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Austin-Bergstrom International to Ted Stevens Anchorage International AUS → ANC

2,759 nautical miles (3,175 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 328°, about 324° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4E). At 120 knots that is 22 h 04 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 5-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:49 pm AKDT (23:49 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: 10 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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

  • SIGMET 1W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 9:55 pm CDT (02:55 UTC). Near the route, 820 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120055
    MKCW WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 1W
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    CO NM WY AZ UT
    FROM 40NNW CHE-40WNW TBE-60WNW CME-40N SJN-40ESE MTU-40NNW CHE
    AREA SEV TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
    WIND GUSTS TO 60KT POSS.
  • SIGMET 3W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 9:55 pm CDT (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 900 to 930 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120055
    MKCW WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3W
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    MT WY
    FROM 10WSW MLS-70E DDY-20N LAR-50E BPI-30NE BIL-10WSW MLS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • 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). Near the route, 500 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 510 to 1080 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 560 to 1369 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 680 to 1010 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 690 to 740 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 810 to 870 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 840 to 1359 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 850 to 1100 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 910 to 1319 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 16,000 ft. Over the route from 1149 to 1419 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Near the route, 1429 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 AUS.

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 20:00–03:00 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 13 forecast points nearest it (SAT, ABI, LBB, AMA, TCC, PUB, DEN, RKS, LND, DLN, GPI, GEG, SEA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft060° at 2 kt−2 kt6 °C122 kt22 h 37 min4:22 pm AKDT (00:22 UTC)
6,500 ft040° at 2 kt−2 kt2 °C122 kt22 h 37 min4:22 pm AKDT (00:22 UTC)
8,500 ft180° at 5 kt−5 kt1 °C125 kt22 h 04 min3:49 pm AKDT (23:49 UTC)
10,500 ft190° at 4 kt−5 kt-1 °C125 kt22 h 04 min3:49 pm AKDT (23:49 UTC)
12,500 ft210° at 3 kt−5 kt-5 °C125 kt22 h 04 min3:49 pm AKDT (23:49 UTC)
14,500 ft320° at 2 kt−3 kt-8 °C123 kt22 h 26 min4:11 pm AKDT (00:11 UTC)
16,500 ft340° at 7 kt−1 kt-11 °C121 kt22 h 48 min4:33 pm AKDT (00:33 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180350° at 10 kt+1 kt-14 °C119 kt23 h 11 min4:56 pm AKDT (00:56 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240340° at 19 kt+7 kt-23 °C113 kt24 h 25 min6:10 pm AKDT (02:10 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300310° at 24 kt+14 kt-36 °C106 kt26 h 02 min7:47 pm AKDT (03:47 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340300° at 23 kt+13 kt-40 °C107 kt25 h 47 min7:32 pm AKDT (03:32 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390270° at 25 kt+13 kt-45 °C107 kt25 h 47 min7:32 pm AKDT (03:32 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
SATused from 0 nm out; 67 nm from the line130/22140/24 18°170/19 13°190/13 7°240/15 -4°220/14 -13°270/11 -28°280/10 -40°310/18 -51°
ABIused from 50 nm out; 94 nm from the line180/26 17°220/18 12°230/25 8°230/28 -5°240/29 -14°250/35 -28°270/37 -39°280/37 -51°
LBBused from 250 nm out; 65 nm from the line180/26 20°210/21 13°230/21 7°250/25 -5°250/34 -16°250/52 -28°260/47 -38°260/49 -50°
AMAused from 300 nm out; 40 nm from the line190/28220/26 14°230/27 7°250/24 -6°250/32 -16°240/51 -28°250/52 -38°250/51 -50°
TCCused from 450 nm out; 102 nm from the line200/26200/28 14°220/25 7°230/28 -7°240/41 -19°240/62 -28°250/61 -37°250/49 -49°
PUBused from 500 nm out; 68 nm from the line210/24 16°210/28 8°230/43 -8°240/42 -21°240/77 -30°240/72 -36°250/51 -47°
DENused from 650 nm out; 39 nm from the line190/31 16°210/32 7°240/41 -8°230/47 -21°240/56 -32°250/65 -37°250/61 -47°
RKSused from 800 nm out; 77 nm from the line190/43210/65 3°210/57 -9°210/56 -21°210/47 -33°230/63 -37°240/77 -46°
LNDused from 850 nm out; 50 nm from the line180/33 10°190/50 3°210/59 -9°200/50 -21°190/41 -34°230/55 -39°240/65 -47°
DLNused from 1050 nm out; 75 nm from the line080/10 -3°180/8 -3°180/23 -14°200/58 -22°200/80 -36°220/85 -41°230/81 -45°
GPIused from 1249 nm out; 66 nm from the line060/19 -3°110/11 -8°130/6 -8°200/40 -19°190/58 -28°200/101 -39°220/73 -43°230/41 -43°
GEGused from 1399 nm out; 91 nm from the line050/18 -2°060/19 -8°L/V -11°160/11 -24°190/17 -31°200/19 -35°220/14 -37°250/11 -41°
SEAused from 1599 nm out; 246 nm from the line360/9350/10 1°010/10 -5°030/20 -11°020/60 -17°010/86 -26°360/90 -40°010/68 -42°360/31 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
AUS Austin, TX departure no report just now 541 ft
ABI Abilene, TX 170 nm out, 15 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 1,790 ft
AMA Amarillo, TX 360 nm out, 7 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 3,606 ft
COS Colorado Springs, CO 620 nm out, 3 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 6,187 ft
LND Lander, WY 930 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line no report just now 5,588 ft
MSO Missoula, MT 1259 nm out, 12 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 3,205 ft
CYPZ Burns Lake, 1899 nm out, 9 nm east of the line no report just now 2,343 ft
CZST Stewart, 2059 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line no report just now 24 ft
TKE Tenakee Springs, AK 2269 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line no report just now 0 ft
CDV Cordova, AK 2619 nm out, 7 nm north of the line no report just now 53 ft
ANC Anchorage, AK destination no report just now 151 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,187 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, 3:49 pm AKDT (23:49 UTC)

ANC has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 6/5849 Austin, TX, Friday, October 2, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 3 nm from the route, at the departure end · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZHU
  • 6/8770 COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 1 nm from the route, 640 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 12 October · ZDV
  • 6/8784 LAKE GEORGE, CO, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 UTC 18 nm from the route, 650 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 13 October · ZDV
  • 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 AUS 7:03 pm CDT (00:03 UTC), at ANC 6:57 pm AKDT (02:57 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:40 pm AKDT (03:40 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, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Austin-Bergstrom International, Ted Stevens Anchorage International.