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Tallahassee International to Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport TLH → OAK

1,921 nautical miles (2,210 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 294°, about 299° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 17 h at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 7-knot headwind), arriving about 6:07 pm PDT (01:07 UTC). Right now TLH is VFR, wind calm; OAK is VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 5 knots. 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: 2 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

  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: 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 707 to 935 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 42,000 ft. Over the route from 1055 to 1463 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1055 to 1622 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1333 to 1572 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). Near the route, 1433 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1453 to 1612 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 1473 to 1503 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 1632 to 1632 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 119 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 TLH.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

  • BE20 at 9,000 ft, 40 nm north, 3:52 am EDT (07:52 UTC): light to moderate rime icing, -5 °C, remarks: during the descent zdvwc. 1234 nm along the route, 40 nm north of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    DRO UA /OV DRO/TM 0752/FL090/TP BE20/SK BASE110 TOP165/TA M05/IC LGT-MOD RIME/RM DURD. ZDVWC
    Report
    a routine report filed through DRO
    Where
    over DRO
    Time
    07:52 UTC
    Height
    at 9,000 ft
    Aircraft
    BE20
    Sky
    BASE110 TOP165
    Temperature
    −5 °C
    Icing
    light to moderate rime
    Remarks
    during the descent zdvwc
  • PC12 at 11,000 ft, 40 nm north, 2:58 am EDT (06:58 UTC): light turbulence, no icing, remarks: during the descent arrival KFMN ZDVWC-36. 1234 nm along the route, 40 nm north of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    DRO UA /OV DRO/TM 0658/FL110/TP PC12/SK BASE117/TB CONS LGT/IC NEG/RM DURD ARR KFMN. ZDVWC-36
    Report
    a routine report filed through DRO
    Where
    over DRO
    Time
    06:58 UTC
    Height
    at 11,000 ft
    Aircraft
    PC12
    Sky
    BASE117
    Turbulence
    continuous light
    Icing
    none
    Remarks
    during the descent arrival KFMN ZDVWC-36

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 20 forecast points nearest it (TLH, MGM, MOB, JAN, SHV, DAL, OKC, SPS, GAG, AMA, TCC, ALS, ABQ, FMN, BCE, LAS, BIH, FAT, SAC, SFO). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft220° at 16 kt+7 kt13 °C113 kt17 h6:07 pm PDT (01:07 UTC)
6,500 ft230° at 15 kt+9 kt15 °C111 kt17 h 18 min6:25 pm PDT (01:25 UTC)
8,500 ft230° at 16 kt+11 kt11 °C109 kt17 h 37 min6:44 pm PDT (01:44 UTC)
10,500 ft230° at 17 kt+12 kt6 °C108 kt17 h 47 min6:54 pm PDT (01:54 UTC)
12,500 ft230° at 18 kt+12 kt3 °C108 kt17 h 47 min6:54 pm PDT (01:54 UTC)
14,500 ft230° at 20 kt+13 kt-1 °C107 kt17 h 57 min7:04 pm PDT (02:04 UTC)
16,500 ft230° at 22 kt+14 kt-5 °C106 kt18 h 07 min7:14 pm PDT (02:14 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 23 kt+15 kt-8 °C105 kt18 h 18 min7:25 pm PDT (02:25 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 30 kt+22 kt-19 °C98 kt19 h 36 min8:43 pm PDT (03:43 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 41 kt+37 kt-29 °C83 kt23 h 09 min12:16 am PDT (07:16 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340250° at 42 kt+39 kt-37 °C81 kt23 h 43 min12:50 am PDT (07:50 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 35 kt+34 kt-48 °C86 kt22 h 20 min11:27 pm PDT (06:27 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
TLHused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line320/18350/31 18°340/24 13°310/17 8°280/22 -7°300/25 -17°320/28 -33°320/24 -41°320/25 -50°
MGMused from 100 nm out; 66 nm from the line310/19340/24 17°340/28 11°330/16 7°300/23 -7°320/32 -16°330/46 -33°330/55 -42°330/41 -50°
MOBused from 149 nm out; 64 nm from the line330/5330/6 19°340/6 11°330/10 7°320/16 -5°310/26 -16°340/40 -32°340/47 -42°350/51 -52°
JANused from 249 nm out; 42 nm from the line230/10270/13 18°270/11 12°310/11 6°300/15 -4°300/22 -16°310/33 -31°320/37 -41°330/41 -52°
SHVused from 398 nm out; 95 nm from the line200/18230/24 18°230/24 12°240/14 8°260/12 -4°240/11 -15°300/31 -29°300/32 -40°300/36 -52°
DALused from 597 nm out; 88 nm from the line190/29220/23 17°220/17 13°250/18 8°230/18 -5°240/18 -15°270/34 -29°280/33 -39°300/36 -51°
OKCused from 647 nm out; 78 nm from the line200/44230/32 18°240/13 15°240/10 9°240/20 -5°250/27 -16°260/47 -28°270/48 -39°270/45 -50°
SPSused from 697 nm out; 49 nm from the line200/39220/28 17°230/27 12°240/15 9°250/15 -4°250/24 -15°260/45 -28°270/43 -39°280/45 -51°
GAGused from 796 nm out; 80 nm from the line220/40 19°230/28 14°240/23 8°230/21 -6°240/31 -19°250/66 -29°260/58 -38°260/47 -49°
AMAused from 846 nm out; 51 nm from the line210/38230/29 14°240/29 7°220/27 -5°240/37 -18°240/66 -28°250/59 -37°260/47 -49°
TCCused from 995 nm out; 36 nm from the line210/42230/33 14°230/32 6°220/35 -6°230/49 -19°240/72 -27°250/62 -36°250/52 -48°
ALSused from 1095 nm out; 79 nm from the line230/37 4°220/54 -9°230/62 -22°240/77 -26°240/74 -33°230/59 -45°
ABQused from 1144 nm out; 76 nm from the line220/27 11°210/35 5°220/46 -9°230/62 -20°240/78 -25°240/80 -35°240/56 -47°
FMNused from 1194 nm out; 33 nm from the line220/28 9°220/40 2°220/53 -10°220/62 -22°230/79 -28°240/91 -34°230/71 -45°
BCEused from 1343 nm out; 85 nm from the line220/27 -1°210/40 -13°220/54 -21°220/64 -30°220/64 -34°220/52 -44°
LASused from 1542 nm out; 75 nm from the line210/21 10°200/18 5°200/23 -2°210/49 -14°210/63 -21°220/58 -30°220/61 -35°210/56 -44°
BIHused from 1642 nm out; 70 nm from the lineL/V240/7 1°190/13 -3°200/26 -16°210/43 -26°220/54 -28°220/51 -35°220/47 -43°
FATused from 1791 nm out; 54 nm from the line130/16160/20 5°190/28 -1°210/25 -5°220/27 -15°230/21 -26°220/42 -29°220/44 -35°220/44 -44°
SACused from 1841 nm out; 54 nm from the line110/6L/V 4°010/11 -2°350/11 -7°340/24 -16°360/44 -23°330/24 -30°270/21 -35°230/23 -43°
SFOused from 1891 nm out; 23 nm from the line120/13090/14 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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
TLH Tallahassee, FL departure VFR calm 10+ mi none 83 ft 3:53 am EDT (07:53 UTC)
BCR Bonifay, FL 70 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line VFR calm 10+ mi none 86 ft 07:58 UTC
JAN Jackson, MS 318 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower VFR calm 10+ mi none 346 ft 07:54 UTC
TXK Texarkana, AR 527 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower VFR from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots 10+ mi none 389 ft 07:53 UTC
ADM Ardmore, OK 687 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower reported, no category from the south (170°) at 4 knots none 776 ft 07:55 UTC
AMA Amarillo, TX 925 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower VFR from the southwest (220°) at 17 knots 10+ mi none 3,606 ft 07:53 UTC
SKX Taos, NM 1124 nm out, 18 nm north of the line no report just now 7,094 ft
FMN Farmington, NM 1254 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line, tower VFR from the east-southeast (110°) at 6 knots 10+ mi none 5,506 ft 07:53 UTC
PGA Page, AZ 1403 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line VFR from the south (180°) at 4 knots 10+ mi none 4,316 ft 07:53 UTC
LVK Livermore, CA 1901 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line, tower VFR calm 10+ mi none 399 ft 07:53 UTC
OAK Oakland, CA destination VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,700 feet from the southeast (140°) at 5 knots 10+ mi none 9 ft 12:53 am PDT (07:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,094 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At OAK when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:07 pm PDT (01:07 UTC)

Wind from the west at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for OAK
  • From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 1,500 feet
  • From Mon 2:00 am PDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 1,500 feet
  • From Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for TLH, the departure
  • From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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 on the route, 1791 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA

Daylight

Sunset at TLH 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC), at OAK 6:34 pm PDT (01:34 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 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 Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · 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: Tallahassee International, Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport.