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Mineta San Jose International to William P Hobby Airport SJC → HOU

1,407 nautical miles (1,619 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 101°, about 088° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 12 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 33-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:38 am CDT (09:38 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: 731 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 W69W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 6:55 pm PDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 459 to 808 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112355
    MKCW WST 112355
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 69W
    VALID UNTIL 0155Z
    TX NM AZ
    FROM 50ENE PGS-60SE ABQ-20ENE ELP-70SSW SSO-50SE BZA-50ENE PGS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 140 to 239 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 239 to 479 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 249 to 269 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 269 to 489 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 279 to 828 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 309 to 738 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 439 to 529 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 658 to 828 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 SJC.

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 20:00–03:00 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 13 forecast points nearest it (SFO, FAT, BIH, LAS, PRC, FMN, ABQ, ROW, INK, ABI, SAT, CLL, HOU). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
5,500 ft180° at 18 kt+7 kt15 °C113 kt12 h 27 min7:53 am CDT (12:53 UTC)
7,500 ft200° at 21 kt+1 kt11 °C119 kt11 h 49 min7:15 am CDT (12:15 UTC)
9,500 ft210° at 22 kt−3 kt9 °C123 kt11 h 26 min6:52 am CDT (11:52 UTC)
11,500 ft220° at 24 kt−7 kt4 °C127 kt11 h 05 min6:31 am CDT (11:31 UTC)
13,500 ft220° at 27 kt−10 kt0 °C130 kt10 h 49 min6:15 am CDT (11:15 UTC)
15,500 ft220° at 29 kt−13 kt-4 °C133 kt10 h 35 min6:01 am CDT (11:01 UTC)
17,500 ft230° at 32 kt−15 kt-7 °C135 kt10 h 25 min5:51 am CDT (10:51 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 33 kt−16 kt-8 °C136 kt10 h 21 min5:47 am CDT (10:47 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 40 kt−22 kt-18 °C142 kt9 h 55 min5:21 am CDT (10:21 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300230° at 49 kt−27 kt-28 °C147 kt9 h 34 min5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 49 kt−33 kt-36 °C153 kt9 h 12 min4:38 am CDT (09:38 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390250° at 44 kt−33 kt-48 °C153 kt9 h 12 min4:38 am CDT (09:38 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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; 50 nm from the line220/11L/V 5°280/7 1°270/15 -3°290/23 -14°310/29 -24°280/26 -28°250/30 -34°250/36 -43°
FATused from 50 nm out; 38 nm from the line180/7170/9 7°200/20 3°210/27 -3°240/27 -14°230/38 -24°220/57 -27°230/42 -33°230/41 -44°
BIHused from 150 nm out; 38 nm from the lineL/V210/14 6°210/20 -2°230/26 -14°220/32 -24°220/63 -27°220/56 -35°230/50 -44°
LASused from 249 nm out; 61 nm from the line200/25 11°230/22 5°240/25 -1°220/37 -12°220/44 -21°210/52 -27°210/60 -34°220/58 -44°
PRCused from 399 nm out; 77 nm from the line200/36 6°210/46 0°220/60 -10°220/75 -19°220/66 -26°230/70 -33°230/59 -45°
FMNused from 599 nm out; 140 nm from the line220/25 13°220/28 4°210/51 -9°220/59 -21°230/78 -30°230/77 -36°230/66 -46°
ABQused from 648 nm out; 104 nm from the line200/28 13°210/28 5°210/44 -7°230/46 -20°230/80 -28°240/74 -35°240/58 -47°
ROWused from 798 nm out; 62 nm from the line180/23190/24 15°210/27 7°230/35 -6°240/53 -17°240/62 -27°250/64 -38°260/60 -50°
INKused from 948 nm out; 52 nm from the line160/27 20°190/18 13°240/19 7°250/23 -4°250/33 -15°230/45 -28°250/45 -39°270/49 -50°
ABIused from 1048 nm out; 80 nm from the line180/26 17°220/18 12°230/25 8°230/28 -5°240/29 -14°250/35 -28°270/37 -39°280/37 -51°
SATused from 1197 nm out; 86 nm from the line130/22140/24 18°170/19 13°190/13 7°240/15 -4°220/14 -13°270/11 -28°280/10 -40°310/18 -51°
CLLused from 1247 nm out; 65 nm from the line160/18190/18 16°200/19 12°220/14 7°260/18 -5°250/20 -13°290/29 -29°290/31 -40°300/22 -53°
HOUused from 1347 nm out; 35 nm from the line160/18160/14 17°180/19 12°190/11 8°260/12 -4°260/14 -13°310/26 -30°310/30 -40°320/21 -52°

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
SJC San Jose, CA departure no report just now 62 ft
FAT Fresno, CA 110 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 335 ft
LAS Las Vegas, NV 339 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 2,183 ft
FLG Flagstaff, AZ 519 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 7,014 ft
SJN St Johns, AZ 629 nm out, 7 nm south of the line no report just now 5,736 ft
SRR Ruidoso, NM 838 nm out, 3 nm west of the line no report just now 6,813 ft
HOB Hobbs, NM 958 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 3,660 ft
SJT San Angelo, TX 1117 nm out, 21 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,918 ft
GRK Fort Hood (Killeen), TX 1247 nm out, 20 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,015 ft
GTU Georgetown, TX 1267 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 789 ft
HOU Houston, TX destination no report just now 46 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,014 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At HOU when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:38 am CDT (09:38 UTC)

HOU 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 2 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZOA
  • 6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 309 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
  • 6/8808 Las Vegas, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 1 nm from the route, 339 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZLA
  • 6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 15 nm from the route, 379 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
  • 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 808 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
  • 6/4240 SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 18 nm from the route, 1127 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW
  • 6/5849 Austin, TX, Friday, October 2, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 22 nm from the route, 1277 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZHU

Daylight

Sunset at SJC 6:35 pm PDT (01:35 UTC), at HOU 6:55 pm CDT (23:55 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm CDT (00:19 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at HOU is before sunrise there (7:20 am CDT (12:20 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: Mineta San Jose International, William P Hobby Airport.