | −17 kt | -13 °C | 137 kt | 4 h 57 min | 9:03 am MDT (15:03 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 20 kt | −18 kt | -16 °C | 138 kt | 4 h 55 min | 9:01 am MDT (15:01 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 20 kt | −18 kt | -17 °C | 138 kt | 4 h 55 min | 9:01 am MDT (15:01 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 14 kt | −13 kt | -26 °C | 133 kt | 5 h 06 min | 9:12 am MDT (15:12 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 34 kt | −33 kt | -32 °C | 153 kt | 4 h 26 min | 8:32 am MDT (14:32 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 42 kt | −41 kt | -36 °C | 161 kt | 4 h 13 min | 8:19 am MDT (14:19 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 41 kt | −39 kt | -43 °C | 159 kt | 4 h 16 min | 8:22 am MDT (14:22 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 090/9 | 050/12 4° | 010/17 -2° | 350/34 -3° | 360/70 -11° | 360/75 -22° | 350/57 -38° | 330/37 -42° | 280/25 -44° |
| SAC | used from 50 nm out; 22 nm from the line | L/V | L/V 4° | 340/9 -4° | 340/22 -8° | 360/71 -12° | 360/82 -23° | 350/58 -37° | 310/30 -40° | 270/25 -44° |
| RNO | used from 100 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 010/6 | 270/12 -3° | 220/26 -10° | 280/13 -19° | 350/44 -24° | 320/30 -32° | 260/22 -36° | 240/24 -42° | |
| BAM | used from 249 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 280/9 -2° | 260/18 -8° | 190/47 -19° | 200/50 -29° | 210/56 -29° | 220/54 -34° | 220/45 -42° | ||
| PIH | used from 449 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 070/8 | 150/19 1° | 180/32 -4° | 210/44 -17° | 210/37 -28° | 210/74 -31° | 220/68 -35° | 220/60 -43° | |
| LND | used from 648 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 240/10 3° | 240/30 0° | 220/42 -13° | 230/52 -23° | 220/54 -33° | 220/52 -36° | 220/53 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO San Francisco, CA | departure | no report just now | 13 ft | ||||
| CCR Concord, CA | 30 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 25 ft | ||||
| MHR Sacramento, CA | 70 nm out, 17 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 98 ft | ||||
| RNO Reno, NV | 170 nm out, 23 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,414 ft | ||||
| LOL Lovelock, NV | 229 nm out, 20 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 3,907 ft | ||||
| BAM Battle Mountain, NV | 309 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,536 ft | ||||
| EKO Elko, NV | 359 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 5,139 ft | ||||
| LWL Wells, NV | 409 nm out, 15 nm south of the line | no report just now | 5,769 ft | ||||
| MLD Malad City, ID | 538 nm out, 19 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 4,503 ft | ||||
| AFO Afton, WY | 608 nm out, 19 nm south of the line | no report just now | 6,220 ft | ||||
| JAC Jackson, WY | 638 nm out, 24 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,451 ft | ||||
| DUB Dubois, WY | destination | no report just now | 7,298 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,298 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At DUB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:19 am MDT (14:19 UTC)
DUB has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at SFO 6:35 pm PDT (01:35 UTC), at DUB 6:39 pm MDT (00:39 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:07 pm MDT (01:07 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: San Francisco International, Dubois Municipal.