Mineta San Jose International to Nampa Municipal SJC → MAN
447 nautical miles (515 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 032°, about 019° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 46 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 42-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:22 am MDT (08:22 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now SJC is VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 4 knots; MAN is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 11 knots, gusting to 16. 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 239 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the last 50 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Near the route, at the destination end.
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
No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.
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 5 forecast points nearest it (SFO, SAC, RNO, BAM, BOI). 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 | 010° at 5 kt | +4 kt | 2 °C | 116 kt | 3 h 51 min | 3:27 am MDT (09:27 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 340° at 6 kt | +3 kt | 0 °C | 117 kt | 3 h 49 min | 3:25 am MDT (09:25 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 310° at 6 kt | +1 kt | -3 °C | 119 kt | 3 h 45 min | 3:21 am MDT (09:21 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 10 kt | −9 kt | -7 °C | 129 kt | 3 h 28 min | 3:04 am MDT (09:04 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 16 kt | −15 kt | -11 °C | 135 kt | 3 h 19 min | 2:55 am MDT (08:55 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 21 kt | −21 kt | -14 °C | 141 kt | 3 h 10 min | 2:46 am MDT (08:46 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 26 kt | −26 kt | -17 °C | 146 kt | 3 h 04 min | 2:40 am MDT (08:40 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 27 kt | −27 kt | -18 °C | 147 kt | 3 h 02 min | 2:38 am MDT (08:38 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 29 kt | −28 kt | -26 °C | 148 kt | 3 h 01 min | 2:37 am MDT (08:37 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 36 kt | −35 kt | -30 °C | 155 kt | 2 h 53 min | 2:29 am MDT (08:29 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 44 kt | −42 kt | -33 °C | 162 kt | 2 h 46 min | 2:22 am MDT (08:22 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 40 kt | −38 kt | -41 °C | 158 kt | 2 h 50 min | 2:26 am MDT (08:26 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; 35 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° |
| SAC | used from 50 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 110/6 | L/V 4° | 010/11 -2° | 350/11 -7° | 340/24 -16° | 360/44 -23° | 330/24 -30° | 270/21 -35° | 230/23 -43° |
| RNO | used from 99 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 010/9 | 320/10 -2° | 210/23 -9° | 210/34 -19° | 220/36 -25° | 230/31 -29° | 230/41 -33° | 230/38 -42° | |
| BAM | used from 249 nm out; 92 nm from the line | 310/7 0° | 270/19 -7° | 200/38 -17° | 190/49 -28° | 220/69 -29° | 220/63 -33° | 230/48 -41° | ||
| BOI | used from 348 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 300/7 2° | 280/5 -4° | 210/16 -9° | 210/60 -20° | 210/75 -29° | 210/63 -32° | 220/64 -32° | 220/54 -39° |
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 Sky: a few clouds at 2,800 feet | from the southeast (140°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 62 ft | 9:53 pm PDT (04:53 UTC) |
| LVK Livermore, CA | 20 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,000 feet | from the west-northwest (290°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 399 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| MHR Sacramento, CA | 80 nm out, 13 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the southwest (230°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 98 ft | 03:15 UTC |
| PVF Placerville, CA | 99 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | reported, no category | calm | 10+ mi | none | 2,585 ft | 05:15 UTC |
| TRK Truckee, CA | 149 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the southwest (230°) at 6 knots, gusting to 9 | 10+ mi | none | 5,904 ft | 05:15 UTC |
| REO Rome, OR | 368 nm out, 15 nm west of the line | reported, no category | from the north-northeast (020°) at 8 knots | none | 4,053 ft | 04:52 UTC | |
| MAN Nampa, ID | destination | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 10,000 feet | from the west-northwest (290°) at 11 knots, gusting to 16 | 10+ mi | 10,000 ft | 2,537 ft | 11:15 pm MDT (05:15 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,904 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MAN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:22 am MDT (08:22 UTC)
MAN has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
The forecast for SJC, the departure
- From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 4 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
Daylight
Sunset at SJC 6:35 pm PDT (01:35 UTC), at MAN 7:08 pm MDT (01:08 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:36 pm MDT (01:36 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MAN is before sunrise there (7:56 am MDT (13:56 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: Mineta San Jose International, Nampa Municipal.