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San Francisco International to Tampa International SFO → TPA

2,076 nautical miles (2,388 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 094°, about 080° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 13 h 18 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 36-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:24 pm EDT (23:24 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: 1,399 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 W20W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 26,000 ft, moving from the south at 35 knots, until 4:55 am PDT (11:55 UTC). Near the route, 449 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120955
    MKCW WST 120955
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 20W
    VALID UNTIL 1155Z
    AZ UT NV
    FROM 50E ELY-40ENE BCE-70NNE PGS-70N LAS-ELY-50E ELY
    AREA TS MOV FROM 20035KT. TOPS TO FL260.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 140 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 230 to 669 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 369 to 589 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 379 to 409 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 469 to 878 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 479 to 489 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 579 to 689 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 679 to 788 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 route from 1018 to 1158 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist, fog). Over the route from 1626 to 1686 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Near the route, 1956 nm along 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 19 forecast points nearest it (SFO, SAC, FAT, BIH, LAS, BCE, FMN, ABQ, TCC, AMA, LBB, SPS, DAL, SHV, JAN, MSY, MOB, TLH, PIE). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft220° at 9 kt−3 kt123 kt16 h 53 min10:59 pm EDT (02:59 UTC)
5,500 ft230° at 11 kt−6 kt11 °C126 kt16 h 29 min10:35 pm EDT (02:35 UTC)
7,500 ft230° at 11 kt−6 kt11 °C126 kt16 h 29 min10:35 pm EDT (02:35 UTC)
9,500 ft240° at 11 kt−7 kt8 °C127 kt16 h 21 min10:27 pm EDT (02:27 UTC)
11,500 ft230° at 14 kt−8 kt4 °C128 kt16 h 13 min10:19 pm EDT (02:19 UTC)
13,500 ft230° at 17 kt−10 kt0 °C130 kt15 h 58 min10:04 pm EDT (02:04 UTC)
15,500 ft240° at 19 kt−13 kt-4 °C133 kt15 h 37 min9:43 pm EDT (01:43 UTC)
17,500 ft240° at 22 kt−16 kt-8 °C136 kt15 h 16 min9:22 pm EDT (01:22 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 23 kt−17 kt-9 °C137 kt15 h 09 min9:15 pm EDT (01:15 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 29 kt−25 kt-19 °C145 kt14 h 19 min8:25 pm EDT (00:25 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 39 kt−35 kt-30 °C155 kt13 h 24 min7:30 pm EDT (23:30 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 37 kt−36 kt-38 °C156 kt13 h 18 min7:24 pm EDT (23:24 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 35 kt−35 kt-48 °C155 kt13 h 24 min7:30 pm EDT (23:30 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
SFOused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line090/9050/12 4°010/17 -2°350/34 -3°360/70 -11°360/75 -22°350/57 -38°330/37 -42°280/25 -44°
SACused from 50 nm out; 68 nm from the lineL/VL/V 4°340/9 -4°340/22 -8°360/71 -12°360/82 -23°350/58 -37°310/30 -40°270/25 -44°
FATused from 100 nm out; 40 nm from the line140/11180/15 3°150/14 -3°200/14 -6°240/17 -16°320/25 -23°270/22 -31°240/29 -37°230/36 -44°
BIHused from 150 nm out; 17 nm from the lineL/V020/6 0°140/7 -7°210/31 -16°230/34 -26°220/43 -30°220/52 -36°220/46 -43°
LASused from 299 nm out; 61 nm from the line210/20 8°210/29 4°200/32 -3°200/51 -15°210/64 -21°220/70 -30°220/66 -38°220/55 -44°
BCEused from 449 nm out; 68 nm from the line200/32 -2°210/57 -15°220/71 -22°220/69 -30°220/64 -38°220/67 -44°
FMNused from 549 nm out; 114 nm from the line220/16 6°220/39 1°220/50 -10°230/67 -23°230/94 -29°230/102 -35°230/90 -46°
ABQused from 698 nm out; 62 nm from the line220/19 9°220/35 3°230/50 -8°240/64 -19°230/83 -26°230/85 -36°230/80 -48°
TCCused from 848 nm out; 46 nm from the line240/20230/22 13°230/27 6°230/40 -7°240/55 -18°240/74 -27°240/68 -37°250/64 -49°
AMAused from 948 nm out; 52 nm from the line230/32230/28 14°230/27 7°230/38 -6°230/50 -17°250/69 -28°260/62 -37°270/65 -49°
LBBused from 1048 nm out; 68 nm from the line220/25 21°230/20 15°220/20 7°230/36 -6°240/50 -15°240/59 -28°260/52 -37°260/45 -50°
SPSused from 1098 nm out; 60 nm from the line220/35220/31 18°230/16 14°230/10 8°250/18 -5°250/32 -16°260/51 -28°280/46 -38°300/50 -50°
DALused from 1247 nm out; 22 nm from the line190/30200/28 18°220/18 13°250/13 8°240/24 -6°270/20 -14°270/35 -29°290/34 -39°310/41 -51°
SHVused from 1347 nm out; 60 nm from the line210/20210/20 18°230/20 11°240/16 7°270/17 -7°250/11 -15°300/34 -30°310/34 -40°320/36 -51°
JANused from 1547 nm out; 83 nm from the line240/10260/15 18°280/10 11°290/6 6°290/15 -5°300/15 -17°320/35 -30°330/38 -40°330/39 -51°
MSYused from 1597 nm out; 69 nm from the line150/9140/8 18°L/V 13°L/V 6°320/15 -5°310/16 -16°320/32 -31°340/35 -40°350/34 -52°
MOBused from 1696 nm out; 25 nm from the lineL/VL/V 18°020/8 11°L/V 6°330/12 -5°330/23 -17°330/30 -32°350/39 -41°340/40 -53°
TLHused from 1846 nm out; 104 nm from the line340/23350/26 17°350/21 11°300/13 6°320/25 -6°340/35 -16°350/44 -32°360/51 -42°350/33 -52°
PIEused from 1996 nm out; 50 nm from the line360/10340/12 18°330/9 13°290/12 8°260/21 -7°280/18 -18°250/20 -33°250/26 -41°250/20 -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
MOD Modesto, CA 70 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 99 ft
BTY Beatty, NV 269 nm out, 17 nm south of the line no report just now 3,169 ft
AZC Colorado City, AZ 449 nm out, 16 nm north of the line no report just now 4,873 ft
SAF Santa Fe, NM 788 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 6,348 ft
HRX Hereford, TX 988 nm out, 12 nm north of the line no report just now 3,787 ft
SPS Wichita Falls, TX 1177 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,019 ft
TKI Dallas, TX 1287 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 588 ft
MCB Mc Comb, MS 1617 nm out, 3 nm east of the line no report just now 413 ft
PQL Pascagoula, MS 1726 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 16 ft
TPA Tampa, FL destination no report just now 26 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,348 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At TPA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:24 pm EDT (23:24 UTC)

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

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 5 nm from the route, 140 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 21 nm from the route, 349 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
  • 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 17 nm from the route, 1277 nm along the route · a VIP movement · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at SFO 6:35 pm PDT (01:35 UTC), at TPA 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:27 pm EDT (23:27 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at TPA is after sunset there (7:04 pm EDT (23:04 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, Tampa International.