King Cove Airport to Kenai Municipal KVC → ENA
480 nautical miles (552 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 042°, about 032° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10E). At 120 knots that is 2 h 59 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 41-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:22 am AKDT (14:22 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now KVC is marginal VFR, wind from the west (280°) at 6 knots; ENA is VFR, wind from the south (170°) 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
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 KVC.
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 3 forecast points nearest it (CDB, AKN, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 230° at 13 kt | −13 kt | 133 kt | 3 h 37 min | 7:00 am AKDT (15:00 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 230° at 14 kt | −14 kt | 134 kt | 3 h 35 min | 6:58 am AKDT (14:58 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 14 kt | −13 kt | -10 °C | 133 kt | 3 h 37 min | 7:00 am AKDT (15:00 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 240° at 13 kt | −13 kt | -14 °C | 133 kt | 3 h 37 min | 7:00 am AKDT (15:00 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 12 kt | −12 kt | -19 °C | 132 kt | 3 h 38 min | 7:01 am AKDT (15:01 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 13 kt | −12 kt | -23 °C | 132 kt | 3 h 38 min | 7:01 am AKDT (15:01 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 13 kt | −13 kt | -27 °C | 133 kt | 3 h 37 min | 7:00 am AKDT (15:00 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 14 kt | −14 kt | -30 °C | 134 kt | 3 h 35 min | 6:58 am AKDT (14:58 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 14 kt | −14 kt | -31 °C | 134 kt | 3 h 35 min | 6:58 am AKDT (14:58 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 15 kt | −15 kt | -38 °C | 135 kt | 3 h 33 min | 6:56 am AKDT (14:56 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 17 kt | −16 kt | -47 °C | 136 kt | 3 h 32 min | 6:55 am AKDT (14:55 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 25 kt | −24 kt | -51 °C | 144 kt | 3 h 20 min | 6:43 am AKDT (14:43 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 41 kt | −41 kt | -48 °C | 161 kt | 2 h 59 min | 6:22 am AKDT (14:22 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDB | used from 0 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 240/15 | 240/18 -7° | 250/18 -13° | 250/17 -21° | 230/15 -32° | 220/15 -40° | 210/16 -48° | 230/26 -47° | 230/41 -45° |
| AKN | used from 150 nm out; 108 nm from the line | 210/16 | 220/16 -7° | 230/14 -13° | 230/12 -21° | 220/17 -31° | 230/13 -36° | 250/9 -47° | 230/15 -53° | 230/37 -50° |
| HOM | used from 350 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 250/9 | 260/8 -6° | 240/7 -12° | 220/8 -19° | 190/11 -31° | 250/21 -40° | 260/34 -46° | 250/40 -51° | 240/47 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KVC King Cove, AK | departure | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,500 feet | from the west (280°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 2,500 ft | 148 ft | 2:56 am AKDT (10:56 UTC) |
| OUL Nelson Lagoon, AK | 60 nm out, 10 nm north of the line | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, overcast at 3,200 feet | from the south (180°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | 3,200 ft | 14 ft | 10:56 UTC |
| PTH Port Heiden, AK | 160 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,300 feet | calm | 10+ mi | none | 95 ft | 10:56 UTC |
| PNP Pilot Point, AK | 210 nm out, 9 nm east of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,400 feet | from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | none | 57 ft | 10:56 UTC |
| AKN King Salmon, AK | 280 nm out, 20 nm northwest of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 3,000 feet | from the southeast (140°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 3,000 ft | 73 ft | 11:10 UTC |
| LKK Kulik Lake, AK | 330 nm out, 1 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 717 ft | ||||
| 9K2 Kokhanok, AK | 350 nm out, 16 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 114 ft | ||||
| ENA Kenai, AK | destination | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,700 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet, overcast at 4,400 feet | from the south (170°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 3,500 ft | 99 ft | 2:53 am AKDT (10:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 717 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ENA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:22 am AKDT (14:22 UTC)
Wind from the south at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 2,500 feet marginal VFR
The whole forecast for ENA
- From Mon 4:00 am AKDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- From Mon 6:00 am AKDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south at 4 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am AKDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility 5 miles, light rain showers, mist, overcast at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm AKDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a few clouds at 500 feet, scattered clouds at 1,500 feet and more above
- From Tue 2:00 am AKDT (10:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, light rain showers, mist, scattered clouds at 500 feet, overcast at 1,500 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 KVC 7:54 pm AKDT (03:54 UTC), at ENA 7:00 pm AKDT (03:00 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:43 pm AKDT (03:43 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ENA is before sunrise there (8:38 am AKDT (16:38 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: King Cove Airport, Kenai Municipal.