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Ted Stevens Anchorage International to Dona Ana County International Jetport ANC → DNA

2,430 nautical miles (2,797 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 116°, about 100° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 15 h 47 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 34-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:57 am MDT (17:57 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: 7 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 W10W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 7:55 pm AKDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 1753 to 1763 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120155
    MKCW WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 10W
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    NV
    FROM 70SW TWF-40NNW BVL-40SW ELY-30ESE OAL-40WNW OAL-70SW TWF
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23020KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • SIGMET 6W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 7:55 pm AKDT (03:55 UTC). Near the route, 2261 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120155
    MKCW WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 6W
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    CO NM
    FROM 50SSW DEN-30NNE TBE-50SSW CME-50E SJN-20NE DVC-50SSW DEN
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • SIGMET 7W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 7:55 pm AKDT (03:55 UTC). Near the route, 2331 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120155
    MKCW WST 120155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7W
    VALID UNTIL 0355Z
    NM AZ
    FROM 30NW SJN-30W TCS-60SE SSO-50SE TUS-70S INW-30NW SJN
    DMSHG AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the route from 1185 to 1394 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 16,000 ft. Over the route from 1345 to 1494 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1414 to 2121 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 1584 to 2062 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 1594 to 2082 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1843 to 2370 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1902 to 2022 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 2191 to 2360 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 2231 to 2370 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, 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 kt20 h 36 min4:46 pm MDT (22:46 UTC)
5,500 ft230° at 13 kt−1 kt121 kt20 h 05 min4:15 pm MDT (22:15 UTC)
7,500 ft250° at 17 kt−7 kt0 °C127 kt19 h 08 min3:18 pm MDT (21:18 UTC)
9,500 ft260° at 21 kt−13 kt-2 °C133 kt18 h 16 min2:26 pm MDT (20:26 UTC)
11,500 ft270° at 24 kt−16 kt-5 °C136 kt17 h 52 min2:02 pm MDT (20:02 UTC)
13,500 ft270° at 27 kt−17 kt-8 °C137 kt17 h 44 min1:54 pm MDT (19:54 UTC)
15,500 ft260° at 30 kt−17 kt-12 °C137 kt17 h 44 min1:54 pm MDT (19:54 UTC)
17,500 ft260° at 34 kt−17 kt-16 °C137 kt17 h 44 min1:54 pm MDT (19:54 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180260° at 34 kt−17 kt-17 °C137 kt17 h 44 min1:54 pm MDT (19:54 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240260° at 44 kt−25 kt-28 °C145 kt16 h 46 min12:56 pm MDT (18:56 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 49 kt−22 kt-42 °C142 kt17 h 07 min1:17 pm MDT (19:17 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340270° at 44 kt−30 kt-51 °C150 kt16 h 12 min12:22 pm MDT (18:22 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390270° at 48 kt−34 kt-56 °C154 kt15 h 47 min11:57 am MDT (17:57 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; 45 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 249 nm out; 82 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 398 nm out; 126 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 548 nm out; 117 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
IEM Whittier, AK 40 nm out, 6 nm south of the line no report just now 39 ft
WSB Steamboat Bay, AK 617 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line no report just now 0 ft
CYPR Prince Rupert, 747 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line no report just now 116 ft
BLI Bellingham, WA 1185 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 171 ft
PDT Pendleton, OR 1424 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,494 ft
BOI Boise, ID 1594 nm out, 10 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 2,871 ft
DTA Delta, UT 1902 nm out, 4 nm north of the line no report just now 4,759 ft
RQE Window Rock, AZ 2171 nm out, 17 nm east of the line no report just now 6,742 ft
LRU Las Cruces, NM 2400 nm out, 4 nm east of the line no report just now 4,456 ft
DNA Santa Teresa, NM destination no report just now 4,112 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,742 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At DNA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:57 am MDT (17:57 UTC)

DNA 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

Daylight

Sunset at ANC 6:57 pm AKDT (02:57 UTC), at DNA 6:38 pm MDT (00:38 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:02 pm MDT (01:02 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 Pacific Northwest
Radar now, the Pacific Northwest · 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, Dona Ana County International Jetport.