Jack MC Namara Field to Rogue Valley Intl/Medford Airport CEC → MFR
70 nautical miles (81 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 059°, about 045° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 39 min at the quickest height in today's winds (5,500 ft, a 12-knot headwind), arriving about 5:43 am PDT (12:43 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now CEC is VFR, wind calm; MFR 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: 6 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
Turbulence No turbulence warning in force along the route. No pilot has reported turbulence near the line in the last three hours. The government's turbulence forecast map ↗
Icing No icing warning in force along the route. No pilot has reported icing near the line in the last three hours. The freezing level is about 7,500 ft (from the winds-aloft temperatures), so icing is possible in cloud above that. The government's icing forecast map ↗
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 CEC.
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 eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 1 forecast point nearest it (SIY). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 060° at 12 kt | +12 kt | 2 °C | 108 kt | 39 min | 5:43 am PDT (12:43 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 040° at 17 kt | +16 kt | 0 °C | 104 kt | 40 min | 5:44 am PDT (12:44 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 030° at 26 kt | +22 kt | -1 °C | 98 kt | 43 min | 5:47 am PDT (12:47 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 020° at 37 kt | +29 kt | -1 °C | 91 kt | 46 min | 5:50 am PDT (12:50 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 010° at 43 kt | +30 kt | -4 °C | 90 kt | 47 min | 5:51 am PDT (12:51 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 010° at 48 kt | +29 kt | -7 °C | 91 kt | 46 min | 5:50 am PDT (12:50 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 360° at 54 kt | +28 kt | -11 °C | 92 kt | 46 min | 5:50 am PDT (12:50 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 360° at 55 kt | +28 kt | -12 °C | 92 kt | 46 min | 5:50 am PDT (12:50 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 350° at 58 kt | +20 kt | -24 °C | 100 kt | 42 min | 5:46 am PDT (12:46 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 350° at 59 kt | +21 kt | -39 °C | 99 kt | 42 min | 5:46 am PDT (12:46 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 340° at 66 kt | +12 kt | -49 °C | 108 kt | 39 min | 5:43 am PDT (12:43 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 340° at 63 kt | +12 kt | -57 °C | 108 kt | 39 min | 5:43 am PDT (12:43 UTC) |
Based on data from the 13th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 13th 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
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIY | used from 0 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 060/12 2° | 030/23 -1° | 020/40 -1° | 360/55 -12° | 350/58 -24° | 350/59 -39° | 340/66 -49° | 340/63 -57° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEC Crescent City, CA | departure | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 60 ft | 4:56 am PDT (11:56 UTC) |
| MFR Medford, OR | destination | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 1,335 ft | 4:53 am PDT (11:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,335 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
The codes as issued, and in English, for every airport in the table
CEC Crescent City, CA
the observation and the forecast as issued, and in English
METAR KCEC 131156Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/06 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP193 T00720056 10106 20067 51011
- METAR
- a routine hourly observation
- KCEC
- the station, KCEC
- 131156Z
- observed 4:56 am PDT (11:56 UTC)
- AUTO
- fully automated report, nobody checked it
- 00000KT
- wind calm
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- CLR
- clear skies
- 07/06
- temperature 7 °C (45 °F), dew point 6 °C (43 °F)
- A3010
- altimeter setting 30.10 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2
- automated station with a precipitation sensor
- SLP193
- sea-level pressure 1019.3 hPa
- T00720056
- temperature 7.2 °C (45 °F), dew point 5.6 °C (42 °F)
- 10106
- highest temperature in the last six hours 10.6 °C (51 °F)
- 20067
- lowest temperature in the last six hours 6.7 °C (44 °F)
- 51011
- pressure in the last three hours rising, then steady, change 1.1 hPa
TAF KCEC 131120Z 1312/1412 08004KT 6SM BR SKC FM131800 35008KT P6SM SKC FM140400 03004KT 6SM BR SCT250
- TAF
- a terminal aerodrome forecast: the weather expected at the airport, usually for the next 24 or 30 hours
- KCEC
- the station, KCEC
- 131120Z
- issued 4:20 am PDT (11:20 UTC)
- 1312/1412 08004KT 6SM BR SKC
- valid from Tue 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC) to Wed 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the east at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, clear skies
- FM131800 35008KT P6SM SKC
- from Tue 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- FM140400 03004KT 6SM BR SCT250
- from Tue 9:00 pm PDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
MFR Medford, OR
the observation and the forecast as issued, and in English
METAR KMFR 131153Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 02/M02 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP211 T00221017 10089 20022 51013
- METAR
- a routine hourly observation
- KMFR
- the station, KMFR
- 131153Z
- observed 4:53 am PDT (11:53 UTC)
- AUTO
- fully automated report, nobody checked it
- 00000KT
- wind calm
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- CLR
- clear skies
- 02/M02
- temperature 2 °C (36 °F), dew point -2 °C (28 °F)
- A3015
- altimeter setting 30.15 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2
- automated station with a precipitation sensor
- SLP211
- sea-level pressure 1021.1 hPa
- T00221017
- temperature 2.2 °C (36 °F), dew point -1.7 °C (29 °F)
- 10089
- highest temperature in the last six hours 8.9 °C (48 °F)
- 20022
- lowest temperature in the last six hours 2.2 °C (36 °F)
- 51013
- pressure in the last three hours rising, then steady, change 1.3 hPa
TAF KMFR 131129Z 1312/1412 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM132100 33008KT P6SM FEW250 FM140400 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
- TAF
- a terminal aerodrome forecast: the weather expected at the airport, usually for the next 24 or 30 hours
- KMFR
- the station, KMFR
- 131129Z
- issued 4:29 am PDT (11:29 UTC)
- 1312/1412 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
- valid from Tue 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC) to Wed 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- FM132100 33008KT P6SM FEW250
- from Tue 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- FM140400 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
- from Tue 9:00 pm PDT (04:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
At MFR when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:43 am PDT (12:43 UTC)
Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for MFR
- From Tue 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Tue 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Tue 9:00 pm PDT (04:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for CEC, the departure
- From Tue 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the east at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, clear skies
- From Tue 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Tue 9:00 pm PDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
MFR: the forecast as issued, and in English
TAF KMFR 131129Z 1312/1412 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM132100 33008KT P6SM FEW250 FM140400 VRB03KT P6SM FEW250
CEC: the forecast as issued, and in English
TAF KCEC 131120Z 1312/1412 08004KT 6SM BR SKC FM131800 35008KT P6SM SKC FM140400 03004KT 6SM BR SCT250
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Notices to air missions closures and things out of service at both ends; airspace, navigation aids and obstructions near the line
CEC: 29 notices in force, 2 starting within a week. runway 12/30 closed all of them, grouped →
- closed Runway 12/30 Southeast 123 ft closed except approach speed less than 42 knots until further notice · CEC 09/057
as issued
!CEC 09/057 CEC RWY 12/30 SOUTHEAST 123FT CLSD EXC APCH SPEED LESS THAN 42 KT 2609230523-PERM
- closed Runway 12/30 Northwest 123 ft closed until further notice · CEC 09/054
as issued
!CEC 09/054 CEC RWY 12/30 NORTHWEST 123FT CLSD 2609230521-PERM
- closed Runway 12/30 Southeast 123 ft closed except approach speed less than 42 knots until further notice · CEC 09/052
as issued
!CEC 09/052 CEC RWY 12/30 SOUTHEAST 123FT CLSD EXC APCH SPEED LESS THAN 42 KT 2609230514-PERM
- closed Runway 12/30 Northwest 123 ft closed except approach speed more than 42 knots until further notice · CEC 09/058
as issued
!CEC 09/058 CEC RWY 12/30 NORTHWEST 123FT CLSD EXC APCH SPEED MORE THAN 42 KT 2609230514-PERM
MFR: 10 notices in force, 1 starting within a week. all of them, grouped →
- closed Apron Million AIR Ramp west 500 ft closed construction lighted and barricaded until Fri 30 Oct, 4:59 pm PDT (23:59 UTC) · MFR 09/034
as issued
!MFR 09/034 MFR APRON MILLION AIR RAMP W 500FT CLSD CONST LGTD AND BARRICADED 2610051300-2610302359
- closed Taxiway B2 closed until Fri 30 Oct, 4:59 pm PDT (23:59 UTC) · MFR 09/035
as issued
!MFR 09/035 MFR TWY B2 CLSD 2610051300-2610302359
No airspace, navigation-aid or obstruction notice near the line.
From the FAA's notice service (NOTAMs), the site's copy refreshed every few minutes; last checked 2 minutes ago. The FAA has so far issued eFlight its test feed, which misses some notices (checked against the FAA's own search on 12 October: about a third missing at Santa Barbara and Burbank, none at Atlanta or Las Vegas); the request for the full feed is with the FAA. Times are local to the field. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools.
Daylight
Sunset at CEC 6:37 pm PDT (01:37 UTC), at MFR 6:31 pm PDT (01:31 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:59 pm PDT (01:59 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MFR is before sunrise there (7:21 am PDT (14:21 UTC)).
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times.
The wind over the route live wind map, from Windy.com · drag the time bar for the coming hours; the level menu changes the height
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction, at the surface unless you pick a height. Map and forecast by Windy.com; a second opinion beside the government's winds-aloft table above.
Radar and forecast charts for the regions crossed government pictures, the latest each time the page loads · the turbulence and icing forecasts: turbulence ↗ · icing ↗










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: Jack MC Namara Field, Rogue Valley Intl/Medford Airport.
