Aniak Airport to Kwethluk Airport ANI → KWT
73 nautical miles (84 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 230°, about 218° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 33 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 11-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:53 am AKDT (09:53 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ANI is VFR, wind from the east (090°) at 6 knots; KWT is marginal VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 10 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: 30 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
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.
Turbulence No turbulence warning in force along the route. A pilot reported smooth air, at 2,000 ft, 11 nm west, 10:44 pm AKDT (06:44 UTC). The government's turbulence forecast map ↗
Icing No icing warning in force along the route. A pilot reported no icing, at 2,000 ft, 11 nm west, 10:44 pm AKDT (06:44 UTC). The freezing level is below 6,500 ft, the lowest forecast height, so any cloud could carry ice. The government's icing forecast map ↗
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 ANI.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- BE20 at 2,000 ft, 11 nm west, 10:44 pm AKDT (06:44 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, overcast above 2,000 ft, light rain, 4 °C, remarks: during the descent zan. At the destination end, 11 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
BET UA /OV BET/TM 0644/FL020/TP BE20/SK OVC020/WX -RA/TA 04/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD /ZAN/
- Report
- a routine report filed through BET
- Where
- over BET
- Time
- 06:44 UTC
- Height
- at 2,000 ft
- Aircraft
- BE20
- Sky
- overcast from 2,000 ft
- Weather
- light rain
- Temperature
- 4 °C
- Turbulence
- none
- Icing
- none
- Remarks
- during the descent zan
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed
The westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 1 forecast point nearest it (BET). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 210° at 14 kt | +14 kt | 106 kt | 41 min | 2:01 am AKDT (10:01 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 220° at 14 kt | +14 kt | -9 °C | 106 kt | 41 min | 2:01 am AKDT (10:01 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 200° at 14 kt | +12 kt | -14 °C | 108 kt | 41 min | 2:01 am AKDT (10:01 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 200° at 14 kt | +12 kt | -18 °C | 108 kt | 41 min | 2:01 am AKDT (10:01 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 200° at 13 kt | +11 kt | -23 °C | 109 kt | 40 min | 2:00 am AKDT (10:00 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 200° at 12 kt | +10 kt | -27 °C | 110 kt | 40 min | 2:00 am AKDT (10:00 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 190° at 11 kt | +9 kt | -31 °C | 111 kt | 39 min | 1:59 am AKDT (09:59 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 190° at 11 kt | +8 kt | -34 °C | 112 kt | 39 min | 1:59 am AKDT (09:59 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 150° at 8 kt | +1 kt | -42 °C | 119 kt | 37 min | 1:57 am AKDT (09:57 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 110° at 23 kt | −11 kt | -52 °C | 131 kt | 33 min | 1:53 am AKDT (09:53 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 130° at 16 kt | −3 kt | -53 °C | 123 kt | 36 min | 1:56 am AKDT (09:56 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 200° at 18 kt | +16 kt | -49 °C | 104 kt | 42 min | 2:02 am AKDT (10:02 UTC) |
Based on data from the 13th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 13th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BET | used from 0 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 210/15 | 220/14 -8° | 200/14 -15° | 200/13 -22° | 190/11 -34° | 150/8 -42° | 110/23 -52° | 130/16 -53° | 200/18 -49° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANI Aniak, AK | departure | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 5,500 feet | from the east (090°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 5,500 ft | 96 ft | 12:56 am AKDT (08:56 UTC) |
| TLT Tuluksak, AK | 45 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | no report just now | 35 ft | ||||
| KWT Kwethluk, AK | destination | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,900 feet | from the south-southeast (160°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | 2,900 ft | 25 ft | 12:56 am AKDT (08:56 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 96 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
The codes as issued, and in English, for every airport in the table
ANI Aniak, AK
the observation as issued, and in English
METAR PANI 130856Z AUTO 09006KT 10SM BKN055 01/01 A2955 RMK AO2 SLP009 T00060006 51005 FZRANO $
- METAR
- a routine hourly observation
- PANI
- the station, PANI
- 130856Z
- observed 12:56 am AKDT (08:56 UTC)
- AUTO
- fully automated report, nobody checked it
- 09006KT
- wind from the east at 6 knots
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- BKN055
- a broken layer at 5,500 feet
- 01/01
- temperature 1 °C (34 °F), dew point 1 °C (34 °F)
- A2955
- altimeter setting 29.55 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2
- automated station with a precipitation sensor
- SLP009
- sea-level pressure 1000.9 hPa
- T00060006
- temperature 0.6 °C (33 °F), dew point 0.6 °C (33 °F)
- 51005
- pressure in the last three hours rising, then steady, change 0.5 hPa
- FZRANO $
- the freezing-rain sensor is not working, the station needs maintenance
KWT Kwethluk, AK
the observation as issued, and in English
METAR PFKW 130856Z AUTO 16010KT 10SM OVC029 03/03 A2954 RMK AO2 SLP003 60000 T00280028 53007 $
- METAR
- a routine hourly observation
- PFKW
- the station, PFKW
- 130856Z
- observed 12:56 am AKDT (08:56 UTC)
- AUTO
- fully automated report, nobody checked it
- 16010KT
- wind from the south-southeast at 10 knots
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- OVC029
- overcast at 2,900 feet
- 03/03
- temperature 3 °C (37 °F), dew point 3 °C (37 °F)
- A2954
- altimeter setting 29.54 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2
- automated station with a precipitation sensor
- SLP003
- sea-level pressure 1000.3 hPa
- 60000
- a trace of precipitation in the last three or six hours
- T00280028
- temperature 2.8 °C (37 °F), dew point 2.8 °C (37 °F)
- 53007
- pressure in the last three hours rising, faster lately, change 0.7 hPa
- $
- the station needs maintenance
At KWT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:53 am AKDT (09:53 UTC)
KWT has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Notices to air missions closures and things out of service at both ends; airspace, navigation aids and obstructions near the line
ANI: 3 notices in force. all of them, grouped →
KWT: 5 notices in force. all of them, grouped →
2 notices near the line (airspace and special activity within 25 nm, navigation aids within 25 nm, obstructions within 5 nm):
- Navigation aid ILS runway 19R LOC/GP not monitor until Sat 30 Jan, 6:00 am AKST (15:00 UTC), estimated · 73 nm along the route, 12 nm off the line · BET 10/001
as issued
!BET 10/001 BET NAV ILS RWY 19R LOC/GP NOT MNT 2610010514-2701301500EST
- Airspace unmanned aircraft (drones) within an area defined as 2 nautical miles radius 60°47′N 161°45′W (2.71 nautical miles ENE BET) the surface-100 ft above ground level TEL 907-217-6707 until Thu 31 Dec, 11:59 pm AKST (08:59 UTC) · 73 nm along the route, 12 nm off the line · BET 09/180
as issued
!BET 09/180 BET AIRSPACE UAS WI AN AREA DEFINED AS 2NM RADIUS 604733N1614503W (2.71NM ENE BET) SFC-100FT AGL TEL 907-217-6707 2609291900-2701010859
From the FAA's notice service (NOTAMs), the site's copy refreshed every few minutes; last checked 1 minutes ago. The FAA has so far issued eFlight its test feed, which misses some notices (checked against the FAA's own search on 12 October: about a third missing at Santa Barbara and Burbank, none at Atlanta or Las Vegas); the request for the full feed is with the FAA. Times are local to the field. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools.
Daylight
Sunset at ANI 7:28 pm AKDT (03:28 UTC), at KWT 7:37 pm AKDT (03:37 UTC) (civil twilight ends 8:20 pm AKDT (04:20 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at KWT is before sunrise there (9:21 am AKDT (17:21 UTC)).
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times.
The wind over the route live wind map, from Windy.com · drag the time bar for the coming hours; the level menu changes the height
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction, at the surface unless you pick a height. Map and forecast by Windy.com; a second opinion beside the government's winds-aloft table above.
Radar and forecast charts for the regions crossed government pictures, the latest each time the page loads · the turbulence and icing forecasts: turbulence ↗ · icing ↗
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: Aniak Airport, Kwethluk Airport.