Ted Stevens Anchorage International to Perot Fld/Fort Worth Alliance Airport ANC → AFW
2,628 nautical miles (3,024 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 105°, about 089° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 15 h 17 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 52-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:55 pm CDT (18:55 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: 4 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
- SIGMET 2C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 8:55 pm AKDT (04:55 UTC). Over the route from 1908 to 2008 nm out.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 120255 MKCC WST 120255 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 2C VALID UNTIL 0455Z NE CO WY FROM 40SE CZI-30WNW BFF-30SSE LAR-70NW LAR-40SE CZI AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL310.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 20,000 ft. Over the route from 1399 to 1658 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 1399 to 1588 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1399 to 1848 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 1449 to 1828 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1678 to 2128 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1688 to 1848 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 1748 to 1978 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 1758 to 2168 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 2148 to 2328 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 ANC.
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 5 forecast points nearest it (ANC, MDO, YAK, 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 | 200° at 13 kt | +5 kt | 115 kt | 22 h 51 min | 9:29 pm CDT (02:29 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 230° at 19 kt | −2 kt | 122 kt | 21 h 32 min | 8:10 pm CDT (01:10 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 230° at 22 kt | −3 kt | 0 °C | 123 kt | 21 h 22 min | 8:00 pm CDT (01:00 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 24 kt | −4 kt | -3 °C | 124 kt | 21 h 12 min | 7:50 pm CDT (00:50 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 27 kt | −4 kt | -6 °C | 124 kt | 21 h 12 min | 7:50 pm CDT (00:50 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 30 kt | −7 kt | -10 °C | 127 kt | 20 h 42 min | 7:20 pm CDT (00:20 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 33 kt | −11 kt | -13 °C | 131 kt | 20 h 04 min | 6:42 pm CDT (23:42 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 35 kt | −15 kt | -17 °C | 135 kt | 19 h 28 min | 6:06 pm CDT (23:06 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 36 kt | −16 kt | -18 °C | 136 kt | 19 h 19 min | 5:57 pm CDT (22:57 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 47 kt | −21 kt | -29 °C | 141 kt | 18 h 38 min | 5:16 pm CDT (22:16 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 53 kt | −36 kt | -42 °C | 156 kt | 16 h 51 min | 3:29 pm CDT (20:29 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 65 kt | −52 kt | -50 °C | 172 kt | 15 h 17 min | 1:55 pm CDT (18:55 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 54 kt | −43 kt | -55 °C | 163 kt | 16 h 07 min | 2:45 pm CDT (19:45 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANC | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 200/5 | 220/9 -5° | 210/8 -12° | 210/7 -18° | 220/8 -31° | 240/9 -41° | 210/12 -52° | 240/30 -49° | 240/42 -46° |
| MDO | used from 100 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 250/15 | 240/14 -5° | 230/15 -11° | 230/15 -18° | 230/14 -29° | 230/29 -40° | 240/50 -46° | 240/53 -47° | 240/58 -46° |
| YAK | used from 200 nm out; 98 nm from the line | 210/8 | 240/15 -5° | 250/20 -11° | 250/25 -18° | 240/49 -27° | 240/60 -35° | 240/78 -45° | 240/74 -47° | 240/68 -46° |
| JNU | used from 400 nm out; 72 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 599 nm out; 118 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANC Anchorage, AK | departure | no report just now | 151 ft | ||||
| CDV Cordova, AK | 140 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 53 ft | ||||
| JNU Juneau, AK | 490 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 25 ft | ||||
| GPI Kalispell, MT | 1429 nm out, 21 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,976 ft | ||||
| RED Red Lodge, MT | 1708 nm out, 2 nm east of the line | no report just now | 5,762 ft | ||||
| CYS Cheyenne, WY | 2018 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,159 ft | ||||
| ULS Ulysses, KS | 2288 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 3,071 ft | ||||
| CSM Burns Flat, OK | 2458 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,922 ft | ||||
| AFW Fort Worth, TX | destination | no report just now | 723 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,159 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At AFW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:55 pm CDT (18:55 UTC)
AFW has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8772 Anchorage, AK, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · starts tomorrow · ZAN
- 6/8889 Anchorage, AK, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZAN
- 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 18 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at ANC 6:57 pm AKDT (02:57 UTC), at AFW 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm CDT (00:24 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: Ted Stevens Anchorage International, Perot Fld/Fort Worth Alliance Airport.