Daniel K Inouye International to Pago Pago International HNL → PPG
2,269 nautical miles (2,611 statute miles) south on a straight line, true course 200°, about 189° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 14 h 44 min at the quickest height in today's winds (14,500 ft, a 34-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:50 am SST (17:50 UTC). Right now HNL is VFR, wind from the northeast (040°) at 8 knots; PPG is VFR, wind from the southeast (130°) at 19 knots, gusting to 24. 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: 359 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 HNL.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- PC12 at 6,500 ft, 49 nm east, 3:09 pm HST (01:09 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 6,500 ft to 60,000 ft. At the departure end, 49 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
LNY UA /OV LNY290013/TM 0109/FL065/TP PC12/SK SKC/WX 10SM/TB NEGATIVE
- Report
- a routine report filed through LNY
- Where
- 13 nm west (290°) of LNY
- Time
- 01:09 UTC
- Height
- at 6,500 ft
- Aircraft
- PC12
- Sky
- clear
- Weather
- 10SM
- Turbulence
- negative
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 2 forecast points nearest it (HNL, KOA). 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 | 220° at 1 kt | +1 kt | 119 kt | 19 h 04 min | 11:10 am SST (22:10 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 020° at 3 kt | −3 kt | 13 °C | 123 kt | 18 h 27 min | 10:33 am SST (21:33 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 010° at 14 kt | −14 kt | 11 °C | 134 kt | 16 h 56 min | 9:02 am SST (20:02 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 020° at 23 kt | −23 kt | 8 °C | 143 kt | 15 h 52 min | 7:58 am SST (18:58 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 020° at 29 kt | −29 kt | 6 °C | 149 kt | 15 h 14 min | 7:20 am SST (18:20 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 010° at 35 kt | −34 kt | 5 °C | 154 kt | 14 h 44 min | 6:50 am SST (17:50 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 010° at 29 kt | −28 kt | 2 °C | 148 kt | 15 h 20 min | 7:26 am SST (18:26 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 010° at 21 kt | −21 kt | -2 °C | 141 kt | 16 h 06 min | 8:12 am SST (19:12 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 020° at 11 kt | −11 kt | -15 °C | 131 kt | 17 h 19 min | 9:25 am SST (20:25 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 | 1,000 | 1,500 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 15,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HNL | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 070/9 | 070/10 | 070/11 | 100/12 | 070/10 17° | 010/19 12° | 020/21 7° | 340/18 4° | 040/6 -2° | L/V -15° |
| KOA | used from 200 nm out; 218 nm from the line | L/V | L/V | L/V | 240/5 | L/V 14° | 010/17 10° | 020/29 6° | 010/38 5° | 010/23 -2° | 020/12 -15° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HNL Honolulu, HI | departure | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,500 feet, a few clouds at 3,800 feet | from the northeast (040°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 13 ft | 4:53 pm HST (02:53 UTC) |
| PPG Pago Pago, AS | destination | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,600 feet, a broken layer at 4,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet | from the southeast (130°) at 19 knots, gusting to 24 | 11 mi | 4,000 ft | 31 ft | 3:50 pm SST (02:50 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 31 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PPG when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:50 am SST (17:50 UTC)
Wind from the east-southeast at 18 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet and more above VFR
The whole forecast for PPG
- From Sun 1:00 pm SST (00:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 18 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet and more above
The forecast for HNL, the departure
- From Sun 5:00 pm HST (03:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, a few clouds at 4,000 feet
- From Sun 8:00 pm HST (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, a few clouds at 3,500 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am HST (21:00 UTC): wind from the east at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm HST (04:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 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 HNL 6:09 pm HST (04:09 UTC), at PPG 6:20 pm SST (05:20 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm SST (05:42 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: Daniel K Inouye International, Pago Pago International.