Plan a flight · Mon 1:17 am PDT (08:17 UTC)

Rogue Valley Intl/Medford Airport to Sacramento International MFR → SMF

229 nautical miles (263 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 165°, about 149° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 1 h 08 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 82-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:25 am PDT (09:25 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MFR is VFR, wind from the south (170°) at 4 knots; SMF is VFR, wind from the southeast (130°) at 4 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 whole 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 10,000 ft, 24 nm east, 10:40 pm PDT (05:40 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence, remarks: during the descent rnav-z runway 32 100-60. 10 nm along the route, 24 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
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MFR UA /OV ACLOB/TM 0540/FL100/TP E75L/TB LGT-MOD CHOP/RM DURD RNAV-Z RWY32 100-60
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Report
a routine report filed through MFR
Where
aclob
Time
05:40 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
light to moderate chop
Remarks
during the descent rnav-z runway 32 100-60

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 3 forecast points nearest it (SIY, RBL, SAC). 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	020° at 11 kt	−9 kt		129 kt	1 h 47 min	3:04 am PDT (10:04 UTC)
5,500 ft	040° at 10 kt	−6 kt	1 °C	126 kt	1 h 49 min	3:06 am PDT (10:06 UTC)
7,500 ft	020° at 9 kt	−7 kt	0 °C	127 kt	1 h 48 min	3:05 am PDT (10:05 UTC)
9,500 ft	010° at 10 kt	−9 kt	-4 °C	129 kt	1 h 47 min	3:04 am PDT (10:04 UTC)
11,500 ft	360° at 15 kt	−15 kt	-7 °C	135 kt	1 h 42 min	2:59 am PDT (09:59 UTC)
13,500 ft	360° at 28 kt	−27 kt	-10 °C	147 kt	1 h 33 min	2:50 am PDT (09:50 UTC)
15,500 ft	360° at 42 kt	−41 kt	-12 °C	161 kt	1 h 25 min	2:42 am PDT (09:42 UTC)
17,500 ft	360° at 56 kt	−54 kt	-14 °C	174 kt	1 h 19 min	2:36 am PDT (09:36 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	360° at 59 kt	−58 kt	-15 °C	178 kt	1 h 17 min	2:34 am PDT (09:34 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	360° at 84 kt	−82 kt	-23 °C	202 kt	1 h 08 min	2:25 am PDT (09:25 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	360° at 71 kt	−69 kt	-35 °C	189 kt	1 h 13 min	2:30 am PDT (09:30 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	340° at 31 kt	−30 kt	-38 °C	150 kt	1 h 32 min	2:49 am PDT (09:49 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 20 kt	−4 kt	-42 °C	124 kt	1 h 51 min	3:08 am PDT (10:08 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; 16 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 99 nm out; 14 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 199 nm out; 27 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°

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 south (170°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	1,335 ft	12:53 am PDT (07:53 UTC)
SIY Montague, CA	40 nm out, 8 nm east of the line	VFR	from the north (360°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	2,651 ft	07:53 UTC
RDD Redding, CA	119 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the north (360°) at 12 knots, gusting to 21	10+ mi	none	505 ft	07:53 UTC
CIC Chico, CA	159 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 12,000 feet	from the east-southeast (120°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	240 ft	04:15 UTC
MYV Marysville, CA	209 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line	VFR	variable at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	64 ft	19:53 UTC
SMF Sacramento, CA	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 11,000 feet	from the southeast (130°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	26 ft	12:53 am PDT (07:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,651 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SMF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:25 am PDT (09:25 UTC)

Wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for SMF

From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for MFR, the departure

From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 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

6/3475 BEALE AFB, CA, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, 209 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZOA

Daylight

Sunset at MFR 6:32 pm PDT (01:32 UTC), at SMF 6:31 pm PDT (01:31 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:57 pm PDT (01:57 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SMF is before sunrise there (7:12 am PDT (14:12 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

Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

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, Sacramento International.