Flight planning: Riverside Airport RAL / KRAL
What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Riverside Airport in Riverside, California, in plain English: right now VFR: good flying weather, Wind from the southwest (220°) at 9 knots. The warnings, reports and winds below come from the government's aviation weather service and the restrictions from the FAA, refreshed every few minutes. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools.
Warnings in force SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area covers this field
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft.
- AIRMET SIERRA 6E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist).
A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft (thunderstorms, severe turbulence or icing, volcanic ash); an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments (moderate turbulence or icing, low cloud, strong surface wind, mountains hidden in cloud). An area is counted when it covers this field's position.
Pilot reports within 100 nautical miles, last three hours, nearest first
- urgent B737 at 1,000 ft, 36 nm west, 11:56 am PDT (18:56 UTC): remarks: low-level wind shear a 10-knot loss of airspeed from the surface to 1,000 ft KLGB short final runway 30.
as filed, and in English
NID UUA /OV KLGB/TM 1856/FL010/TP B737/RM LLWS /-10 SFC-SFC-010 KLGB SHORT FINAL RWY30 -/ZLAWC111909 AWC-WEB
- Report
- an urgent report filed through NID
- Where
- over KLGB
- Time
- 18:56 UTC
- Height
- at 1,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Remarks
- low-level wind shear a 10-knot loss of airspeed from the surface to 1,000 ft KLGB short final runway 30
- PA46 at 3,000 ft, 0 nm northwest, 1:28 pm PDT (20:28 UTC): remarks: bases 3,300 ft during the descent runway 27.
as filed, and in English
RAL UA /OV RAL27010/TM 2028/FL030/TP PA46/RM BASES 033 DURD RY 27
- Report
- a routine report filed through RAL
- Where
- RAL27010
- Time
- 20:28 UTC
- Height
- at 3,000 ft
- Aircraft
- PA46
- Remarks
- bases 3,300 ft during the descent runway 27
- C172 at 2,500 ft, 0 nm northwest, 11:55 am PDT (18:55 UTC): remarks: BASES030.
as filed, and in English
RAL UA /OV RAL27005/TM 1855/FL025/TP C172/RM BASES030
- Report
- a routine report filed through RAL
- Where
- RAL27005
- Time
- 18:55 UTC
- Height
- at 2,500 ft
- Aircraft
- C172
- Remarks
- BASES030
- BE55 at 6,000 ft, 5 nm southwest, 12:05 pm PDT (19:05 UTC): moderate turbulence.
as filed, and in English
ONT UA /OV PDZ/TM 1905/FL060/TP BE55/TB MODERATE
- Report
- a routine report filed through ONT
- Where
- over PDZ
- Time
- 19:05 UTC
- Height
- at 6,000 ft
- Aircraft
- BE55
- Turbulence
- moderate
- B737 at 2,900 ft, 7 nm northwest, 11:50 am PDT (18:50 UTC): remarks: field in sight at 3,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
ONT UA /OV ONT080005/TM 1850/FL029/TP B737/RM FIELD IN SIGHT 030
- Report
- a routine report filed through ONT
- Where
- 5 nm east (080°) of ONT
- Time
- 18:50 UTC
- Height
- at 2,900 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Remarks
- field in sight at 3,000 ft
- B739 at 2,000 ft, 12 nm northwest, 11:18 am PDT (18:18 UTC): remarks: BASE020.
as filed, and in English
ONT UA /OV ONT260002/TM 1818/FL020/TP B739/RM BASE020
- Report
- a routine report filed through ONT
- Where
- 2 nm west (260°) of ONT
- Time
- 18:18 UTC
- Height
- at 2,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B739
- Remarks
- BASE020
- B737 at 14,000 ft, 14 nm northeast, 12:30 pm PDT (19:30 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: disney arrival.
as filed, and in English
ONT UA /OV SBD/TM 1930/FL140/TP B737/TB MODERATE/RM DISNEY ARRIVAL
- Report
- a routine report filed through ONT
- Where
- over SBD
- Time
- 19:30 UTC
- Height
- at 14,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Turbulence
- moderate
- Remarks
- disney arrival
- B737 at 3,000 ft, 19 nm northwest, 12:05 pm PDT (19:05 UTC): overcast, remarks: bases 3,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
ONT UA /OV POM/TM 1905/FL030/TP B737/SK OVC/RM BASES 030
- Report
- a routine report filed through ONT
- Where
- over POM
- Time
- 19:05 UTC
- Height
- at 3,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Sky
- overcast
- Remarks
- bases 3,000 ft
- A21N at 27,000 ft, 21 nm north, 1:28 pm PDT (20:28 UTC): moderate turbulence.
as filed, and in English
DAG UA /OV POM045025/TM 2028/FL270/TP A21N/TB MOD/RM -/ZLAWC112030 AWC-WEB
- Report
- a routine report filed through DAG
- Where
- 25 nm northeast (045°) of POM
- Time
- 20:28 UTC
- Height
- at 27,000 ft
- Aircraft
- A21N
- Turbulence
- moderate
- Remarks
- B38M at 14,000 ft, 23 nm northeast, 12:33 pm PDT (19:33 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: ZLAWC111936FG.
as filed, and in English
DAG UA /OV PDZ035028/TM 1933/FL140/TP B38M/TB MOD OCNL/RM -/ZLAWC111936FG AWC-WEB
- Report
- a routine report filed through DAG
- Where
- 28 nm northeast (035°) of PDZ
- Time
- 19:33 UTC
- Height
- at 14,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B38M
- Turbulence
- moderate occasional
- Remarks
- ZLAWC111936FG
- DA40 at 3,300 ft, 24 nm west, 12:58 pm PDT (19:58 UTC): overcast above 3,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
EMT UA /OV EMT070007/TM 1958/FL033/TP DA40/SK OVC030
- Report
- a routine report filed through EMT
- Where
- 7 nm east (070°) of EMT
- Time
- 19:58 UTC
- Height
- at 3,300 ft
- Aircraft
- DA40
- Sky
- overcast from 3,000 ft
- M20P at 2,500 ft, 27 nm west, 1:38 pm PDT (20:38 UTC): a broken layer above 5,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
EMT UA /OV EMT110004/TM 2038/FL025/TP M20P/SK BKN050
- Report
- a routine report filed through EMT
- Where
- 4 nm east (110°) of EMT
- Time
- 20:38 UTC
- Height
- at 2,500 ft
- Aircraft
- M20P
- Sky
- a broken layer from 5,000 ft
What pilots in the air told air traffic control or Flight Service: turbulence, icing, cloud tops and bases, temperature, wind, and whatever they remarked on (wind shear on final, a smooth ride). An urgent report is one of severe turbulence or icing, wind shear, or similar. Open "as filed, and in English" for the coded report and its translation line by line.
Winds and temperatures aloft forecast point ONT, 10 nm northwest of the field · for use 20:00–03:00 UTC
| Height | Wind from | Speed | Temperature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 11 knots | |
| 6,000 ft | 200° (south) | 17 knots | 6 °C |
| 9,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 27 knots | 4 °C |
| 12,000 ft | 230° (southwest) | 32 knots | -2 °C |
| 18,000 ft | 210° (southwest) | 39 knots | -12 °C |
| 24,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 51 knots | -20 °C |
| 30,000 ft | 220° (southwest) | 48 knots | -29 °C |
| 34,000 ft | 210° (southwest) | 51 knots | -34 °C |
| 39,000 ft | 210° (southwest) | 52 knots | -44 °C |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; the lowest rows are left out where the ground is already that high.
Temporary flight restrictions within 50 nautical miles, from the FAA's list
- 4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 22 nm west · security · ZLA
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (a closed runway, lights out, a crane) are not shown here: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time, and the application for the FAA's data feed is in hand.
Radar and forecast charts government pictures, the latest each time the page loads
The radar pictures come from the National Weather Service (the nearest radar, then the region); the surface analysis and the 12- and 24-hour forecast charts from the Weather Prediction Center. They are public-domain government images shown as they are published.
Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, and the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Back to Riverside Airport, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.