Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International to Ted Stevens Anchorage International JAN → ANC
2,866 nautical miles (3,298 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 326°, about 327° magnetic at the departure end (variation 1W). At 120 knots that is 22 h 23 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 8-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:23 pm AKDT (04:23 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now JAN is VFR, wind calm; ANC is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 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: 1 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
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 330 to 789 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 749 to 1298 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Near the route, 1049 nm along the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1129 to 1139 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 JAN.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- urgent B737 descending, 38 nm south, 10:53 pm CDT (03:53 UTC): remarks: during the descent runway 8 low-level wind shear a 10-knot loss of airspeed jnut akfss. 2377 nm along the route, 38 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
JNU UUA /OV JNU /TM 0353 /FLUNKN /TP B737 /RM DURD RY8 LLWS +/-10KTS JNUT AKFSS
- Report
- an urgent report filed through JNU
- Where
- over JNU
- Time
- 03:53 UTC
- Height
- height not given
- Aircraft
- B737
- Remarks
- during the descent runway 8 low-level wind shear a 10-knot loss of airspeed jnut akfss
- B737 descending, 38 nm south, 11:53 pm CDT (04:53 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the descent runway 8 akfss. 2377 nm along the route, 38 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
JNU UA /OV JNU /TM 0453 /FLUNKN /TP B737 /TB LGT CHOP /RM DURD RY8 AKFSS
- Report
- a routine report filed through JNU
- Where
- over JNU
- Time
- 04:53 UTC
- Height
- height not given
- Aircraft
- B737
- Turbulence
- light chop
- Remarks
- during the descent runway 8 akfss
- B77L at 8,000 ft, 14 nm west, 12:30 am CDT (05:30 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: during the climb. At the destination end, 14 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 southwest, 11:41 pm CDT (04:41 UTC): light rime icing above 8,000 ft, -11 °C, remarks: during the descent. At the destination end, 7 nm southwest 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, 4 nm north, 11:31 pm CDT (04:31 UTC): light rain, remarks: during the climb. At the destination end, 4 nm north 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 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 16 forecast points nearest it (JAN, LIT, FSM, SGF, MKC, SLN, GRI, ONL, PIR, RAP, DIK, MLS, GGW, GTF, GPI, SEA). 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 | 160° at 6 kt | −8 kt | 5 °C | 128 kt | 22 h 23 min | 8:23 pm AKDT (04:23 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 150° at 5 kt | −7 kt | 6 °C | 127 kt | 22 h 34 min | 8:34 pm AKDT (04:34 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 170° at 5 kt | −7 kt | 3 °C | 127 kt | 22 h 34 min | 8:34 pm AKDT (04:34 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 140° at 2 kt | −6 kt | 0 °C | 126 kt | 22 h 45 min | 8:45 pm AKDT (04:45 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 020° at 3 kt | −4 kt | -3 °C | 124 kt | 23 h 07 min | 9:07 pm AKDT (05:07 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 350° at 7 kt | −1 kt | -6 °C | 121 kt | 23 h 41 min | 9:41 pm AKDT (05:41 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 340° at 11 kt | +3 kt | -9 °C | 117 kt | 24 h 30 min | 10:30 pm AKDT (06:30 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 340° at 15 kt | +5 kt | -12 °C | 115 kt | 24 h 55 min | 10:55 pm AKDT (06:55 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 320° at 13 kt | +4 kt | -23 °C | 116 kt | 24 h 42 min | 10:42 pm AKDT (06:42 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 22 kt | +13 kt | -37 °C | 107 kt | 26 h 47 min | 12:47 am AKDT (08:47 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 28 kt | +18 kt | -43 °C | 102 kt | 28 h 06 min | 2:06 am AKDT (10:06 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 34 kt | +20 kt | -46 °C | 100 kt | 28 h 40 min | 2:40 am AKDT (10:40 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 230/10 | 270/13 18° | 270/11 12° | 310/11 6° | 300/15 -4° | 300/22 -16° | 310/33 -31° | 320/37 -41° | 330/41 -52° |
| LIT | used from 100 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 220/21 | 230/17 16° | 250/24 12° | 260/15 7° | 260/13 -5° | 280/25 -16° | 290/35 -30° | 300/42 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| FSM | used from 250 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 210/27 | 250/23 16° | 250/20 13° | 240/17 8° | 250/18 -6° | 260/31 -16° | 280/42 -30° | 280/44 -40° | 290/38 -51° |
| SGF | used from 300 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 230/33 | 230/28 15° | 250/20 13° | 240/18 7° | 250/20 -6° | 250/24 -17° | 280/42 -31° | 280/49 -40° | 290/46 -51° |
| MKC | used from 399 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 220/44 | 250/28 18° | 250/18 13° | 240/12 6° | 280/24 -6° | 240/34 -18° | 260/47 -30° | 260/51 -40° | 270/58 -50° |
| SLN | used from 499 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 210/53 | 230/41 20° | 240/26 14° | 230/16 8° | 240/25 -7° | 240/35 -19° | 250/61 -30° | 260/65 -38° | 260/56 -49° |
| GRI | used from 599 nm out; 30 nm from the line | 230/35 21° | 230/23 13° | 220/20 7° | 240/25 -8° | 240/37 -20° | 250/49 -33° | 260/57 -38° | 260/58 -47° | |
| ONL | used from 699 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 210/31 20° | 230/27 13° | 230/18 7° | 220/19 -8° | 240/26 -20° | 250/44 -35° | 270/52 -39° | 260/57 -47° | |
| PIR | used from 799 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 170/22 19° | 190/25 13° | 210/32 6° | 240/23 -9° | 250/32 -21° | 250/38 -36° | 260/44 -40° | 260/52 -47° | |
| RAP | used from 899 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 180/23 12° | 200/38 13° | 210/38 6° | 220/28 -10° | 230/34 -21° | 230/37 -36° | 250/52 -38° | 250/59 -46° | |
| DIK | used from 999 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 150/24 7° | 200/38 6° | 220/53 0° | 230/51 -9° | 230/49 -21° | 240/37 -37° | 240/47 -44° | 250/65 -48° | |
| MLS | used from 1049 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 150/23 2° | 190/29 4° | 210/44 2° | 220/32 -10° | 210/36 -21° | 200/48 -37° | 230/63 -40° | 240/71 -47° | |
| GGW | used from 1149 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 110/23 0° | 130/20 -2° | 170/24 -3° | 230/44 -11° | 220/51 -21° | 210/52 -39° | 220/64 -44° | 240/85 -48° | |
| GTF | used from 1348 nm out; 150 nm from the line | 070/11 | 080/15 -7° | 110/19 -9° | 190/25 -14° | 200/34 -23° | 200/54 -39° | 220/66 -40° | 220/77 -44° | |
| GPI | used from 1448 nm out; 181 nm from the line | 070/19 -5° | 100/16 -7° | 080/10 -8° | 130/8 -19° | 170/37 -28° | 200/50 -40° | 210/43 -40° | 220/41 -42° | |
| SEA | used from 1848 nm out; 455 nm from the line | 050/7 | 050/11 1° | 050/12 -5° | 030/31 -7° | 010/61 -15° | 010/69 -26° | 360/73 -40° | 360/62 -47° | 330/21 -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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JAN Jackson, MS | departure | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 346 ft | 12:54 am CDT (05:54 UTC) |
| GLH Greenville, MS | 80 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 130 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| JLN Joplin, MO | 360 nm out, 9 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (200°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 977 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| GRI Grand Island, NE | 649 nm out, 8 nm west of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,847 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| PHP Philip, SD | 889 nm out, 2 nm east of the line | low IFR Sky: overcast at 300 feet | from the north-northeast (030°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | 300 ft | 2,209 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| GGW Glasgow, MT | 1208 nm out, 21 nm northeast of the line | VFR Sky: overcast at 4,100 feet Weather: light rain | from the northeast (050°) at 13 knots | 10+ mi | 4,100 ft | 2,295 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| CYDL Dease Lake, | 2247 nm out, 25 nm northeast of the line | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,700 feet, overcast at 4,600 feet Weather: light snow, unknown precipitation | variable at 2 knots | 4 mi | 3,700 ft | 2,634 ft | 05:55 UTC |
| HNS Haines, AK | 2417 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet | from the east-southeast (110°) at 9 knots, gusting to 18 | 10+ mi | 700 ft | 29 ft | 05:54 UTC |
| 7KA Tatitlek, AK | 2766 nm out, 2 nm west of the line | no report just now | 61 ft | ||||
| ANC Anchorage, AK | destination | VFR Sky: overcast at 4,300 feet | from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 4,300 ft | 151 ft | 9:53 pm AKDT (05:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,634 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, 8:23 pm AKDT (04:23 UTC)
Wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 4,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for ANC
- From Sun 10:00 pm AKDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 am AKDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, mist, scattered clouds at 500 feet, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 12:00 pm AKDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, a broken layer at 4,000 feet
The forecast for JAN, the departure
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
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, 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 JAN 6:31 pm CDT (23:31 UTC), at ANC 6:57 pm AKDT (02:57 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:40 pm AKDT (03:40 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ANC is after sunset there (6:57 pm AKDT (02:57 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.
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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: Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International, Ted Stevens Anchorage International.