New York → San Francisco
Flights from New York (JFK) to San Francisco (SFO) look smooth with a few bumpy patches today; expect firmer bumps near New York on flights leaving in the evening.
Departures every 6 hours, local time in New York. Tap one for the full ride. Confidence: High for the next day, lower after that.
5h22 – 5h41 · 19 min · near San Francisco
Stay seated with your belt fastened; it usually passes in minutes.
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Today's forecast shows the bumpiest parts near San Francisco, near New York and over the Rocky Mountains. Most of the flight looks smooth.
Of the departures we checked today, the one leaving around 20:00 (New York time) looks smoothest, with about 74% of the flight smooth.
About 5h 41m in the air for 4,152 km, estimated from the distance. Your airline's schedule may differ.
Forecast for passengers' peace of mind. Not for flight operations. Airlines and pilots decide. Forecast made with ECMWF open data (CC BY 4.0) and our own turbulence indices; route assumed to be the shortest path, flight time estimated. Overall today: a few bumpy patches. How it works