Plan a flight · Mon 11:05 pm AKDT (07:05 UTC)

Hooper Bay Airport to Ted Stevens Anchorage International HPB → ANC

464 nautical miles (534 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 085°, about 077° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 34 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 10-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:39 am AKDT (10:39 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now HPB is marginal VFR, wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 3 knots; ANC is VFR, wind from the east (080°) 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: 5 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.

Turbulence No turbulence warning in force along the route. 1 pilot report of turbulence near the line in the last three hours: moderate turbulence, at 1,000 ft, 5 nm northeast, 8:10 pm AKDT (04:10 UTC). The government's turbulence forecast map ↗

Icing No icing warning in force along the route. 1 pilot report of icing near the line in the last three hours: light rime icing from 3,000 ft to 6,900 ft, 8 nm south, 8:24 pm AKDT (04:24 UTC). The freezing level is below 7,500 ft, the lowest forecast height, so any cloud could carry ice. The government's icing forecast map ↗

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 HPB.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

CH7B at 1,000 ft, 5 nm northeast, 8:10 pm AKDT (04:10 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the destination end, 5 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MRI UA /OV MRI16010/TM 0410/FL010/TP CH7B/TB MOD TB
```
Report
a routine report filed through MRI
Where
MRI16010
Time
04:10 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
CH7B
Turbulence
moderate turbulence
B77L at 10,500 ft, 5 nm southwest, 9:07 pm AKDT (05:07 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, heavy rain, remarks: during the climb. At the destination end, 5 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ANC UA /OV TED250015/TM 0507/FL105/TP B77L/SK TOPS 080 BASE 090/WX +RA 020-080/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ANC
Where
15 nm west (250°) of TED
Time
05:07 UTC
Height
at 10,500 ft
Aircraft
B77L
Sky
tops 8,000 ft base 9,000 ft
Weather
heavy rain, from 2,000 ft to 8,000 ft
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
during the climb
FK19 at 7,000 ft, 8 nm south, 8:24 pm AKDT (04:24 UTC): light rime icing from 3,000 ft to 6,900 ft, -3 °C, remarks: during the climb. At the destination end, 8 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ANC UA /OV TED190008/TM 0424/FL070/TP FK19/SK BASES 028 TOPS 069/TA M03/IC LGT RIME 030-069/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ANC
Where
8 nm south (190°) of TED
Time
04:24 UTC
Height
at 7,000 ft
Aircraft
FK19
Sky
bases 2,800 ft tops 6,900 ft
Temperature
−3 °C
Icing
light rime from 3,000 ft to 6,900 ft
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 4 forecast points nearest it (CZF, BET, MCG, 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	180° at 12 kt	0		120 kt	3 h 52 min	2:57 am AKDT (10:57 UTC)
5,500 ft	190° at 13 kt	−1 kt		121 kt	3 h 50 min	2:55 am AKDT (10:55 UTC)
7,500 ft	190° at 12 kt	−1 kt	-11 °C	121 kt	3 h 50 min	2:55 am AKDT (10:55 UTC)
9,500 ft	190° at 11 kt	−1 kt	-15 °C	121 kt	3 h 50 min	2:55 am AKDT (10:55 UTC)
11,500 ft	190° at 11 kt	−2 kt	-20 °C	122 kt	3 h 48 min	2:53 am AKDT (10:53 UTC)
13,500 ft	190° at 11 kt	−2 kt	-24 °C	122 kt	3 h 48 min	2:53 am AKDT (10:53 UTC)
15,500 ft	190° at 11 kt	−2 kt	-28 °C	122 kt	3 h 48 min	2:53 am AKDT (10:53 UTC)
17,500 ft	190° at 12 kt	−1 kt	-32 °C	121 kt	3 h 50 min	2:55 am AKDT (10:55 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	190° at 12 kt	−1 kt	-33 °C	121 kt	3 h 50 min	2:55 am AKDT (10:55 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	160° at 12 kt	+5 kt	-40 °C	115 kt	4 h 02 min	3:07 am AKDT (11:07 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	110° at 23 kt	+21 kt	-49 °C	99 kt	4 h 41 min	3:46 am AKDT (11:46 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	130° at 19 kt	+15 kt	-55 °C	105 kt	4 h 25 min	3:30 am AKDT (11:30 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	210° at 19 kt	−10 kt	-50 °C	130 kt	3 h 34 min	2:39 am AKDT (10:39 UTC)

Based on data from the 13th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 13th 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
CZF	used from 0 nm out; 26 nm from the line	200/7	200/7 -8°	190/7 -15°	190/6 -22°	L/V -32°	140/7 -39°	150/24 -51°	170/32 -58°	190/16 -52°
BET	used from 49 nm out; 70 nm from the line	180/18	190/16 -8°	200/13 -15°	210/10 -22°	210/10 -34°	150/14 -40°	100/30 -49°	110/28 -55°	200/17 -49°
MCG	used from 247 nm out; 89 nm from the line	180/11	190/13 -7°	180/13 -14°	180/16 -21°	180/17 -33°	150/9 -38°	130/11 -49°	150/10 -57°	220/18 -54°
ANC	used from 346 nm out; 94 nm from the line	170/6	180/10 -6°	170/9 -13°	180/11 -20°	180/17 -32°	180/16 -43°	110/23 -49°	150/15 -53°	230/28 -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
HPB Hooper Bay, AK	departure	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,500 feet	from the east-southeast (120°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	2,500 ft	19 ft	10:56 pm AKDT (06:56 UTC)
VAK Chevak, AK	20 nm out, 4 nm west of the line	VFR Sky: overcast at 3,100 feet	from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	3,100 ft	60 ft	06:56 UTC
0AK Pilot Station, AK	89 nm out, 22 nm north of the line	no report just now				473 ft
RSH Russian Mission, AK	138 nm out, 9 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,900 feet, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, overcast at 3,800 feet	calm	10+ mi	3,800 ft	58 ft	06:56 UTC
KLG Kalskag, AK	168 nm out, 5 nm south of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,300 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet	from the east (090°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	5,000 ft	63 ft	06:56 UTC
9A3 Chuathbaluk, AK	198 nm out, 2 nm south of the line	no report just now				243 ft
SLQ Sleetmute, AK	257 nm out, 8 nm north of the line	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,300 feet, overcast at 1,800 feet	from the east (100°) at 3 knots	8 mi	1,300 ft	191 ft	06:22 UTC
ANC Anchorage, AK	destination	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 6,000 feet	from the east (080°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	6,000 ft	151 ft	10:53 pm AKDT (06:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 473 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

The codes as issued, and in English, for every airport in the table

HPB Hooper Bay, AK