Plan a flight · Sun 11:13 pm EDT (03:13 UTC)

Tallahassee International to Mineta San Jose International TLH → SJC

1,906 nautical miles (2,193 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 293°, about 298° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 16 h 52 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 7-knot headwind), arriving about 1:05 pm PDT (20:05 UTC). Right now TLH is VFR, wind from the west (260°) at 5 knots; SJC is VFR, wind calm. 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 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1028 to 1607 nm out.
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). Near the route, 1038 nm along the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 1048 to 1427 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1337 to 1637 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1367 to 1617 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Near the route, 1427 nm along the route.
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 1437 to 1447 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 1627 to 1786 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 60 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

CRJ7 at 28,000 ft, 41 nm northeast, 10:41 pm EDT (02:41 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: produced by skypath. 120 nm along the route, 41 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOI UA /OV MGM157029 /TM 0241 /FL280 /TP CRJ7 /TB MOD /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOI
Where
29 nm southeast (157°) of MGM
Time
02:41 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
produced by skypath
GLF4 at 43,000 ft, 46 nm north, 8:15 pm EDT (00:15 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: zdvwc. 1287 nm along the route, 46 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FMN UA /OV RSK290045/TM 0015/FL430/TP GLF4/TB CONS MOD/RM ZDVWC
```
Report
a routine report filed through FMN
Where
45 nm west (290°) of RSK
Time
00:15 UTC
Height
at 43,000 ft
Aircraft
GLF4
Turbulence
continuous moderate
Remarks
zdvwc
B747 at 33,000 ft, 22 nm north, 9:02 pm EDT (01:02 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 22 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH360025/TM 0102/FL330/TP B747/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
25 nm north (360°) of TLH
Time
01:02 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B747
Turbulence
none
A320 at 35,000 ft, 35 nm south, 8:43 pm EDT (00:43 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW47. 868 nm along the route, 35 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CDS UA /OV CDS270030/TM 0043/FL350/TP A320/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZFW47
```
Report
a routine report filed through CDS
Where
30 nm west (270°) of CDS
Time
00:43 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
ZFW47
E75L at 14,000 ft, 28 nm north, 9:28 pm EDT (01:28 UTC): light to moderate turbulence from 19,000 ft to 25,000 ft, no icing, remarks: ZDVWC-36. 1247 nm along the route, 28 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FMN UA /OV RSK/TM 0128/FL140/TP E75L/TB LGT-MOD 250-190/IC NEG/RM ZDVWC-36
```
Report
a routine report filed through FMN
Where
over RSK
Time
01:28 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
light to moderate from 25,000 ft to 19,000 ft
Icing
none
Remarks
ZDVWC-36
GLF4 at 25,000 ft, 19 nm north, 8:30 pm EDT (00:30 UTC): overcast up to 24,000 ft, remarks: visual conditions FL250 zlawc. 1467 nm along the route, 19 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PUC UA /OV BCE200040/TM 0030/FL250/TP GLF4/SK OVC-TOP240/RM VMC FL250 /ZLAWC AWC-WEB
```
Report
a routine report filed through PUC
Where
40 nm south (200°) of BCE
Time
00:30 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
GLF4
Sky
overcast, tops 24,000 ft
Remarks
visual conditions FL250 zlawc
C680 descending, 47 nm south, 8:46 pm EDT (00:46 UTC): a broken layer from 3,000 ft to 3,500 ft. At the destination end, 47 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MRY UA /OV MRY/TM 0046/FLDURD/TP C680/SK BKN030-TOP035
```
Report
a routine report filed through MRY
Where
over MRY
Time
00:46 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
C680
Sky
a broken layer from 3,000 ft, tops 3,500 ft

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 16 forecast points nearest it (TLH, MGM, MOB, JAN, SHV, DAL, SPS, AMA, TCC, ABQ, FMN, BCE, LAS, BIH, FAT, 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
4,500 ft	220° at 16 kt	+7 kt	10 °C	113 kt	16 h 52 min	1:05 pm PDT (20:05 UTC)
6,500 ft	230° at 15 kt	+9 kt	14 °C	111 kt	17 h 10 min	1:23 pm PDT (20:23 UTC)
8,500 ft	230° at 16 kt	+11 kt	11 °C	109 kt	17 h 29 min	1:42 pm PDT (20:42 UTC)
10,500 ft	230° at 17 kt	+12 kt	6 °C	108 kt	17 h 39 min	1:52 pm PDT (20:52 UTC)
12,500 ft	230° at 18 kt	+12 kt	3 °C	108 kt	17 h 39 min	1:52 pm PDT (20:52 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 20 kt	+13 kt	-1 °C	107 kt	17 h 49 min	2:02 pm PDT (21:02 UTC)
16,500 ft	230° at 22 kt	+14 kt	-5 °C	106 kt	17 h 59 min	2:12 pm PDT (21:12 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 23 kt	+15 kt	-8 °C	105 kt	18 h 09 min	2:22 pm PDT (21:22 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 30 kt	+22 kt	-19 °C	98 kt	19 h 27 min	3:40 pm PDT (22:40 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 41 kt	+37 kt	-29 °C	83 kt	22 h 58 min	7:11 pm PDT (02:11 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	250° at 41 kt	+39 kt	-37 °C	81 kt	23 h 32 min	7:45 pm PDT (02:45 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	260° at 34 kt	+34 kt	-48 °C	86 kt	22 h 10 min	6:23 pm PDT (01:23 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
TLH	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	320/18	350/31 18°	340/24 13°	310/17 8°	280/22 -7°	300/25 -17°	320/28 -33°	320/24 -41°	320/25 -50°
MGM	used from 100 nm out; 68 nm from the line	310/19	340/24 17°	340/28 11°	330/16 7°	300/23 -7°	320/32 -16°	330/46 -33°	330/55 -42°	330/41 -50°
MOB	used from 150 nm out; 61 nm from the line	330/5	330/6 19°	340/6 11°	330/10 7°	320/16 -5°	310/26 -16°	340/40 -32°	340/47 -42°	350/51 -52°
JAN	used from 249 nm out; 41 nm from the line	230/10	270/13 18°	270/11 12°	310/11 6°	300/15 -4°	300/22 -16°	310/33 -31°	320/37 -41°	330/41 -52°
SHV	used from 399 nm out; 91 nm from the line	200/18	230/24 18°	230/24 12°	240/14 8°	260/12 -4°	240/11 -15°	300/31 -29°	300/32 -40°	300/36 -52°
DAL	used from 599 nm out; 81 nm from the line	190/29	220/23 17°	220/17 13°	250/18 8°	230/18 -5°	240/18 -15°	270/34 -29°	280/33 -39°	300/36 -51°
SPS	used from 699 nm out; 41 nm from the line	200/39	220/28 17°	230/27 12°	240/15 9°	250/15 -4°	250/24 -15°	260/45 -28°	270/43 -39°	280/45 -51°
AMA	used from 848 nm out; 48 nm from the line		210/38	230/29 14°	240/29 7°	220/27 -5°	240/37 -18°	240/66 -28°	250/59 -37°	260/47 -49°
TCC	used from 948 nm out; 45 nm from the line		210/42	230/33 14°	230/32 6°	220/35 -6°	230/49 -19°	240/72 -27°	250/62 -36°	250/52 -48°
ABQ	used from 1098 nm out; 68 nm from the line			220/27 11°	210/35 5°	220/46 -9°	230/62 -20°	240/78 -25°	240/80 -35°	240/56 -47°
FMN	used from 1198 nm out; 38 nm from the line			220/28 9°	220/40 2°	220/53 -10°	220/62 -22°	230/79 -28°	240/91 -34°	230/71 -45°
BCE	used from 1347 nm out; 90 nm from the line				220/27 -1°	210/40 -13°	220/54 -21°	220/64 -30°	220/64 -34°	220/52 -44°
LAS	used from 1497 nm out; 79 nm from the line		210/21 10°	200/18 5°	200/23 -2°	210/49 -14°	210/63 -21°	220/58 -30°	220/61 -35°	210/56 -44°
BIH	used from 1647 nm out; 65 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 1796 nm out; 38 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°
SFO	used from 1846 nm out; 58 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
TLH Tallahassee, FL	departure	VFR	from the west (260°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	83 ft	10:53 pm EDT (02:53 UTC)
BCR Bonifay, FL	70 nm out, 0 nm west of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	86 ft	02:58 UTC
JAN Jackson, MS	319 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	346 ft	02:54 UTC
TXK Texarkana, AR	529 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	389 ft	02:53 UTC
LAW Lawton, OK	758 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	1,110 ft	02:53 UTC
AMA Amarillo, TX	918 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 21 knots, gusting to 27	10+ mi	none	3,606 ft	02:53 UTC
SAF Santa Fe, NM	1138 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, a broken layer at 9,000 feet, overcast at 11,000 feet	from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	9,000 ft	6,348 ft	02:53 UTC
LAM Los Alamos, NM	1148 nm out, 8 nm south of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 6,000 feet, scattered clouds at 7,500 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet	from the south (170°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	10,000 ft	7,170 ft	02:55 UTC
AZC Colorado City, AZ	1477 nm out, 7 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: overcast at 6,000 feet Weather: rain	calm	10+ mi	6,000 ft	4,873 ft	02:55 UTC
BTY Beatty, NV	1657 nm out, 18 nm south of the line	no report just now				3,169 ft
MER Atwater, CA	1846 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	190 ft	23:55 UTC
SJC San Jose, CA	destination	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	62 ft	7:53 pm PDT (02:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,170 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SJC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:05 pm PDT (20:05 UTC)

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

The whole forecast for SJC

From Sun 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Sun 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Sun 10:00 pm PDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 1:00 pm PDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for TLH, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 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 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 12 nm from the route, 1806 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 2 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZOA

Daylight

Sunset at TLH 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC), at SJC 6:35 pm PDT (01:35 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:01 pm PDT (02:01 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 · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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, Mineta San Jose International.