Plan a flight · Sun 11:53 pm PDT (06:53 UTC)

Palm Springs International to Roberts Fld/Redmond Municipal PSP → RDM

662 nautical miles (762 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 342°, about 329° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 01 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 12-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:54 am PDT (11:54 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now PSP is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots; RDM is VFR, wind calm. 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: 3 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 W15W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 28,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 12:55 am PDT (07:55 UTC). Near the route, 267 nm along the route.
as issued
```
WSUS33 KKCI 120555
MKCW WST 120555
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 15W
VALID UNTIL 0755Z
UT NV
FROM 60WNW BVL-10NE BVL-80E OAL-40SE OAL-20W OAL-60WNW BVL
AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL280.
```
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the first 10 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the first 188 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Near the route, 168 nm along the route.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 247 nm of the route.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Near the route, 622 nm along 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 PSP.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

PC12 at 17,000 ft, 19 nm east, 9:52 pm PDT (04:52 UTC): moderate turbulence, moderate rime icing, -15 °C, remarks: entered by zoa fdcs. 257 nm along the route, 19 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TPH UA /OV OAL/TM 0452/FL 170/TP PC12/TA M15/TB MOD/IC MOD RIME/RM ENTERED BY ZOA FDCS AWC-WEB
```
Report
a routine report filed through TPH
Where
over OAL
Time
04:52 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
−15 °C
Turbulence
moderate
Icing
moderate rime
Remarks
entered by zoa fdcs
B38M at 3,000 ft, 43 nm west, 10:47 pm PDT (05:47 UTC): a broken layer from 2,900 ft to 8,000 ft, remarks: BASE030. 30 nm along the route, 43 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ONT UA /OV KONT080005/TM 0547/FL030/TP B38M/SK BKN029-TOP080/RM BASE030
```
Report
a routine report filed through ONT
Where
5 nm east (080°) of KONT
Time
05:47 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Sky
a broken layer from 2,900 ft, tops 8,000 ft
Remarks
BASE030
A321 at 3,300 ft, 40 nm west, 9:59 pm PDT (04:59 UTC): a broken layer above 3,300 ft, remarks: during the descent. 30 nm along the route, 40 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ONT UA /OV ONT078008/TM 0459/FL033/TP A321/SK BKN033-TOPUNKN/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ONT
Where
8 nm east (078°) of ONT
Time
04:59 UTC
Height
at 3,300 ft
Aircraft
A321
Sky
a broken layer from 3,300 ft, tops unknown
Remarks
during the descent
B38M at 4,500 ft, 36 nm southwest, 9:15 pm PDT (04:15 UTC): a broken layer above 4,500 ft, remarks: during the descent. 30 nm along the route, 36 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ONT UA /OV ONT078012/TM 0415/FL045/TP B38M/SK BKN045-TOPUNKN/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ONT
Where
12 nm east (078°) of ONT
Time
04:15 UTC
Height
at 4,500 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Sky
a broken layer from 4,500 ft, tops unknown
Remarks
during the descent
B737 at 10,000 ft, 0 nm northwest, 9:25 pm PDT (04:25 UTC): no icing, remarks: during the descent runway 5. At the destination end, 0 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RDM UA /OV RDM/TM 0425/FL100/TP B737/TA UNKN/IC NEG/RM DURD RWY 5
```
Report
a routine report filed through RDM
Where
over RDM
Time
04:25 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Temperature
UNKN
Icing
none
Remarks
during the descent runway 5

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 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 6 forecast points nearest it (ONT, WJF, BIH, RNO, LKV, RDM). 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	180° at 2 kt	−2 kt	3 °C	122 kt	5 h 26 min	5:19 am PDT (12:19 UTC)
6,500 ft	200° at 3 kt	−2 kt	3 °C	122 kt	5 h 26 min	5:19 am PDT (12:19 UTC)
8,500 ft	280° at 3 kt	+1 kt	-3 °C	119 kt	5 h 34 min	5:27 am PDT (12:27 UTC)
10,500 ft	240° at 6 kt	−2 kt	-5 °C	122 kt	5 h 26 min	5:19 am PDT (12:19 UTC)
12,500 ft	220° at 10 kt	−5 kt	-8 °C	125 kt	5 h 18 min	5:11 am PDT (12:11 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 11 kt	−5 kt	-11 °C	125 kt	5 h 18 min	5:11 am PDT (12:11 UTC)
16,500 ft	230° at 12 kt	−5 kt	-15 °C	125 kt	5 h 18 min	5:11 am PDT (12:11 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 13 kt	−5 kt	-18 °C	125 kt	5 h 18 min	5:11 am PDT (12:11 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	270° at 16 kt	+6 kt	-24 °C	114 kt	5 h 48 min	5:41 am PDT (12:41 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	260° at 22 kt	+2 kt	-30 °C	118 kt	5 h 37 min	5:30 am PDT (12:30 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	240° at 30 kt	−6 kt	-35 °C	126 kt	5 h 15 min	5:08 am PDT (12:08 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	230° at 36 kt	−12 kt	-42 °C	132 kt	5 h 01 min	4:54 am PDT (11:54 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
ONT	used from 0 nm out; 48 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°
WJF	used from 49 nm out; 64 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°
BIH	used from 148 nm out; 61 nm from the line		L/V	240/7 1°	190/13 -3°	200/26 -16°	210/43 -26°	220/54 -28°	220/51 -35°	220/47 -43°
RNO	used from 296 nm out; 65 nm from the line		010/9	320/10 -2°	210/23 -9°	210/34 -19°	220/36 -25°	230/31 -29°	230/41 -33°	230/38 -42°
LKV	used from 445 nm out; 65 nm from the line			010/8 -8°	350/13 -11°	340/21 -21°	360/60 -26°	350/37 -32°	310/26 -35°	260/25 -39°
RDM	used from 593 nm out; 44 nm from the line		040/17 -1°	030/31 -8°	010/29 -12°	010/61 -19°	360/95 -25°	360/82 -36°	360/40 -37°	310/19 -40°

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
PSP Palm Springs, CA	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 7,000 feet	from the west-northwest (300°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	476 ft	10:53 pm PDT (05:53 UTC)
DAG Daggett, CA	59 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 11,000 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	1,930 ft	06:50 UTC
BIH Bishop, CA	227 nm out, 20 nm west of the line	VFR	variable at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	4,124 ft	05:56 UTC
HTH Hawthorne, NV	296 nm out, 10 nm west of the line	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,900 feet, a broken layer at 2,300 feet, overcast at 12,000 feet Weather: haze	from the north-northwest (330°) at 10 knots	4 mi	1,900 ft	4,230 ft	06:35 UTC
FLX Fallon, NV	356 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line	no report just now				3,966 ft
LKV Lakeview, OR	534 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the north (010°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	4,734 ft	05:53 UTC
RDM Redmond, OR	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	3,081 ft	10:56 pm PDT (05:56 UTC)

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 RDM when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:54 am PDT (11:54 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for RDM

From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for PSP, the departure

From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet

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 15 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 12 October · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at PSP 6:16 pm PDT (01:16 UTC), at RDM 6:25 pm PDT (01:25 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:54 pm PDT (01:54 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at RDM is before sunrise there (7:15 am PDT (14:15 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 Southwest · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Pacific Northwest · 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: Palm Springs International, Roberts Fld/Redmond Municipal.