Moton Field Municipal to Taku Harbor Seaplane Base 06A → A43
2,475 nautical miles (2,848 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 323°, about 326° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 19 h 39 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 6-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:43 pm AKDT (22:43 UTC). 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: 185 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 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 609 to 778 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 1048 to 1277 nm out.
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 06A.
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 17 forecast points nearest it (MGM, BHM, HSV, MEM, CGI, STL, COU, DSM, OMA, FSD, ABR, PIR, DIK, GGW, GPI, GEG, SEA). 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 4 kt | −6 kt | 1 °C | 126 kt | 19 h 39 min | 2:43 pm AKDT (22:43 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 160° at 3 kt | −4 kt | 6 °C | 124 kt | 19 h 58 min | 3:02 pm AKDT (23:02 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 190° at 3 kt | −3 kt | 3 °C | 123 kt | 20 h 07 min | 3:11 pm AKDT (23:11 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 3 kt | −2 kt | 1 °C | 122 kt | 20 h 17 min | 3:21 pm AKDT (23:21 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 260° at 4 kt | 0 | -2 °C | 120 kt | 20 h 38 min | 3:42 pm AKDT (23:42 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 280° at 8 kt | +3 kt | -5 °C | 117 kt | 21 h 09 min | 4:13 pm AKDT (00:13 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 11 kt | +7 kt | -9 °C | 113 kt | 21 h 54 min | 4:58 pm AKDT (00:58 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 14 kt | +9 kt | -12 °C | 111 kt | 22 h 18 min | 5:22 pm AKDT (01:22 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 15 kt | +8 kt | -22 °C | 112 kt | 22 h 06 min | 5:10 pm AKDT (01:10 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 23 kt | +16 kt | -37 °C | 104 kt | 23 h 48 min | 6:52 pm AKDT (02:52 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 30 kt | +22 kt | -43 °C | 98 kt | 25 h 15 min | 8:19 pm AKDT (04:19 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 39 kt | +28 kt | -47 °C | 92 kt | 26 h 54 min | 9:58 pm AKDT (05:58 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGM | used from 0 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 310/19 | 340/24 17° | 340/28 11° | 330/16 7° | 300/23 -7° | 320/32 -16° | 330/46 -33° | 330/55 -42° | 330/41 -50° |
| BHM | used from 50 nm out; 11 nm from the line | 310/19 | 330/20 17° | 320/28 11° | 340/21 6° | 310/22 -7° | 330/33 -17° | 330/50 -32° | 330/57 -41° | 330/41 -50° |
| HSV | used from 100 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 310/20 | 330/20 16° | 320/27 11° | 340/23 5° | 320/23 -7° | 340/30 -17° | 320/50 -33° | 330/61 -41° | 340/41 -50° |
| MEM | used from 200 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| CGI | used from 249 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 240/20 | 270/15 15° | 280/15 11° | 300/13 6° | 290/20 -6° | 280/24 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/47 -41° | 310/49 -51° |
| STL | used from 399 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 250/24 | 250/24 16° | 260/23 9° | 270/16 6° | 260/25 -6° | 270/29 -19° | 290/34 -33° | 290/48 -41° | 290/54 -51° |
| COU | used from 449 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 230/31 | 230/30 15° | 260/16 11° | 270/14 6° | 260/24 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 270/37 -32° | 280/49 -41° | 290/56 -51° |
| DSM | used from 599 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 230/40 | 250/33 17° | 250/18 12° | 240/17 5° | 260/28 -8° | 270/34 -19° | 260/41 -33° | 260/55 -41° | 270/62 -51° |
| OMA | used from 699 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 220/47 | 240/33 19° | 250/18 11° | 230/17 6° | 260/29 -8° | 250/33 -19° | 250/51 -33° | 260/61 -40° | 270/62 -49° |
| FSD | used from 798 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 190/9 | 230/30 18° | 240/23 13° | 240/20 6° | 260/22 -9° | 250/31 -21° | 250/43 -36° | 260/49 -43° | 270/53 -47° |
| ABR | used from 898 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 070/14 | 250/10 17° | 270/16 11° | 260/28 5° | 260/36 -10° | 260/41 -22° | 270/33 -37° | 260/42 -42° | 260/50 -48° |
| PIR | used from 948 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 170/22 19° | 190/25 13° | 210/32 6° | 240/23 -9° | 250/32 -21° | 250/38 -36° | 260/44 -40° | 260/52 -47° | |
| DIK | used from 1048 nm out; 92 nm from the line | 150/24 7° | 200/38 6° | 220/53 0° | 230/51 -9° | 230/49 -21° | 240/37 -37° | 240/47 -44° | 250/65 -48° | |
| GGW | used from 1247 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 110/23 0° | 130/20 -2° | 170/24 -3° | 230/44 -11° | 220/51 -21° | 210/52 -39° | 220/64 -44° | 240/85 -48° | |
| GPI | used from 1547 nm out; 223 nm from the line | 070/19 -5° | 100/16 -7° | 080/10 -8° | 130/8 -19° | 170/37 -28° | 200/50 -40° | 210/43 -40° | 220/41 -42° | |
| GEG | used from 1946 nm out; 440 nm from the line | 080/16 -2° | 050/17 -7° | 080/9 -10° | 190/33 -21° | 180/31 -32° | L/V -35° | L/V -37° | 270/8 -40° | |
| SEA | used from 1996 nm out; 466 nm from the line | 050/7 | 050/11 1° | 050/12 -5° | 030/31 -7° | 010/61 -15° | 010/69 -26° | 360/73 -40° | 360/62 -47° | 330/21 -43° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06A Tuskegee, AL | departure | no report just now | 264 ft | ||||
| BHM Birmingham, AL | 90 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 650 ft | ||||
| MKL Jackson, TN | 249 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 434 ft | ||||
| COU Columbia, MO | 499 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 889 ft | ||||
| SUX Sioux City, IA | 788 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,098 ft | ||||
| MBG Mobridge, SD | 1038 nm out, 3 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,716 ft | ||||
| SDY Sidney, MT | 1247 nm out, 9 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,985 ft | ||||
| A43 Taku Harbor, AK | destination | no report just now | 0 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,985 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At A43 when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:43 pm AKDT (22:43 UTC)
A43 has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/7634 CENTRALIA, MO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 4 nm from the route, 509 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZKC
Daylight
Sunset at 06A 6:13 pm CDT (23:13 UTC), at A43 5:59 pm AKDT (01:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:39 pm AKDT (02:39 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: Moton Field Municipal, Taku Harbor Seaplane Base.