Fairbanks International to Aniak Airport FAI → ANI
370 nautical miles (426 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 244°, about 229° magnetic at the departure end (variation 15E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 18 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 8-knot headwind), arriving about 1:55 am AKDT (09:55 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now FAI is IFR, wind calm; ANI is VFR, wind from the east (100°) at 3 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: 3 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 FAI.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- BE20 at 1,200 ft, 2 nm southwest, 7:42 pm AKDT (03:42 UTC): remarks: on final runway 20R ais 2SM fai atct akfss. At the departure end, 2 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
FAI UA /OV PAFA200002 /TM 0342 /FL012 /TP BE20 /RM ON FINAL RWY 20R AIS 2SM FAI ATCT AKFSS
- Report
- a routine report filed through FAI
- Where
- 2 nm south (200°) of PAFA
- Time
- 03:42 UTC
- Height
- at 1,200 ft
- Aircraft
- BE20
- Remarks
- on final runway 20R ais 2SM fai atct akfss
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 4 forecast points nearest it (FAI, TKA, MCG, 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 12 kt | +10 kt | 110 kt | 3 h 22 min | 1:59 am AKDT (09:59 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 200° at 13 kt | +11 kt | -7 °C | 109 kt | 3 h 24 min | 2:01 am AKDT (10:01 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 200° at 13 kt | +12 kt | -11 °C | 108 kt | 3 h 26 min | 2:03 am AKDT (10:03 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 210° at 13 kt | +12 kt | -15 °C | 108 kt | 3 h 26 min | 2:03 am AKDT (10:03 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 210° at 13 kt | +11 kt | -20 °C | 109 kt | 3 h 24 min | 2:01 am AKDT (10:01 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 200° at 13 kt | +11 kt | -24 °C | 109 kt | 3 h 24 min | 2:01 am AKDT (10:01 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 200° at 13 kt | +10 kt | -27 °C | 110 kt | 3 h 22 min | 1:59 am AKDT (09:59 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 200° at 13 kt | +10 kt | -30 °C | 110 kt | 3 h 22 min | 1:59 am AKDT (09:59 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 180° at 13 kt | +8 kt | -41 °C | 112 kt | 3 h 18 min | 1:55 am AKDT (09:55 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 14 kt | +14 kt | -54 °C | 106 kt | 3 h 29 min | 2:06 am AKDT (10:06 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 20 kt | +20 kt | -53 °C | 100 kt | 3 h 42 min | 2:19 am AKDT (10:19 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 28 kt | +28 kt | -48 °C | 92 kt | 4 h 01 min | 2:38 am AKDT (10:38 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAI | used from 0 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 270/11 | 280/15 -5° | 270/15 -11° | 290/10 -18° | L/V -30° | 230/6 -43° | 300/15 -54° | 280/18 -53° | 240/26 -48° |
| TKA | used from 97 nm out; 106 nm from the line | 190/6 | 200/10 -7° | 240/6 -11° | 240/7 -18° | 220/10 -31° | L/V -41° | 240/13 -54° | 230/22 -52° | 240/33 -47° |
| MCG | used from 146 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 200/13 | 180/18 -6° | 180/20 -12° | 190/20 -19° | 190/18 -30° | 170/22 -41° | 190/22 -55° | 220/20 -53° | 230/27 -48° |
| BET | used from 341 nm out; 97 nm from the line | 210/22 | 210/21 -7° | 210/23 -13° | 210/25 -21° | 210/29 -33° | 250/26 -37° | 280/47 -47° | 270/47 -53° | 250/35 -51° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAI Fairbanks, AK | departure | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 800 feet, a broken layer at 1,800 feet, overcast at 4,000 feet Weather: light rain, mist | calm | 5 mi | 800 ft | 439 ft | 9:53 pm AKDT (05:53 UTC) |
| ENN Nenana, AK | 39 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,800 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet, overcast at 12,000 feet Weather: mist | calm | 6 mi | 1,800 ft | 367 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| MHM Minchumina, AK | 127 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,100 feet, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | none | 681 ft | 05:56 UTC |
| FSP Nikolai, AK | 205 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line | VFR Sky: overcast at 4,200 feet Weather: light rain | calm | 10+ mi | 4,200 ft | 447 ft | 06:01 UTC |
| MCG Mc Grath, AK | 234 nm out, 5 nm north of the line | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,200 feet, a broken layer at 1,700 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet Weather: light rain | from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 1,700 ft | 342 ft | 06:29 UTC |
| FLT Flat, AK | 302 nm out, 17 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 343 ft | ||||
| CJX Crooked Creek, AK | 331 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 182 ft | ||||
| ANI Aniak, AK | destination | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,700 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet | from the east (100°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 6,000 ft | 96 ft | 9:56 pm AKDT (05:56 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 681 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ANI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:55 am AKDT (09:55 UTC)
ANI has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
The forecast for FAI, the departure
- From Sun 10:00 pm AKDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 700 feet, overcast at 4,000 feet
- From Mon 2:00 am AKDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the south at 2 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
- At times between Mon 6:00 am AKDT (14:00 UTC) and 10:00 am AKDT (18:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, mist, overcast at 700 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/3002 Clear, AK 5 nm from the route, 49 nm along the route · security · ZAN
Daylight
Sunset at FAI 6:39 pm AKDT (02:39 UTC), at ANI 7:34 pm AKDT (03:34 UTC) (civil twilight ends 8:18 pm AKDT (04:18 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ANI is before sunrise there (9:13 am AKDT (17:13 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: Fairbanks International, Aniak Airport.