Salt Lake City International to Mineta San Jose International SLC → SJC
507 nautical miles (583 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 249°, about 238° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 07 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:19 am PDT (07:19 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: 3,614 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 ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the first 328 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the first 20 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 258 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Near the route, 338 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 89 nm of 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 SLC.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- PRM1 at 21,000 ft, 50 nm south, 7:03 pm MDT (01:03 UTC): light rime icing, -15 °C. At the departure end, 50 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
PVU UA /OV FFU180025/TM 0103/FL210/TP PRM1/TA M15/IC LGT RIME /ZLC
- Report
- a routine report filed through PVU
- Where
- 25 nm south (180°) of FFU
- Time
- 01:03 UTC
- Height
- at 21,000 ft
- Aircraft
- PRM1
- Temperature
- −15 °C
- Icing
- light rime zlc
- B737 at 16,000 ft, 3 nm north, 6:45 pm MDT (00:45 UTC): no turbulence, light rime icing from 13,000 ft to 17,000 ft, 8 °C, remarks: during the climb. At the departure end, 3 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
SLC UA /OV TCH230020/TM 0045/FL160/TP B737/TA 8/TB NEG/IC LT RIME 130-170/RM DURC
- Report
- a routine report filed through SLC
- Where
- 20 nm southwest (230°) of TCH
- Time
- 00:45 UTC
- Height
- at 16,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Temperature
- 8 °C
- Turbulence
- none
- Icing
- lt rime from 13,000 ft to 17,000 ft
- Remarks
- during the climb
- C680 descending, 47 nm south, 6:46 pm MDT (00:46 UTC): a broken layer from 3,000 ft to 3,500 ft. At the destination end, 47 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
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 westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 6 forecast points nearest it (SLC, ELY, BAM, RNO, SAC, SFO). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 080° at 3 kt | −3 kt | 123 kt | 4 h 07 min | 12:19 am PDT (07:19 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 040° at 3 kt | −3 kt | 4 °C | 123 kt | 4 h 07 min | 12:19 am PDT (07:19 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 230° at 6 kt | +5 kt | 1 °C | 115 kt | 4 h 25 min | 12:37 am PDT (07:37 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 10 kt | +10 kt | -3 °C | 110 kt | 4 h 37 min | 12:49 am PDT (07:49 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 15 kt | +14 kt | -6 °C | 106 kt | 4 h 47 min | 12:59 am PDT (07:59 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 19 kt | +17 kt | -9 °C | 103 kt | 4 h 55 min | 1:07 am PDT (08:07 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 22 kt | +19 kt | -13 °C | 101 kt | 5 h 01 min | 1:13 am PDT (08:13 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 25 kt | +21 kt | -16 °C | 99 kt | 5 h 07 min | 1:19 am PDT (08:19 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 210° at 26 kt | +22 kt | -25 °C | 98 kt | 5 h 10 min | 1:22 am PDT (08:22 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 39 kt | +36 kt | -29 °C | 84 kt | 6 h 02 min | 2:14 am PDT (09:14 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 220° at 48 kt | +44 kt | -34 °C | 76 kt | 6 h 40 min | 2:52 am PDT (09:52 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 45 kt | +42 kt | -43 °C | 78 kt | 6 h 30 min | 2:42 am PDT (09:42 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLC | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 200/5 | 230/8 2° | 220/20 -2° | 210/40 -12° | 190/53 -25° | 210/62 -30° | 220/69 -34° | 220/64 -43° | |
| ELY | used from 99 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 200/39 3° | 210/27 -2° | 210/45 -15° | 220/56 -24° | 210/60 -28° | 210/63 -34° | 220/61 -43° | ||
| BAM | used from 199 nm out; 75 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° | ||
| RNO | used from 298 nm out; 79 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° | |
| SAC | used from 398 nm out; 63 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° |
| SFO | used from 447 nm out; 52 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLC Salt Lake City, UT | departure | no report just now | 4,230 ft | ||||
| TVY Tooele, UT | 20 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 4,321 ft | ||||
| TMT Austin, NV | 249 nm out, 18 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 5,735 ft | ||||
| GAB Gabbs, NV | 298 nm out, 3 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,699 ft | ||||
| HTH Hawthorne, NV | 338 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 4,230 ft | ||||
| CPU San Andreas, CA | 427 nm out, 15 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,327 ft | ||||
| MOD Modesto, CA | 457 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 99 ft | ||||
| SJC San Jose, CA | destination | no report just now | 62 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,735 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SJC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:19 am PDT (07:19 UTC)
SJC 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 destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZOA
Daylight
Sunset at SLC 6:52 pm MDT (00:52 UTC), at SJC 6:35 pm PDT (01:35 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:01 pm PDT (02:01 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SJC is before sunrise there (7:12 am PDT (14:12 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: Salt Lake City International, Mineta San Jose International.