Charles M Schulz/Sonoma County to Clarence E Page Municipal STS → RCE
1,208 nautical miles (1,390 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 091°, about 075° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 30 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 41-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:21 am CDT (08:21 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: 5 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 W72W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 6:55 pm PDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 210 to 250 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 112355 MKCW WST 112355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 72W VALID UNTIL 0155Z NV FROM 60SSW BAM-60W ELY-OAL-40WNW OAL-60SSW BAM AREA TS MOV FROM 23020KT. TOPS TO FL300.
- SIGMET W68W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 6:55 pm PDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 619 to 879 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 112355 MKCW WST 112355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 68W VALID UNTIL 0155Z CO NM AZ UT FROM 30W CHE-20NNW TBE-60SE ABQ-40N SJN-30SW MTU-30W CHE AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 130 to 349 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 280 to 589 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 310 to 789 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 310 to 769 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 369 to 899 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 479 to 529 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 599 to 639 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 609 to 729 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 10 forecast points nearest it (SAC, BIH, ELY, BCE, FMN, ALS, TCC, AMA, GAG, OKC). 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 | 0 | 19 °C | 120 kt | 10 h 04 min | 5:55 am CDT (10:55 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 17 kt | −6 kt | 9 °C | 126 kt | 9 h 35 min | 5:26 am CDT (10:26 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 220° at 19 kt | −10 kt | 8 °C | 130 kt | 9 h 18 min | 5:09 am CDT (10:09 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 26 kt | −13 kt | 3 °C | 133 kt | 9 h 05 min | 4:56 am CDT (09:56 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 28 kt | −15 kt | -1 °C | 135 kt | 8 h 57 min | 4:48 am CDT (09:48 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 31 kt | −17 kt | -5 °C | 137 kt | 8 h 49 min | 4:40 am CDT (09:40 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 34 kt | −19 kt | -9 °C | 139 kt | 8 h 41 min | 4:32 am CDT (09:32 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 34 kt | −20 kt | -10 °C | 140 kt | 8 h 38 min | 4:29 am CDT (09:29 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 37 kt | −24 kt | -21 °C | 144 kt | 8 h 23 min | 4:14 am CDT (09:14 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 58 kt | −40 kt | -28 °C | 160 kt | 7 h 33 min | 3:24 am CDT (08:24 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 58 kt | −41 kt | -36 °C | 161 kt | 7 h 30 min | 3:21 am CDT (08:21 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 53 kt | −40 kt | -46 °C | 160 kt | 7 h 33 min | 3:24 am CDT (08:24 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; 71 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° | |
| ELY | used from 300 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 210/20 4° | 240/21 -1° | 230/37 -13° | 200/58 -25° | 220/73 -27° | 220/73 -36° | 220/69 -44° | ||
| BCE | used from 399 nm out; 82 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 599 nm out; 86 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 749 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 210/32 5° | 230/48 -8° | 230/49 -20° | 230/78 -30° | 240/74 -36° | 240/61 -47° | |||
| TCC | used from 899 nm out; 89 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 949 nm out; 85 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° | |
| GAG | used from 1048 nm out; 37 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; 47 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° |
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, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 23 ft | ||||
| HTH Hawthorne, NV | 200 nm out, 10 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,230 ft | ||||
| TPH Tonopah, NV | 270 nm out, 15 nm south of the line | no report just now | 5,430 ft | ||||
| CDC Cedar City, UT | 459 nm out, 17 nm south of the line | no report just now | 5,622 ft | ||||
| BCE Bryce Canyon, UT | 509 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 7,589 ft | ||||
| BDG Blanding, UT | 629 nm out, 3 nm east of the line | no report just now | 5,867 ft | ||||
| PSO Pagosa Springs, CO | 749 nm out, 2 nm north of the line | no report just now | 7,663 ft | ||||
| RTN Raton, NM | 879 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 6,352 ft | ||||
| HHF Canadian, TX | 1078 nm out, 10 nm south of the line | no report just now | 2,396 ft | ||||
| OJA Weatherford, OK | 1168 nm out, 8 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,605 ft | ||||
| RCE Oklahoma City, OK | destination | no report just now | 1,353 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 RCE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:21 am CDT (08:21 UTC)
RCE 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 on the route, 70 nm along the route · air shows/sports · ended 11 October · ZOA
Daylight
Sunset at STS 6:37 pm PDT (01:37 UTC), at RCE 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:25 pm CDT (00:25 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at RCE is before sunrise there (7:34 am CDT (12:34 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, Clarence E Page Municipal.