Rogue Valley Intl/Medford Airport to California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County MFR → ACV
101 nautical miles (116 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 214°, about 198° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 34 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 58-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:42 am PDT (17:42 UTC). Right now MFR is VFR, wind calm; ACV is IFR, wind from the west (260°) at 5 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: 8 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
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 9 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 MFR.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- E75L at 34,000 ft, 38 nm northeast, 9:16 am PDT (16:16 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zse. At the departure end, 38 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
MFR UA /OV OED011033/TM 1616/FL340/TP E75L/TB CONS MOD CHOP/RM ZSE
- Report
- a routine report filed through MFR
- Where
- 33 nm north (011°) of OED
- Time
- 16:16 UTC
- Height
- at 34,000 ft
- Aircraft
- E75L
- Turbulence
- continuous moderate chop
- Remarks
- zse
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 2 forecast points nearest it (SIY, FOT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 030° at 13 kt | −13 kt | -1 °C | 133 kt | 46 min | 10:54 am PDT (17:54 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 030° at 17 kt | −17 kt | 1 °C | 137 kt | 44 min | 10:52 am PDT (17:52 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 020° at 25 kt | −24 kt | -1 °C | 144 kt | 42 min | 10:50 am PDT (17:50 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 010° at 34 kt | −30 kt | -3 °C | 150 kt | 40 min | 10:48 am PDT (17:48 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 360° at 42 kt | −35 kt | -5 °C | 155 kt | 39 min | 10:47 am PDT (17:47 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 360° at 49 kt | −40 kt | -8 °C | 160 kt | 38 min | 10:46 am PDT (17:46 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 360° at 56 kt | −44 kt | -11 °C | 164 kt | 37 min | 10:45 am PDT (17:45 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 360° at 61 kt | −48 kt | -13 °C | 168 kt | 36 min | 10:44 am PDT (17:44 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 350° at 69 kt | −50 kt | -24 °C | 170 kt | 36 min | 10:44 am PDT (17:44 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 350° at 80 kt | −58 kt | -40 °C | 178 kt | 34 min | 10:42 am PDT (17:42 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 350° at 70 kt | −51 kt | -47 °C | 171 kt | 35 min | 10:43 am PDT (17:43 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 340° at 56 kt | −31 kt | -48 °C | 151 kt | 40 min | 10:48 am PDT (17:48 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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; 35 nm from the line | 050/11 -1° | 020/22 -5° | 360/37 -7° | 360/69 -13° | 350/75 -25° | 350/70 -40° | 350/58 -46° | 330/41 -45° | |
| FOT | used from 46 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 020/13 | 020/19 4° | 010/32 1° | 360/44 -1° | 350/55 -13° | 350/64 -24° | 350/88 -40° | 350/80 -47° | 340/69 -50° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MFR Medford, OR | departure | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 1,335 ft | 9:53 am PDT (16:53 UTC) |
| ACV Arcata/Eureka, CA | destination | IFR Sky: a few clouds at 300 feet Weather: haze | from the west (260°) at 5 knots | 2.5 mi | none | 222 ft | 10:03 am PDT (17:03 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.
At ACV when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:42 am PDT (17:42 UTC)
Wind from the east-northeast at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for ACV
- From Mon 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 12 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for MFR, the departure
- From Mon 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 8,000 feet
- From Mon 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 9:00 pm PDT (04:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at MFR 6:32 pm PDT (01:32 UTC), at ACV 6:39 pm PDT (01:39 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:06 pm PDT (02:06 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
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: Rogue Valley Intl/Medford Airport, California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County.