Totatlanika River Airport to Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal 9AK → PAQ
147 nautical miles (169 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 186°, about 159° magnetic at the departure end (variation 27E). At 120 knots that is 1 h 14 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 1-knot headwind), arriving about 11:07 pm AKDT (07:07 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now PAQ is VFR, wind calm. 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 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
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 9AK.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- BE20 at 1,200 ft, 49 nm north, 7:42 pm AKDT (03:42 UTC): remarks: on final runway 20R ais 2SM fai atct akfss. At the departure end, 49 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
FAI UA /OV PAFA200002 /TM 0342 /FL012 /TP BE20 /RM ON FINAL RWY 20R AIS 2SM FAI ATCT AKFSS
- Report
- a routine report filed through FAI
- Where
- 2 nm south (200°) of PAFA
- Time
- 03:42 UTC
- Height
- at 1,200 ft
- Aircraft
- BE20
- Remarks
- on final runway 20R ais 2SM fai atct akfss
- B737 at 5,000 ft, 43 nm southwest, 8:41 pm AKDT (04:41 UTC): light rime icing above 8,000 ft, -11 °C, remarks: during the descent. At the destination end, 43 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
ANC UA /OV TED230008/TM 0441/FL050/TP B737/TA M11/IC LGT RIME AT 080/RM DURD
- Report
- a routine report filed through ANC
- Where
- 8 nm southwest (230°) of TED
- Time
- 04:41 UTC
- Height
- at 5,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Temperature
- −11 °C
- Icing
- light rime at at 8,000 ft
- Remarks
- during the descent
- A21N at 3,900 ft, 34 nm southwest, 8:31 pm AKDT (04:31 UTC): light rain, remarks: during the climb. At the destination end, 34 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
ANC UA /OV TED320005/TM 0431/FL039/TP A21N/SK BASES 025/WX -RA/RM DURC
- Report
- a routine report filed through ANC
- Where
- 5 nm northwest (320°) of TED
- Time
- 04:31 UTC
- Height
- at 3,900 ft
- Aircraft
- A21N
- Sky
- bases 2,500 ft
- Weather
- light rain
- Remarks
- during the climb
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 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 2 forecast points nearest it (FAI, TKA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 230° at 6 kt | +5 kt | 115 kt | 1 h 17 min | 11:10 pm AKDT (07:10 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 230° at 8 kt | +6 kt | 114 kt | 1 h 17 min | 11:10 pm AKDT (07:10 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 9 kt | +5 kt | -9 °C | 115 kt | 1 h 17 min | 11:10 pm AKDT (07:10 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 260° at 8 kt | +3 kt | -12 °C | 117 kt | 1 h 15 min | 11:08 pm AKDT (07:08 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 260° at 8 kt | +2 kt | -17 °C | 118 kt | 1 h 15 min | 11:08 pm AKDT (07:08 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 7 kt | +3 kt | -21 °C | 117 kt | 1 h 15 min | 11:08 pm AKDT (07:08 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 6 kt | +4 kt | -26 °C | 116 kt | 1 h 16 min | 11:09 pm AKDT (07:09 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 7 kt | +5 kt | -30 °C | 115 kt | 1 h 17 min | 11:10 pm AKDT (07:10 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 7 kt | +6 kt | -31 °C | 114 kt | 1 h 17 min | 11:10 pm AKDT (07:10 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 2 kt | +1 kt | -42 °C | 119 kt | 1 h 14 min | 11:07 pm AKDT (07:07 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 12 kt | +3 kt | -54 °C | 117 kt | 1 h 15 min | 11:08 pm AKDT (07:08 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 19 kt | +10 kt | -52 °C | 110 kt | 1 h 20 min | 11:13 pm AKDT (07:13 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 31 kt | +18 kt | -47 °C | 102 kt | 1 h 26 min | 11:19 pm AKDT (07:19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAI | used from 0 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 270/11 | 280/15 -5° | 270/15 -11° | 290/10 -18° | L/V -30° | 230/6 -43° | 300/15 -54° | 280/18 -53° | 240/26 -48° |
| TKA | used from 49 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 190/6 | 200/10 -7° | 240/6 -11° | 240/7 -18° | 220/10 -31° | L/V -41° | 240/13 -54° | 230/22 -52° | 240/33 -47° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9AK Totatlanika River, AK | departure | no report just now | 2,717 ft | ||||
| TTW Cantwell, AK | 39 nm out, 7 nm west of the line | no report just now | 2,190 ft | ||||
| PAQ Palmer, AK | destination | VFR Sky: overcast at 6,500 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 6,500 ft | 248 ft | 8:53 pm AKDT (04:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,717 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PAQ when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:07 pm AKDT (07:07 UTC)
Wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, overcast at 5,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for PAQ
- From Sun 10:00 pm AKDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, overcast at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 2:00 am AKDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 1,500 feet, overcast at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am AKDT (19:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 4,500 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/3002 Clear, AK 24 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZAN
- 6/8889 Anchorage, AK, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZAN
Daylight
Sunset at 9AK 6:44 pm AKDT (02:44 UTC), at PAQ 6:52 pm AKDT (02:52 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:36 pm AKDT (03:36 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PAQ is after sunset there (6:55 pm AKDT (02:55 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: Totatlanika River Airport, Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal.