San Francisco International to Spokane International SFO → GEG
637 nautical miles (733 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 018°, about 004° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 01 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 7-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:02 am PDT (16:02 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: 2,077 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 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the whole route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 328 to 567 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 100 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 7 forecast points nearest it (SFO, SAC, RBL, LKV, RDM, LWS, GEG). 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 | 360° at 8 kt | +7 kt | -2 °C | 113 kt | 5 h 38 min | 9:39 am PDT (16:39 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 010° at 9 kt | +9 kt | -4 °C | 111 kt | 5 h 44 min | 9:45 am PDT (16:45 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 010° at 12 kt | +12 kt | -7 °C | 108 kt | 5 h 54 min | 9:55 am PDT (16:55 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 360° at 20 kt | +19 kt | -9 °C | 101 kt | 6 h 18 min | 10:19 am PDT (17:19 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 360° at 29 kt | +28 kt | -11 °C | 92 kt | 6 h 55 min | 10:56 am PDT (17:56 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 360° at 40 kt | +38 kt | -14 °C | 82 kt | 7 h 46 min | 11:47 am PDT (18:47 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 360° at 50 kt | +49 kt | -16 °C | 71 kt | 8 h 58 min | 12:59 pm PDT (19:59 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 360° at 53 kt | +52 kt | -17 °C | 68 kt | 9 h 22 min | 1:23 pm PDT (20:23 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 360° at 62 kt | +58 kt | -26 °C | 62 kt | 10 h 16 min | 2:17 pm PDT (21:17 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 350° at 55 kt | +50 kt | -37 °C | 70 kt | 9 h 06 min | 1:07 pm PDT (20:07 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 30 kt | +20 kt | -40 °C | 100 kt | 6 h 22 min | 10:23 am PDT (17:23 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 16 kt | −7 kt | -42 °C | 127 kt | 5 h 01 min | 9:02 am PDT (16:02 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; 25 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° |
| RBL | used from 100 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 350/14 | 320/9 4° | 290/7 -3° | 350/22 -7° | 360/75 -13° | 350/79 -24° | 350/74 -39° | 340/49 -43° | 280/23 -43° |
| LKV | used from 199 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 010/10 -8° | 360/20 -11° | 360/58 -19° | 360/92 -25° | 350/69 -37° | 310/34 -37° | 240/26 -41° | ||
| RDM | used from 348 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 360/14 -2° | 020/25 -8° | 360/34 -13° | 360/75 -16° | 360/88 -25° | 360/80 -39° | 350/47 -42° | 360/11 -43° | |
| LWS | used from 498 nm out; 71 nm from the line | L/V | 340/5 -3° | L/V -6° | 040/7 -10° | 100/23 -22° | 180/30 -31° | 190/11 -34° | 200/11 -36° | 220/23 -40° |
| GEG | used from 597 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 060/7 -2° | 070/12 -6° | 050/8 -8° | 120/11 -21° | 110/18 -33° | 030/22 -37° | 040/6 -38° | 240/7 -41° |
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, 8 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 25 ft | ||||
| SMF Sacramento, CA | 70 nm out, 15 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 26 ft | ||||
| CIC Chico, CA | 129 nm out, 18 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 240 ft | ||||
| AAT Alturas, CA | 249 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 4,378 ft | ||||
| LKV Lakeview, OR | 289 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 4,734 ft | ||||
| GCD John Day, OR | 438 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 3,702 ft | ||||
| PDT Pendleton, OR | 508 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,494 ft | ||||
| ALW Walla Walla, WA | 537 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,194 ft | ||||
| GEG Spokane, WA | destination | no report just now | 2,385 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,734 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At GEG when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:02 am PDT (16:02 UTC)
GEG has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/3475 BEALE AFB, CA, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, 100 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZOA
Daylight
Sunset at SFO 6:35 pm PDT (01:35 UTC), at GEG 6:06 pm PDT (01:06 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:37 pm PDT (01:37 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, Spokane International.