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Ted Stevens Anchorage International to Austin-Bergstrom International ANC → AUS

2,759 nautical miles (3,175 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 108°, about 092° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 17 h 34 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 37-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:19 pm CDT (19:19 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: 10 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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 3W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 6:55 pm AKDT (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 1829 to 1859 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120055
    MKCW WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3W
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    MT WY
    FROM 10WSW MLS-70E DDY-20N LAR-50E BPI-30NE BIL-10WSW MLS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • SIGMET 1W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 6:55 pm AKDT (02:55 UTC). Near the route, 1939 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120055
    MKCW WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 1W
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    CO NM WY AZ UT
    FROM 40NNW CHE-40WNW TBE-60WNW CME-40N SJN-40ESE MTU-40NNW CHE
    AREA SEV TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
    WIND GUSTS TO 60KT POSS.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Near the route, 1329 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 16,000 ft. Over the route from 1339 to 1609 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 1389 to 2199 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1399 to 1919 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 1439 to 1849 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 1659 to 1909 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1679 to 2249 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 1749 to 2079 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 1889 to 1949 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 2019 to 2069 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). Near the route, 2259 nm along 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 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 20:00–03:00 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.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft210° at 10 kt+2 kt118 kt23 h 23 min8:08 pm CDT (01:08 UTC)
5,500 ft230° at 13 kt−2 kt122 kt22 h 37 min7:22 pm CDT (00:22 UTC)
7,500 ft250° at 17 kt−8 kt0 °C128 kt21 h 33 min6:18 pm CDT (23:18 UTC)
9,500 ft260° at 21 kt−14 kt-2 °C134 kt20 h 35 min5:20 pm CDT (22:20 UTC)
11,500 ft270° at 24 kt−18 kt-4 °C138 kt20 h4:45 pm CDT (21:45 UTC)
13,500 ft260° at 28 kt−19 kt-8 °C139 kt19 h 51 min4:36 pm CDT (21:36 UTC)
15,500 ft260° at 31 kt−19 kt-12 °C139 kt19 h 51 min4:36 pm CDT (21:36 UTC)
17,500 ft260° at 34 kt−19 kt-16 °C139 kt19 h 51 min4:36 pm CDT (21:36 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180250° at 35 kt−19 kt-17 °C139 kt19 h 51 min4:36 pm CDT (21:36 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240260° at 45 kt−28 kt-28 °C148 kt18 h 39 min3:24 pm CDT (20:24 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 49 kt−25 kt-42 °C145 kt19 h 02 min3:47 pm CDT (20:47 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340270° at 45 kt−33 kt-51 °C153 kt18 h 02 min2:47 pm CDT (19:47 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390270° at 49 kt−37 kt-56 °C157 kt17 h 34 min2:19 pm CDT (19:19 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
ANCused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line220/10220/14 -6°240/17 -11°250/18 -18°270/14 -31°270/14 -40°230/28 -51°230/42 -49°230/49 -46°
MDOused from 100 nm out; 62 nm from the line240/16240/19 -4°240/19 -10°240/19 -17°240/27 -29°230/50 -37°230/66 -46°230/72 -47°240/70 -46°
YAKused from 200 nm out; 100 nm from the line190/26230/18 -2°210/22 -8°220/33 -13°230/58 -25°230/85 -34°230/101 -46°240/97 -49°240/84 -48°
JNUused from 400 nm out; 79 nm from the line150/18210/22 -3°240/32 -4°240/39 -10°250/59 -18°240/76 -28°240/83 -43°250/89 -52°250/74 -53°
ANNused from 600 nm out; 95 nm from the line210/8240/13 3°270/21 1°280/26 -3°260/33 -15°270/42 -26°260/43 -41°280/38 -51°280/45 -58°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
ANC Anchorage, AK departure no report just now 151 ft
CDV Cordova, AK 140 nm out, 7 nm north of the line no report just now 53 ft
TKE Tenakee Springs, AK 490 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line no report just now 0 ft
CZST Stewart, 700 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line no report just now 24 ft
CYPZ Burns Lake, 860 nm out, 9 nm east of the line no report just now 2,343 ft
MSO Missoula, MT 1499 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 3,205 ft
LND Lander, WY 1829 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line no report just now 5,588 ft
COS Colorado Springs, CO 2139 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 6,187 ft
AMA Amarillo, TX 2399 nm out, 7 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 3,606 ft
ABI Abilene, TX 2589 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 1,790 ft
AUS Austin, TX destination no report just now 541 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,187 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At AUS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:19 pm CDT (19:19 UTC)

AUS 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
  • 6/8784 LAKE GEORGE, CO, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 UTC 18 nm from the route, 2109 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 13 October · ZDV
  • 6/8770 COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 1 nm from the route, 2119 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 12 October · ZDV
  • 6/5849 Austin, TX, Friday, October 2, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 3 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZHU

Daylight

Sunset at ANC 6:57 pm AKDT (02:57 UTC), at AUS 7:03 pm CDT (00:03 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:27 pm CDT (00:27 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

Radar now, Alaska
Radar now, Alaska · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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, Austin-Bergstrom International.