Henderson Executive to Ted Stevens Anchorage International HND → ANC
2,006 nautical miles (2,308 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 330°, about 317° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 16 h 43 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, no wind along the track), arriving about 10:54 pm AKDT (06:54 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 15 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
- SIGMET W28W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the south at 35 knots, until 8:55 am PDT (15:55 UTC). Near the route, at the departure end.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 121355 MKCW WST 121355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 28W VALID UNTIL 1555Z UT NV FROM 30SSW ELY-20E ILC-70NNE LAS-60ENE BTY-30SSW ELY AREA TS MOV FROM 20035KT. TOPS TO FL300.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 60 to 259 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Near the route, at the departure end.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 180 to 259 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the route from 200 to 589 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 HND.
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 14:00–21:00 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 9 forecast points nearest it (LAS, BIH, BAM, RNO, LKV, RDM, PDX, AST, 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 | light and variable | 0 | 3 °C | 120 kt | 16 h 43 min | 10:54 pm AKDT (06:54 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 010° at 2 kt | +1 kt | 0 °C | 119 kt | 16 h 51 min | 11:02 pm AKDT (07:02 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 010° at 10 kt | +6 kt | -3 °C | 114 kt | 17 h 36 min | 11:47 pm AKDT (07:47 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 010° at 16 kt | +8 kt | -4 °C | 112 kt | 17 h 55 min | 12:06 am AKDT (08:06 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 010° at 21 kt | +12 kt | -6 °C | 108 kt | 18 h 34 min | 12:45 am AKDT (08:45 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 010° at 26 kt | +16 kt | -9 °C | 104 kt | 19 h 17 min | 1:28 am AKDT (09:28 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 010° at 31 kt | +20 kt | -13 °C | 100 kt | 20 h 04 min | 2:15 am AKDT (10:15 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 010° at 35 kt | +23 kt | -15 °C | 97 kt | 20 h 41 min | 2:52 am AKDT (10:52 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 360° at 48 kt | +37 kt | -26 °C | 83 kt | 24 h 10 min | 6:21 am AKDT (14:21 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 350° at 51 kt | +40 kt | -39 °C | 80 kt | 25 h 04 min | 7:15 am AKDT (15:15 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 360° at 42 kt | +29 kt | -45 °C | 91 kt | 22 h 03 min | 4:14 am AKDT (12:14 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 330° at 25 kt | +23 kt | -48 °C | 97 kt | 20 h 41 min | 2:52 am AKDT (10:52 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAS | used from 0 nm out; 19 nm from the line | 220/15 7° | 210/23 2° | 200/32 -4° | 200/43 -14° | 210/64 -23° | 210/78 -32° | 220/81 -38° | 220/80 -45° | |
| BIH | used from 100 nm out; 94 nm from the line | L/V | 340/7 -3° | L/V -8° | 250/15 -17° | 330/30 -24° | 270/23 -34° | 230/35 -39° | 230/39 -44° | |
| BAM | used from 200 nm out; 90 nm from the line | 270/8 -4° | 260/21 -11° | 190/44 -21° | 200/54 -28° | 210/38 -31° | 220/38 -35° | 210/35 -41° | ||
| RNO | used from 299 nm out; 82 nm from the line | L/V | 280/12 -4° | 260/15 -10° | 340/47 -17° | 340/75 -25° | 330/47 -37° | 280/20 -40° | 240/24 -42° | |
| LKV | used from 349 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 010/24 -9° | 360/21 -13° | 360/69 -18° | 360/94 -25° | 350/71 -37° | 350/31 -38° | 250/17 -41° | ||
| RDM | used from 499 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 020/13 -1° | 020/22 -8° | 030/30 -11° | 010/62 -17° | 360/87 -26° | 010/79 -39° | 360/55 -43° | 300/10 -43° | |
| PDX | used from 599 nm out; 50 nm from the line | L/V | L/V 1° | 030/14 -4° | 020/32 -5° | 010/54 -14° | 360/65 -26° | 360/71 -41° | 360/65 -47° | 350/39 -46° |
| AST | used from 699 nm out; 4 nm from the line | L/V | 030/7 2° | 020/17 0° | 010/30 -2° | 010/42 -14° | 360/56 -25° | 360/73 -40° | 360/69 -49° | 340/54 -51° |
| SEA | used from 898 nm out; 195 nm from the line | L/V | L/V 1° | 020/13 -2° | 020/27 -4° | 010/43 -14° | 360/54 -26° | 360/63 -40° | 010/60 -48° | 350/39 -50° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HND Las Vegas, NV | departure | no report just now | 2,491 ft | ||||
| TPH Tonopah, NV | 160 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 5,430 ft | ||||
| LOL Lovelock, NV | 289 nm out, 13 nm west of the line | no report just now | 3,907 ft | ||||
| LKV Lakeview, OR | 449 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 4,734 ft | ||||
| UAO Aurora, OR | 659 nm out, 6 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 199 ft | ||||
| IEM Whittier, AK | 1966 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 39 ft | ||||
| ANC Anchorage, AK | destination | no report just now | 151 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,430 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, 10:54 pm AKDT (06:54 UTC)
ANC has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
- 6/8808 Las Vegas, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · starts tomorrow · ZLA
- 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 HND 6:07 pm PDT (01:07 UTC), at ANC 6:54 pm AKDT (02:54 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:37 pm AKDT (03:37 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ANC is after sunset there (6:57 pm AKDT (02:57 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: Henderson Executive, Ted Stevens Anchorage International.