Ted Stevens Anchorage International to Capital Region International ANC → LAN
2,526 nautical miles (2,907 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 085°, about 069° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 14 h 02 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 60-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:14 pm EDT (19:14 UTC). Right now ANC is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 9 knots; LAN is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 4 knots. 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: 2 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 2047 to 2137 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 2287 to 2287 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 last 60 nm of 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
- B772 at 37,000 ft, 37 nm northeast, 6:20 pm AKDT (02:20 UTC): moderate chop turbulence. 2327 nm along the route, 37 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
ESC UA /OV ESC/TM 0220/FL370/TP B772/TB MOD CHOP
- Report
- a routine report filed through ESC
- Where
- over ESC
- Time
- 02:20 UTC
- Height
- at 37,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B772
- Turbulence
- moderate chop
- B737 at 5,000 ft, 7 nm southwest, 8:41 pm AKDT (04:41 UTC): light rime icing above 8,000 ft, -11 °C, remarks: during the descent. At the departure end, 7 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
ANC UA /OV TED230008/TM 0441/FL050/TP B737/TA M11/IC LGT RIME AT 080/RM DURD
- Report
- a routine report filed through ANC
- Where
- 8 nm southwest (230°) of TED
- Time
- 04:41 UTC
- Height
- at 5,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Temperature
- −11 °C
- Icing
- light rime at at 8,000 ft
- Remarks
- during the descent
- A21N at 3,900 ft, 4 nm north, 8:31 pm AKDT (04:31 UTC): light rain, remarks: during the climb. At the departure end, 4 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
ANC UA /OV TED320005/TM 0431/FL039/TP A21N/SK BASES 025/WX -RA/RM DURC
- Report
- a routine report filed through ANC
- Where
- 5 nm northwest (320°) of TED
- Time
- 04:31 UTC
- Height
- at 3,900 ft
- Aircraft
- A21N
- Sky
- bases 2,500 ft
- Weather
- light rain
- Remarks
- during the climb
- B747 at 9,000 ft, 9 nm south, 6:26 pm AKDT (02:26 UTC): light rime icing up to 9,000 ft, remarks: during the descent witti arrival. At the departure end, 9 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
ANC UA /OV TED120010/TM 0226/FL090/TP B747/IC LGT RIM BLO 090/RM DURD WITTI ARR
- Report
- a routine report filed through ANC
- Where
- 10 nm southeast (120°) of TED
- Time
- 02:26 UTC
- Height
- at 9,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B747
- Icing
- light rim below 9,000 ft
- Remarks
- during the descent witti arrival
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 6 forecast points nearest it (ANC, GKN, ORT, 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 | +3 kt | 117 kt | 21 h 35 min | 10:47 pm EDT (02:47 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 230° at 19 kt | −6 kt | -4 °C | 126 kt | 20 h 03 min | 9:15 pm EDT (01:15 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 230° at 22 kt | −8 kt | -1 °C | 128 kt | 19 h 44 min | 8:56 pm EDT (00:56 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 24 kt | −9 kt | -4 °C | 129 kt | 19 h 35 min | 8:47 pm EDT (00:47 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 28 kt | −11 kt | -7 °C | 131 kt | 19 h 17 min | 8:29 pm EDT (00:29 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 31 kt | −14 kt | -10 °C | 134 kt | 18 h 51 min | 8:03 pm EDT (00:03 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 34 kt | −19 kt | -14 °C | 139 kt | 18 h 10 min | 7:22 pm EDT (23:22 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 37 kt | −23 kt | -17 °C | 143 kt | 17 h 40 min | 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 38 kt | −24 kt | -18 °C | 144 kt | 17 h 32 min | 6:44 pm EDT (22:44 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 48 kt | −30 kt | -30 °C | 150 kt | 16 h 50 min | 6:02 pm EDT (22:02 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 55 kt | −45 kt | -43 °C | 165 kt | 15 h 19 min | 4:31 pm EDT (20:31 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 66 kt | −60 kt | -50 °C | 180 kt | 14 h 02 min | 3:14 pm EDT (19:14 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 55 kt | −50 kt | -54 °C | 170 kt | 14 h 52 min | 4:04 pm EDT (20:04 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; 52 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° |
| ORT | used from 200 nm out; 101 nm from the line | 280/10 -4° | 260/14 -10° | 260/16 -17° | 220/15 -30° | 210/30 -44° | 240/41 -51° | 240/43 -49° | 240/45 -46° | |
| YAK | used from 250 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 449 nm out; 155 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 849 nm out; 430 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 | VFR Sky: overcast at 4,500 feet | from the south-southeast (150°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | 4,500 ft | 151 ft | 8:53 pm AKDT (04:53 UTC) |
| VDZ Valdez, AK | 110 nm out, 9 nm south of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,200 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet, overcast at 6,000 feet Weather: light rain | calm | 10+ mi | 5,000 ft | 128 ft | 04:56 UTC |
| CYXY Whitehorse, | 439 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 5,700 feet | from the south-southeast (160°) at 10 knots, gusting to 19 | 15 mi | 5,700 ft | 2,317 ft | 05:00 UTC |
| CYQH Watson Lake, | 619 nm out, 18 nm south of the line | VFR Sky: overcast at 22,000 feet | calm | 15 mi | 22,000 ft | 2,225 ft | 05:00 UTC |
| LNL Land O' Lakes, WI | 2247 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 1,705 ft | 04:55 UTC |
| MNM Menominee, MI | 2337 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | VFR | from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 624 ft | 04:57 UTC |
| LAN Lansing, MI | destination | VFR | from the south (190°) at 4 knots | 8 mi | none | 860 ft | 12:53 am EDT (04:53 UTC) |
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 LAN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:14 pm EDT (19:14 UTC)
Wind from the southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for LAN
- From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
- From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for ANC, the departure
- From Sun 4:00 pm AKDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, overcast at 3,500 feet
- At times between Sun 4:00 pm AKDT (00:00 UTC) and 6:00 pm AKDT (02:00 UTC): visibility 3 miles, light rain, mist, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
- From Sun 6:00 pm AKDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
- At times between Sun 6:00 pm AKDT (02:00 UTC) and 10:00 pm AKDT (06:00 UTC): a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- From Sun 10:00 pm AKDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 7:00 am AKDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 500 feet, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm AKDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
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 LAN 7:01 pm EDT (23:01 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:29 pm EDT (23:29 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, Capital Region International.