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Teterboro Airport to San Francisco International TEB → SFO

2,227 nautical miles (2,562 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 281°, about 293° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12W). At 120 knots that is 19 h 02 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot headwind), arriving about 11:32 am PDT (18:32 UTC). 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: 15 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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 E12E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 30 knots, until 8:55 pm EDT (00:55 UTC). Over the route from 40 to 60 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 112255
    MKCE WST 112255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 12E
    VALID UNTIL 0055Z
    NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND NJ CSTL WTRS
    FROM 30WNW SAX-40ESE CYN-20SW DCA-50SSE JST-30WNW SAX
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24030KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • SIGMET W66W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 38,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 8:55 pm EDT (00:55 UTC). Over the route from 1568 to 1608 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112255
    MKCW WST 112255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 66W
    VALID UNTIL 0055Z
    CO WY UT
    FROM 10NW OCS-60W CHE-50ESE MTU-50N MTU-10NW OCS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 21040KT. TOPS TO FL380.
  • SIGMET W67W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 28,000 ft, moving from the south at 40 knots, until 8:55 pm EDT (00:55 UTC). Over the route from 1668 to 1797 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 112255
    MKCW WST 112255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 67W
    VALID UNTIL 0055Z
    WY UT ID NV
    FROM 40S DBS-40WNW BPI-50N HVE-50W DTA-50SSE TWF-40S DBS
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 20040KT. TOPS TO FL280.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 449 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 200 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 10 to 200 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the route from 50 to 290 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 70 to 250 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 1248 to 1927 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1378 to 1777 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1448 to 1917 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 1458 to 1727 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 1528 to 1578 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 1598 to 1987 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 1608 to 1787 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 2027 to 2107 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 TEB.

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 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 21 forecast points nearest it (JFK, AVP, PSB, AGC, CLE, FWA, JOT, DBQ, DSM, OMA, ONL, BFF, DEN, RKS, SLC, ELY, BAM, BIH, RNO, SAC, SFO). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft200° at 9 kt+3 kt15 °C117 kt19 h 02 min11:32 am PDT (18:32 UTC)
6,500 ft230° at 10 kt+7 kt13 °C113 kt19 h 42 min12:12 pm PDT (19:12 UTC)
8,500 ft220° at 16 kt+12 kt9 °C108 kt20 h 37 min1:07 pm PDT (20:07 UTC)
10,500 ft230° at 18 kt+16 kt6 °C104 kt21 h 25 min1:55 pm PDT (20:55 UTC)
12,500 ft230° at 20 kt+19 kt2 °C101 kt22 h 03 min2:33 pm PDT (21:33 UTC)
14,500 ft230° at 22 kt+20 kt-2 °C100 kt22 h 16 min2:46 pm PDT (21:46 UTC)
16,500 ft230° at 23 kt+22 kt-7 °C98 kt22 h 43 min3:13 pm PDT (22:13 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 25 kt+23 kt-10 °C97 kt22 h 58 min3:28 pm PDT (22:28 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 28 kt+26 kt-21 °C94 kt23 h 41 min4:11 pm PDT (23:11 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300240° at 40 kt+38 kt-32 °C82 kt27 h 10 min7:40 pm PDT (02:40 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 49 kt+47 kt-39 °C73 kt30 h 30 min11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390250° at 53 kt+53 kt-48 °C67 kt33 h 14 min1:44 am PDT (08:44 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
JFKused from 0 nm out; 41 nm from the line140/43170/35 13°230/18 9°250/25 5°240/40 -7°230/50 -17°230/75 -31°230/78 -41°230/88 -53°
AVPused from 50 nm out; 16 nm from the line110/36190/34 13°230/11 8°230/16 4°230/26 -8°220/40 -19°230/73 -33°230/98 -41°230/87 -51°
PSBused from 150 nm out; 30 nm from the line260/13 13°220/12 8°220/11 4°230/27 -11°210/31 -21°220/73 -32°220/75 -40°230/66 -50°
AGCused from 250 nm out; 74 nm from the line140/12350/10 12°L/V 9°L/V 3°200/11 -11°220/21 -22°220/47 -33°230/51 -39°230/45 -48°
CLEused from 300 nm out; 35 nm from the line340/5320/13 14°300/12 8°310/10 2°310/14 -10°340/14 -23°320/27 -35°260/28 -40°250/36 -48°
FWAused from 449 nm out; 64 nm from the line350/9350/24 15°360/25 9°360/29 4°350/31 -10°340/39 -22°330/40 -37°320/38 -43°320/48 -48°
JOTused from 549 nm out; 71 nm from the line230/11290/12 16°300/19 10°320/19 4°300/17 -9°330/31 -20°320/49 -37°320/53 -45°320/67 -49°
DBQused from 699 nm out; 33 nm from the line220/23240/22 16°240/24 10°260/18 5°270/16 -8°290/27 -19°310/42 -35°320/55 -44°300/71 -52°
DSMused from 799 nm out; 68 nm from the line200/32240/27 17°260/19 10°260/16 5°260/19 -7°240/22 -19°270/20 -32°270/38 -42°290/58 -53°
OMAused from 949 nm out; 43 nm from the line190/34230/34 19°250/25 12°250/18 6°250/22 -7°250/28 -19°260/34 -32°260/39 -41°280/56 -51°
ONLused from 1048 nm out; 49 nm from the line200/20 17°230/26 14°240/21 7°250/27 -9°260/32 -19°240/44 -34°240/56 -41°250/62 -51°
BFFused from 1198 nm out; 106 nm from the line120/24180/31 13°210/26 7°230/25 -7°240/41 -20°230/52 -36°250/56 -41°260/57 -45°
DENused from 1398 nm out; 89 nm from the line190/31 16°210/32 7°240/41 -8°230/47 -21°240/56 -32°250/65 -37°250/61 -47°
RKSused from 1448 nm out; 112 nm from the line190/43210/65 3°210/57 -9°210/56 -21°210/47 -33°230/63 -37°240/77 -46°
SLCused from 1648 nm out; 53 nm from the line280/8210/39 5°210/52 -1°200/50 -11°200/56 -23°220/61 -28°230/73 -37°230/73 -45°
ELYused from 1797 nm out; 39 nm from the line210/20 4°240/21 -1°230/37 -13°200/58 -25°220/73 -27°220/73 -36°220/69 -44°
BAMused from 1947 nm out; 98 nm from the line270/8 4°230/27 -4°220/49 -18°210/52 -26°220/77 -29°220/71 -33°220/63 -43°
BIHused from 1997 nm out; 82 nm from the lineL/V210/14 6°210/20 -2°230/26 -14°220/32 -24°220/63 -27°220/56 -35°230/50 -44°
RNOused from 2047 nm out; 65 nm from the line320/7260/13 1°230/21 -7°210/38 -17°220/43 -26°230/54 -29°230/59 -32°230/54 -41°
SACused from 2097 nm out; 59 nm from the line270/5L/V 5°L/V -1°240/11 -5°250/22 -15°270/25 -24°260/31 -27°240/39 -33°240/39 -42°
SFOused from 2197 nm out; 15 nm from the line220/11L/V 5°280/7 1°270/15 -3°290/23 -14°310/29 -24°280/26 -28°250/30 -34°250/36 -43°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
TEB Teterboro, NJ departure no report just now 8 ft
IPT Williamsport, PA 130 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 528 ft
CGF Cleveland, OH 340 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 876 ft
PWK Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, IL 629 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 644 ft
RFD Chicago/Rockford, IL 679 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 742 ft
DNS Denison, IA 959 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line no report just now 1,274 ft
BUB Burwell, NE 1128 nm out, 2 nm south of the line no report just now 2,183 ft
CYS Cheyenne, WY 1388 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 6,159 ft
PVU Provo, UT 1708 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 4,496 ft
ELY Ely, NV 1857 nm out, 15 nm south of the line no report just now 6,259 ft
SCK Stockton, CA 2167 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 32 ft
SFO San Francisco, CA destination no report just now 13 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,259 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SFO when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:32 am PDT (18:32 UTC)

SFO has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 20 October · ZNY
  • 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 290 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZOB
  • 6/8888 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 20 nm from the route, 300 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZOB
  • 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 17 nm from the route, 300 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZOB
  • 6/7231 Santa Clara, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 18 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZOA
  • 6/7455 SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Thursday, October 8, 2026 through Sunday, October 11, 2026 Local 10 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 11 October · ZOA
  • 6/6741 SAN FRANCISCO, CA, Thursday, October 8, 2026 through Sunday, October 11, 2026 Local 7 nm from the route, at the destination end · air shows/sports · until 11 October · ZOA

Daylight

Sunset at TEB 6:20 pm EDT (22:20 UTC), at SFO 6:36 pm PDT (01:36 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:02 pm PDT (02:02 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

Radar now, the Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Teterboro Airport, San Francisco International.