Ted Stevens Anchorage International to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International ANC → CVG
2,696 nautical miles (3,103 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 088°, about 072° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 16 h 32 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 43-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:04 pm EDT (17:04 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: 640 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 4C: moderate icing up to 20,000 ft. Over the route from 1878 to 2037 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 1888 to 2027 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 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, 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 | 200° at 10 kt | +1 kt | 119 kt | 22 h 39 min | 7:11 pm EDT (23:11 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 230° at 14 kt | −4 kt | 124 kt | 21 h 45 min | 6:17 pm EDT (22:17 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 250° at 18 kt | −11 kt | 0 °C | 131 kt | 20 h 35 min | 5:07 pm EDT (21:07 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 260° at 22 kt | −17 kt | -2 °C | 137 kt | 19 h 41 min | 4:13 pm EDT (20:13 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 260° at 25 kt | −21 kt | -5 °C | 141 kt | 19 h 07 min | 3:39 pm EDT (19:39 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 260° at 28 kt | −23 kt | -9 °C | 143 kt | 18 h 51 min | 3:23 pm EDT (19:23 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 260° at 31 kt | −24 kt | -13 °C | 144 kt | 18 h 43 min | 3:15 pm EDT (19:15 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 35 kt | −25 kt | -17 °C | 145 kt | 18 h 36 min | 3:08 pm EDT (19:08 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 36 kt | −25 kt | -18 °C | 145 kt | 18 h 36 min | 3:08 pm EDT (19:08 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 45 kt | −35 kt | -28 °C | 155 kt | 17 h 24 min | 1:56 pm EDT (17:56 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 51 kt | −35 kt | -42 °C | 155 kt | 17 h 24 min | 1:56 pm EDT (17:56 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 47 kt | −41 kt | -51 °C | 161 kt | 16 h 45 min | 1:17 pm EDT (17:17 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 49 kt | −43 kt | -56 °C | 163 kt | 16 h 32 min | 1:04 pm EDT (17:04 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
| 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 | 220/10 | 220/14 -6° | 240/17 -11° | 250/18 -18° | 270/14 -31° | 270/14 -40° | 230/28 -51° | 230/42 -49° | 230/49 -46° |
| GKN | used from 100 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 160/20 | 220/20 -4° | 230/20 -11° | 230/20 -18° | 200/18 -32° | 210/24 -42° | 240/43 -47° | 230/49 -47° | 230/50 -46° |
| YAK | used from 250 nm out; 92 nm from the line | 190/26 | 230/18 -2° | 210/22 -8° | 220/33 -13° | 230/58 -25° | 230/85 -34° | 230/101 -46° | 240/97 -49° | 240/84 -48° |
| JNU | used from 399 nm out; 137 nm from the line | 150/18 | 210/22 -3° | 240/32 -4° | 240/39 -10° | 250/59 -18° | 240/76 -28° | 240/83 -43° | 250/89 -52° | 250/74 -53° |
| ANN | used from 799 nm out; 359 nm from the line | 210/8 | 240/13 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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANC Anchorage, AK | departure | no report just now | 151 ft | ||||
| VDZ Valdez, AK | 110 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 128 ft | ||||
| CYXY Whitehorse, | 439 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,317 ft | ||||
| CYQH Watson Lake, | 619 nm out, 21 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 2,225 ft | ||||
| CYPG Portage, | 1828 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 885 ft | ||||
| AIT Aitkin, MN | 2097 nm out, 0 nm west of the line | no report just now | 1,206 ft | ||||
| EAU Eau Claire, WI | 2237 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 913 ft | ||||
| GYY Gary/Chicago, IN | 2497 nm out, 1 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 596 ft | ||||
| CVG Covington, KY | destination | no report just now | 896 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 CVG when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:04 pm EDT (17:04 UTC)
CVG 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
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
Daylight
Sunset at ANC 6:57 pm AKDT (02:57 UTC), at CVG 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:31 pm EDT (23:31 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, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International.