Van Nuys Airport to Southwest Oregon Regional VNY → OTH
615 nautical miles (707 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 336°, about 324° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 08 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, no wind along the track), arriving about 11:57 pm PDT (06:57 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: 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
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Near the route, at the departure end.
- AIRMET SIERRA 6E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 40 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 317 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 VNY.
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 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 6 forecast points nearest it (WJF, FAT, SAC, RBL, SIY, OTH). 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 | 280° at 1 kt | +1 kt | 6 °C | 119 kt | 5 h 10 min | 11:59 pm PDT (06:59 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | light and variable | 0 | 5 °C | 120 kt | 5 h 08 min | 11:57 pm PDT (06:57 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 250° at 3 kt | 0 | 1 °C | 120 kt | 5 h 08 min | 11:57 pm PDT (06:57 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 250° at 6 kt | 0 | -3 °C | 120 kt | 5 h 08 min | 11:57 pm PDT (06:57 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 260° at 9 kt | +2 kt | -7 °C | 118 kt | 5 h 13 min | 12:02 am PDT (07:02 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 280° at 10 kt | +6 kt | -10 °C | 114 kt | 5 h 24 min | 12:13 am PDT (07:13 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 300° at 13 kt | +10 kt | -13 °C | 110 kt | 5 h 35 min | 12:24 am PDT (07:24 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 15 kt | +14 kt | -15 °C | 106 kt | 5 h 48 min | 12:37 am PDT (07:37 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 23 kt | +21 kt | -23 °C | 99 kt | 6 h 13 min | 1:02 am PDT (08:02 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 24 kt | +16 kt | -30 °C | 104 kt | 5 h 55 min | 12:44 am PDT (07:44 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 24 kt | +10 kt | -35 °C | 110 kt | 5 h 35 min | 12:24 am PDT (07:24 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 32 kt | +4 kt | -42 °C | 116 kt | 5 h 18 min | 12:07 am PDT (07:07 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WJF | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 220/30 8° | 240/28 5° | 230/34 -2° | 220/34 -13° | 220/48 -20° | 220/47 -29° | 210/48 -34° | 220/52 -44° | |
| FAT | used from 99 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 180/7 | 170/9 7° | 200/20 3° | 210/27 -3° | 240/27 -14° | 230/38 -24° | 220/57 -27° | 230/42 -33° | 230/41 -44° |
| SAC | used from 248 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 270/5 | L/V 5° | L/V -1° | 240/11 -5° | 250/22 -15° | 270/25 -24° | 260/31 -27° | 240/39 -33° | 240/39 -42° |
| RBL | used from 347 nm out; 29 nm from the line | 350/10 | 350/7 6° | L/V -1° | 320/6 -8° | 340/24 -18° | 340/38 -24° | 330/32 -30° | 300/25 -34° | 270/37 -40° |
| SIY | used from 446 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 020/15 4° | 020/16 -5° | 010/11 -10° | 010/47 -18° | 360/70 -25° | 350/58 -34° | 330/46 -35° | 300/23 -40° | |
| OTH | used from 545 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 020/20 | 040/25 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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VNY Van Nuys, CA | departure | no report just now | 802 ft | ||||
| SZP Santa Paula, CA | 20 nm out, 22 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 250 ft | ||||
| BFL Bakersfield, CA | 79 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 509 ft | ||||
| FAT Fresno, CA | 168 nm out, 10 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 335 ft | ||||
| MER Atwater, CA | 218 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 190 ft | ||||
| MHR Sacramento, CA | 297 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 98 ft | ||||
| OVE Oroville, CA | 347 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 194 ft | ||||
| RDD Redding, CA | 416 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 505 ft | ||||
| OTH North Bend, OR | destination | no report just now | 17 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 802 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, 11:57 pm PDT (06:57 UTC)
OTH has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/6740 SACRAMENTO, CA, Thursday, October 8, 2026 through Sunday, October 11, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, 297 nm along the route · air shows/sports · ended 11 October · ZOA
- 6/3475 BEALE AFB, CA, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local on the route, 327 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZOA
Daylight
Sunset at VNY 6:23 pm PDT (01:23 UTC), at OTH 6:39 pm PDT (01:39 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:07 pm PDT (02:07 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at OTH is before sunrise there (7:27 am PDT (14:27 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: Van Nuys Airport, Southwest Oregon Regional.