Homer Airport to Merrill Field HOM → MRI
106 nautical miles (122 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 026°, about 009° magnetic at the departure end (variation 17E). At 120 knots that is 41 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 37-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:22 pm AKDT (07:22 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now HOM is VFR, wind calm; MRI is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 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: 2 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 HOM.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B77L at 8,000 ft, 15 nm west, 9:30 pm AKDT (05:30 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: during the climb. 96 nm along the route, 15 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
ANC UA /OV TED250015/TM 0530/FL080/TP B77L/SK TOPS 050/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
- Report
- a routine report filed through ANC
- Where
- 15 nm west (250°) of TED
- Time
- 05:30 UTC
- Height
- at 8,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B77L
- Sky
- tops 5,000 ft
- Turbulence
- none
- Icing
- none
- Remarks
- during the climb
- B737 at 5,000 ft, 7 nm northwest, 8:41 pm AKDT (04:41 UTC): light rime icing above 8,000 ft, -11 °C, remarks: during the descent. 96 nm along the route, 7 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
ANC UA /OV TED230008/TM 0441/FL050/TP B737/TA M11/IC LGT RIME AT 080/RM DURD
- Report
- a routine report filed through ANC
- Where
- 8 nm southwest (230°) of TED
- Time
- 04:41 UTC
- Height
- at 5,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Temperature
- −11 °C
- Icing
- light rime at at 8,000 ft
- Remarks
- during the descent
- A21N at 3,900 ft, 6 nm west, 8:31 pm AKDT (04:31 UTC): light rain, remarks: during the climb. At the destination end, 6 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
ANC UA /OV TED320005/TM 0431/FL039/TP A21N/SK BASES 025/WX -RA/RM DURC
- Report
- a routine report filed through ANC
- Where
- 5 nm northwest (320°) of TED
- Time
- 04:31 UTC
- Height
- at 3,900 ft
- Aircraft
- A21N
- Sky
- bases 2,500 ft
- Weather
- light rain
- Remarks
- during the climb
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 eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd 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 (HOM, ANC). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 210° at 9 kt | −9 kt | 129 kt | 49 min | 11:30 pm AKDT (07:30 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 220° at 11 kt | −10 kt | 130 kt | 49 min | 11:30 pm AKDT (07:30 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 220° at 10 kt | −10 kt | -8 °C | 130 kt | 49 min | 11:30 pm AKDT (07:30 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 220° at 8 kt | −8 kt | -13 °C | 128 kt | 50 min | 11:31 pm AKDT (07:31 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 6 kt | −6 kt | -17 °C | 126 kt | 50 min | 11:31 pm AKDT (07:31 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 6 kt | −5 kt | -21 °C | 125 kt | 51 min | 11:32 pm AKDT (07:32 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 5 kt | −5 kt | -26 °C | 125 kt | 51 min | 11:32 pm AKDT (07:32 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 4 kt | −4 kt | -30 °C | 124 kt | 51 min | 11:32 pm AKDT (07:32 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 4 kt | −4 kt | -31 °C | 124 kt | 51 min | 11:32 pm AKDT (07:32 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 8 kt | −8 kt | -41 °C | 128 kt | 50 min | 11:31 pm AKDT (07:31 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 20 kt | −18 kt | -50 °C | 138 kt | 46 min | 11:27 pm AKDT (07:27 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 34 kt | −29 kt | -49 °C | 149 kt | 43 min | 11:24 pm AKDT (07:24 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 45 kt | −37 kt | -46 °C | 157 kt | 41 min | 11:22 pm AKDT (07:22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOM | used from 0 nm out; 24 nm from the line | 210/14 | 230/14 -5° | 230/10 -12° | 240/5 -18° | L/V -31° | 200/9 -42° | 240/31 -47° | 240/39 -48° | 240/48 -47° |
| ANC | used from 48 nm out; 30 nm from the line | 200/5 | 220/9 -5° | 210/8 -12° | 210/7 -18° | 220/8 -31° | 240/9 -41° | 210/12 -52° | 240/30 -49° | 240/42 -46° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOM Homer, AK | departure | VFR Sky: overcast at 3,100 feet Weather: light rain | calm | 9 mi | 3,100 ft | 84 ft | 10:20 pm AKDT (06:20 UTC) |
| SXQ Soldotna, AK | 48 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line | VFR Sky: overcast at 5,500 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 5,500 ft | 113 ft | 05:56 UTC |
| ENA Kenai, AK | 58 nm out, 19 nm west of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,000 feet | from the southeast (140°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 99 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| MRI Anchorage, AK | destination | VFR Sky: overcast at 4,300 feet | from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 4,300 ft | 143 ft | 9:53 pm AKDT (05:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 143 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MRI when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:22 pm AKDT (07:22 UTC)
MRI has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
The forecast for HOM, the departure
- From Sun 10:00 pm AKDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, overcast at 3,500 feet
- At times between Sun 10:00 pm AKDT (06:00 UTC) and 2:00 am AKDT (10:00 UTC): visibility 5 miles, light rain, mist, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
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, 87 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZAN
- 6/8772 Anchorage, AK, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, at the destination end · security · starts tomorrow · ZAN
Daylight
Sunset at HOM 7:06 pm AKDT (03:06 UTC), at MRI 6:56 pm AKDT (02:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:40 pm AKDT (03:40 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MRI is after sunset there (6:59 pm AKDT (02:59 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: Homer Airport, Merrill Field.