Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial to Anaktuvuk Pass Airport BRW → AKP
216 nautical miles (249 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 149°, about 139° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10E). At 120 knots that is 1 h 45 min at the quickest height in today's winds (3,500 ft, a 4-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:33 am AKDT (16:33 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now BRW is marginal VFR, wind from the northeast (040°) at 16 knots; AKP 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: 105 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.
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 BRW.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B350 at 13,000 ft, 15 nm west, 4:15 am AKDT (12:15 UTC): moderate rime icing above 12,000 ft, -22 °C, remarks: during the descent zan. 20 nm along the route, 15 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
BRW UA /OV BRW180020/TM 1215/FL130/TP B350/SK TOP130/TA M22/IC MOD RIME 120/RM DURD/ ZAN
- Report
- a routine report filed through BRW
- Where
- 20 nm south (180°) of BRW
- Time
- 12:15 UTC
- Height
- at 13,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B350
- Sky
- TOP130
- Temperature
- −22 °C
- Icing
- moderate rime at 12,000 ft
- Remarks
- during the descent zan
- B350 at 600 ft, 1 nm southwest, 4:30 am AKDT (12:30 UTC): light rime icing, overcast above 600 ft, light snow, -4 °C, remarks: during the descent bram zan. At the departure end, 1 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
BRW UA /OV BRW/TM 1230/FL006/TP B350/SK OVC006/WX -SN/TA M04/IC LGT RIME/RM DURD BRAM/ ZAN
- Report
- a routine report filed through BRW
- Where
- over BRW
- Time
- 12:30 UTC
- Height
- at 600 ft
- Aircraft
- B350
- Sky
- overcast from 600 ft
- Weather
- light snow
- Temperature
- −4 °C
- Icing
- light rime
- Remarks
- during the descent bram zan
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 2 forecast points nearest it (BRW, BTT). 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 | 320° at 4 kt | −4 kt | 124 kt | 1 h 45 min | 8:33 am AKDT (16:33 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 260° at 7 kt | −2 kt | 122 kt | 1 h 46 min | 8:34 am AKDT (16:34 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 250° at 10 kt | −2 kt | -11 °C | 122 kt | 1 h 46 min | 8:34 am AKDT (16:34 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 11 kt | −2 kt | -16 °C | 122 kt | 1 h 46 min | 8:34 am AKDT (16:34 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 15 kt | −3 kt | -19 °C | 123 kt | 1 h 45 min | 8:33 am AKDT (16:33 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 16 kt | −4 kt | -23 °C | 124 kt | 1 h 45 min | 8:33 am AKDT (16:33 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 250° at 17 kt | −4 kt | -28 °C | 124 kt | 1 h 45 min | 8:33 am AKDT (16:33 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 18 kt | −4 kt | -32 °C | 124 kt | 1 h 45 min | 8:33 am AKDT (16:33 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 18 kt | −4 kt | -33 °C | 124 kt | 1 h 45 min | 8:33 am AKDT (16:33 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 22 kt | +1 kt | -44 °C | 119 kt | 1 h 49 min | 8:37 am AKDT (16:37 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 18 kt | +2 kt | -55 °C | 118 kt | 1 h 50 min | 8:38 am AKDT (16:38 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 19 kt | 0 | -56 °C | 120 kt | 1 h 48 min | 8:36 am AKDT (16:36 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 17 kt | −4 kt | -51 °C | 124 kt | 1 h 45 min | 8:33 am AKDT (16:33 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRW | used from 0 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 340/6 | 260/11 -9° | 260/14 -16° | 260/19 -21° | 260/22 -34° | 250/26 -45° | 250/17 -55° | 250/17 -55° | 260/16 -51° |
| BTT | used from 147 nm out; 115 nm from the line | L/V | 210/6 -7° | 200/6 -13° | 230/10 -19° | 220/13 -32° | 200/18 -42° | 210/24 -56° | 230/23 -57° | 240/19 -52° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRW Utqiagvik, AK | departure | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 900 feet, overcast at 1,700 feet Weather: mist, unknown precipitation | from the northeast (040°) at 16 knots | 4 mi | 1,700 ft | 48 ft | 6:29 am AKDT (14:29 UTC) |
| AKP Anaktuvuk Pass, AK | destination | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 7,500 feet, overcast at 10,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 7,500 ft | 2,106 ft | 10:56 am AKDT (18:56 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,106 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At AKP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:33 am AKDT (16:33 UTC)
AKP has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
The forecast for BRW, the departure
- From Mon 4:00 am AKDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 10 knots, visibility 4 miles, light snow, mist, overcast at 300 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am AKDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 12 knots, visibility 3 miles, light snow, mist, overcast at 700 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm AKDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 12 knots, visibility 6 miles, light snow showers, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at BRW 6:46 pm AKDT (02:46 UTC), at AKP 6:40 pm AKDT (02:40 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:37 pm AKDT (03:37 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at AKP is before sunrise there (9:00 am AKDT (17:00 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: Wiley Post-Will Rogers Memorial, Anaktuvuk Pass Airport.