The Eastern Iowa Airport to Ted Stevens Anchorage International CID → ANC
2,361 nautical miles (2,717 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 320°, about 318° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 19 h 12 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:24 pm AKDT (20:24 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: 1 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 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 299 to 428 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 4C: moderate icing up to 20,000 ft. Over the route from 468 to 578 nm out.
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 CID.
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 10 forecast points nearest it (DBQ, MCW, MSP, AXN, ABR, GFK, 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 | 040° at 5 kt | −3 kt | 0 °C | 123 kt | 19 h 12 min | 12:24 pm AKDT (20:24 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 030° at 3 kt | −2 kt | 3 °C | 122 kt | 19 h 21 min | 12:33 pm AKDT (20:33 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | light and variable | −2 kt | 0 °C | 122 kt | 19 h 21 min | 12:33 pm AKDT (20:33 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | light and variable | −3 kt | -3 °C | 123 kt | 19 h 12 min | 12:24 pm AKDT (20:24 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 340° at 2 kt | −3 kt | -6 °C | 123 kt | 19 h 12 min | 12:24 pm AKDT (20:24 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 330° at 5 kt | −2 kt | -10 °C | 122 kt | 19 h 21 min | 12:33 pm AKDT (20:33 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 330° at 7 kt | −1 kt | -12 °C | 121 kt | 19 h 31 min | 12:43 pm AKDT (20:43 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 330° at 10 kt | 0 | -15 °C | 120 kt | 19 h 40 min | 12:52 pm AKDT (20:52 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 320° at 21 kt | +7 kt | -24 °C | 113 kt | 20 h 54 min | 2:06 pm AKDT (22:06 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 31 kt | +18 kt | -38 °C | 102 kt | 23 h 09 min | 4:21 pm AKDT (00:21 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 31 kt | +20 kt | -44 °C | 100 kt | 23 h 37 min | 4:49 pm AKDT (00:49 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 37 kt | +24 kt | -47 °C | 96 kt | 24 h 36 min | 5:48 pm AKDT (01:48 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
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DBQ | used from 0 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 220/23 | 240/22 16° | 240/24 10° | 260/18 5° | 270/16 -8° | 290/27 -19° | 310/42 -35° | 320/55 -44° | 300/71 -52° |
| MCW | used from 50 nm out; 30 nm from the line | 200/35 | 240/33 18° | 250/20 10° | 260/10 6° | 270/18 -8° | 260/28 -19° | 280/30 -34° | 290/49 -43° | 280/70 -54° |
| MSP | used from 149 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 200/28 | 240/30 19° | 240/24 12° | 240/17 5° | 270/24 -10° | 270/33 -20° | 280/48 -35° | 290/55 -45° | 280/84 -54° |
| AXN | used from 199 nm out; 72 nm from the line | L/V | 220/23 17° | 230/24 12° | 240/25 5° | 260/32 -11° | 260/40 -21° | 270/50 -35° | 270/57 -45° | 270/81 -55° |
| ABR | used from 349 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 030/24 | 220/5 16° | 230/18 12° | 230/32 5° | 240/38 -10° | 250/37 -20° | 240/40 -35° | 240/56 -44° | 250/72 -52° |
| GFK | used from 398 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 050/18 | L/V 10° | 240/20 7° | 240/36 1° | 250/47 -11° | 260/53 -21° | 270/59 -36° | 270/65 -47° | 260/88 -56° |
| MOT | used from 498 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 070/8 6° | 180/7 2° | 220/18 -1° | 240/37 -11° | 250/55 -20° | 250/64 -36° | 250/70 -46° | 250/80 -54° | |
| GGW | used from 747 nm out; 180 nm from the line | 090/18 0° | 140/12 -2° | 150/13 -3° | 200/35 -12° | 230/56 -22° | 240/75 -37° | 240/81 -46° | 240/78 -49° | |
| GPI | used from 996 nm out; 348 nm from the line | 060/19 -3° | 110/11 -8° | 130/6 -8° | 200/40 -19° | 190/58 -28° | 200/101 -39° | 220/73 -43° | 230/41 -43° | |
| SEA | used from 1444 nm out; 600 nm from the line | 360/9 | 350/10 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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CID Cedar Rapids, IA | departure | no report just now | 869 ft | ||||
| ALO Waterloo, IA | 50 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 873 ft | ||||
| ETH Wheaton, MN | 309 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,022 ft | ||||
| RUG Rugby, ND | 528 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,549 ft | ||||
| CYSQ Atlin, | 1873 nm out, 19 nm south of the line | no report just now | 2,351 ft | ||||
| CYHT Haines Junction, | 2002 nm out, 24 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,150 ft | ||||
| VDZ Valdez, AK | 2251 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | no report just now | 128 ft | ||||
| ANC Anchorage, AK | destination | no report just now | 151 ft |
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, 12:24 pm AKDT (20:24 UTC)
ANC has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8889 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 CID 6:30 pm CDT (23:30 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
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: The Eastern Iowa Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International.