Hooper Bay Airport to Mountain Village Airport HPB → MOU
78 nautical miles (90 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 063°, about 055° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 36 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 9-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:47 am AKDT (10:47 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now HPB is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 4 knots; MOU is VFR, wind from the southeast (130°) at 8 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: 16 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. No pilot has reported turbulence near the line in the last three hours. The government's turbulence forecast map ↗
Icing No icing warning in force along the route. No pilot has reported icing near the line in the last three hours. 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
Not fetched just now.
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 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 1 forecast point nearest it (CZF). 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 | light and variable | 0 | 120 kt | 39 min | 2:50 am AKDT (10:50 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | light and variable | 0 | 120 kt | 39 min | 2:50 am AKDT (10:50 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | light and variable | 0 | -12 °C | 120 kt | 39 min | 2:50 am AKDT (10:50 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | light and variable | 0 | -16 °C | 120 kt | 39 min | 2:50 am AKDT (10:50 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | light and variable | 0 | -22 °C | 120 kt | 39 min | 2:50 am AKDT (10:50 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | light and variable | 0 | -26 °C | 120 kt | 39 min | 2:50 am AKDT (10:50 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | light and variable | 0 | -30 °C | 120 kt | 39 min | 2:50 am AKDT (10:50 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | light and variable | 0 | -34 °C | 120 kt | 39 min | 2:50 am AKDT (10:50 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | light and variable | 0 | -35 °C | 120 kt | 39 min | 2:50 am AKDT (10:50 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 180° at 6 kt | −3 kt | -45 °C | 123 kt | 38 min | 2:49 am AKDT (10:49 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 190° at 5 kt | −3 kt | -55 °C | 123 kt | 38 min | 2:49 am AKDT (10:49 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 190° at 5 kt | −3 kt | -53 °C | 123 kt | 38 min | 2:49 am AKDT (10:49 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 220° at 10 kt | −9 kt | -50 °C | 129 kt | 36 min | 2:47 am AKDT (10:47 UTC) |
Based on data from the 14th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 14th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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; 19 nm from the line | L/V | L/V -9° | L/V -15° | L/V -23° | L/V -35° | 180/6 -45° | 190/5 -55° | 190/5 -53° | 220/10 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HPB Hooper Bay, AK | departure | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 7,000 feet | from the east-southeast (120°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 7,000 ft | 19 ft | 1:56 am AKDT (09:56 UTC) |
| SCM Scammon Bay, AK | 19 nm out, 10 nm north of the line | VFR Sky: overcast at 3,300 feet | from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 3,300 ft | 22 ft | 09:56 UTC |
| MOU Mountain Village, AK | destination | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 3,600 feet | from the southeast (130°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 339 ft | 1:56 am AKDT (09:56 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 339 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
the observation as issued, and in English
METAR PAHP 140956Z AUTO 12004KT 10SM FEW030 BKN070 03/02 A2968 RMK AO2 RAE13 SLP051 P0000 T00280017
- METAR
- a routine hourly observation
- PAHP
- the station, PAHP
- 140956Z
- observed 1:56 am AKDT (09:56 UTC)
- AUTO
- fully automated report, nobody checked it
- 12004KT
- wind from the east-southeast at 4 knots
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- FEW030
- a few clouds at 3,000 feet
- BKN070
- a broken layer at 7,000 feet
- 03/02
- temperature 3 °C (37 °F), dew point 2 °C (36 °F)
- A2968
- altimeter setting 29.68 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2
- automated station with a precipitation sensor
- RAE13
- rain ended 13 minutes past the hour
- SLP051
- sea-level pressure 1005.1 hPa
- P0000
- a trace of precipitation in the last hour
- T00280017
- temperature 2.8 °C (37 °F), dew point 1.7 °C (35 °F)
SCM Scammon Bay, AK
the observation as issued, and in English
METAR PACM 140956Z AUTO 16004KT 10SM OVC033 03/03 A2971 RMK AO2 SLP061 T00280028 PNO $
- METAR
- a routine hourly observation
- PACM
- the station, PACM
- 140956Z
- observed 09:56 UTC on the 14th
- AUTO
- fully automated report, nobody checked it
- 16004KT
- wind from the south-southeast at 4 knots
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- OVC033
- overcast at 3,300 feet
- 03/03
- temperature 3 °C (37 °F), dew point 3 °C (37 °F)
- A2971
- altimeter setting 29.71 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2
- automated station with a precipitation sensor
- SLP061
- sea-level pressure 1006.1 hPa
- T00280028
- temperature 2.8 °C (37 °F), dew point 2.8 °C (37 °F)
- PNO $
- the rain gauge is not working, the station needs maintenance
MOU Mountain Village, AK
the observation as issued, and in English
METAR PAMO 140956Z AUTO 13008KT 10SM SCT036 01/01 A2973 RMK AO2 UPE02 SLP075 P0000 T00060006 FZRANO $
- METAR
- a routine hourly observation
- PAMO
- the station, PAMO
- 140956Z
- observed 1:56 am AKDT (09:56 UTC)
- AUTO
- fully automated report, nobody checked it
- 13008KT
- wind from the southeast at 8 knots
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- SCT036
- scattered clouds at 3,600 feet
- 01/01
- temperature 1 °C (34 °F), dew point 1 °C (34 °F)
- A2973
- altimeter setting 29.73 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2
- automated station with a precipitation sensor
- UPE02
- unknown precipitation ended 2 minutes past the hour
- SLP075
- sea-level pressure 1007.5 hPa
- P0000
- a trace of precipitation in the last hour
- T00060006
- temperature 0.6 °C (33 °F), dew point 0.6 °C (33 °F)
- FZRANO $
- the freezing-rain sensor is not working, the station needs maintenance
At MOU when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:47 am AKDT (10:47 UTC)
MOU has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Notices to air missions closures and things out of service at both ends; airspace, navigation aids and obstructions near the line
HPB: 7 notices in force. all of them, grouped →
MOU: 1 notice in force. all of them, grouped →
5 notices near the line (airspace and special activity within 25 nm, navigation aids within 25 nm, obstructions within 5 nm):
- Navigation aid DME out of service until Sun 28 Feb, 7:17 am AKST (16:17 UTC) · 10 nm along the route, 12 nm off the line · CZF 08/004
as issued
!CZF 08/004 CZF NAV DME U/S 2608311618-2702281617
- Navigation aid NDB beacon out of service until Sun 28 Feb, 7:17 am AKST (16:17 UTC) · 10 nm along the route, 12 nm off the line · CZF 08/005
as issued
!CZF 08/005 CZF NAV NDB U/S 2608311617-2702281617
- Navigation aid localizer runway 17 LOC/DME out of service until Fri 30 Oct, 3:00 pm AKDT (23:00 UTC) · 78 nm along the route, 11 nm off the line · KSM 06/001
as issued
!KSM 06/001 KSM NAV LOC RWY 17 LOC/DME U/S 2606161500-2610302300
- Navigation aid localizer runway 17 not monitor until Sun 29 Nov, 6:00 am AKST (15:00 UTC), estimated · 78 nm along the route, 11 nm off the line · KSM 08/003
as issued
!KSM 08/003 KSM NAV LOC RWY 17 NOT MNT 2608271154-2611291500EST
- Navigation aid localizer runway 17 DME not monitor until Sun 29 Nov, 6:00 am AKST (15:00 UTC), estimated · 78 nm along the route, 11 nm off the line · KSM 08/002
as issued
!KSM 08/002 KSM NAV LOC RWY 17 DME NOT MNT 2608150515-2611291500EST
From the FAA's notice service (NOTAMs), the site's copy refreshed every few minutes; last checked a minute ago. The FAA has so far issued eFlight its test feed, which misses some notices (checked against the FAA's own search on 12 October: about a third missing at Santa Barbara and Burbank, none at Atlanta or Las Vegas); the request for the full feed is with the FAA. Times are local to the field. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools.
Daylight
Sunset at HPB 7:51 pm AKDT (03:51 UTC), at MOU 7:40 pm AKDT (03:40 UTC) (civil twilight ends 8:25 pm AKDT (04:25 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MOU is before sunrise there (9:36 am AKDT (17:36 UTC)).
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times.
The wind over the route live wind map, from Windy.com · drag the time bar for the coming hours; the level menu changes the height
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction, at the surface unless you pick a height. Map and forecast by Windy.com; a second opinion beside the government's winds-aloft table above.
Radar and forecast charts for the regions crossed government pictures, the latest each time the page loads · the turbulence and icing forecasts: turbulence ↗ · icing ↗
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: Hooper Bay Airport, Mountain Village Airport.