Rogue Valley Intl/Medford Airport to Fresno Yosemite International MFR → FAT
366 nautical miles (422 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 156°, about 140° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 1 h 58 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 66-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:40 am PDT (12:40 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 2 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 whole route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 109 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
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 4 forecast points nearest it (SIY, RBL, SAC, FAT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 010° at 2 kt | −2 kt | 122 kt | 3 h | 6:42 am PDT (13:42 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 060° at 3 kt | 0 | -1 °C | 120 kt | 3 h 03 min | 6:45 am PDT (13:45 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 030° at 4 kt | −2 kt | -1 °C | 122 kt | 3 h | 6:42 am PDT (13:42 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 010° at 7 kt | −6 kt | -5 °C | 126 kt | 2 h 54 min | 6:36 am PDT (13:36 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 350° at 15 kt | −14 kt | -7 °C | 134 kt | 2 h 44 min | 6:26 am PDT (13:26 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 350° at 27 kt | −26 kt | -9 °C | 146 kt | 2 h 30 min | 6:12 am PDT (13:12 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 360° at 41 kt | −38 kt | -11 °C | 158 kt | 2 h 19 min | 6:01 am PDT (13:01 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 360° at 55 kt | −51 kt | -13 °C | 171 kt | 2 h 08 min | 5:50 am PDT (12:50 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 360° at 58 kt | −54 kt | -13 °C | 174 kt | 2 h 06 min | 5:48 am PDT (12:48 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 350° at 68 kt | −66 kt | -24 °C | 186 kt | 1 h 58 min | 5:40 am PDT (12:40 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 350° at 57 kt | −56 kt | -37 °C | 176 kt | 2 h 05 min | 5:47 am PDT (12:47 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 36 kt | −35 kt | -42 °C | 155 kt | 2 h 22 min | 6:04 am PDT (13:04 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 23 kt | −8 kt | -43 °C | 128 kt | 2 h 52 min | 6:34 am PDT (13:34 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th 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; 15 nm from the line | 060/14 -1° | 030/21 -4° | 010/29 -8° | 360/75 -13° | 350/77 -24° | 350/74 -39° | 340/57 -45° | 300/20 -42° | |
| RBL | used from 99 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 350/14 | 320/9 4° | 290/7 -3° | 350/22 -7° | 360/75 -13° | 350/79 -24° | 350/74 -39° | 340/49 -43° | 280/23 -43° |
| SAC | used from 198 nm out; 40 nm from the line | L/V | L/V 4° | 340/9 -4° | 340/22 -8° | 360/71 -12° | 360/82 -23° | 350/58 -37° | 310/30 -40° | 270/25 -44° |
| FAT | used from 297 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 140/11 | 180/15 3° | 150/14 -3° | 200/14 -6° | 240/17 -16° | 320/25 -23° | 270/22 -31° | 240/29 -37° | 230/36 -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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MFR Medford, OR | departure | no report just now | 1,335 ft | ||||
| SIY Montague, CA | 40 nm out, 2 nm east of the line | no report just now | 2,651 ft | ||||
| RDD Redding, CA | 109 nm out, 23 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 505 ft | ||||
| CIC Chico, CA | 158 nm out, 22 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 240 ft | ||||
| OVE Oroville, CA | 178 nm out, 19 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 194 ft | ||||
| GOO Grass Valley, CA | 208 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 3,157 ft | ||||
| CPU San Andreas, CA | 277 nm out, 10 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,327 ft | ||||
| MER Atwater, CA | 317 nm out, 24 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 190 ft | ||||
| MAE Madera, CA | 347 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 255 ft | ||||
| FAT Fresno, CA | destination | no report just now | 335 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,157 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At FAT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:40 am PDT (12:40 UTC)
FAT has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/3475 BEALE AFB, CA, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 10 nm from the route, 208 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZOA
- 6/7094 45NM NE MERCED, CA, Sunday, October 4, 2026 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 UTC 15 nm from the route, 327 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA
Daylight
Sunset at MFR 6:32 pm PDT (01:32 UTC), at FAT 6:25 pm PDT (01:25 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:51 pm PDT (01:51 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at FAT is before sunrise there (7:03 am PDT (14:03 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, Fresno Yosemite International.