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Rogue Valley Intl/Medford Airport to San Diego International MFR → SAN

639 nautical miles (735 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 153°, about 137° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 57 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 9-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:06 pm PDT (06:06 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MFR is VFR, wind from the north (350°) at 16 knots, gusting to 21; SAN is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (250°) at 6 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: 727 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 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Near the route, 319 nm along the route.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 479 to 569 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 6E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 120 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

B38M at 14,000 ft, 47 nm northeast, 5:13 pm PDT (00:13 UTC): moderate turbulence, light rime icing, 8 °C. 559 nm along the route, 47 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ONT UA /OV ONT053034/TM 0013/FL140/TP B38M/TA 08/TB MODERATE TURBULENCE/IC LIGHT RIME ICE 190 - 170
```
Report
a routine report filed through ONT
Where
34 nm northeast (053°) of ONT
Time
00:13 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Temperature
8 °C
Turbulence
moderate turbulence
Icing
light rime ice at 19,000 ft at 17,000 ft
PA32 at 6,500 ft, 23 nm north, 3:23 pm PDT (22:23 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the departure end, 23 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MFR UA /OV BROKN/TM 2223/FL065/TP PA32/TB LT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through MFR
Where
brokn
Time
22:23 UTC
Height
at 6,500 ft
Aircraft
PA32
Turbulence
lt chop
B772 at 37,000 ft, 22 nm northeast, 4:31 pm PDT (23:31 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: zse. 50 nm along the route, 22 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LMT UA /OV LMT186024/TM 2331/FL370/TP B772/TB CONS LGT-MOD/RM ZSE
```
Report
a routine report filed through LMT
Where
24 nm south (186°) of LMT
Time
23:31 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B772
Turbulence
continuous light to moderate
Remarks
zse
B739 at 33,000 ft, 6 nm northeast, 4:01 pm PDT (23:01 UTC): remarks: mountain wave 10 knots zlawc. 519 nm along the route, 6 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SDB UA /OV PMD/TM 2301/FL330/TP B739/RM MTN WAVE /- 10 KT /ZLAWC AWC-WEB
```
Report
a routine report filed through SDB
Where
over PMD
Time
23:01 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Remarks
mountain wave 10 knots zlawc
B739 at 33,000 ft, 20 nm east, 4:02 pm PDT (23:02 UTC): remarks: mountain wave 10 knots zlawc. 529 nm along the route, 20 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DRA UA /OV VCV242015/TM 2302/FL330/TP B739/RM MTN WAVE /- 10 KT /ZLAWC AWC-WEB
```
Report
a routine report filed through DRA
Where
15 nm southwest (242°) of VCV
Time
23:02 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Remarks
mountain wave 10 knots zlawc
B739 at 4,000 ft, 19 nm west, 5:32 pm PDT (00:32 UTC): overcast above 4,000 ft. 539 nm along the route, 19 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BUR UA /OV BUR/TM 0032/FL040/TP B739/SK OVC040
```
Report
a routine report filed through BUR
Where
over BUR
Time
00:32 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Sky
overcast from 4,000 ft
B757 at 4,000 ft, 19 nm southwest, 3:38 pm PDT (22:38 UTC): remarks: reduced visibility below the ceiling ILS25L. 549 nm along the route, 19 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAX UA /OV LAX070010/TM 2238/FL040/TP B757/SK TOPS050 BASES040/RM REDUCED VISIBILITY BELOW THE CEILING. ILS25L
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAX
Where
10 nm east (070°) of LAX
Time
22:38 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
B757
Sky
TOPS050 BASES040
Remarks
reduced visibility below the ceiling ILS25L
B737 at 4,000 ft, 27 nm west, 3:37 pm PDT (22:37 UTC): a broken layer from 4,000 ft to 5,000 ft. 549 nm along the route, 27 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
KLAX UA /OV KLAX/TM 2237/FL040/TP B737/SK BKN040-TOP050
```
Report
a routine report filed through KLAX
Where
over KLAX
Time
22:37 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
a broken layer from 4,000 ft, tops 5,000 ft
A320 at 3,500 ft, 28 nm west, 3:13 pm PDT (22:13 UTC): a broken layer above 3,500 ft, remarks: during the descent RY25L. 549 nm along the route, 28 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAX UA /OV LAX/TM 2213/FL035/TP A320/SK BKN-BASE035/RM DURD RY25L
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAX
Where
over LAX
Time
22:13 UTC
Height
at 3,500 ft
Aircraft
A320
Sky
BKN-BASE035
Remarks
during the descent RY25L
E75S at 5,000 ft, 20 nm southwest, 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 559 nm along the route, 20 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LGB UA /OV LGB180003/TM 0000/FL050/TP E75S/SK OVC43-TOP050
```
Report
a routine report filed through LGB
Where
3 nm south (180°) of LGB
Time
00:00 UTC
Height
at 5,000 ft
Aircraft
E75S
Sky
OVC43-TOP050
B739 at 3,400 ft, 21 nm west, 4:55 pm PDT (23:55 UTC): overcast above 5,400 ft, remarks: bases 3,500 ft. 559 nm along the route, 21 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
KLAX UA /OV 10 E LAX/TM 2355/FL034/TP B739/SK OVC054/RM BASES 035
```
Report
a routine report filed through KLAX
Where
10 east lax
Time
23:55 UTC
Height
at 3,400 ft
Aircraft
B739
Sky
overcast from 5,400 ft
Remarks
bases 3,500 ft
C172 at 1,400 ft, 24 nm southwest, 3:53 pm PDT (22:53 UTC): remarks: base 3,400 ft. 559 nm along the route, 24 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOA UA /OV 4 E KTOA/TM 2253/FL014/TP C172/RM BASE 034
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOA
Where
4 east KTOA
Time
22:53 UTC
Height
at 1,400 ft
Aircraft
C172
Remarks
base 3,400 ft
B737 at 5,000 ft, 22 nm southwest, 3:30 pm PDT (22:30 UTC): a broken layer from 3,300 ft to 5,000 ft. 559 nm along the route, 22 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LGB UA /OV KLGB180005/TM 2230/FL050/TP B737/SK BKN033-TOPS050
```
Report
a routine report filed through LGB
Where
5 nm south (180°) of KLGB
Time
22:30 UTC
Height
at 5,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Sky
a broken layer from 3,300 ft, tops 5,000 ft
A20N at 5,300 ft, 10 nm southwest, 6:00 pm PDT (01:00 UTC): a broken layer from 4,300 ft to 5,300 ft. 569 nm along the route, 10 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SNA UA /OV SNA/TM 0100/FL053/TP A20N/SK BKN043-TOP053
```
Report
a routine report filed through SNA
Where
over SNA
Time
01:00 UTC
Height
at 5,300 ft
Aircraft
A20N
Sky
a broken layer from 4,300 ft, tops 5,300 ft

11 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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 7 forecast points nearest it (SIY, RBL, SAC, FAT, WJF, ONT, SAN). 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	230° at 3 kt	+1 kt		119 kt	5 h 22 min	11:31 pm PDT (06:31 UTC)
5,500 ft	220° at 5 kt	+2 kt	6 °C	118 kt	5 h 25 min	11:34 pm PDT (06:34 UTC)
7,500 ft	230° at 8 kt	+3 kt	4 °C	117 kt	5 h 28 min	11:37 pm PDT (06:37 UTC)
9,500 ft	230° at 11 kt	+3 kt	0 °C	117 kt	5 h 28 min	11:37 pm PDT (06:37 UTC)
11,500 ft	230° at 15 kt	+4 kt	-4 °C	116 kt	5 h 31 min	11:40 pm PDT (06:40 UTC)
13,500 ft	240° at 15 kt	+2 kt	-7 °C	118 kt	5 h 25 min	11:34 pm PDT (06:34 UTC)
15,500 ft	250° at 15 kt	−1 kt	-11 °C	121 kt	5 h 17 min	11:26 pm PDT (06:26 UTC)
17,500 ft	260° at 15 kt	−3 kt	-14 °C	123 kt	5 h 12 min	11:21 pm PDT (06:21 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	260° at 15 kt	−4 kt	-15 °C	124 kt	5 h 09 min	11:18 pm PDT (06:18 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	270° at 22 kt	−9 kt	-23 °C	129 kt	4 h 57 min	11:06 pm PDT (06:06 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 28 kt	−3 kt	-29 °C	123 kt	5 h 12 min	11:21 pm PDT (06:21 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	240° at 31 kt	+1 kt	-34 °C	119 kt	5 h 22 min	11:31 pm PDT (06:31 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	240° at 37 kt	+5 kt	-42 °C	115 kt	5 h 33 min	11:42 pm PDT (06:42 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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		020/15 4°	020/16 -5°	010/11 -10°	010/47 -18°	360/70 -25°	350/58 -34°	330/46 -35°	300/23 -40°
RBL	used from 100 nm out; 35 nm from the line	350/10	350/7 6°	L/V -1°	320/6 -8°	340/24 -18°	340/38 -24°	330/32 -30°	300/25 -34°	270/37 -40°
SAC	used from 200 nm out; 48 nm from the line	270/5	L/V 5°	L/V -1°	240/11 -5°	250/22 -15°	270/25 -24°	260/31 -27°	240/39 -33°	240/39 -42°
FAT	used from 299 nm out; 44 nm from the line	180/7	170/9 7°	200/20 3°	210/27 -3°	240/27 -14°	230/38 -24°	220/57 -27°	230/42 -33°	230/41 -44°
WJF	used from 449 nm out; 34 nm from the line		220/30 8°	240/28 5°	230/34 -2°	220/34 -13°	220/48 -20°	220/47 -29°	210/48 -34°	220/52 -44°
ONT	used from 549 nm out; 21 nm from the line	230/11	200/17 6°	230/27 4°	230/32 -2°	210/39 -12°	220/51 -20°	220/48 -29°	210/51 -34°	210/52 -44°
SAN	used from 599 nm out; 20 nm from the line	200/10	240/19 9°	240/27 5°	230/22 -1°	220/40 -10°	220/49 -19°	220/54 -29°	220/61 -35°	220/56 -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	VFR	from the north (350°) at 16 knots, gusting to 21	10+ mi	none	1,335 ft	5:53 pm PDT (00:53 UTC)
SIY Montague, CA	40 nm out, 0 nm east of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 9,000 feet	from the north (350°) at 13 knots, gusting to 20	10+ mi	none	2,651 ft	00:53 UTC
BLU Emigrant Gap, CA	210 nm out, 6 nm east of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	5,283 ft	00:52 UTC
MPI Mariposa, CA	319 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line	no report just now				2,254 ft
FAT Fresno, CA	369 nm out, 15 nm west of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	335 ft	00:53 UTC
PTV Porterville, CA	419 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the west (270°) at 12 knots	8 mi	none	443 ft	00:56 UTC
WJF Lancaster, CA	509 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the southwest (220°) at 18 knots, gusting to 29	10+ mi	none	2,350 ft	00:56 UTC
PMD Palmdale, CA	519 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-southwest (240°) at 18 knots	10+ mi	none	2,542 ft	00:53 UTC
CRQ Carlsbad, CA	619 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,700 feet, overcast at 3,600 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	2,700 ft	330 ft	00:53 UTC
SAN San Diego, CA	destination	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,100 feet, overcast at 4,300 feet	from the west-southwest (250°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	3,100 ft	16 ft	5:51 pm PDT (00:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 5,283 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SAN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:06 pm PDT (06:06 UTC)

Wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet VFR

The whole forecast for SAN

From Sun 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,800 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet and more above
From Sun 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Mon 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet

The forecast for MFR, the departure

From Sun 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 9,000 feet
From Sun 9:00 pm PDT (04:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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 18 nm from the route, 200 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 3 nm from the route, 329 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA
6/8783 38NM NE BAKERSFIELD, CA, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Friday, October 23, 2026 UTC 15 nm from the route, 449 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 23 October · ZLA
4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 6 nm from the route, 569 nm along the route · security · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at MFR 6:34 pm PDT (01:34 UTC), at SAN 6:19 pm PDT (01:19 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:44 pm PDT (01:44 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SAN is before sunrise there (6:50 am PDT (13:50 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 Pacific Northwest · loop National Weather Service

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Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Rogue Valley Intl/Medford Airport, San Diego International.