Charles M Schulz/Sonoma County to Dallas-Fort Worth International STS → DFW
1,296 nautical miles (1,492 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 097°, about 081° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 18 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 36-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:28 am CDT (10:28 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: 365 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 W10W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 8:55 pm PDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 269 to 269 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120155 MKCW WST 120155 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 10W VALID UNTIL 0355Z NV FROM 70SW TWF-40NNW BVL-40SW ELY-30ESE OAL-40WNW OAL-70SW TWF AREA TS MOV FROM 23020KT. TOPS TO FL300.
- SIGMET 6W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 8:55 pm PDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 708 to 907 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120155 MKCW WST 120155 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 6W VALID UNTIL 0355Z CO NM FROM 50SSW DEN-30NNE TBE-50SSW CME-50E SJN-20NE DVC-50SSW DEN AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 70 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 150 to 289 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 249 to 588 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 568 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 299 to 917 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 339 to 628 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 379 to 528 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 688 to 828 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 798 to 917 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 STS.
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 11 forecast points nearest it (SAC, BIH, LAS, BCE, FMN, ABQ, TCC, AMA, LBB, SPS, DAL). 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 16 kt | +1 kt | 15 °C | 119 kt | 10 h 53 min | 8:03 am CDT (13:03 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 19 kt | −3 kt | 11 °C | 123 kt | 10 h 32 min | 7:42 am CDT (12:42 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 210° at 20 kt | −6 kt | 9 °C | 126 kt | 10 h 17 min | 7:27 am CDT (12:27 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 25 kt | −10 kt | 4 °C | 130 kt | 9 h 58 min | 7:08 am CDT (12:08 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 27 kt | −11 kt | 0 °C | 131 kt | 9 h 54 min | 7:04 am CDT (12:04 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 30 kt | −13 kt | -5 °C | 133 kt | 9 h 45 min | 6:55 am CDT (11:55 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 32 kt | −14 kt | -9 °C | 134 kt | 9 h 40 min | 6:50 am CDT (11:50 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 33 kt | −14 kt | -10 °C | 134 kt | 9 h 40 min | 6:50 am CDT (11:50 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 36 kt | −21 kt | -20 °C | 141 kt | 9 h 11 min | 6:21 am CDT (11:21 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 54 kt | −34 kt | -28 °C | 154 kt | 8 h 25 min | 5:35 am CDT (10:35 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 54 kt | −36 kt | -36 °C | 156 kt | 8 h 18 min | 5:28 am CDT (10:28 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 49 kt | −36 kt | -46 °C | 156 kt | 8 h 18 min | 5:28 am CDT (10:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | used from 0 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 270/5 | L/V 5° | L/V -1° | 240/11 -5° | 250/22 -15° | 270/25 -24° | 260/31 -27° | 240/39 -33° | 240/39 -42° |
| BIH | used from 150 nm out; 57 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 299 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 399 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 598 nm out; 85 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° | ||
| ABQ | used from 748 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 200/28 13° | 210/28 5° | 210/44 -7° | 230/46 -20° | 230/80 -28° | 240/74 -35° | 240/58 -47° | ||
| TCC | used from 848 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 200/26 | 200/28 14° | 220/25 7° | 230/28 -7° | 240/41 -19° | 240/62 -28° | 250/61 -37° | 250/49 -49° | |
| AMA | used from 997 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 190/28 | 220/26 14° | 230/27 7° | 250/24 -6° | 250/32 -16° | 240/51 -28° | 250/52 -38° | 250/51 -50° | |
| LBB | used from 1047 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 180/26 20° | 210/21 13° | 230/21 7° | 250/25 -5° | 250/34 -16° | 250/52 -28° | 260/47 -38° | 260/49 -50° | |
| SPS | used from 1147 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 180/26 | 200/25 16° | 220/19 13° | 220/20 9° | 230/26 -5° | 230/34 -15° | 260/37 -28° | 270/42 -39° | 280/40 -51° |
| DAL | used from 1246 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 180/21 | 190/24 15° | 230/20 12° | 220/23 8° | 240/22 -5° | 230/18 -15° | 280/33 -29° | 280/36 -39° | 300/33 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STS Santa Rosa, CA | departure | no report just now | 128 ft | ||||
| SAC Sacramento, CA | 60 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 23 ft | ||||
| TPH Tonopah, NV | 269 nm out, 15 nm north of the line | no report just now | 5,430 ft | ||||
| KNB Kanab, UT | 499 nm out, 3 nm west of the line | no report just now | 4,867 ft | ||||
| PGA Page, AZ | 548 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,316 ft | ||||
| SAF Santa Fe, NM | 818 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,348 ft | ||||
| TCC Tucumcari, NM | 947 nm out, 15 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,064 ft | ||||
| PVW Plainview, TX | 1047 nm out, 14 nm south of the line | no report just now | 3,374 ft | ||||
| AFW Fort Worth, TX | 1276 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 723 ft | ||||
| DFW Dallas-Fort Worth, TX | destination | no report just now | 606 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,348 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At DFW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:28 am CDT (10:28 UTC)
DFW has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/6740 SACRAMENTO, CA, Thursday, October 8, 2026 through Sunday, October 11, 2026 Local 5 nm from the route, 70 nm along the route · air shows/sports · ended 11 October · ZOA
- 6/7094 45NM NE MERCED, CA, Sunday, October 4, 2026 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 UTC 24 nm from the route, 160 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA
- 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 11 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · ZFW
- 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 8 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at STS 6:37 pm PDT (01:37 UTC), at DFW 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm CDT (00:23 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DFW is before sunrise there (7:29 am CDT (12:29 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.
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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: Charles M Schulz/Sonoma County, Dallas-Fort Worth International.
