Ted Stevens Anchorage International to Boca Raton Airport ANC → BCT
3,450 nautical miles (3,971 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 094°, about 078° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 19 h 50 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 54-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:55 pm EDT (03:55 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 1 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 ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1715 to 1765 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 1725 to 2114 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 2184 to 2473 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist, fog). Over the route from 2832 to 2872 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, GKN, 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 | 190° at 13 kt | +5 kt | 115 kt | 30 h | 10:05 am EDT (14:05 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 230° at 19 kt | −2 kt | 122 kt | 28 h 17 min | 8:22 am EDT (12:22 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 230° at 22 kt | −4 kt | 0 °C | 124 kt | 27 h 49 min | 7:54 am EDT (11:54 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 24 kt | −5 kt | -3 °C | 125 kt | 27 h 36 min | 7:41 am EDT (11:41 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 28 kt | −5 kt | -5 °C | 125 kt | 27 h 36 min | 7:41 am EDT (11:41 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 31 kt | −9 kt | -9 °C | 129 kt | 26 h 45 min | 6:50 am EDT (10:50 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 33 kt | −13 kt | -12 °C | 133 kt | 25 h 56 min | 6:01 am EDT (10:01 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 36 kt | −17 kt | -16 °C | 137 kt | 25 h 11 min | 5:16 am EDT (09:16 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 37 kt | −18 kt | -17 °C | 138 kt | 25 h | 5:05 am EDT (09:05 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 48 kt | −23 kt | -29 °C | 143 kt | 24 h 08 min | 4:13 am EDT (08:13 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 53 kt | −38 kt | -42 °C | 158 kt | 21 h 50 min | 1:55 am EDT (05:55 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 66 kt | −54 kt | -51 °C | 174 kt | 19 h 50 min | 11:55 pm EDT (03:55 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 55 kt | −45 kt | -55 °C | 165 kt | 20 h 55 min | 1:00 am EDT (05:00 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° |
| GKN | used from 100 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 190/14 | 190/9 -5° | 210/6 -11° | 220/11 -18° | 240/17 -31° | 260/18 -42° | 240/25 -53° | 230/38 -49° | 240/42 -46° |
| YAK | used from 199 nm out; 108 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 399 nm out; 103 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 748 nm out; 269 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 | ||||
| VDZ Valdez, AK | 110 nm out, 8 nm north of the line | no report just now | 128 ft | ||||
| CYSQ Atlin, | 489 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 2,351 ft | ||||
| BIS Bismarck, ND | 1885 nm out, 21 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,661 ft | ||||
| DSM Des Moines, IA | 2324 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 957 ft | ||||
| PAH Paducah, KY | 2673 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 410 ft | ||||
| CSG Columbus, GA | 3002 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 397 ft | ||||
| OCF Ocala, FL | 3251 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 90 ft | ||||
| BCT Boca Raton, FL | destination | no report just now | 12 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,351 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At BCT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:55 pm EDT (03:55 UTC)
BCT 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
- 4/3634 DISNEY WORLD THEME PARK, ORLANDO, FL 2 nm from the route, 3301 nm along the route · security · ZJX
- 5/2809 Palm Beach, FL, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 12 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 20 October · ZMA
Daylight
Sunset at ANC 6:54 pm AKDT (02:54 UTC), at BCT 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm EDT (23:18 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at BCT is before sunrise there (7:18 am EDT (11:18 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, Boca Raton Airport.