Ted Stevens Anchorage International to Salt Lake City International ANC → SLC
1,843 nautical miles (2,121 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 114°, about 098° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 10 h 58 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 48-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:02 pm MDT (19:02 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: 257 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 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the route from 1235 to 1664 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1375 to 1484 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 418 nm of the route.
- 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 1604 to 1634 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the last 189 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 50 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
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, 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 | 200° at 12 kt | +5 kt | 115 kt | 16 h 02 min | 6:06 pm MDT (00:06 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 230° at 18 kt | −1 kt | 121 kt | 15 h 14 min | 5:18 pm MDT (23:18 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 230° at 21 kt | −3 kt | -1 °C | 123 kt | 14 h 59 min | 5:03 pm MDT (23:03 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 23 kt | −3 kt | -4 °C | 123 kt | 14 h 59 min | 5:03 pm MDT (23:03 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 26 kt | −4 kt | -7 °C | 124 kt | 14 h 52 min | 4:56 pm MDT (22:56 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 29 kt | −6 kt | -11 °C | 126 kt | 14 h 38 min | 4:42 pm MDT (22:42 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 31 kt | −10 kt | -14 °C | 130 kt | 14 h 11 min | 4:15 pm MDT (22:15 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 34 kt | −13 kt | -17 °C | 133 kt | 13 h 51 min | 3:55 pm MDT (21:55 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 35 kt | −14 kt | -18 °C | 134 kt | 13 h 45 min | 3:49 pm MDT (21:49 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 46 kt | −19 kt | -30 °C | 139 kt | 13 h 16 min | 3:20 pm MDT (21:20 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 53 kt | −33 kt | -43 °C | 153 kt | 12 h 03 min | 2:07 pm MDT (20:07 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 64 kt | −48 kt | -50 °C | 168 kt | 10 h 58 min | 1:02 pm MDT (19:02 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 54 kt | −40 kt | -54 °C | 160 kt | 11 h 31 min | 1:35 pm MDT (19:35 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° |
| MDO | used from 100 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 250/15 | 240/14 -5° | 230/15 -11° | 230/15 -18° | 230/14 -29° | 230/29 -40° | 240/50 -46° | 240/53 -47° | 240/58 -46° |
| YAK | used from 249 nm out; 73 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 398 nm out; 112 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 548 nm out; 114 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 | ||||
| IEM Whittier, AK | 40 nm out, 7 nm south of the line | no report just now | 39 ft | ||||
| SIT Sitka, AK | 508 nm out, 15 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 26 ft | ||||
| MTM Metlakatla, AK | 687 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | no report just now | 0 ft | ||||
| CYPR Prince Rupert, | 747 nm out, 11 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 116 ft | ||||
| CYBD Bella Coola, | 926 nm out, 3 nm west of the line | no report just now | 117 ft | ||||
| MWH Moses Lake, WA | 1345 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,188 ft | ||||
| SUN Hailey, ID | 1654 nm out, 14 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,319 ft | ||||
| OGD Ogden, UT | 1823 nm out, 13 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,472 ft | ||||
| SLC Salt Lake City, UT | destination | no report just now | 4,230 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,319 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SLC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:02 pm MDT (19:02 UTC)
SLC 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
- 6/6654 28NM W TWISP, WA, Thursday, October 1, 2026 through Thursday, October 15, 2026 UTC 10 nm from the route, 1255 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 15 October · ZSE
Daylight
Sunset at ANC 6:54 pm AKDT (02:54 UTC), at SLC 6:50 pm MDT (00:50 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm MDT (01:18 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, Salt Lake City International.