San Francisco International to Guam International SFO → GUM
5,044 nautical miles (5,805 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 282°, about 268° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 35 h 46 min at the quickest height in today's winds (18,000 ft, a 21-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:36 am ChST (17:36 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: 1 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 first 170 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 100 to 170 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 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 6 forecast points nearest it (SFO, FOT, OTH, CAR, OTH, AST). 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 | 030° at 11 kt | −8 kt | 128 kt | 39 h 24 min | 7:14 am ChST (21:14 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 030° at 12 kt | −8 kt | 1 °C | 128 kt | 39 h 24 min | 7:14 am ChST (21:14 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 020° at 19 kt | −12 kt | -2 °C | 132 kt | 38 h 13 min | 6:03 am ChST (20:03 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 020° at 29 kt | −16 kt | -4 °C | 136 kt | 37 h 05 min | 4:55 am ChST (18:55 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 010° at 40 kt | −18 kt | -6 °C | 138 kt | 36 h 33 min | 4:23 am ChST (18:23 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 010° at 49 kt | −19 kt | -9 °C | 139 kt | 36 h 17 min | 4:07 am ChST (18:07 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 360° at 59 kt | −20 kt | -11 °C | 140 kt | 36 h 02 min | 3:52 am ChST (17:52 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 360° at 66 kt | −21 kt | -13 °C | 141 kt | 35 h 46 min | 3:36 am ChST (17:36 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 360° at 73 kt | −19 kt | -24 °C | 139 kt | 36 h 17 min | 4:07 am ChST (18:07 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 350° at 83 kt | −12 kt | -39 °C | 132 kt | 38 h 13 min | 6:03 am ChST (20:03 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 350° at 60 kt | −9 kt | -46 °C | 129 kt | 39 h 06 min | 6:56 am ChST (20:56 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 320° at 28 kt | +11 kt | -44 °C | 109 kt | 46 h 17 min | 2:07 pm ChST (04:07 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | used from 0 nm out; 25 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° |
| FOT | used from 150 nm out; 166 nm from the line | 040/18 | 020/10 5° | 020/22 0° | 010/38 -3° | 360/70 -12° | 360/81 -23° | 360/88 -39° | 360/52 -44° | 330/31 -43° |
| OTH | used from 1149 nm out; 1067 nm from the line | 040/15 | 040/14 1° | 030/25 -4° | 010/42 -6° | 360/74 -13° | 360/79 -24° | 350/92 -39° | 350/64 -46° | 310/32 -45° |
| CAR | used from 2747 nm out; 3152 nm from the line | 270/44 | 290/31 10° | 290/23 4° | 280/23 -1° | 260/36 -13° | 270/50 -24° | 260/77 -37° | 250/93 -48° | 260/102 -56° |
| OTH | used from 2797 nm out; 2682 nm from the line | 040/15 | 040/14 1° | 030/25 -4° | 010/42 -6° | 360/74 -13° | 360/79 -24° | 350/92 -39° | 350/64 -46° | 310/32 -45° |
| AST | used from 3046 nm out; 2929 nm from the line | 040/7 | 010/8 1° | 020/19 -4° | 020/36 -5° | 010/61 -14° | 360/67 -25° | 350/77 -40° | 350/66 -48° | 330/25 -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 | ||||
| GRO Rota Island, MP | 4994 nm out, 18 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 606 ft | ||||
| GUM Tamuning, GU | destination | no report just now | 305 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 606 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At GUM when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:36 am ChST (17:36 UTC)
GUM 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 22 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZOA
- 6/4143 ANDERSEN AFB, GU, Monday, March 9, 2026 through Tuesday, March 9, 2027 Local on the route, at the destination end · security · until 9 March · ZUA
- 6/2520 S. FINEGAYAN, GU 4 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZUA
Daylight
Sunset at SFO 6:36 pm PDT (01:36 UTC), at GUM 6:03 pm ChST (08:03 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:25 pm ChST (08:25 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at GUM is before sunrise there (6:11 am ChST (20:11 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, Guam International.