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Roberts Fld/Redmond Municipal to Southwest Oregon Regional RDM → OTH

143 nautical miles (165 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 251°, about 237° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 53 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 41-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:22 pm PDT (00:22 UTC). Right now RDM is VFR, wind from the north-northwest (340°) at 10 knots; OTH is VFR, wind from the north (350°) at 16 knots, gusting to 23. 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 return flight

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 ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 14,000 ft. Over the first 10 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 29 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 25,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 57 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 RDM.

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

  • E75L at 9,500 ft, 0 nm northwest, 4:07 pm PDT (23:07 UTC): light rime icing from 7,000 ft to 9,500 ft, a broken layer above 7,300 ft, -2 °C, remarks: during the descent runway 5. At the departure end, 0 nm northwest of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    RDM UA /OV RDM/TM 2307/FL095/TP E75L/SK BKN073-TOPSUNKN/TA M2/IC LGT RIME 095-070/RM DURD RWY 5
    Report
    a routine report filed through RDM
    Where
    over RDM
    Time
    23:07 UTC
    Height
    at 9,500 ft
    Aircraft
    E75L
    Sky
    a broken layer from 7,300 ft, tops unknown
    Temperature
    −2 °C
    Icing
    light rime from 9,500 ft to 7,000 ft
    Remarks
    during the descent runway 5
  • E170 at 10,000 ft, 0 nm northwest, 3:02 pm PDT (22:02 UTC): light rime icing from 7,000 ft to 10,000 ft. At the departure end, 0 nm northwest of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    RDM UA /OV RDM/TM 2202/FL100/TP E170/SK BASE 065-TOPS UNKN/TA UNKN/IC LGT RIME 100-070
    Report
    a routine report filed through RDM
    Where
    over RDM
    Time
    22:02 UTC
    Height
    at 10,000 ft
    Aircraft
    E170
    Sky
    base 065-TOPS unknown
    Temperature
    UNKN
    Icing
    light rime from 10,000 ft to 7,000 ft
  • E75L at 9,000 ft, 10 nm southeast, 4:05 pm PDT (23:05 UTC): light rime icing, -6 °C, remarks: zse. 10 nm along the route, 10 nm southeast of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    RDM UA /OV DSD155012/TM 2305/FL090/TP E75L/TA M06/IC LGT RIME/RM ZSE
    Report
    a routine report filed through RDM
    Where
    12 nm southeast (155°) of DSD
    Time
    23:05 UTC
    Height
    at 9,000 ft
    Aircraft
    E75L
    Temperature
    −6 °C
    Icing
    light rime
    Remarks
    zse

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 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 2 forecast points nearest it (RDM, OTH). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft020° at 17 kt−11 kt-2 °C131 kt1 h 05 min5:34 pm PDT (00:34 UTC)
6,500 ft020° at 19 kt−13 kt-2 °C133 kt1 h 05 min5:34 pm PDT (00:34 UTC)
8,500 ft030° at 23 kt−17 kt-6 °C137 kt1 h 03 min5:32 pm PDT (00:32 UTC)
10,500 ft020° at 27 kt−18 kt-9 °C138 kt1 h 02 min5:31 pm PDT (00:31 UTC)
12,500 ft020° at 32 kt−19 kt-12 °C139 kt1 h 02 min5:31 pm PDT (00:31 UTC)
14,500 ft020° at 40 kt−24 kt-15 °C144 kt1 h5:29 pm PDT (00:29 UTC)
16,500 ft020° at 49 kt−29 kt-18 °C149 kt58 min5:27 pm PDT (00:27 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180020° at 55 kt−32 kt-20 °C152 kt56 min5:25 pm PDT (00:25 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240010° at 81 kt−41 kt-26 °C161 kt53 min5:22 pm PDT (00:22 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300360° at 63 kt−22 kt-35 °C142 kt1 h5:29 pm PDT (00:29 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340350° at 43 kt−8 kt-37 °C128 kt1 h 07 min5:36 pm PDT (00:36 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390330° at 28 kt+7 kt-41 °C113 kt1 h 16 min5:45 pm PDT (00:45 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
RDMused from 0 nm out; 24 nm from the line010/15 -2°030/21 -8°020/26 -12°020/46 -22°010/72 -27°360/47 -34°340/31 -35°320/20 -40°
OTHused from 95 nm out; 24 nm from the line020/20040/25 2°020/32 -4°010/38 -9°010/73 -15°010/98 -23°360/96 -38°360/70 -41°330/44 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
RDM Redmond, OR departure VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,200 feet, a broken layer at 4,200 feet, overcast at 7,500 feet from the north-northwest (340°) at 10 knots 10+ mi 3,200 ft 3,081 ft 3:56 pm PDT (22:56 UTC)
EUG Eugene, OR 86 nm out, 23 nm north of the line, tower VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,500 feet, a few clouds at 7,500 feet from the north (360°) at 11 knots 10+ mi none 373 ft 22:54 UTC
RBG Roseburg, OR 115 nm out, 24 nm southeast of the line VFR from the north-northeast (020°) at 17 knots, gusting to 25 10+ mi none 533 ft 22:53 UTC
OTH North Bend, OR destination VFR from the north (350°) at 16 knots, gusting to 23 10+ mi none 17 ft 3:56 pm PDT (22:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 3,081 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At OTH when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:22 pm PDT (00:22 UTC)

Wind from the north at 18 knots, gusting to 29, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for OTH
  • From Sun 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Sun 12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the north at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Sun 2:00 pm PDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the north at 18 knots, gusting to 29, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Sun 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the north at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the east at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
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

No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.

Daylight

Sunset at RDM 6:25 pm PDT (01:25 UTC), at OTH 6:39 pm PDT (01:39 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:07 pm PDT (02:07 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 Northwest
Radar now, the Pacific Northwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Roberts Fld/Redmond Municipal, Southwest Oregon Regional.