Portland International to Jacqueline Cochran Regional PDX → TRM
777 nautical miles (894 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 155°, about 139° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 19 min at the quickest height in today's winds (7,500 ft, a 3-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:28 pm PDT (06:28 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: 1 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
- SIGMET W72W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 6:55 pm PDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 478 to 478 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 112355 MKCW WST 112355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 72W VALID UNTIL 0155Z NV FROM 60SSW BAM-60W ELY-OAL-40WNW OAL-60SSW BAM AREA TS MOV FROM 23020KT. TOPS TO FL300.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 90 to 139 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 14,000 ft. Near the route, 100 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 438 to 608 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the last 159 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 647 to 727 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 707 to 737 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 6E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the destination end.
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 PDX.
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 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 (PDX, RDM, LKV, RNO, BIH, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 260° at 5 kt | −1 kt | 3 °C | 121 kt | 6 h 25 min | 11:34 pm PDT (06:34 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 290° at 5 kt | −3 kt | -1 °C | 123 kt | 6 h 19 min | 11:28 pm PDT (06:28 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 260° at 7 kt | −2 kt | -1 °C | 122 kt | 6 h 22 min | 11:31 pm PDT (06:31 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 11 kt | +1 kt | -6 °C | 119 kt | 6 h 32 min | 11:41 pm PDT (06:41 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 12 kt | +2 kt | -9 °C | 118 kt | 6 h 35 min | 11:44 pm PDT (06:44 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 12 kt | +2 kt | -13 °C | 118 kt | 6 h 35 min | 11:44 pm PDT (06:44 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 12 kt | +2 kt | -16 °C | 118 kt | 6 h 35 min | 11:44 pm PDT (06:44 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 12 kt | +2 kt | -17 °C | 118 kt | 6 h 35 min | 11:44 pm PDT (06:44 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 17 kt | −2 kt | -24 °C | 122 kt | 6 h 22 min | 11:31 pm PDT (06:31 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 28 kt | +1 kt | -30 °C | 119 kt | 6 h 32 min | 11:41 pm PDT (06:41 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 32 kt | +7 kt | -34 °C | 113 kt | 6 h 53 min | 12:02 am PDT (07:02 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 35 kt | +7 kt | -42 °C | 113 kt | 6 h 53 min | 12:02 am PDT (07:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDX | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 330/7 | 360/13 0° | 040/22 -6° | 030/23 -12° | 020/64 -18° | 010/93 -25° | 010/91 -39° | 360/62 -40° | 350/41 -43° |
| RDM | used from 50 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 010/15 -2° | 030/21 -8° | 020/26 -12° | 020/46 -22° | 010/72 -27° | 360/47 -34° | 340/31 -35° | 320/20 -40° | |
| LKV | used from 149 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 010/18 -6° | 280/7 -11° | 290/9 -22° | 280/13 -27° | 290/20 -31° | 260/19 -34° | 260/27 -39° | ||
| RNO | used from 299 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 320/7 | 260/13 1° | 230/21 -7° | 210/38 -17° | 220/43 -26° | 230/54 -29° | 230/59 -32° | 230/54 -41° | |
| BIH | used from 448 nm out; 58 nm from the line | L/V | 210/14 6° | 210/20 -2° | 230/26 -14° | 220/32 -24° | 220/63 -27° | 220/56 -35° | 230/50 -44° | |
| WJF | used from 598 nm out; 90 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 697 nm out; 58 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDX Portland, OR | departure | no report just now | 30 ft | ||||
| UAO Aurora, OR | 20 nm out, 16 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 199 ft | ||||
| RDM Redmond, OR | 100 nm out, 23 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,081 ft | ||||
| LKV Lakeview, OR | 229 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 4,734 ft | ||||
| AAT Alturas, CA | 259 nm out, 19 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 4,378 ft | ||||
| HTH Hawthorne, NV | 458 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | no report just now | 4,230 ft | ||||
| BIH Bishop, CA | 528 nm out, 19 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 4,124 ft | ||||
| DAG Daggett, CA | 697 nm out, 3 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,930 ft | ||||
| PSP Palm Springs, CA | 757 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 476 ft | ||||
| TRM Palm Springs, CA | destination | no report just now | -114 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,734 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At TRM when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:28 pm PDT (06:28 UTC)
TRM has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8887 Indio, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 12 October · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at PDX 6:30 pm PDT (01:30 UTC), at TRM 6:14 pm PDT (01:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:39 pm PDT (01:39 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at TRM is before sunrise there (6:46 am PDT (13:46 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: Portland International, Jacqueline Cochran Regional.