Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport to Redding Regional OAK → RDD
167 nautical miles (193 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 359°, about 345° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 1 h 30 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 9-knot headwind), arriving about 9:08 am PDT (16:08 UTC). Right now OAK is VFR, wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 3 knots; RDD is VFR, wind from the north (350°) at 10 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: 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 first 20 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 OAK.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B789 at 39,000 ft, 41 nm west, 6:37 am PDT (13:37 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: entered by zoa fdcs. 20 nm along the route, 41 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
STS UA /OV PYE218013/TM 1337/FL390/TP B789/TB LGT-MOD/RM ENTERED BY ZOA FDCS
- Report
- a routine report filed through STS
- Where
- 13 nm southwest (218°) of PYE
- Time
- 13:37 UTC
- Height
- at 39,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B789
- Turbulence
- light to moderate
- Remarks
- entered by zoa fdcs
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 3 forecast points nearest it (SFO, SAC, RBL). 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 | 350° at 9 kt | +9 kt | 111 kt | 1 h 30 min | 9:08 am PDT (16:08 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 350° at 11 kt | +10 kt | 3 °C | 110 kt | 1 h 31 min | 9:09 am PDT (16:09 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 350° at 12 kt | +12 kt | -2 °C | 108 kt | 1 h 33 min | 9:11 am PDT (16:11 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 350° at 22 kt | +21 kt | -3 °C | 99 kt | 1 h 41 min | 9:19 am PDT (16:19 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 350° at 33 kt | +33 kt | -6 °C | 87 kt | 1 h 55 min | 9:33 am PDT (16:33 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 350° at 44 kt | +43 kt | -8 °C | 77 kt | 2 h 10 min | 9:48 am PDT (16:48 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 350° at 54 kt | +53 kt | -10 °C | 67 kt | 2 h 30 min | 10:08 am PDT (17:08 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 350° at 62 kt | +61 kt | -12 °C | 59 kt | 2 h 50 min | 10:28 am PDT (17:28 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 350° at 65 kt | +64 kt | -24 °C | 56 kt | 2 h 59 min | 10:37 am PDT (17:37 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 350° at 64 kt | +63 kt | -40 °C | 57 kt | 2 h 56 min | 10:34 am PDT (17:34 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 340° at 52 kt | +50 kt | -46 °C | 70 kt | 2 h 23 min | 10:01 am PDT (17:01 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 310° at 28 kt | +19 kt | -46 °C | 101 kt | 1 h 39 min | 9:17 am PDT (16:17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | used from 0 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 010/6 | 360/13 5° | 360/17 -3° | 350/39 -2° | 350/56 -11° | 350/57 -24° | 350/59 -40° | 340/50 -46° | 320/30 -47° |
| SAC | used from 49 nm out; 44 nm from the line | L/V | 320/8 4° | 330/12 -3° | 350/25 -6° | 350/63 -12° | 340/65 -24° | 340/60 -40° | 340/45 -45° | 290/24 -45° |
| RBL | used from 98 nm out; 23 nm from the line | 350/16 | 350/11 4° | 350/10 -2° | 350/29 -6° | 350/65 -13° | 350/72 -25° | 350/71 -41° | 350/58 -46° | 320/31 -45° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK Oakland, CA | departure | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,600 feet | from the east-northeast (060°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 9 ft | 6:53 am PDT (13:53 UTC) |
| APC Napa, CA | 30 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the north (360°) at 6 knots | 8 mi | none | 35 ft | 13:54 UTC |
| DWA Davis/Woodland/Winters, CA | 49 nm out, 18 nm east of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,600 feet | from the north (350°) at 8 knots, gusting to 14 | 10+ mi | none | 100 ft | 14:15 UTC |
| WLW Willows, CA | 108 nm out, 2 nm east of the line | no report just now | 141 ft | ||||
| CIC Chico, CA | 128 nm out, 20 nm east of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 240 ft | 14:15 UTC |
| RDD Redding, CA | destination | VFR | from the north (350°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 505 ft | 6:53 am PDT (13:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 505 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At RDD when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:08 am PDT (16:08 UTC)
Wind from the north at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for RDD
- From Mon 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 8:00 am PDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 pm PDT (05:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for OAK, the departure
- From Mon 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the east at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 8 knots, 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 OAK 6:34 pm PDT (01:34 UTC), at RDD 6:32 pm PDT (01:32 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:59 pm PDT (01:59 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: Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport, Redding Regional.