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Tampa International to San Francisco International TPA → SFO

2,076 nautical miles (2,388 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 297°, about 302° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 18 h 03 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 5-knot headwind), arriving about 10:41 pm PDT (05:41 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: 1,399 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 W22W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the south at 35 knots, until 8:55 am EDT (12:55 UTC). Over the route from 1676 to 1706 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 121055
    MKCW WST 121055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 22W
    VALID UNTIL 1255Z
    AZ UT NV
    FROM 40W DTA-40WNW HVE-20SSE BCE-50NE LAS-70ENE BTY-40W DTA
    AREA TS MOV FROM 20035KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 30,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Near the route, at the departure end.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist, fog). Over the route from 339 to 549 nm out.
  • 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 898 to 1008 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 1217 to 1607 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 1257 to 1397 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1507 to 1666 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 1527 to 1836 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 1577 to 1626 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1666 to 1756 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 180 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1916 to 1976 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 TPA.

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 08:00–15:00 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 18 forecast points nearest it (PIE, TLH, MOB, MSY, JAN, SHV, DAL, SPS, LBB, AMA, TCC, ABQ, FMN, BCE, LAS, BIH, FAT, SFO). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft230° at 11 kt+5 kt11 °C115 kt18 h 03 min10:41 pm PDT (05:41 UTC)
6,500 ft230° at 10 kt+6 kt14 °C114 kt18 h 13 min10:51 pm PDT (05:51 UTC)
8,500 ft240° at 10 kt+7 kt10 °C113 kt18 h 22 min11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC)
10,500 ft230° at 13 kt+7 kt6 °C113 kt18 h 22 min11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC)
12,500 ft230° at 15 kt+9 kt2 °C111 kt18 h 42 min11:20 pm PDT (06:20 UTC)
14,500 ft230° at 18 kt+12 kt-2 °C108 kt19 h 13 min11:51 pm PDT (06:51 UTC)
16,500 ft240° at 21 kt+15 kt-6 °C105 kt19 h 46 min12:24 am PDT (07:24 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 24 kt+17 kt-9 °C103 kt20 h 09 min12:47 am PDT (07:47 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 29 kt+25 kt-19 °C95 kt21 h 51 min2:29 am PDT (09:29 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 39 kt+35 kt-30 °C85 kt24 h 25 min5:03 am PDT (12:03 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 37 kt+35 kt-39 °C85 kt24 h 25 min5:03 am PDT (12:03 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 35 kt+35 kt-48 °C85 kt24 h 25 min5:03 am PDT (12:03 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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
PIEused from 0 nm out; 21 nm from the line360/10340/12 18°330/9 13°290/12 8°260/21 -7°280/18 -18°250/20 -33°250/26 -41°250/20 -51°
TLHused from 100 nm out; 92 nm from the line340/23350/26 17°350/21 11°300/13 6°320/25 -6°340/35 -16°350/44 -32°360/51 -42°350/33 -52°
MOBused from 249 nm out; 68 nm from the lineL/VL/V 18°020/8 11°L/V 6°330/12 -5°330/23 -17°330/30 -32°350/39 -41°340/40 -53°
MSYused from 399 nm out; 60 nm from the line150/9140/8 18°L/V 13°L/V 6°320/15 -5°310/16 -16°320/32 -31°340/35 -40°350/34 -52°
JANused from 449 nm out; 73 nm from the line240/10260/15 18°280/10 11°290/6 6°290/15 -5°300/15 -17°320/35 -30°330/38 -40°330/39 -51°
SHVused from 549 nm out; 71 nm from the line210/20210/20 18°230/20 11°240/16 7°270/17 -7°250/11 -15°300/34 -30°310/34 -40°320/36 -51°
DALused from 698 nm out; 75 nm from the line190/30200/28 18°220/18 13°250/13 8°240/24 -6°270/20 -14°270/35 -29°290/34 -39°310/41 -51°
SPSused from 848 nm out; 29 nm from the line220/35220/31 18°230/16 14°230/10 8°250/18 -5°250/32 -16°260/51 -28°280/46 -38°300/50 -50°
LBBused from 998 nm out; 57 nm from the line220/25 21°230/20 15°220/20 7°230/36 -6°240/50 -15°240/59 -28°260/52 -37°260/45 -50°
AMAused from 1048 nm out; 41 nm from the line230/32230/28 14°230/27 7°230/38 -6°230/50 -17°250/69 -28°260/62 -37°270/65 -49°
TCCused from 1098 nm out; 38 nm from the line240/20230/22 13°230/27 6°230/40 -7°240/55 -18°240/74 -27°240/68 -37°250/64 -49°
ABQused from 1247 nm out; 42 nm from the line220/19 9°220/35 3°230/50 -8°240/64 -19°230/83 -26°230/85 -36°230/80 -48°
FMNused from 1347 nm out; 56 nm from the line220/16 6°220/39 1°220/50 -10°230/67 -23°230/94 -29°230/102 -35°230/90 -46°
BCEused from 1497 nm out; 99 nm from the line200/32 -2°210/57 -15°220/71 -22°220/69 -30°220/64 -38°220/67 -44°
LASused from 1646 nm out; 72 nm from the line210/20 8°210/29 4°200/32 -3°200/51 -15°210/64 -21°220/70 -30°220/66 -38°220/55 -44°
BIHused from 1796 nm out; 63 nm from the lineL/V020/6 0°140/7 -7°210/31 -16°230/34 -26°220/43 -30°220/52 -36°220/46 -43°
FATused from 1946 nm out; 47 nm from the line140/11180/15 3°150/14 -3°200/14 -6°240/17 -16°320/25 -23°270/22 -31°240/29 -37°230/36 -44°
SFOused from 1996 nm out; 55 nm from the line090/9050/12 4°010/17 -2°350/34 -3°360/70 -11°360/75 -22°350/57 -38°330/37 -42°280/25 -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
TPA Tampa, FL departure no report just now 26 ft
PQL Pascagoula, MS 349 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 16 ft
MCB Mc Comb, MS 459 nm out, 3 nm east of the line no report just now 413 ft
TKI Dallas, TX 788 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 588 ft
SPS Wichita Falls, TX 898 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,019 ft
HRX Hereford, TX 1088 nm out, 12 nm north of the line no report just now 3,787 ft
SAF Santa Fe, NM 1287 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 6,348 ft
AZC Colorado City, AZ 1626 nm out, 16 nm north of the line no report just now 4,873 ft
BTY Beatty, NV 1806 nm out, 17 nm south of the line no report just now 3,169 ft
MOD Modesto, CA 2006 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 99 ft
SFO San Francisco, CA destination no report just now 13 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,348 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, 10:41 pm PDT (05:41 UTC)

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

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

  • 6/8926 Tyler, TX, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 19 nm from the route, 718 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZFW
  • 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 17 nm from the route, 798 nm along the route · a VIP movement · ZFW
  • 6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 21 nm from the route, 1726 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
  • 6/7094 45NM NE MERCED, CA, Sunday, October 4, 2026 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 UTC 5 nm from the route, 1936 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA

Daylight

Sunset at TPA 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at SFO 6:35 pm PDT (01:35 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:01 pm PDT (02:01 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SFO is after sunset there (6:36 pm PDT (01:36 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: Tampa International, San Francisco International.