Mineta San Jose International to Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport SJC → MEM
1,547 nautical miles (1,780 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 085°, about 072° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 29 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 43-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:17 am CDT (09:17 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: 304 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 W63W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 37,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 5:55 pm PDT (00:55 UTC). Over the route from 579 to 828 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 112255 MKCW WST 112255 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 63W VALID UNTIL 0055Z CO NM AZ UT FROM 30SSW MTU-30NW PUB-20NW TCC-60SE ABQ-40N SJN-30SSW MTU AREA SEV TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL370. WIND GUSTS TO 50KT POSS.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 120 to 289 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 269 to 549 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 758 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 269 to 729 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 299 to 858 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 359 to 479 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 559 to 599 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 619 to 699 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 15 forecast points nearest it (SFO, FAT, BIH, LAS, BCE, FMN, ALS, PUB, GCK, GAG, OKC, TUL, FSM, LIT, MEM). 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 | 200° at 19 kt | −5 kt | 17 °C | 125 kt | 12 h 23 min | 7:11 am CDT (12:11 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 220° at 20 kt | −11 kt | 13 °C | 131 kt | 11 h 49 min | 6:37 am CDT (11:37 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 21 kt | −15 kt | 10 °C | 135 kt | 11 h 28 min | 6:16 am CDT (11:16 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | −17 kt | 5 °C | 137 kt | 11 h 18 min | 6:06 am CDT (11:06 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 27 kt | −19 kt | 0 °C | 139 kt | 11 h 08 min | 5:56 am CDT (10:56 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 230° at 28 kt | −20 kt | -4 °C | 140 kt | 11 h 03 min | 5:51 am CDT (10:51 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 230° at 30 kt | −21 kt | -8 °C | 141 kt | 10 h 58 min | 5:46 am CDT (10:46 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 30 kt | −22 kt | -9 °C | 142 kt | 10 h 54 min | 5:42 am CDT (10:42 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 31 kt | −26 kt | -20 °C | 146 kt | 10 h 36 min | 5:24 am CDT (10:24 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 49 kt | −42 kt | -29 °C | 162 kt | 9 h 33 min | 4:21 am CDT (09:21 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 48 kt | −43 kt | -37 °C | 163 kt | 9 h 29 min | 4:17 am CDT (09:17 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 46 kt | −43 kt | -48 °C | 163 kt | 9 h 29 min | 4:17 am CDT (09:17 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
| 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; 48 nm from the line | 220/11 | L/V 5° | 280/7 1° | 270/15 -3° | 290/23 -14° | 310/29 -24° | 280/26 -28° | 250/30 -34° | 250/36 -43° |
| FAT | used from 50 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 180/7 | 170/9 7° | 200/20 3° | 210/27 -3° | 240/27 -14° | 230/38 -24° | 220/57 -27° | 230/42 -33° | 230/41 -44° |
| BIH | used from 100 nm out; 46 nm from the line | L/V | 210/14 6° | 210/20 -2° | 230/26 -14° | 220/32 -24° | 220/63 -27° | 220/56 -35° | 230/50 -44° | |
| LAS | used from 250 nm out; 103 nm from the line | 200/25 11° | 230/22 5° | 240/25 -1° | 220/37 -12° | 220/44 -21° | 210/52 -27° | 210/60 -34° | 220/58 -44° | |
| BCE | used from 349 nm out; 92 nm from the line | 210/47 0° | 200/50 -12° | 220/31 -23° | 220/56 -26° | 220/58 -35° | 230/58 -45° | |||
| FMN | used from 549 nm out; 92 nm from the line | 220/25 13° | 220/28 4° | 210/51 -9° | 220/59 -21° | 230/78 -30° | 230/77 -36° | 230/66 -46° | ||
| ALS | used from 699 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 210/32 5° | 230/48 -8° | 230/49 -20° | 230/78 -30° | 240/74 -36° | 240/61 -47° | |||
| PUB | used from 848 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 210/24 16° | 210/28 8° | 230/43 -8° | 240/42 -21° | 240/77 -30° | 240/72 -36° | 250/51 -47° | ||
| GCK | used from 898 nm out; 105 nm from the line | 200/35 21° | 220/34 14° | 240/30 8° | 240/27 -6° | 240/31 -17° | 240/53 -30° | 250/55 -39° | 250/60 -50° | |
| GAG | used from 998 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 190/34 19° | 240/27 14° | 240/26 8° | 240/24 -6° | 240/29 -16° | 250/50 -28° | 250/50 -39° | 260/46 -50° | |
| OKC | used from 1148 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 190/29 | 200/29 16° | 230/22 14° | 240/17 9° | 240/28 -6° | 250/35 -15° | 270/42 -29° | 270/43 -39° | 280/38 -51° |
| TUL | used from 1198 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 200/27 | 210/28 15° | 240/24 13° | 250/19 8° | 250/28 -6° | 260/25 -16° | 270/34 -30° | 280/41 -39° | 280/41 -52° |
| FSM | used from 1297 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 200/18 | 210/19 15° | 230/22 13° | 250/18 7° | 270/20 -5° | 280/24 -16° | 280/35 -30° | 290/37 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| LIT | used from 1397 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 220/12 | 250/12 17° | 250/18 12° | 260/22 6° | 310/14 -5° | 310/25 -17° | 310/40 -31° | 310/38 -41° | 310/46 -52° |
| MEM | used from 1497 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 240/9 | 280/14 17° | 280/20 12° | 290/25 5° | 320/25 -6° | 330/31 -18° | 320/52 -32° | 330/58 -41° | 320/42 -50° |
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 | no report just now | 62 ft | ||||
| MER Atwater, CA | 60 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 190 ft | ||||
| BIH Bishop, CA | 170 nm out, 10 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,124 ft | ||||
| CDC Cedar City, UT | 419 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | no report just now | 5,622 ft | ||||
| BDG Blanding, UT | 589 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 5,867 ft | ||||
| PSO Pagosa Springs, CO | 709 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | no report just now | 7,663 ft | ||||
| TAD Trinidad, CO | 838 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | no report just now | 5,761 ft | ||||
| EHA Elkhart, KS | 958 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,621 ft | ||||
| WDG Enid, OK | 1158 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,167 ft | ||||
| TUL Tulsa, OK | 1248 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 677 ft | ||||
| HBZ Heber Springs, AR | 1447 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 632 ft | ||||
| MEM Memphis, TN | destination | no report just now | 340 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,663 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MEM when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:17 am CDT (09:17 UTC)
MEM 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
- 6/7094 45NM NE MERCED, CA, Sunday, October 4, 2026 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 UTC on the route, 110 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA
Daylight
Sunset at SJC 6:35 pm PDT (01:35 UTC), at MEM 6:30 pm CDT (23:30 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:55 pm CDT (23:55 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MEM is before sunrise there (7:03 am CDT (12:03 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, Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport.