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Gerald R Ford International to Monterey Regional GRR → MRY

1,705 nautical miles (1,962 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 270°, about 276° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 16 h 05 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 14-knot headwind), arriving about 12:41 pm PDT (19:41 UTC). Right now GRR is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 knots; MRY is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 3 knots. 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 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 2C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 12:55 am EDT (04:55 UTC). Over the route from 887 to 897 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120255
    MKCC WST 120255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 2C
    VALID UNTIL 0455Z
    NE CO WY
    FROM 40SE CZI-30WNW BFF-30SSE LAR-70NW LAR-40SE CZI
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • SIGMET W12W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 12:55 am EDT (04:55 UTC). Over the route from 1426 to 1506 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120255
    MKCW WST 120255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 12W
    VALID UNTIL 0455Z
    NV
    FROM 40SSE TWF-10W ELY-30SE OAL-30W OAL-70WSW TWF-40SSE TWF
    AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 10 nm of the route.
  • 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). Over the route from 319 to 748 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 748 to 1216 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 808 to 1396 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 887 to 1117 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1017 to 1416 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Near the route, 1077 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1117 to 1436 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 1406 to 1585 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 50 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 GRR.

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 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 15 forecast points nearest it (MKG, JOT, DBQ, MCW, OMA, ONL, BFF, DEN, RKS, GJT, SLC, ELY, BIH, FAT, SFO). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft220° at 19 kt+14 kt20 °C106 kt16 h 05 min12:41 pm PDT (19:41 UTC)
6,500 ft230° at 17 kt+14 kt15 °C106 kt16 h 05 min12:41 pm PDT (19:41 UTC)
8,500 ft220° at 21 kt+17 kt9 °C103 kt16 h 33 min1:09 pm PDT (20:09 UTC)
10,500 ft220° at 21 kt+18 kt5 °C102 kt16 h 43 min1:19 pm PDT (20:19 UTC)
12,500 ft230° at 22 kt+19 kt1 °C101 kt16 h 53 min1:29 pm PDT (20:29 UTC)
14,500 ft230° at 24 kt+21 kt-3 °C99 kt17 h 13 min1:49 pm PDT (20:49 UTC)
16,500 ft230° at 26 kt+24 kt-7 °C96 kt17 h 46 min2:22 pm PDT (21:22 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 28 kt+25 kt-11 °C95 kt17 h 57 min2:33 pm PDT (21:33 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 34 kt+32 kt-22 °C88 kt19 h 22 min3:58 pm PDT (22:58 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300230° at 43 kt+40 kt-31 °C80 kt21 h 19 min5:55 pm PDT (00:55 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 48 kt+49 kt-38 °C71 kt24 h 01 min8:37 pm PDT (03:37 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390250° at 51 kt+53 kt-46 °C67 kt25 h 27 min10:03 pm PDT (05:03 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
MKGused from 0 nm out; 19 nm from the line260/22290/16 15°300/11 10°290/5 3°300/26 -9°300/32 -20°320/48 -36°320/61 -45°310/74 -53°
JOTused from 100 nm out; 79 nm from the line250/23270/22 15°250/16 10°240/9 4°280/22 -7°280/29 -19°300/29 -34°290/50 -43°300/64 -52°
DBQused from 150 nm out; 59 nm from the line230/33250/30 16°280/15 9°260/15 5°260/21 -7°260/24 -20°250/37 -33°270/42 -43°280/63 -52°
MCWused from 299 nm out; 39 nm from the line220/44250/30 17°230/14 12°240/17 6°250/22 -8°270/29 -20°250/34 -34°260/52 -43°260/59 -51°
OMAused from 399 nm out; 76 nm from the line220/47240/33 19°250/18 11°230/17 6°260/29 -8°250/33 -19°250/51 -33°260/61 -40°270/62 -49°
ONLused from 499 nm out; 62 nm from the line210/31 20°230/27 13°230/18 7°220/19 -8°240/26 -20°250/44 -35°270/52 -39°260/57 -47°
BFFused from 698 nm out; 85 nm from the line180/28220/33 15°210/31 7°230/32 -9°220/41 -21°220/40 -33°240/47 -36°250/54 -46°
DENused from 848 nm out; 75 nm from the line240/21 14°250/44 6°220/49 -8°220/49 -21°230/54 -30°240/57 -35°240/49 -45°
RKSused from 947 nm out; 104 nm from the line200/41220/44 1°220/35 -11°220/46 -24°210/53 -27°220/62 -35°230/61 -44°
GJTused from 1047 nm out; 74 nm from the line210/43 7°230/45 1°220/49 -12°220/62 -22°220/59 -28°230/60 -33°220/55 -45°
SLCused from 1097 nm out; 92 nm from the line200/5230/8 2°220/20 -2°210/40 -12°190/53 -25°210/62 -30°220/69 -34°220/64 -43°
ELYused from 1246 nm out; 71 nm from the line200/39 3°210/27 -2°210/45 -15°220/56 -24°210/60 -28°210/63 -34°220/61 -43°
BIHused from 1446 nm out; 66 nm from the lineL/V240/7 1°190/13 -3°200/26 -16°210/43 -26°220/54 -28°220/51 -35°220/47 -43°
FATused from 1595 nm out; 33 nm from the line130/16160/20 5°190/28 -1°210/25 -5°220/27 -15°230/21 -26°220/42 -29°220/44 -35°220/44 -44°
SFOused from 1695 nm out; 67 nm from the line120/13090/14 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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
GRR Grand Rapids, MI departure VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 knots 10+ mi none 793 ft 10:53 pm EDT (02:53 UTC)
MKE Milwaukee, WI 100 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line, tower VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots 10+ mi none 728 ft 02:52 UTC
ALO Waterloo, IA 299 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower VFR from the south (180°) at 11 knots 10+ mi none 873 ft 02:54 UTC
SUX Sioux City, IA 479 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower VFR from the north-northwest (340°) at 3 knots 10+ mi none 1,098 ft 02:52 UTC
TIF Thedford, NE 668 nm out, 9 nm north of the line VFR from the northeast (050°) at 6 knots 10+ mi none 2,925 ft 03:15 UTC
IBM Kimball, NE 818 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line VFR from the east (100°) at 12 knots 10+ mi none 4,925 ft 03:15 UTC
CYS Cheyenne, WY 867 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower VFR from the east (090°) at 6 knots 10+ mi none 6,159 ft 02:53 UTC
PUC Price, UT 1147 nm out, 16 nm south of the line VFR Sky: a broken layer at 5,500 feet, overcast at 7,000 feet from the south (180°) at 7 knots 10+ mi 5,500 ft 5,957 ft 02:53 UTC
DTA Delta, UT 1236 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line VFR from the north-northeast (030°) at 7 knots, gusting to 18 10+ mi none 4,759 ft 17:35 UTC
TPH Tonopah, NV 1466 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line VFR from the south-southeast (160°) at 16 knots, gusting to 26 10+ mi none 5,430 ft 02:56 UTC
MER Atwater, CA 1625 nm out, 20 nm northwest of the line, tower VFR calm 10+ mi none 190 ft 23:55 UTC
MRY Monterey, CA destination VFR Sky: overcast at 3,600 feet from the south-southwest (200°) at 3 knots 10+ mi 3,600 ft 256 ft 7:54 pm PDT (02:54 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,159 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MRY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:41 pm PDT (19:41 UTC)

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

The whole forecast for MRY
  • From Sun 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet
  • From Sun 10:00 pm PDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet
  • From Mon 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for GRR, the departure
  • From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
  • From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
  • From Mon 3:00 pm EDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
  • From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet

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 6 nm from the route, 1575 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA

Daylight

Sunset at GRR 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at MRY 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 central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · 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: Gerald R Ford International, Monterey Regional.