Taku Harbor Seaplane Base to Moton Field Municipal A43 → 06A
2,475 nautical miles (2,848 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 107°, about 079° magnetic at the departure end (variation 28E). At 120 knots that is 13 h 54 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 58-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:30 am CDT (16:30 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 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 1128 to 1357 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 1198 to 1427 nm out.
- 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 1697 to 1866 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the last 10 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 A43.
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 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 (JNU, ANN). 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 | 190° at 13 kt | +6 kt | 114 kt | 21 h 43 min | 7:19 pm CDT (00:19 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 230° at 19 kt | −2 kt | 122 kt | 20 h 17 min | 5:53 pm CDT (22:53 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 230° at 23 kt | −5 kt | 2 °C | 125 kt | 19 h 48 min | 5:24 pm CDT (22:24 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | −5 kt | -1 °C | 125 kt | 19 h 48 min | 5:24 pm CDT (22:24 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 29 kt | −6 kt | -3 °C | 126 kt | 19 h 39 min | 5:15 pm CDT (22:15 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 31 kt | −9 kt | -7 °C | 129 kt | 19 h 11 min | 4:47 pm CDT (21:47 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 33 kt | −13 kt | -10 °C | 133 kt | 18 h 37 min | 4:13 pm CDT (21:13 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 36 kt | −18 kt | -14 °C | 138 kt | 17 h 56 min | 3:32 pm CDT (20:32 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 37 kt | −19 kt | -15 °C | 139 kt | 17 h 48 min | 3:24 pm CDT (20:24 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 48 kt | −24 kt | -27 °C | 144 kt | 17 h 11 min | 2:47 pm CDT (19:47 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 53 kt | −40 kt | -41 °C | 160 kt | 15 h 28 min | 1:04 pm CDT (18:04 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 68 kt | −58 kt | -51 °C | 178 kt | 13 h 54 min | 11:30 am CDT (16:30 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 55 kt | −47 kt | -57 °C | 167 kt | 14 h 49 min | 12:25 pm CDT (17:25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JNU | used from 0 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 180/24 | 230/31 0° | 230/32 -6° | 230/41 -12° | 240/62 -21° | 240/73 -32° | 240/94 -45° | 250/94 -50° | 250/78 -50° |
| ANN | used from 150 nm out; 153 nm from the line | 180/12 | 230/21 4° | 230/24 0° | 230/29 -4° | 250/35 -15° | 250/46 -27° | 270/51 -41° | 280/67 -51° | 280/54 -57° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A43 Taku Harbor, AK | departure | no report just now | 0 ft | ||||
| SDY Sidney, MT | 1228 nm out, 9 nm south of the line | no report just now | 1,985 ft | ||||
| MBG Mobridge, SD | 1437 nm out, 3 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,716 ft | ||||
| SUX Sioux City, IA | 1687 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,098 ft | ||||
| COU Columbia, MO | 1976 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 889 ft | ||||
| MKL Jackson, TN | 2225 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 434 ft | ||||
| BHM Birmingham, AL | 2385 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 650 ft | ||||
| 06A Tuskegee, AL | destination | no report just now | 264 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 06A when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:30 am CDT (16:30 UTC)
06A 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, 1966 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZKC
Daylight
Sunset at A43 5:59 pm AKDT (01:59 UTC), at 06A 6:13 pm CDT (23:13 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:38 pm CDT (23:38 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: Taku Harbor Seaplane Base, Moton Field Municipal.