Roberts Fld/Redmond Municipal to Palm Springs International RDM → PSP
662 nautical miles (762 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 159°, about 145° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 30 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 27-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:11 am PDT (13:11 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: 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
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 306 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 40 to 69 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the last 148 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the last 49 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
- 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. 632 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
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 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 6 forecast points nearest it (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 | 240° at 2 kt | +1 kt | 1 °C | 119 kt | 5 h 34 min | 7:15 am PDT (14:15 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 300° at 3 kt | −2 kt | -3 °C | 122 kt | 5 h 26 min | 7:07 am PDT (14:07 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 280° at 4 kt | −2 kt | -3 °C | 122 kt | 5 h 26 min | 7:07 am PDT (14:07 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 5 kt | 0 | -7 °C | 120 kt | 5 h 31 min | 7:12 am PDT (14:12 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 270° at 7 kt | −3 kt | -10 °C | 123 kt | 5 h 23 min | 7:04 am PDT (14:04 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 290° at 10 kt | −7 kt | -13 °C | 127 kt | 5 h 13 min | 6:54 am PDT (13:54 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 14 kt | −11 kt | -16 °C | 131 kt | 5 h 03 min | 6:44 am PDT (13:44 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 15 kt | −12 kt | -17 °C | 132 kt | 5 h 01 min | 6:42 am PDT (13:42 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 28 kt | −27 kt | -25 °C | 147 kt | 4 h 30 min | 6:11 am PDT (13:11 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 24 kt | −14 kt | -33 °C | 134 kt | 4 h 56 min | 6:37 am PDT (13:37 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 32 kt | +4 kt | -37 °C | 116 kt | 5 h 42 min | 7:23 am PDT (14:23 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 35 kt | +14 kt | -43 °C | 106 kt | 6 h 15 min | 7:56 am PDT (14:56 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 | 360/14 -2° | 020/25 -8° | 360/34 -13° | 360/75 -16° | 360/88 -25° | 360/80 -39° | 350/47 -42° | 360/11 -43° | |
| LKV | used from 49 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 010/10 -8° | 360/20 -11° | 360/58 -19° | 360/92 -25° | 350/69 -37° | 310/34 -37° | 240/26 -41° | ||
| RNO | used from 198 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 010/6 | 270/12 -3° | 220/26 -10° | 280/13 -19° | 350/44 -24° | 320/30 -32° | 260/22 -36° | 240/24 -42° | |
| BIH | used from 346 nm out; 64 nm from the line | L/V | 020/6 0° | 140/7 -7° | 210/31 -16° | 230/34 -26° | 220/43 -30° | 220/52 -36° | 220/46 -43° | |
| WJF | used from 543 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 210/26 4° | 210/28 2° | 230/23 -4° | 240/28 -13° | 220/47 -23° | 220/57 -30° | 220/65 -37° | 220/59 -45° | |
| ONT | used from 593 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 250/11 | 200/20 4° | 210/27 3° | 220/26 -4° | 240/32 -13° | 220/52 -21° | 220/67 -30° | 220/72 -37° | 220/65 -46° |
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 | no report just now | 3,081 ft | ||||
| LKV Lakeview, OR | 128 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 4,734 ft | ||||
| FLX Fallon, NV | 306 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 3,966 ft | ||||
| HTH Hawthorne, NV | 366 nm out, 10 nm west of the line | no report just now | 4,230 ft | ||||
| BIH Bishop, CA | 435 nm out, 20 nm west of the line | no report just now | 4,124 ft | ||||
| DAG Daggett, CA | 603 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,930 ft | ||||
| PSP Palm Springs, CA | destination | no report just now | 476 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 PSP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:11 am PDT (13:11 UTC)
PSP 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 15 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 12 October · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at RDM 6:24 pm PDT (01:24 UTC), at PSP 6:14 pm PDT (01:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:39 pm PDT (01:39 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PSP is before sunrise there (6:48 am PDT (13:48 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: Roberts Fld/Redmond Municipal, Palm Springs International.