Roberts Fld/Redmond Municipal to Middletown Rgnl/Hook Field RDM → MWO
1,653 nautical miles (1,902 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 087°, about 073° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 54 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 47-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:02 am EDT (12:02 UTC). Right now RDM is VFR, wind from the northwest (320°) at 4 knots; MWO is marginal VFR, wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 5 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: 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 8W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 35,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 8:55 pm PDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 568 to 727 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120155 MKCW WST 120155 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 8W VALID UNTIL 0355Z CO MT WY FROM 40N SHR-60WNW RAP-20ENE CYS-30SW CYS-10NW BOY-40N SHR AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL350.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 16,000 ft. Over the first 119 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 60 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 20 to 627 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 209 to 816 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 229 to 607 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 259 to 846 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 418 to 697 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 498 to 657 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 1095 to 1254 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, 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 RDM.
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 14 forecast points nearest it (RDM, BOI, DLN, LND, RAP, PIR, ONL, FSD, OMA, DSM, BRL, JOT, IND, CVG). 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 6 kt | −5 kt | 9 °C | 125 kt | 13 h 13 min | 11:21 am EDT (15:21 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 230° at 8 kt | −5 kt | 9 °C | 125 kt | 13 h 13 min | 11:21 am EDT (15:21 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 10 kt | −7 kt | 6 °C | 127 kt | 13 h 01 min | 11:09 am EDT (15:09 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 13 kt | −10 kt | 3 °C | 130 kt | 12 h 43 min | 10:51 am EDT (14:51 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 15 kt | −12 kt | -2 °C | 132 kt | 12 h 31 min | 10:39 am EDT (14:39 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 18 kt | −14 kt | -6 °C | 134 kt | 12 h 20 min | 10:28 am EDT (14:28 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 20 kt | −16 kt | -10 °C | 136 kt | 12 h 09 min | 10:17 am EDT (14:17 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 20 kt | −16 kt | -11 °C | 136 kt | 12 h 09 min | 10:17 am EDT (14:17 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 24 kt | −20 kt | -21 °C | 140 kt | 11 h 48 min | 9:56 am EDT (13:56 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 29 kt | −25 kt | -35 °C | 145 kt | 11 h 24 min | 9:32 am EDT (13:32 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 42 kt | −39 kt | -40 °C | 159 kt | 10 h 24 min | 8:32 am EDT (12:32 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 48 kt | −47 kt | -47 °C | 167 kt | 9 h 54 min | 8:02 am EDT (12:02 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDM | used from 0 nm out; 25 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° | |
| BOI | used from 100 nm out; 99 nm from the line | 330/14 4° | 230/5 -2° | 220/20 -7° | 210/37 -20° | 200/59 -26° | 200/67 -34° | 210/73 -35° | 220/62 -41° | |
| DLN | used from 299 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 080/10 -3° | 180/8 -3° | 180/23 -14° | 200/58 -22° | 200/80 -36° | 220/85 -41° | 230/81 -45° | ||
| LND | used from 448 nm out; 101 nm from the line | 180/33 10° | 190/50 3° | 210/59 -9° | 200/50 -21° | 190/41 -34° | 230/55 -39° | 240/65 -47° | ||
| RAP | used from 647 nm out; 110 nm from the line | 120/15 12° | 180/22 11° | 220/26 5° | 230/35 -9° | 240/40 -22° | 240/50 -37° | 240/51 -41° | 240/47 -47° | |
| PIR | used from 846 nm out; 76 nm from the line | L/V 17° | 230/13 12° | 220/22 6° | 250/31 -9° | 250/34 -21° | 240/50 -35° | 230/61 -43° | 240/62 -51° | |
| ONL | used from 896 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 200/20 17° | 230/26 14° | 240/21 7° | 250/27 -9° | 260/32 -19° | 240/44 -34° | 240/56 -41° | 250/62 -51° | |
| FSD | used from 1045 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 200/16 | 220/20 17° | 240/26 13° | 230/19 6° | 240/25 -9° | 240/28 -20° | 250/39 -33° | 250/44 -43° | 260/63 -52° |
| OMA | used from 1095 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 190/34 | 230/34 19° | 250/25 12° | 250/18 6° | 250/22 -7° | 250/28 -19° | 260/34 -32° | 260/39 -41° | 280/56 -51° |
| DSM | used from 1145 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 200/32 | 240/27 17° | 260/19 10° | 260/16 5° | 260/19 -7° | 240/22 -19° | 270/20 -32° | 270/38 -42° | 290/58 -53° |
| BRL | used from 1294 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 200/20 | 250/21 16° | 240/22 10° | 260/20 5° | 270/16 -7° | 290/22 -18° | 320/41 -34° | 320/56 -43° | 310/68 -53° |
| JOT | used from 1394 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 230/11 | 290/12 16° | 300/19 10° | 320/19 4° | 300/17 -9° | 330/31 -20° | 320/49 -37° | 320/53 -45° | 320/67 -49° |
| IND | used from 1493 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 320/10 | 350/30 16° | 350/32 10° | 350/30 4° | 340/31 -10° | 340/42 -21° | 340/49 -37° | 320/46 -41° | 320/47 -47° |
| CVG | used from 1593 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 350/13 | 340/20 13° | 340/22 8° | 350/30 3° | 340/30 -9° | 340/38 -21° | 330/37 -35° | 320/38 -40° | 310/35 -47° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDM Redmond, OR | departure | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 5,500 feet, overcast at 7,000 feet | from the northwest (320°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 5,500 ft | 3,081 ft | 6:56 pm PDT (01:56 UTC) |
| GCD John Day, OR | 90 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 3,000 feet | from the north-northwest (340°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | 3,000 ft | 3,702 ft | 01:55 UTC |
| LLJ Challis, ID | 299 nm out, 13 nm north of the line | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,900 feet, overcast at 2,800 feet Weather: light rain | from the north-northwest (340°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | 2,800 ft | 5,075 ft | 01:55 UTC |
| RXE Rexburg, ID | 398 nm out, 24 nm south of the line | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,900 feet, overcast at 2,400 feet Weather: light rain | calm | 10+ mi | 1,900 ft | 4,862 ft | 01:53 UTC |
| WRL Worland, WY | 568 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet, overcast at 1,400 feet | from the north-northeast (020°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 700 ft | 4,251 ft | 02:04 UTC |
| CUT Custer, SD | 757 nm out, 9 nm north of the line | VFR | from the north-northeast (030°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 5,619 ft | 01:53 UTC |
| SUO Rosebud, SD | 876 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: mist | variable at 4 knots | 5 mi | 400 ft | 2,724 ft | 01:55 UTC |
| SUX Sioux City, IA | 1085 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots | 9 mi | none | 1,098 ft | 01:52 UTC |
| CID Cedar Rapids, IA | 1294 nm out, 21 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 869 ft | 00:52 UTC |
| MLI Moline, IL | 1354 nm out, 13 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 589 ft | 01:52 UTC |
| LAF Lafayette, IN | 1523 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 605 ft | 01:54 UTC |
| MWO Middletown, OH | destination | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,600 feet | from the north-northwest (340°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 1,600 ft | 650 ft | 9:55 pm EDT (01:55 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,619 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MWO when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:02 am EDT (12:02 UTC)
MWO has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
The forecast for RDM, the departure
- From Sun 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet and more above
- From Sun 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 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 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 20 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
Daylight
Sunset at RDM 6:25 pm PDT (01:25 UTC), at MWO 7:03 pm EDT (23:03 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:30 pm EDT (23:30 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.
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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: Roberts Fld/Redmond Municipal, Middletown Rgnl/Hook Field.
