Plan a flight · Sun 11:08 pm AKDT (07:08 UTC)

Ted Stevens Anchorage International to Van Nuys Airport ANC → VNY

2,020 nautical miles (2,325 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 129°, about 113° magnetic at the departure end (variation 16E). At 120 knots that is 12 h 42 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 39-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:50 pm PDT (19:50 UTC). Right now ANC is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 8 knots; VNY is VFR, wind calm. 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 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the route from 1300 to 1790 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Near the route, at the destination end.

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

B748 at 6,000 ft, 9 nm northeast, 10:40 pm AKDT (06:40 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: during the descent. At the departure end, 9 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ANC UA /OV TED030008/TM 0640/FL060/TP B748/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ANC
Where
8 nm northeast (030°) of TED
Time
06:40 UTC
Height
at 6,000 ft
Aircraft
B748
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
during the descent
B77L at 8,000 ft, 14 nm west, 9:30 pm AKDT (05:30 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: during the climb. At the departure end, 14 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ANC UA /OV TED250015/TM 0530/FL080/TP B77L/SK TOPS 050/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ANC
Where
15 nm west (250°) of TED
Time
05:30 UTC
Height
at 8,000 ft
Aircraft
B77L
Sky
tops 5,000 ft
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
during the climb
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
GLF5 at 3,500 ft, 1 nm north, 8:54 pm AKDT (04:54 UTC): overcast above 3,600 ft. At the destination end, 1 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
VNY UA /OV VNY36006/TM 0454/FL035/TP GLF5/SK OVC036
```
Report
a routine report filed through VNY
Where
VNY36006
Time
04:54 UTC
Height
at 3,500 ft
Aircraft
GLF5
Sky
overcast from 3,600 ft

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	+6 kt		114 kt	17 h 43 min	5:51 pm PDT (00:51 UTC)
5,500 ft	230° at 18 kt	+2 kt		118 kt	17 h 07 min	5:15 pm PDT (00:15 UTC)
7,500 ft	230° at 21 kt	+1 kt	0 °C	119 kt	16 h 58 min	5:06 pm PDT (00:06 UTC)
9,500 ft	230° at 23 kt	+1 kt	-4 °C	119 kt	16 h 58 min	5:06 pm PDT (00:06 UTC)
11,500 ft	230° at 26 kt	+2 kt	-6 °C	118 kt	17 h 07 min	5:15 pm PDT (00:15 UTC)
13,500 ft	240° at 28 kt	−1 kt	-10 °C	121 kt	16 h 42 min	4:50 pm PDT (23:50 UTC)
15,500 ft	240° at 30 kt	−4 kt	-13 °C	124 kt	16 h 17 min	4:25 pm PDT (23:25 UTC)
17,500 ft	250° at 32 kt	−7 kt	-17 °C	127 kt	15 h 54 min	4:02 pm PDT (23:02 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	250° at 33 kt	−7 kt	-18 °C	127 kt	15 h 54 min	4:02 pm PDT (23:02 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	250° at 44 kt	−10 kt	-30 °C	130 kt	15 h 32 min	3:40 pm PDT (22:40 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	260° at 50 kt	−24 kt	-42 °C	144 kt	14 h 02 min	2:10 pm PDT (21:10 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	270° at 62 kt	−39 kt	-50 °C	159 kt	12 h 42 min	12:50 pm PDT (19:50 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 53 kt	−32 kt	-54 °C	152 kt	13 h 17 min	1:25 pm PDT (20:25 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; 27 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 300 nm out; 141 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 450 nm out; 215 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 500 nm out; 222 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: a few clouds at 2,400 feet, overcast at 4,700 feet	from the south-southeast (160°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	4,700 ft	151 ft	10:53 pm AKDT (06:53 UTC)
IEM Whittier, AK	40 nm out, 6 nm east of the line	no report just now				39 ft
RDD Redding, CA	1600 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the north (360°) at 14 knots, gusting to 21	10+ mi	none	505 ft	06:53 UTC
MER Atwater, CA	1800 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	190 ft	23:55 UTC
BFL Bakersfield, CA	1940 nm out, 9 nm east of the line, tower	VFR Sky: overcast at 8,000 feet	from the north (350°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	8,000 ft	509 ft	06:54 UTC
VNY Van Nuys, CA	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 4,500 feet, overcast at 5,500 feet	calm	10+ mi	5,500 ft	802 ft	11:51 pm PDT (06:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 802 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At VNY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:50 pm PDT (19:50 UTC)

Wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet VFR

The whole forecast for VNY

From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
30% chance between Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC) and 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): light rain showers
From Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
From Mon 3:00 pm PDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the south at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet

The forecast for ANC, the departure

From Sun 10:00 pm AKDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet
From Mon 7:00 am AKDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, mist, scattered clouds at 500 feet, a broken layer at 2,500 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 3 nm from the route, 1690 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZOA

Daylight

Sunset at ANC 6:57 pm AKDT (02:57 UTC), at VNY 6:22 pm PDT (01:22 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:47 pm PDT (01:47 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 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, Van Nuys Airport.