Redding Regional to Chico Regional RDD → CIC
47 nautical miles (54 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 155°, about 141° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 14 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 79-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:45 pm PDT (06:45 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now RDD is VFR, wind from the north (010°) at 16 knots; CIC is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 3 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 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 RDD.
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 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 1 forecast point nearest it (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 020° at 14 kt | −10 kt | 130 kt | 22 min | 11:53 pm PDT (06:53 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 010° at 8 kt | −6 kt | 126 kt | 22 min | 11:53 pm PDT (06:53 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 360° at 3 kt | −3 kt | 2 °C | 123 kt | 23 min | 11:54 pm PDT (06:54 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 340° at 2 kt | −2 kt | -3 °C | 122 kt | 23 min | 11:54 pm PDT (06:54 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 340° at 8 kt | −8 kt | -7 °C | 128 kt | 22 min | 11:53 pm PDT (06:53 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 350° at 22 kt | −21 kt | -10 °C | 141 kt | 20 min | 11:51 pm PDT (06:51 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 360° at 38 kt | −35 kt | -12 °C | 155 kt | 18 min | 11:49 pm PDT (06:49 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 360° at 55 kt | −50 kt | -14 °C | 170 kt | 17 min | 11:48 pm PDT (06:48 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 360° at 59 kt | −53 kt | -15 °C | 173 kt | 16 min | 11:47 pm PDT (06:47 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 360° at 87 kt | −79 kt | -23 °C | 199 kt | 14 min | 11:45 pm PDT (06:45 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 360° at 68 kt | −62 kt | -35 °C | 182 kt | 15 min | 11:46 pm PDT (06:46 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 330° at 28 kt | −28 kt | -37 °C | 148 kt | 19 min | 11:50 pm PDT (06:50 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 26 kt | −7 kt | -42 °C | 127 kt | 22 min | 11:53 pm PDT (06:53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBL | used from 0 nm out; 8 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDD Redding, CA | departure | VFR | from the north (010°) at 16 knots | 10+ mi | none | 505 ft | 10:53 pm PDT (05:53 UTC) |
| RBL Red Bluff, CA | 19 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the north (350°) at 15 knots, gusting to 23 | 10+ mi | none | 352 ft | 05:54 UTC |
| CIC Chico, CA | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 12,000 feet | from the east-southeast (120°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 240 ft | 9:15 pm PDT (04:15 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 CIC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:45 pm PDT (06:45 UTC)
CIC has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
The forecast for RDD, the departure
- From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north at 14 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 3:00 am PDT (10:00 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
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 RDD 6:33 pm PDT (01:33 UTC), at CIC 6:32 pm PDT (01:32 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:59 pm PDT (01:59 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CIC is before sunrise there (7:14 am PDT (14:14 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: Redding Regional, Chico Regional.