Ted Stevens Anchorage International to Charleston Afb/Intl Airport ANC → CHS
3,127 nautical miles (3,598 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 089°, about 073° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 17 h 46 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 56-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:28 pm EDT (20:28 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: 223 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 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 1858 to 2038 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). Over the route from 2757 to 2877 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 2797 to 2927 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 8,000 ft. Over the route from 2887 to 2987 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 14 kt | +5 kt | 115 kt | 27 h 11 min | 1:53 am EDT (05:53 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 220° at 19 kt | −3 kt | 123 kt | 25 h 25 min | 12:07 am EDT (04:07 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 230° at 22 kt | −6 kt | 0 °C | 126 kt | 24 h 49 min | 11:31 pm EDT (03:31 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 24 kt | −6 kt | -3 °C | 126 kt | 24 h 49 min | 11:31 pm EDT (03:31 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 28 kt | −7 kt | -6 °C | 127 kt | 24 h 37 min | 11:19 pm EDT (03:19 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 31 kt | −11 kt | -10 °C | 131 kt | 23 h 52 min | 10:34 pm EDT (02:34 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 33 kt | −15 kt | -13 °C | 135 kt | 23 h 10 min | 9:52 pm EDT (01:52 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 36 kt | −19 kt | -17 °C | 139 kt | 22 h 30 min | 9:12 pm EDT (01:12 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 37 kt | −20 kt | -18 °C | 140 kt | 22 h 20 min | 9:02 pm EDT (01:02 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 47 kt | −26 kt | -29 °C | 146 kt | 21 h 25 min | 8:07 pm EDT (00:07 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 54 kt | −40 kt | -43 °C | 160 kt | 19 h 33 min | 6:15 pm EDT (22:15 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 66 kt | −56 kt | -51 °C | 176 kt | 17 h 46 min | 4:28 pm EDT (20:28 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 55 kt | −47 kt | -55 °C | 167 kt | 18 h 43 min | 5:25 pm EDT (21:25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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; 62 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 250 nm out; 88 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; 131 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 799 nm out; 349 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, 1 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 128 ft | ||||
| CYXY Whitehorse, | 440 nm out, 17 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,317 ft | ||||
| GFK Grand Forks, ND | 1938 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 845 ft | ||||
| RFD Chicago/Rockford, IL | 2418 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 742 ft | ||||
| LEX Lexington, KY | 2747 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 979 ft | ||||
| CAE Columbia, SC | 3047 nm out, 8 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 235 ft | ||||
| CHS Charleston, SC | destination | no report just now | 46 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,317 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CHS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:28 pm EDT (20:28 UTC)
CHS 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
- 6/4348 GRAND FORKS AFB, ND, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 9 nm from the route, 1918 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZMP
- 6/6656 ANOKA, MN, Monday, October 5, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 Local 16 nm from the route, 2168 nm along the route · security · until 19 October · ZMP
Daylight
Sunset at ANC 6:57 pm AKDT (02:57 UTC), at CHS 6:50 pm EDT (22:50 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 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, Charleston Afb/Intl Airport.