Telluride Regional to San Francisco International TEX → SFO
686 nautical miles (789 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 273°, about 264° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 08 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 8-knot headwind), arriving about 2:14 am PDT (09:14 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: 1 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 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 first 70 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the first 189 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 368 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 80 to 368 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 80 to 378 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 149 to 288 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 388 to 557 nm out.
- 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 TEX.
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 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 7 forecast points nearest it (GJT, BCE, ELY, BIH, FAT, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,500 ft | 210° at 19 kt | +8 kt | 3 °C | 112 kt | 6 h 08 min | 2:14 am PDT (09:14 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 21 kt | +12 kt | -1 °C | 108 kt | 6 h 21 min | 2:27 am PDT (09:27 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 22 kt | +14 kt | -3 °C | 106 kt | 6 h 28 min | 2:34 am PDT (09:34 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 25 kt | +15 kt | -7 °C | 105 kt | 6 h 32 min | 2:38 am PDT (09:38 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 27 kt | +16 kt | -11 °C | 104 kt | 6 h 36 min | 2:42 am PDT (09:42 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 30 kt | +17 kt | -14 °C | 103 kt | 6 h 40 min | 2:46 am PDT (09:46 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 38 kt | +26 kt | -23 °C | 94 kt | 7 h 18 min | 3:24 am PDT (10:24 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 48 kt | +33 kt | -29 °C | 87 kt | 7 h 53 min | 3:59 am PDT (10:59 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 220° at 52 kt | +35 kt | -34 °C | 85 kt | 8 h 04 min | 4:10 am PDT (11:10 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 220° at 48 kt | +32 kt | -44 °C | 88 kt | 7 h 48 min | 3:54 am PDT (10:54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GJT | used from 0 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 210/43 7° | 230/45 1° | 220/49 -12° | 220/62 -22° | 220/59 -28° | 230/60 -33° | 220/55 -45° | ||
| BCE | used from 99 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 220/27 -1° | 210/40 -13° | 220/54 -21° | 220/64 -30° | 220/64 -34° | 220/52 -44° | |||
| ELY | used from 298 nm out; 77 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° | ||
| BIH | used from 398 nm out; 81 nm from the line | L/V | 240/7 1° | 190/13 -3° | 200/26 -16° | 210/43 -26° | 220/54 -28° | 220/51 -35° | 220/47 -43° | |
| FAT | used from 547 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 130/16 | 160/20 5° | 190/28 -1° | 210/25 -5° | 220/27 -15° | 230/21 -26° | 220/42 -29° | 220/44 -35° | 220/44 -44° |
| SAC | used from 597 nm out; 52 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 646 nm out; 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX Telluride, CO | departure | no report just now | 9,069 ft | ||||
| AIB Nucla, CO | 30 nm out, 16 nm north of the line | no report just now | 5,945 ft | ||||
| HVE Hanksville, UT | 129 nm out, 24 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,453 ft | ||||
| BCE Bryce Canyon, UT | 199 nm out, 20 nm south of the line | no report just now | 7,589 ft | ||||
| CDC Cedar City, UT | 249 nm out, 20 nm south of the line | no report just now | 5,622 ft | ||||
| TPH Tonopah, NV | 437 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 5,430 ft | ||||
| MMH Mammoth Lakes, CA | 517 nm out, 15 nm south of the line | no report just now | 7,134 ft | ||||
| MOD Modesto, CA | 616 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 99 ft | ||||
| LVK Livermore, CA | 656 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 399 ft | ||||
| SFO San Francisco, CA | destination | no report just now | 13 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 9,069 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, 2:14 am PDT (09:14 UTC)
SFO has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/7094 45NM NE MERCED, CA, Sunday, October 4, 2026 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 UTC 6 nm from the route, 547 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA
- 6/7231 Santa Clara, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 14 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZOA
Daylight
Sunset at TEX 6:38 pm MDT (00:38 UTC), at SFO 6:36 pm PDT (01:36 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:02 pm PDT (02:02 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SFO is before sunrise there (7:14 am PDT (14:14 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: Telluride Regional, San Francisco International.