Edward G Pitka SR Airport to Kaltag Airport GAL → KAL
53 nautical miles (61 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 243°, about 230° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 27 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 4-knot headwind), arriving about 4:15 pm AKDT (00:15 UTC). Right now GAL is VFR, wind from the east (100°) at 7 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: 411 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 GAL.
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 1 forecast point nearest it (GAL). 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 | 180° at 9 kt | +4 kt | 116 kt | 27 min | 4:15 pm AKDT (00:15 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 190° at 9 kt | +6 kt | -7 °C | 114 kt | 28 min | 4:16 pm AKDT (00:16 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 200° at 10 kt | +7 kt | -12 °C | 113 kt | 28 min | 4:16 pm AKDT (00:16 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 190° at 12 kt | +8 kt | -16 °C | 112 kt | 28 min | 4:16 pm AKDT (00:16 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 190° at 15 kt | +9 kt | -20 °C | 111 kt | 29 min | 4:17 pm AKDT (00:17 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 190° at 17 kt | +11 kt | -24 °C | 109 kt | 29 min | 4:17 pm AKDT (00:17 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 190° at 20 kt | +12 kt | -28 °C | 108 kt | 29 min | 4:17 pm AKDT (00:17 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 190° at 22 kt | +13 kt | -31 °C | 107 kt | 30 min | 4:18 pm AKDT (00:18 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 210° at 20 kt | +17 kt | -41 °C | 103 kt | 31 min | 4:19 pm AKDT (00:19 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 25 kt | +23 kt | -54 °C | 97 kt | 33 min | 4:21 pm AKDT (00:21 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 210° at 23 kt | +19 kt | -53 °C | 101 kt | 31 min | 4:19 pm AKDT (00:19 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 210° at 25 kt | +21 kt | -49 °C | 99 kt | 32 min | 4:20 pm AKDT (00:20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAL | used from 0 nm out; 22 nm from the line | 170/9 | 190/9 -6° | 200/10 -13° | 190/14 -19° | 190/22 -31° | 210/20 -41° | 220/25 -54° | 210/23 -53° | 210/25 -49° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GAL Galena, AK | departure | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, overcast at 7,500 feet | from the east (100°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | 7,500 ft | 153 ft | 2:56 pm AKDT (22:56 UTC) |
| NUL Nulato, AK | 26 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line | low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 400 feet, a broken layer at 2,000 feet, overcast at 2,500 feet | from the east (080°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 400 ft | 405 ft | 23:32 UTC |
| KAL Kaltag, AK | destination | reported, no category | calm | 400 ft | 181 ft | 3:23 pm AKDT (23:23 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 405 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At KAL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:15 pm AKDT (00:15 UTC)
KAL has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
The forecast for GAL, the departure
- From Sun 4:00 pm AKDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 5,000 feet
- From Sun 10:00 pm AKDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 1,500 feet, overcast at 3,000 feet
- From Mon 2:00 am AKDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast 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 GAL 7:16 pm AKDT (03:16 UTC), at KAL 7:24 pm AKDT (03:24 UTC) (civil twilight ends 8:13 pm AKDT (04:13 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: Edward G Pitka SR Airport, Kaltag Airport.