Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International to Ted Stevens Anchorage International ATL → ANC
2,964 nautical miles (3,410 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 325°, about 330° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 23 h 54 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 4-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:37 pm AKDT (06:37 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ATL is VFR, wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 9 knots; ANC is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) 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: 1,070 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 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Near the route, at the departure end.
- 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 route from 70 to 249 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 539 to 748 nm out.
- 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 848 to 1207 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Near the route, 1237 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 ATL.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B77L at 8,000 ft, 14 nm west, 1:30 am EDT (05:30 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: during the climb. At the destination 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, 12:41 am EDT (04:41 UTC): light rime icing above 8,000 ft, -11 °C, remarks: during the descent. At the destination 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, 12:31 am EDT (04:31 UTC): light rain, remarks: during the climb. At the destination 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
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 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 16 forecast points nearest it (ATL, HSV, BNA, EVV, STL, SPI, BRL, DSM, MCW, FSD, AXN, ABR, MOT, GGW, GPI, SEA). 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 | 080° at 3 kt | −4 kt | -1 °C | 124 kt | 23 h 54 min | 10:37 pm AKDT (06:37 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 060° at 2 kt | −3 kt | 5 °C | 123 kt | 24 h 06 min | 10:49 pm AKDT (06:49 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 050° at 1 kt | −2 kt | 2 °C | 122 kt | 24 h 18 min | 11:01 pm AKDT (07:01 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 360° at 3 kt | −1 kt | 0 °C | 121 kt | 24 h 30 min | 11:13 pm AKDT (07:13 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 350° at 7 kt | 0 | -3 °C | 120 kt | 24 h 42 min | 11:25 pm AKDT (07:25 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 330° at 11 kt | +4 kt | -6 °C | 116 kt | 25 h 33 min | 12:16 am AKDT (08:16 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 330° at 15 kt | +7 kt | -10 °C | 113 kt | 26 h 14 min | 12:57 am AKDT (08:57 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 320° at 18 kt | +9 kt | -12 °C | 111 kt | 26 h 42 min | 1:25 am AKDT (09:25 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 17 kt | +8 kt | -23 °C | 112 kt | 26 h 28 min | 1:11 am AKDT (09:11 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 24 kt | +15 kt | -38 °C | 105 kt | 28 h 14 min | 2:57 am AKDT (10:57 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 30 kt | +21 kt | -44 °C | 99 kt | 29 h 56 min | 4:39 am AKDT (12:39 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 36 kt | +26 kt | -47 °C | 94 kt | 31 h 32 min | 6:15 am AKDT (14:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 320/30 | 330/37 16° | 340/44 11° | 330/35 7° | 310/33 -6° | 300/38 -18° | 330/58 -33° | 330/48 -40° | 320/34 -49° |
| HSV | used from 50 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 310/20 | 330/20 16° | 320/27 11° | 340/23 5° | 320/23 -7° | 340/30 -17° | 320/50 -33° | 330/61 -41° | 340/41 -50° |
| BNA | used from 150 nm out; 11 nm from the line | 310/20 | 340/20 17° | 330/24 10° | 340/22 5° | 330/26 -6° | 340/29 -18° | 330/52 -33° | 320/62 -41° | 340/45 -50° |
| EVV | used from 249 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 280/15 | 290/12 17° | 310/16 10° | 320/13 5° | 310/22 -6° | 320/26 -18° | 320/38 -33° | 310/56 -41° | 320/55 -51° |
| STL | used from 349 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 250/24 | 250/24 16° | 260/23 9° | 270/16 6° | 260/25 -6° | 270/29 -19° | 290/34 -33° | 290/48 -41° | 290/54 -51° |
| SPI | used from 399 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 220/21 | 250/23 16° | 260/27 9° | 270/14 6° | 270/23 -7° | 270/31 -19° | 270/28 -33° | 290/48 -42° | 300/55 -52° |
| BRL | used from 499 nm out; 12 nm from the line | 230/24 | 240/29 15° | 290/16 10° | 280/15 4° | 260/23 -7° | 260/32 -19° | 260/36 -33° | 280/48 -41° | 280/59 -52° |
| DSM | used from 599 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 230/40 | 250/33 17° | 250/18 12° | 240/17 5° | 260/28 -8° | 270/34 -19° | 260/41 -33° | 260/55 -41° | 270/62 -51° |
| MCW | used from 649 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 220/44 | 250/30 17° | 230/14 12° | 240/17 6° | 250/22 -8° | 270/29 -20° | 250/34 -34° | 260/52 -43° | 260/59 -51° |
| FSD | used from 798 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 190/9 | 230/30 18° | 240/23 13° | 240/20 6° | 260/22 -9° | 250/31 -21° | 250/43 -36° | 260/49 -43° | 270/53 -47° |
| AXN | used from 848 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 100/14 | 250/21 14° | 240/24 12° | 240/31 5° | 260/36 -10° | 260/40 -21° | 250/42 -36° | 260/48 -45° | 260/53 -50° |
| ABR | used from 898 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 070/14 | 250/10 17° | 270/16 11° | 260/28 5° | 260/36 -10° | 260/41 -22° | 270/33 -37° | 260/42 -42° | 260/50 -48° |
| MOT | used from 1048 nm out; 86 nm from the line | 120/14 5° | 200/20 4° | 230/33 1° | 250/39 -11° | 250/50 -21° | 240/61 -37° | 250/56 -45° | 260/68 -51° | |
| GGW | used from 1297 nm out; 151 nm from the line | 110/23 0° | 130/20 -2° | 170/24 -3° | 230/44 -11° | 220/51 -21° | 210/52 -39° | 220/64 -44° | 240/85 -48° | |
| GPI | used from 1597 nm out; 332 nm from the line | 070/19 -5° | 100/16 -7° | 080/10 -8° | 130/8 -19° | 170/37 -28° | 200/50 -40° | 210/43 -40° | 220/41 -42° | |
| SEA | used from 2046 nm out; 589 nm from the line | 050/7 | 050/11 1° | 050/12 -5° | 030/31 -7° | 010/61 -15° | 010/69 -26° | 360/73 -40° | 360/62 -47° | 330/21 -43° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta, GA | departure | VFR | from the west-northwest (300°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,026 ft | 1:52 am EDT (05:52 UTC) |
| MQY Smyrna, TN | 180 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 200 feet Weather: fog | calm | 0.25 mi | 200 ft | 543 ft | 06:33 UTC |
| SPI Springfield, IL | 449 nm out, 22 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 597 ft | 05:52 UTC |
| MIW Marshalltown, IA | 649 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line | VFR | from the south (170°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 974 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| MOT Minot, ND | 1157 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line, tower | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 900 feet, overcast at 1,300 feet Weather: light rain | from the north (010°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 900 ft | 1,715 ft | 06:17 UTC |
| HBC Mohall, ND | 1187 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,650 ft | ||||
| CYSQ Atlin, | 2475 nm out, 13 nm south of the line | no report just now | 2,351 ft | ||||
| VDZ Valdez, AK | 2854 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 500 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet Weather: light rain | calm | 10+ mi | 500 ft | 128 ft | 06:37 UTC |
| ANC Anchorage, AK | destination | VFR Sky: overcast at 4,300 feet | from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 4,300 ft | 151 ft | 9:53 pm AKDT (05:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,351 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ANC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:37 pm AKDT (06:37 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 VFR
The whole forecast for ANC
- 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
The forecast for ATL, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 5 nm from the route, 200 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
- 6/8889 Anchorage, AK, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZAN
- 6/8772 Anchorage, AK, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · starts tomorrow · ZAN
Daylight
Sunset at ATL 7:07 pm EDT (23:07 UTC), at ANC 6:57 pm AKDT (02:57 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:40 pm AKDT (03:40 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ANC is after sunset there (6:57 pm AKDT (02:57 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.
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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: Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, Ted Stevens Anchorage International.