Plan a flight · Mon 4:29 am PDT (11:29 UTC)

San Francisco International to Kansas City Downtown/Wheeler Field SFO → MKC

1,306 nautical miles (1,503 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 077°, about 063° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 23 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 57-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:52 pm CDT (18:52 UTC). Right now SFO is VFR, wind from the west (260°) at 4 knots; MKC is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 13 knots. 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 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 W22W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the south at 35 knots, until 5:55 am PDT (12:55 UTC). Over the route from 409 to 478 nm out.

as issued

WSUS33 KKCI 121055
MKCW WST 121055
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 22W
VALID UNTIL 1255Z
AZ UT NV
FROM 40W DTA-40WNW HVE-20SSE BCE-50NE LAS-70ENE BTY-40W DTA
AREA TS MOV FROM 20035KT. TOPS TO FL300.

AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 189 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 90 to 140 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 249 to 748 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 309 to 658 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 339 to 708 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 478 to 887 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 658 to 708 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 668 to 847 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 827 to 907 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the last 289 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

A35K at 32,000 ft, 28 nm north, 1:39 am PDT (08:39 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: fdcs zoa. At the departure end, 28 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OAK UA /OV OAK348024/TM 0839/FL320/TP A35K/TB MOD CHOP/RM FDCS ZOA
```
Report
a routine report filed through OAK
Where
24 nm north (348°) of OAK
Time
08:39 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A35K
Turbulence
moderate chop
Remarks
fdcs zoa
PC12 at 5,000 ft, 5 nm south, 4:23 am PDT (11:23 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, no icing, remarks: during the descent zdvwc. 658 nm along the route, 5 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GJT UA /OV GJT/TM 1123/FL050/TP PC12/TB LGT-MOD/IC NEG/RM DURD. ZDVWC-
```
Report
a routine report filed through GJT
Where
over GJT
Time
11:23 UTC
Height
at 5,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Turbulence
light to moderate
Icing
none
Remarks
during the descent zdvwc
B763 at 23,000 ft, 39 nm north, 3:26 am PDT (10:26 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zdvwc. 807 nm along the route, 39 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DEN UA /OV DEN278037/TM 1026/FL230/TP B763/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through DEN
Where
37 nm west (278°) of DEN
Time
10:26 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
B763
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
zdvwc

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 11 forecast points nearest it (SFO, SAC, FAT, BIH, ELY, BCE, GJT, DEN, GLD, SLN, MKC). 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	250° at 22 kt	−20 kt		140 kt	9 h 20 min	3:49 pm CDT (20:49 UTC)
7,500 ft	240° at 21 kt	−18 kt	7 °C	138 kt	9 h 28 min	3:57 pm CDT (20:57 UTC)
9,500 ft	230° at 19 kt	−16 kt	6 °C	136 kt	9 h 36 min	4:05 pm CDT (21:05 UTC)
11,500 ft	230° at 22 kt	−17 kt	2 °C	137 kt	9 h 32 min	4:01 pm CDT (21:01 UTC)
13,500 ft	230° at 25 kt	−20 kt	-2 °C	140 kt	9 h 20 min	3:49 pm CDT (20:49 UTC)
15,500 ft	230° at 29 kt	−23 kt	-7 °C	143 kt	9 h 08 min	3:37 pm CDT (20:37 UTC)
17,500 ft	230° at 33 kt	−26 kt	-11 °C	146 kt	8 h 57 min	3:26 pm CDT (20:26 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 34 kt	−27 kt	-12 °C	147 kt	8 h 53 min	3:22 pm CDT (20:22 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 40 kt	−33 kt	-22 °C	153 kt	8 h 32 min	3:01 pm CDT (20:01 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	240° at 57 kt	−52 kt	-31 °C	172 kt	7 h 36 min	2:05 pm CDT (19:05 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	240° at 61 kt	−57 kt	-37 °C	177 kt	7 h 23 min	1:52 pm CDT (18:52 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	240° at 58 kt	−53 kt	-46 °C	173 kt	7 h 33 min	2:02 pm CDT (19:02 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; 49 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°
FAT	used from 100 nm out; 76 nm from the line	140/11	180/15 3°	150/14 -3°	200/14 -6°	240/17 -16°	320/25 -23°	270/22 -31°	240/29 -37°	230/36 -44°
BIH	used from 150 nm out; 53 nm from the line		L/V	020/6 0°	140/7 -7°	210/31 -16°	230/34 -26°	220/43 -30°	220/52 -36°	220/46 -43°
ELY	used from 249 nm out; 99 nm from the line			210/34 1°	220/40 -4°	220/39 -17°	210/51 -24°	220/65 -30°	220/60 -37°	220/56 -44°
BCE	used from 449 nm out; 75 nm from the line				200/32 -2°	210/57 -15°	220/71 -22°	220/69 -30°	220/64 -38°	220/67 -44°
GJT	used from 548 nm out; 84 nm from the line			220/26 6°	230/39 0°	220/55 -13°	230/60 -23°	230/78 -31°	230/80 -35°	230/74 -44°
DEN	used from 748 nm out; 72 nm from the line			270/24 11°	230/13 5°	230/48 -8°	230/46 -20°	230/63 -30°	240/78 -36°	240/78 -48°
GLD	used from 897 nm out; 53 nm from the line		260/37	260/25 14°	250/27 8°	230/36 -8°	230/49 -21°	250/71 -30°	260/82 -36°	250/73 -48°
SLN	used from 1096 nm out; 52 nm from the line	230/49	240/41 22°	230/26 15°	220/21 7°	240/38 -8°	240/44 -21°	260/77 -29°	270/70 -36°	270/63 -48°
MKC	used from 1246 nm out; 35 nm from the line	240/49	240/21 20°	220/19 13°	230/21 6°	260/26 -7°	250/37 -19°	270/66 -31°	270/65 -38°	280/60 -48°

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	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a few clouds at 9,000 feet	from the west (260°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	13 ft	3:56 am PDT (10:56 UTC)
LVK Livermore, CA	30 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 6,500 feet, a broken layer at 8,500 feet	calm	10+ mi	6,500 ft	399 ft	10:53 UTC
HTH Hawthorne, NV	179 nm out, 20 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 7,500 feet, overcast at 8,500 feet	from the north-northwest (340°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	7,500 ft	4,230 ft	11:15 UTC
FOM Fillmore, UT	478 nm out, 1 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 3,200 feet, a broken layer at 4,300 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the south-southwest (200°) at 13 knots, gusting to 24	7 mi	4,300 ft	4,984 ft	11:15 UTC
CNY Moab, UT	598 nm out, 23 nm south of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,500 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet	from the east-southeast (110°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	12,000 ft	4,579 ft	10:53 UTC
GJT Grand Junction, CO	658 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: overcast at 7,500 feet	from the southeast (130°) at 15 knots, gusting to 24	10+ mi	7,500 ft	4,861 ft	10:53 UTC
APA Denver, CO	827 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	5,884 ft	10:53 UTC
GLD Goodland, KS	977 nm out, 2 nm west of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	3,657 ft	10:53 UTC
RCP Stockton, KS	1087 nm out, 1 nm north of the line	no report just now				1,999 ft
TOP Topeka, KS	1256 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 12 knots, gusting to 19	10+ mi	none	881 ft	10:53 UTC
MKC Kansas City, MO	destination	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	none	756 ft	5:54 am CDT (10:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,884 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MKC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:52 pm CDT (18:52 UTC)

Wind from the south-southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MKC

From Mon 7:00 am CDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 16 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 11 knots, gusting to 19, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Tue 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for SFO, the departure

From Mon 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a few clouds at 9,000 feet
From Mon 3:00 pm PDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the west at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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 20 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
6/8784 LAKE GEORGE, CO, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 UTC 20 nm from the route, 797 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 13 October · ZDV

Daylight

Sunset at SFO 6:35 pm PDT (01:35 UTC), at MKC 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:11 pm CDT (00:11 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

Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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, Kansas City Downtown/Wheeler Field.