San Diego International to Rogue Valley Intl/Medford Airport SAN → MFR
639 nautical miles (735 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 337°, about 326° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 55 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 10-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:36 am PDT (07:36 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: 727 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 SIERRA 6E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 140 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 80 to 160 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Near the route, 319 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 220 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 SAN.
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 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 7 forecast points nearest it (SAN, ONT, WJF, FAT, SAC, RBL, SIY). 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 | 160° at 7 kt | −8 kt | 4 °C | 128 kt | 5 h | 12:41 am PDT (07:41 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 180° at 9 kt | −9 kt | 4 °C | 129 kt | 4 h 57 min | 12:38 am PDT (07:38 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 200° at 10 kt | −7 kt | 0 °C | 127 kt | 5 h 02 min | 12:43 am PDT (07:43 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 10 kt | −5 kt | -3 °C | 125 kt | 5 h 07 min | 12:48 am PDT (07:48 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 10 kt | −1 kt | -7 °C | 121 kt | 5 h 17 min | 12:58 am PDT (07:58 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 270° at 10 kt | +3 kt | -9 °C | 117 kt | 5 h 28 min | 1:09 am PDT (08:09 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 12 kt | +8 kt | -12 °C | 112 kt | 5 h 42 min | 1:23 am PDT (08:23 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 14 kt | +12 kt | -14 °C | 108 kt | 5 h 55 min | 1:36 am PDT (08:36 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 330° at 23 kt | +22 kt | -23 °C | 98 kt | 6 h 31 min | 2:12 am PDT (09:12 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 19 kt | +13 kt | -31 °C | 107 kt | 5 h 58 min | 1:39 am PDT (08:39 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 26 kt | 0 | -37 °C | 120 kt | 5 h 20 min | 1:01 am PDT (08:01 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 36 kt | −10 kt | -43 °C | 130 kt | 4 h 55 min | 12:36 am PDT (07:36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAN | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 200/11 | 200/23 7° | 210/27 4° | 210/31 -3° | 220/56 -10° | 220/56 -19° | 220/52 -30° | 220/64 -37° | 220/67 -44° |
| ONT | used from 50 nm out; 14 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 100 nm out; 6 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° | |
| FAT | used from 200 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 130/16 | 160/20 5° | 190/28 -1° | 210/25 -5° | 220/27 -15° | 230/21 -26° | 220/42 -29° | 220/44 -35° | 220/44 -44° |
| SAC | used from 349 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 110/6 | L/V 4° | 010/11 -2° | 350/11 -7° | 340/24 -16° | 360/44 -23° | 330/24 -30° | 270/21 -35° | 230/23 -43° |
| RBL | used from 449 nm out; 48 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° |
| SIY | used from 549 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 050/17 1° | 010/16 -5° | 360/26 -8° | 360/71 -14° | 360/94 -23° | 360/88 -37° | 350/41 -40° | 290/17 -41° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAN San Diego, CA | departure | no report just now | 16 ft | ||||
| CRQ Carlsbad, CA | 20 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 330 ft | ||||
| PMD Palmdale, CA | 120 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,542 ft | ||||
| WJF Lancaster, CA | 130 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,350 ft | ||||
| PTV Porterville, CA | 220 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 443 ft | ||||
| FAT Fresno, CA | 269 nm out, 15 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 335 ft | ||||
| CPU San Andreas, CA | 369 nm out, 20 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,327 ft | ||||
| BLU Emigrant Gap, CA | 429 nm out, 6 nm east of the line | no report just now | 5,283 ft | ||||
| SIY Montague, CA | 599 nm out, 0 nm east of the line | no report just now | 2,651 ft | ||||
| MFR Medford, OR | destination | no report just now | 1,335 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,283 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MFR when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:36 am PDT (07:36 UTC)
MFR has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 6 nm from the route, 70 nm along the route · security · ZLA
- 6/8783 38NM NE BAKERSFIELD, CA, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Friday, October 23, 2026 UTC 15 nm from the route, 190 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 23 October · ZLA
- 6/7094 45NM NE MERCED, CA, Sunday, October 4, 2026 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 UTC 3 nm from the route, 309 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA
- 6/3475 BEALE AFB, CA, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 18 nm from the route, 439 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZOA
Daylight
Sunset at SAN 6:19 pm PDT (01:19 UTC), at MFR 6:34 pm PDT (01:34 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:02 pm PDT (02:02 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MFR is before sunrise there (7:20 am PDT (14:20 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: San Diego International, Rogue Valley Intl/Medford Airport.