Plan a flight · Sun 5:06 pm AKDT (01:06 UTC)

Ted Stevens Anchorage International to Sacramento Mather Airport ANC → MHR

1,726 nautical miles (1,986 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 129°, about 113° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 11 h 40 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 28-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:46 am PDT (12:46 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ANC is marginal VFR, wind from the northwest (320°) at 5 knots; MHR is VFR, wind from the southwest (230°) at 6 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 TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 25,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the route from 1267 to 1556 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Near the route, 1457 nm along 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

BE20 at 2,000 ft, 5 nm northeast, 4:48 pm AKDT (00:48 UTC): no turbulence, no icing. At the departure end, 5 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MRI UA /OV MRI/TM 0048/FL020/TP BE20/WX FV20SM/TB NEG/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through MRI
Where
over MRI
Time
00:48 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
BE20
Weather
flight visibility 20 miles
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
PC12 at 4,000 ft, 19 nm northwest, 3:30 pm AKDT (23:30 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: during the climb northwest bound. At the departure end, 19 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ANC UA /OV TED300020/TM 2330/FL040/TP PC12/SK TOP070/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC NORTHWEST BOUND
```
Report
a routine report filed through ANC
Where
20 nm northwest (300°) of TED
Time
23:30 UTC
Height
at 4,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
TOP070
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
during the climb northwest bound
B737 at 5,000 ft, 9 nm southwest, 3:30 pm AKDT (23:30 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: during the descent gasto. At the departure end, 9 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ANC UA /OV TED230010/TM 2330/FL050/TP B737/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD GASTO
```
Report
a routine report filed through ANC
Where
10 nm southwest (230°) of TED
Time
23:30 UTC
Height
at 5,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
during the descent gasto
C207 at 1,000 ft, 3 nm northeast, 3:08 pm AKDT (23:08 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 3 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MRI UA /OV MRI260003/TM 2308/FL010/TP C207/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through MRI
Where
3 nm west (260°) of MRI
Time
23:08 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
C207
Turbulence
none
B747 at 5,800 ft, 13 nm southwest, 2:48 pm AKDT (22:48 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, overcast from 4,000 ft to 5,500 ft; a broken layer above 2,000 ft, -11 °C, remarks: clear between layers, clear above. At the departure end, 13 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ANC UA /OV TED200013/TM 2248/FL058/TP B747/SK BKN020 OVC040 TOP055/WX M11/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM CLEAR BETWEEN LAYERS, CLEAR ABOVE
```
Report
a routine report filed through ANC
Where
13 nm south (200°) of TED
Time
22:48 UTC
Height
at 5,800 ft
Aircraft
B747
Sky
BKN020 OVC040 TOP055
Weather
−11 °C
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
clear between layers, clear above
B777 at 6,400 ft, 11 nm southwest, 2:17 pm AKDT (22:17 UTC): no turbulence, no icing. At the departure end, 11 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ANC UA /OV TED222012/TM 2217/FL064/TP B777/SK TOP065/TB NEG/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through ANC
Where
12 nm southwest (222°) of TED
Time
22:17 UTC
Height
at 6,400 ft
Aircraft
B777
Sky
TOP065
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
BE20 at 20,000 ft, 48 nm southwest, 2:09 pm AKDT (22:09 UTC): remarks: during the climb zan. At the departure end, 48 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ENA UA /OV ENA/TM 2209/FL200/TP BE20/SK TOP 200/RM DURC ZAN
```
Report
a routine report filed through ENA
Where
over ENA
Time
22:09 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
BE20
Sky
top 20,000 ft
Remarks
during the climb zan
B737 at 14,000 ft, 7 nm north, 2:45 pm AKDT (22:45 UTC): light rime icing up to 14,000 ft, remarks: during the descent peter arrival. At the departure end, 7 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ANC UA /OV TED090015/TM 2245/FL140/TP B737/IC LGT RIME 140 BLO/RM DURD PETER ARR
```
Report
a routine report filed through ANC
Where
15 nm east (090°) of TED
Time
22:45 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Icing
light rime at 14,000 ft below
Remarks
during the descent peter arrival
A359 at 36,000 ft, 32 nm northeast, 4:43 pm AKDT (00:43 UTC): remarks: zan. 489 nm along the route, 32 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SIT UA /OV BKA215100/TM 0043/FL360/TP A359/SK TOP300/RM ZAN
```
Report
a routine report filed through SIT
Where
100 nm southwest (215°) of BKA
Time
00:43 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
A359
Sky
TOP300
Remarks
zan
B789 at 34,000 ft, 26 nm northeast, 2:19 pm AKDT (22:19 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: zan. 668 nm along the route, 26 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
KTN UA /OV ANN211146/TM 2219/FL340/TP B789/TB LGT MOD CHOP/RM ZAN
```
Report
a routine report filed through KTN
Where
146 nm southwest (211°) of ANN
Time
22:19 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B789
Turbulence
light moderate chop
Remarks
zan
F900 at 41,000 ft, 41 nm northeast, 3:43 pm AKDT (23:43 UTC): light to moderate chop turbulence from 38,500 ft to 41,000 ft, remarks: zse. 1097 nm along the route, 41 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
UIL UA /OV TOU240135/TM 2343/FL410/TP F900/TB LGT-MOD CHOP 410-385/RM ZSE
```
Report
a routine report filed through UIL
Where
135 nm southwest (240°) of TOU
Time
23:43 UTC
Height
at 41,000 ft
Aircraft
F900
Turbulence
light to moderate chop from 41,000 ft to 38,500 ft
Remarks
zse

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.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
3,500 ft	210° at 11 kt	+3 kt		117 kt	14 h 45 min	8:51 am PDT (15:51 UTC)
5,500 ft	230° at 13 kt	0		120 kt	14 h 23 min	8:29 am PDT (15:29 UTC)
7,500 ft	250° at 17 kt	−5 kt	0 °C	125 kt	13 h 48 min	7:54 am PDT (14:54 UTC)
9,500 ft	260° at 20 kt	−10 kt	-3 °C	130 kt	13 h 17 min	7:23 am PDT (14:23 UTC)
11,500 ft	270° at 23 kt	−13 kt	-6 °C	133 kt	12 h 59 min	7:05 am PDT (14:05 UTC)
13,500 ft	260° at 26 kt	−14 kt	-10 °C	134 kt	12 h 53 min	6:59 am PDT (13:59 UTC)
15,500 ft	260° at 29 kt	−13 kt	-14 °C	133 kt	12 h 59 min	7:05 am PDT (14:05 UTC)
17,500 ft	250° at 33 kt	−12 kt	-17 °C	132 kt	13 h 05 min	7:11 am PDT (14:11 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	250° at 33 kt	−12 kt	-18 °C	132 kt	13 h 05 min	7:11 am PDT (14:11 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	260° at 44 kt	−19 kt	-29 °C	139 kt	12 h 25 min	6:31 am PDT (13:31 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	250° at 49 kt	−15 kt	-43 °C	135 kt	12 h 47 min	6:53 am PDT (13:53 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	260° at 45 kt	−23 kt	-50 °C	143 kt	12 h 04 min	6:10 am PDT (13:10 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	260° at 49 kt	−28 kt	-55 °C	148 kt	11 h 40 min	5:46 am PDT (12:46 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°
MDO	used from 100 nm out; 27 nm from the line	240/16	240/19 -4°	240/19 -10°	240/19 -17°	240/27 -29°	230/50 -37°	230/66 -46°	230/72 -47°	240/70 -46°
YAK	used from 299 nm out; 141 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 449 nm out; 214 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 499 nm out; 223 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	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,000 feet, overcast at 4,200 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	3,000 ft	151 ft	4:53 pm AKDT (00:53 UTC)
IEM Whittier, AK	40 nm out, 6 nm east of the line	no report just now				39 ft
BOK Brookings, OR	1477 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the northwest (310°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	461 ft	00:56 UTC
CIC Chico, CA	1646 nm out, 13 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (130°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	240 ft	00:47 UTC
MHR Sacramento, CA	destination	VFR	from the southwest (230°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	98 ft	3:15 pm PDT (22:15 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 461 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MHR when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:46 am PDT (12:46 UTC)

Wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for MHR

From Sun 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Sun 10:00 pm PDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 6:00 am PDT (13:00 UTC): wind light and variable, 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
6/3475 BEALE AFB, CA, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 2 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 1 November · ZOA
6/6740 SACRAMENTO, CA, Thursday, October 8, 2026 through Sunday, October 11, 2026 Local on the route, at the destination end · air shows/sports · ended 11 October · ZOA

Daylight

Sunset at ANC 6:57 pm AKDT (02:57 UTC), at MHR 6:31 pm PDT (01:31 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:58 pm PDT (01:58 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MHR is before sunrise there (7:11 am PDT (14:11 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 · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Pacific Northwest · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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, Sacramento Mather Airport.