Rogue Valley Intl/Medford Airport to Jack Northrop Fld/Hawthorne Municipal MFR → HHR
551 nautical miles (634 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 156°, about 140° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 39 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 31-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:38 am PDT (09:38 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: 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
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 285 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 492 to 511 nm out.
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 02:00–09:00 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 6 forecast points nearest it (SIY, RBL, SAC, FAT, WJF, ONT). 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 | 100° at 7 kt | +5 kt | 115 kt | 4 h 47 min | 3:46 am PDT (10:46 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 160° at 7 kt | +7 kt | 3 °C | 113 kt | 4 h 53 min | 3:52 am PDT (10:52 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 180° at 7 kt | +7 kt | 2 °C | 113 kt | 4 h 53 min | 3:52 am PDT (10:52 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 210° at 8 kt | +5 kt | -2 °C | 115 kt | 4 h 47 min | 3:46 am PDT (10:46 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 7 kt | +1 kt | -5 °C | 119 kt | 4 h 38 min | 3:37 am PDT (10:37 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 290° at 8 kt | −5 kt | -8 °C | 125 kt | 4 h 24 min | 3:23 am PDT (10:23 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 320° at 12 kt | −11 kt | -11 °C | 131 kt | 4 h 12 min | 3:11 am PDT (10:11 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 330° at 17 kt | −17 kt | -14 °C | 137 kt | 4 h 01 min | 3:00 am PDT (10:00 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 330° at 19 kt | −19 kt | -15 °C | 139 kt | 3 h 58 min | 2:57 am PDT (09:57 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 340° at 32 kt | −31 kt | -23 °C | 151 kt | 3 h 39 min | 2:38 am PDT (09:38 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 22 kt | −20 kt | -32 °C | 140 kt | 3 h 56 min | 2:55 am PDT (09:55 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 21 kt | −4 kt | -37 °C | 124 kt | 4 h 27 min | 3:26 am PDT (10:26 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 32 kt | +8 kt | -43 °C | 112 kt | 4 h 55 min | 3:54 am PDT (10:54 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
| 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 | 050/17 1° | 010/16 -5° | 360/26 -8° | 360/71 -14° | 360/94 -23° | 360/88 -37° | 350/41 -40° | 290/17 -41° | |
| RBL | used from 98 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 020/16 | 360/6 5° | L/V -2° | 340/10 -8° | 360/59 -15° | 360/87 -23° | 360/68 -35° | 330/28 -37° | 260/26 -42° |
| SAC | used from 197 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 110/6 | L/V 4° | 010/11 -2° | 350/11 -7° | 340/24 -16° | 360/44 -23° | 330/24 -30° | 270/21 -35° | 230/23 -43° |
| FAT | used from 295 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 130/16 | 160/20 5° | 190/28 -1° | 210/25 -5° | 220/27 -15° | 230/21 -26° | 220/42 -29° | 220/44 -35° | 220/44 -44° |
| WJF | used from 442 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 200/28 6° | 210/28 3° | 210/29 -4° | 210/28 -14° | 220/41 -20° | 220/47 -29° | 220/46 -37° | 220/53 -44° | |
| ONT | used from 541 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 190/8 | 190/19 6° | 210/23 4° | 210/29 -3° | 210/47 -13° | 210/49 -19° | 220/47 -30° | 220/50 -36° | 220/55 -43° |
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 | 39 nm out, 2 nm east of the line | no report just now | 2,651 ft | ||||
| RDD Redding, CA | 108 nm out, 22 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 505 ft | ||||
| CIC Chico, CA | 157 nm out, 21 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 240 ft | ||||
| GOO Grass Valley, CA | 206 nm out, 2 nm east of the line | no report just now | 3,157 ft | ||||
| PVF Placerville, CA | 236 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 2,585 ft | ||||
| MER Atwater, CA | 315 nm out, 23 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 190 ft | ||||
| FAT Fresno, CA | 364 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 335 ft | ||||
| DLO Delano, CA | 433 nm out, 1 nm west of the line | no report just now | 314 ft | ||||
| BFL Bakersfield, CA | 452 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 509 ft | ||||
| VNY Van Nuys, CA | 531 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 802 ft | ||||
| HHR Hawthorne, CA | destination | no report just now | 65 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 HHR when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:38 am PDT (09:38 UTC)
HHR 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 9 nm from the route, 206 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 16 nm from the route, 324 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA
- 4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 19 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at MFR 6:34 pm PDT (01:34 UTC), at HHR 6:23 pm PDT (01:23 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:48 pm PDT (01:48 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at HHR is before sunrise there (6:55 am PDT (13:55 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, Jack Northrop Fld/Hawthorne Municipal.