Plan a flight · Sun 6:44 pm AKDT (02:44 UTC)

Homer Airport to Soldotna Airport HOM → SXQ

52 nautical miles (59 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 015°, about 358° magnetic at the departure end (variation 17E). At 120 knots that is 20 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 34-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:04 pm AKDT (03:04 UTC). Right now HOM is VFR, wind from the west (280°) at 5 knots; SXQ is VFR, wind from the west (260°) at 4 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: 20 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

C208 at 2,000 ft, 27 nm north, 6:05 pm AKDT (02:05 UTC): no turbulence, no icing. At the destination end, 27 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ENA UA /OV 20N ENA/TM 0205/FL020/TP C208/TB NEG/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through ENA
Where
20N ena
Time
02:05 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
C208
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
B738 at 9,000 ft, 46 nm northeast, 5:22 pm AKDT (01:22 UTC): light turbulence from 5,000 ft to 8,500 ft, light rime icing from 5,000 ft to 8,500 ft, -5 °C, remarks: icing and turbulence in clouds during climb clear above. At the destination end, 46 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ANC UA /OV TED150010/TM 0122/FL090/TP B738/SK BASES 050 TOPS 085/TA M05/TB LGT 050-085/IC LGT RIME 050-085/RM ICING AND TURBULENCE IN CLOUDS DURING CLIMB. CLEAR ABOVE
```
Report
a routine report filed through ANC
Where
10 nm southeast (150°) of TED
Time
01:22 UTC
Height
at 9,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Sky
bases 5,000 ft tops 8,500 ft
Temperature
−5 °C
Turbulence
light from 5,000 ft to 8,500 ft
Icing
light rime from 5,000 ft to 8,500 ft
Remarks
icing and turbulence in clouds during climb clear above
MU2 at 7,000 ft, 33 nm northeast, 5:16 pm AKDT (01:16 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: during the climb. At the destination end, 33 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ANC UA /OV TED190020/TM 0116/FL070/TP MU2/SK BASES 040 TOPS 050 CLR ABV/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ANC
Where
20 nm south (190°) of TED
Time
01:16 UTC
Height
at 7,000 ft
Aircraft
MU2
Sky
bases 4,000 ft tops 5,000 ft clear above
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
during the climb
C208 climbing, 7 nm northwest, 5:00 pm AKDT (01:00 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the destination end, 7 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ENA UA /OV 5S ENA/TM 0100/FLDURC/TP C208/TB LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through ENA
Where
5S ena
Time
01:00 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
C208
Turbulence
light chop
C208 at 2,000 ft, 10 nm northwest, 4:55 pm AKDT (00:55 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, a broken layer above 2,000 ft, remarks: during the climb zan. At the destination end, 10 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ENA UA /OV ENA/TM 0055/FL020/TP C208/SK BKN020/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC /ZAN/
```
Report
a routine report filed through ENA
Where
over ENA
Time
00:55 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
C208
Sky
a broken layer from 2,000 ft
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
during the climb zan

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 1 forecast point nearest it (HOM). 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 14 kt	−12 kt		132 kt	24 min	7:08 pm AKDT (03:08 UTC)
6,500 ft	230° at 13 kt	−11 kt	-6 °C	131 kt	24 min	7:08 pm AKDT (03:08 UTC)
8,500 ft	230° at 11 kt	−9 kt	-11 °C	129 kt	24 min	7:08 pm AKDT (03:08 UTC)
10,500 ft	230° at 7 kt	−6 kt	-15 °C	126 kt	25 min	7:09 pm AKDT (03:09 UTC)
12,500 ft	240° at 5 kt	−3 kt	-19 °C	123 kt	25 min	7:09 pm AKDT (03:09 UTC)
14,500 ft	240° at 3 kt	−2 kt	-23 °C	122 kt	26 min	7:10 pm AKDT (03:10 UTC)
16,500 ft	240° at 1 kt	−1 kt	-28 °C	121 kt	26 min	7:10 pm AKDT (03:10 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	light and variable	0	-31 °C	120 kt	26 min	7:10 pm AKDT (03:10 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	200° at 9 kt	−9 kt	-42 °C	129 kt	24 min	7:08 pm AKDT (03:08 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	240° at 31 kt	−22 kt	-47 °C	142 kt	22 min	7:06 pm AKDT (03:06 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	240° at 39 kt	−27 kt	-48 °C	147 kt	21 min	7:05 pm AKDT (03:05 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	240° at 48 kt	−34 kt	-47 °C	154 kt	20 min	7:04 pm AKDT (03:04 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; 21 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°

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: scattered clouds at 2,900 feet, scattered clouds at 4,100 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet	from the west (280°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	6,000 ft	84 ft	5:53 pm AKDT (01:53 UTC)
SXQ Soldotna, AK	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 3,100 feet	from the west (260°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	113 ft	5:56 pm AKDT (01:56 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 113 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At SXQ when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:04 pm AKDT (03:04 UTC)

SXQ has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

The forecast for HOM, the departure

From Sun 4:00 pm AKDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 9,000 feet
From Sun 7:00 pm AKDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 4,000 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 HOM 7:06 pm AKDT (03:06 UTC), at SXQ 7:02 pm AKDT (03:02 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:45 pm AKDT (03:45 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

Radar now, Alaska · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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, Soldotna Airport.