Plan a flight · Sun 8:07 pm PDT (03:07 UTC)

Mineta San Jose International to Valley International SJC → HRL

1,402 nautical miles (1,613 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 111°, about 098° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 10 h 14 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 17-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:21 am CDT (13:21 UTC). Right now SJC is VFR, wind calm; HRL is VFR, wind from the east (100°) at 5 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

AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 50 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 139 to 398 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Near the route, 249 nm along the route.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 288 to 418 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 427 to 547 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). Near the route, 447 nm along the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Near the route, 596 nm along the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 636 to 765 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

E145 at 15,000 ft, 18 nm northeast, 6:45 pm PDT (01:45 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, light rime icing, -9 °C. 308 nm along the route, 18 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV LAS213045/TM 0145/FL150/TP E145/TA M09/TB MOD CHOP/IC LGT RIME
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
45 nm southwest (213°) of LAS
Time
01:45 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
E145
Temperature
−9 °C
Turbulence
moderate chop
Icing
light rime
C680 descending, 42 nm south, 5:46 pm PDT (00:46 UTC): a broken layer from 3,000 ft to 3,500 ft. At the departure end, 42 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MRY UA /OV MRY/TM 0046/FLDURD/TP C680/SK BKN030-TOP035
```
Report
a routine report filed through MRY
Where
over MRY
Time
00:46 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
C680
Sky
a broken layer from 3,000 ft, tops 3,500 ft
B737 at 35,000 ft, 38 nm south, 6:52 pm PDT (01:52 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence above 35,000 ft, remarks: entered by zoa fdcs. At the departure end, 38 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RNO UA /OV SNS110015/TM 0152/FL350/TP B737/TB OCNL LGT-MOD CHOP 350/RM ENTERED BY ZOA FDCS
```
Report
a routine report filed through RNO
Where
15 nm east (110°) of SNS
Time
01:52 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
occasional light to moderate chop at 35,000 ft
Remarks
entered by zoa fdcs
BCS3 at 19,000 ft, 25 nm southwest, 6:53 pm PDT (01:53 UTC): light to moderate rime icing, -13 °C, remarks: zlawc. 129 nm along the route, 25 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TPH UA /OV UTI250300/TM 0153/FL190/TP BCS3/TA M13/IC LGT-MOD RIME/RM ZLAWC AWC-WEB
```
Report
a routine report filed through TPH
Where
300 nm west (250°) of UTI
Time
01:53 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Temperature
−13 °C
Icing
light to moderate rime
Remarks
zlawc
H25B at 17,000 ft, 31 nm northeast, 7:44 pm PDT (02:44 UTC): light rime icing, -10 °C, remarks: rndrz arrival. 318 nm along the route, 31 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV LAS210030/TM 0244/FL170/TP H25B/TA -10/IC LT RIME/RM RNDRZ ARR
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
30 nm southwest (210°) of LAS
Time
02:44 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
H25B
Temperature
-10
Icing
lt rime
Remarks
rndrz arrival
C172 at 7,200 ft, 47 nm northeast, 6:06 pm PDT (01:06 UTC): overcast from 7,200 ft to 9,000 ft. 487 nm along the route, 47 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PRC UA /OV 6NE PRC/TM 0106/FL072/TP C172/SK OVC072-TOP090
```
Report
a routine report filed through PRC
Where
6NE prc
Time
01:06 UTC
Height
at 7,200 ft
Aircraft
C172
Sky
overcast from 7,200 ft, tops 9,000 ft
CRJ7 at 15,000 ft, 41 nm southwest, 6:55 pm PDT (01:55 UTC): light rime icing, -3 °C, remarks: during the descent at 15,000 ft at 13,500 ft. 507 nm along the route, 41 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PHX UA /OV GEELA/TM 0155/FL150/TP CRJ7/TA -3/IC LT RIME/RM DURD 150 135
```
Report
a routine report filed through PHX
Where
geela
Time
01:55 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Temperature
-3
Icing
lt rime
Remarks
during the descent at 15,000 ft at 13,500 ft
A320 at 14,000 ft, 36 nm north, 5:39 pm PDT (00:39 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: zab fdcs. 537 nm along the route, 36 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PHX UA /OV PXR005050/TM 0039/FL140/TP A320/TB LGT-MOD/RM ZAB FDCS
```
Report
a routine report filed through PHX
Where
50 nm north (005°) of PXR
Time
00:39 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
light to moderate
Remarks
zab fdcs

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 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, WJF, LAS, BLH, PRC, PHX, TUS, ELP, MRF, DRT, LRD, BRO). 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	190° at 15 kt	+5 kt	11 °C	115 kt	12 h 11 min	10:18 am CDT (15:18 UTC)
7,500 ft	200° at 18 kt	+4 kt	10 °C	116 kt	12 h 05 min	10:12 am CDT (15:12 UTC)
9,500 ft	200° at 20 kt	+3 kt	8 °C	117 kt	11 h 59 min	10:06 am CDT (15:06 UTC)
11,500 ft	200° at 20 kt	+1 kt	5 °C	119 kt	11 h 47 min	9:54 am CDT (14:54 UTC)
13,500 ft	210° at 23 kt	−1 kt	1 °C	121 kt	11 h 35 min	9:42 am CDT (14:42 UTC)
15,500 ft	220° at 26 kt	−4 kt	-3 °C	124 kt	11 h 18 min	9:25 am CDT (14:25 UTC)
17,500 ft	220° at 30 kt	−6 kt	-7 °C	126 kt	11 h 08 min	9:15 am CDT (14:15 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	220° at 31 kt	−7 kt	-8 °C	127 kt	11 h 02 min	9:09 am CDT (14:09 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	220° at 36 kt	−9 kt	-18 °C	129 kt	10 h 52 min	8:59 am CDT (13:59 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	220° at 44 kt	−13 kt	-28 °C	133 kt	10 h 32 min	8:39 am CDT (13:39 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	230° at 44 kt	−17 kt	-37 °C	137 kt	10 h 14 min	8:21 am CDT (13:21 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	230° at 38 kt	−17 kt	-47 °C	137 kt	10 h 14 min	8:21 am CDT (13:21 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; 51 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°
FAT	used from 50 nm out; 38 nm from the line	130/16	160/20 5°	190/28 -1°	210/25 -5°	220/27 -15°	230/21 -26°	220/42 -29°	220/44 -35°	220/44 -44°
WJF	used from 199 nm out; 76 nm from the line		200/28 6°	210/28 3°	210/29 -4°	210/28 -14°	220/41 -20°	220/47 -29°	220/46 -37°	220/53 -44°
LAS	used from 249 nm out; 82 nm from the line		210/21 10°	200/18 5°	200/23 -2°	210/49 -14°	210/63 -21°	220/58 -30°	220/61 -35°	210/56 -44°
BLH	used from 398 nm out; 65 nm from the line	210/13	200/21 11°	200/22 5°	210/25 -1°	210/51 -10°	220/61 -20°	220/81 -29°	220/92 -34°	220/79 -45°
PRC	used from 447 nm out; 45 nm from the line			210/25 5°	200/30 1°	220/55 -10°	220/61 -21°	220/84 -28°	230/90 -34°	230/73 -45°
PHX	used from 497 nm out; 22 nm from the line	150/5	200/21 12°	200/27 6°	200/35 3°	220/58 -8°	220/69 -19°	220/87 -26°	230/93 -35°	230/79 -47°
TUS	used from 596 nm out; 59 nm from the line		210/13 13°	200/35 9°	210/40 5°	220/50 -7°	220/59 -18°	230/79 -26°	230/84 -35°	230/84 -48°
ELP	used from 746 nm out; 75 nm from the line		290/17	210/11 13°	200/18 5°	220/46 -6°	230/64 -14°	230/63 -27°	240/55 -37°	240/44 -48°
MRF	used from 895 nm out; 70 nm from the line			210/17 15°	220/10 9°	240/16 -4°	230/27 -13°	230/30 -27°	250/28 -38°	270/24 -50°
DRT	used from 1093 nm out; 70 nm from the line	160/31	170/28 16°	200/14 16°	210/15 9°	210/15 -4°	240/12 -12°	240/18 -28°	300/11 -38°	320/18 -50°
LRD	used from 1193 nm out; 61 nm from the line	150/27	170/24 17°	170/20 14°	180/12 10°	230/19 -4°	160/10 -14°	130/10 -28°	110/7 -39°	010/22 -51°
BRO	used from 1342 nm out; 57 nm from the line	150/22	160/18 18°	160/13 14°	150/9 10°	050/5 -3°	L/V -15°	100/13 -29°	120/15 -40°	080/9 -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

Airport	Where	Conditions	Wind	Visibility	Ceiling	Elevation	Reported
SJC San Jose, CA	departure	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	62 ft	7:53 pm PDT (02:53 UTC)
FAT Fresno, CA	109 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,100 feet	from the south (190°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	3,100 ft	335 ft	02:53 UTC
IYK Inyokern, CA	219 nm out, 18 nm south of the line	no report just now				2,457 ft
IFP Bullhead City, AZ	378 nm out, 22 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 4,900 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet	from the south-southeast (160°) at 15 knots, gusting to 21	10+ mi	4,900 ft	707 ft	02:55 UTC
SDL Scottsdale, AZ	537 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,900 feet, a broken layer at 5,500 feet, overcast at 9,500 feet	from the north-northeast (020°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	5,500 ft	1,510 ft	02:53 UTC
SAD Safford, AZ	656 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 10,000 feet	from the southeast (130°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	10,000 ft	3,178 ft	02:51 UTC
LSB Lordsburg, NM	716 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 5,500 feet, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	10,000 ft	4,287 ft	02:55 UTC
PRS Presidio, TX	994 nm out, 22 nm southwest of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 11,000 feet	from the northeast (050°) at 9 knots, gusting to 14	10+ mi	none	2,938 ft	02:55 UTC
LRD Laredo, TX	1272 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the east-southeast (110°) at 13 knots, gusting to 21	10+ mi	none	508 ft	02:56 UTC
HRL Harlingen, TX	destination	VFR	from the east (100°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	36 ft	9:52 pm CDT (02:52 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 4,287 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At HRL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:21 am CDT (13:21 UTC)

Wind from the southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for HRL

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the east at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
From Sun 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am CDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 14 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,500 feet

The forecast for SJC, the departure

From Sun 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Sun 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Sun 10:00 pm PDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 1:00 pm PDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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
6/8783 38NM NE BAKERSFIELD, CA, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Friday, October 23, 2026 UTC 23 nm from the route, 199 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 23 October · ZLA
6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 12 nm from the route, 378 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at SJC 6:35 pm PDT (01:35 UTC), at HRL 7:05 pm CDT (00:05 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:29 pm CDT (00:29 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: Mineta San Jose International, Valley International.