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Washington Dulles International to Ted Stevens Anchorage International IAD → ANC

2,909 nautical miles (3,348 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 322°, about 332° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10W). At 120 knots that is 24 h 02 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:41 pm AKDT (01:41 UTC). 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: 218 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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

  • SIGMET 3E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the west at 15 knots, until 10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC). Over the first 70 nm of the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120055
    MKCE WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3E
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    PA MD VA NC WV OH KY
    FROM 20NE APE-30SE JST-30SSE DCA-40SW ECG-70NNW HMV-20NE APE
    AREA TS MOV FROM 28015KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • SIGMET 2E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC). Near the route, at the departure end.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120055
    MKCE WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 2E
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    CT NY NJ PA DE MD AND NJ NY CT CSTL WTRS
    FROM 30NE SAX-30SSW HTO-30ESE EMI-50WSW HAR-30NE SAX
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 22020KT. TOPS TO FL310.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 350 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 200 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 30 to 170 nm out.

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 IAD.

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 20:00–03:00 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 12 forecast points nearest it (PSB, AGC, CLE, TVC, GRB, DLH, INL, GFK, MOT, GGW, GPI, SEA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft030° at 5 kt−1 kt2 °C121 kt24 h 02 min5:41 pm AKDT (01:41 UTC)
6,500 ft350° at 5 kt+2 kt5 °C118 kt24 h 39 min6:18 pm AKDT (02:18 UTC)
8,500 ft300° at 3 kt+1 kt2 °C119 kt24 h 27 min6:06 pm AKDT (02:06 UTC)
10,500 ft270° at 4 kt0-1 °C120 kt24 h 14 min5:53 pm AKDT (01:53 UTC)
12,500 ft270° at 5 kt0-5 °C120 kt24 h 14 min5:53 pm AKDT (01:53 UTC)
14,500 ft290° at 8 kt+2 kt-8 °C118 kt24 h 39 min6:18 pm AKDT (02:18 UTC)
16,500 ft290° at 11 kt+4 kt-11 °C116 kt25 h 05 min6:44 pm AKDT (02:44 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180300° at 13 kt+5 kt-14 °C115 kt25 h 18 min6:57 pm AKDT (02:57 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240300° at 22 kt+11 kt-24 °C109 kt26 h 41 min8:20 pm AKDT (04:20 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300290° at 36 kt+23 kt-38 °C97 kt29 h 59 min11:38 pm AKDT (07:38 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340280° at 36 kt+24 kt-44 °C96 kt30 h 18 min11:57 pm AKDT (07:57 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390270° at 42 kt+29 kt-48 °C91 kt31 h 58 min1:37 am AKDT (09:37 UTC)

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
PSBused from 0 nm out; 98 nm from the line260/13 13°220/12 8°220/11 4°230/27 -11°210/31 -21°220/73 -32°220/75 -40°230/66 -50°
AGCused from 100 nm out; 38 nm from the line140/12350/10 12°L/V 9°L/V 3°200/11 -11°220/21 -22°220/47 -33°230/51 -39°230/45 -48°
CLEused from 200 nm out; 64 nm from the line340/5320/13 14°300/12 8°310/10 2°310/14 -10°340/14 -23°320/27 -35°260/28 -40°250/36 -48°
TVCused from 350 nm out; 135 nm from the line210/17290/14 15°310/20 9°310/18 2°310/24 -11°320/35 -22°320/53 -39°310/45 -49°290/58 -51°
GRBused from 650 nm out; 176 nm from the line240/24260/18 16°270/20 11°290/14 4°280/24 -9°300/34 -21°310/51 -38°310/54 -48°300/71 -51°
DLHused from 700 nm out; 164 nm from the line240/6230/22 15°250/28 11°230/22 4°270/33 -12°280/47 -21°280/59 -37°290/65 -47°290/88 -55°
INLused from 800 nm out; 125 nm from the line060/19300/13 11°240/19 7°230/43 1°260/54 -11°260/50 -22°270/66 -38°280/70 -49°270/79 -56°
GFKused from 1150 nm out; 298 nm from the line050/18L/V 10°240/20 7°240/36 1°250/47 -11°260/53 -21°270/59 -36°270/65 -47°260/88 -56°
MOTused from 1200 nm out; 327 nm from the line070/8 6°180/7 2°220/18 -1°240/37 -11°250/55 -20°250/64 -36°250/70 -46°250/80 -54°
GGWused from 1450 nm out; 460 nm from the line090/18 0°140/12 -2°150/13 -3°200/35 -12°230/56 -22°240/75 -37°240/81 -46°240/78 -49°
GPIused from 1699 nm out; 580 nm from the line060/19 -3°110/11 -8°130/6 -8°200/40 -19°190/58 -28°200/101 -39°220/73 -43°230/41 -43°
SEAused from 2099 nm out; 766 nm from the line360/9350/10 1°010/10 -5°030/20 -11°020/60 -17°010/86 -26°360/90 -40°010/68 -42°360/31 -43°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
IAD Washington, DC departure no report just now 312 ft
MRB Martinsburg, WV 40 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 564 ft
MGN Harbor Springs, MI 510 nm out, 1 nm west of the line no report just now 685 ft
CYQT Thunder Bay, 760 nm out, 7 nm west of the line no report just now 653 ft
CYDB Burwash, 2589 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line no report just now 2,645 ft
15Z Mccarthy, AK 2699 nm out, 5 nm west of the line no report just now 1,532 ft
ANC Anchorage, AK destination no report just now 151 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,645 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At ANC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:41 pm AKDT (01:41 UTC)

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

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 8 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · ZDC
  • 6/8600 Sterling, VA, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZDC
  • 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 20 nm from the route, 200 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
  • 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 200 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
  • 6/8889 Anchorage, AK, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZAN
  • 6/8772 Anchorage, AK, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · starts tomorrow · ZAN

Daylight

Sunset at IAD 6:36 pm EDT (22:36 UTC), at ANC 6:57 pm AKDT (02:57 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:40 pm AKDT (03:40 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, the Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, Alaska
Radar now, Alaska · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Washington Dulles International, Ted Stevens Anchorage International.