MC Grath Airport to Bethel Airport MCG → BET
219 nautical miles (252 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 236°, about 224° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 1 h 39 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 13-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:17 am AKDT (10:17 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MCG is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 3 knots; BET is marginal VFR, wind from the south (170°) 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: 6 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. A pilot reported smooth air, at 2,000 ft, 1 nm northeast, 10:44 pm AKDT (06:44 UTC). The government's turbulence forecast map ↗
Icing No icing warning in force along the route. A pilot reported no icing, at 2,000 ft, 1 nm northeast, 10:44 pm AKDT (06:44 UTC). The freezing level is below 6,500 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 MCG.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- BE20 at 2,000 ft, 1 nm northeast, 10:44 pm AKDT (06:44 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, overcast above 2,000 ft, light rain, 4 °C, remarks: during the descent zan. At the destination end, 1 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
BET UA /OV BET/TM 0644/FL020/TP BE20/SK OVC020/WX -RA/TA 04/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM DURD /ZAN/
- Report
- a routine report filed through BET
- Where
- over BET
- Time
- 06:44 UTC
- Height
- at 2,000 ft
- Aircraft
- BE20
- Sky
- overcast from 2,000 ft
- Weather
- light rain
- Temperature
- 4 °C
- Turbulence
- none
- Icing
- none
- Remarks
- during the descent zan
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 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 2 forecast points nearest it (MCG, BET). 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 | 210° at 13 kt | +12 kt | 108 kt | 2 h 02 min | 2:40 am AKDT (10:40 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 210° at 13 kt | +12 kt | -9 °C | 108 kt | 2 h 02 min | 2:40 am AKDT (10:40 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 200° at 13 kt | +10 kt | -14 °C | 110 kt | 1 h 59 min | 2:37 am AKDT (10:37 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 190° at 12 kt | +9 kt | -18 °C | 111 kt | 1 h 58 min | 2:36 am AKDT (10:36 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 190° at 12 kt | +9 kt | -23 °C | 111 kt | 1 h 58 min | 2:36 am AKDT (10:36 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 190° at 12 kt | +9 kt | -27 °C | 111 kt | 1 h 58 min | 2:36 am AKDT (10:36 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 190° at 11 kt | +8 kt | -31 °C | 112 kt | 1 h 57 min | 2:35 am AKDT (10:35 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 190° at 11 kt | +8 kt | -34 °C | 112 kt | 1 h 57 min | 2:35 am AKDT (10:35 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 150° at 12 kt | +1 kt | -42 °C | 119 kt | 1 h 50 min | 2:28 am AKDT (10:28 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 110° at 23 kt | −13 kt | -51 °C | 133 kt | 1 h 39 min | 2:17 am AKDT (10:17 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 120° at 19 kt | −6 kt | -55 °C | 126 kt | 1 h 44 min | 2:22 am AKDT (10:22 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 200° at 18 kt | +15 kt | -50 °C | 105 kt | 2 h 05 min | 2:43 am AKDT (10:43 UTC) |
Based on data from the 13th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 13th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCG | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 200/11 | 200/14 -8° | 180/11 -15° | 180/12 -22° | 190/11 -34° | 150/16 -42° | 110/24 -49° | 120/23 -57° | 200/18 -52° |
| BET | used from 100 nm out; 95 nm from the line | 210/15 | 220/14 -8° | 200/14 -15° | 200/13 -22° | 190/11 -34° | 150/8 -42° | 110/23 -52° | 130/16 -53° | 200/18 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCG Mc Grath, AK | departure | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,900 feet, overcast at 3,900 feet | from the east-southeast (120°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 3,900 ft | 342 ft | 12:28 am AKDT (08:28 UTC) |
| FLT Flat, AK | 70 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 343 ft | ||||
| 9A3 Chuathbaluk, AK | 130 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 243 ft | ||||
| ANI Aniak, AK | 140 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,900 feet | from the east-southeast (120°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 96 ft | 07:56 UTC |
| TLT Tuluksak, AK | 189 nm out, 3 nm east of the line | no report just now | 35 ft | ||||
| BET Bethel, AK | destination | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 600 feet, scattered clouds at 1,800 feet, overcast at 2,900 feet | from the south (170°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | 2,900 ft | 128 ft | 12:06 am AKDT (08:06 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 343 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
MCG Mc Grath, AK
the observation and the forecast as issued, and in English
SPECI PAMC 130828Z AUTO 12003KT 10SM SCT029 OVC039 03/02 A2961 RMK AO2 RAB00E12 P0000 T00280022 TSNO
- SPECI
- a special observation, issued because the weather changed
- PAMC
- the station, PAMC
- 130828Z
- observed 12:28 am AKDT (08:28 UTC)
- AUTO
- fully automated report, nobody checked it
- 12003KT
- wind from the east-southeast at 3 knots
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- SCT029
- scattered clouds at 2,900 feet
- OVC039
- overcast at 3,900 feet
- 03/02
- temperature 3 °C (37 °F), dew point 2 °C (36 °F)
- A2961
- altimeter setting 29.61 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2
- automated station with a precipitation sensor
- RAB00E12
- rain began 0 minutes past the hour, ended 12 minutes past the hour
- P0000
- a trace of precipitation in the last hour
- T00280022
- temperature 2.8 °C (37 °F), dew point 2.2 °C (36 °F)
- TSNO
- the thunderstorm sensor is not working
TAF PAMC 130526Z 1306/1406 15004KT P6SM SCT030 BKN060 FM131600 15003KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 OVC050
- TAF
- a terminal aerodrome forecast: the weather expected at the airport, usually for the next 24 or 30 hours
- PAMC
- the station, PAMC
- 130526Z
- issued 9:26 pm AKDT (05:26 UTC)
- 1306/1406 15004KT P6SM SCT030 BKN060
- valid from Mon 10:00 pm AKDT (06:00 UTC) to Tue 10:00 pm AKDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
- FM131600 15003KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 OVC050
- from Tue 8:00 am AKDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, vcsh, a broken layer at 2,500 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet
ANI Aniak, AK
the observation as issued, and in English
METAR PANI 130756Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM FEW039 01/01 A2955 RMK AO2 SLP008 T00110011 400670011 FZRANO $
- METAR
- a routine hourly observation
- PANI
- the station, PANI
- 130756Z
- observed 07:56 UTC on the 13th
- AUTO
- fully automated report, nobody checked it
- 12005KT
- wind from the east-southeast at 5 knots
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- FEW039
- a few clouds at 3,900 feet
- 01/01
- temperature 1 °C (34 °F), dew point 1 °C (34 °F)
- A2955
- altimeter setting 29.55 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2
- automated station with a precipitation sensor
- SLP008
- sea-level pressure 1000.8 hPa
- T00110011
- temperature 1.1 °C (34 °F), dew point 1.1 °C (34 °F)
- 400670011
- 24-hour highest 6.7 °C (44 °F), lowest 1.1 °C (34 °F)
- FZRANO $
- the freezing-rain sensor is not working, the station needs maintenance
BET Bethel, AK
the observation and the forecast as issued, and in English
SPECI PABE 130806Z 17007KT 10SM SCT006 SCT018 OVC029 03/03 A2953 RMK AO2 T00280028 $
- SPECI
- a special observation, issued because the weather changed
- PABE
- the station, PABE
- 130806Z
- observed 12:06 am AKDT (08:06 UTC)
- 17007KT
- wind from the south at 7 knots
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- SCT006
- scattered clouds at 600 feet
- SCT018
- scattered clouds at 1,800 feet
- OVC029
- overcast at 2,900 feet
- 03/03
- temperature 3 °C (37 °F), dew point 3 °C (37 °F)
- A2953
- altimeter setting 29.53 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2
- automated station with a precipitation sensor
- T00280028
- temperature 2.8 °C (37 °F), dew point 2.8 °C (37 °F)
- $
- the station needs maintenance
TAF PABE 130753Z 1308/1406 16007KT P6SM -SHRA SCT006 BKN010 OVC025 TEMPO 1308/1312 BKN006 FM131300 17007KT 6SM BR OVC006 FM132000 17006KT P6SM OVC015 FM140100 16005KT P6SM OVC025
- TAF
- a terminal aerodrome forecast: the weather expected at the airport, usually for the next 24 or 30 hours
- PABE
- the station, PABE
- 130753Z
- issued 11:53 pm AKDT (07:53 UTC)
- 1308/1406 16007KT P6SM -SHRA SCT006 BKN010 OVC025
- valid from Tue 12:00 am AKDT (08:00 UTC) to Tue 10:00 pm AKDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 600 feet, a broken layer at 1,000 feet, overcast at 2,500 feet
- TEMPO 1308/1312 BKN006
- at times from Tue 12:00 am AKDT (08:00 UTC) to Tue 4:00 am AKDT (12:00 UTC): a broken layer at 600 feet
- FM131300 17007KT 6SM BR OVC006
- from Tue 5:00 am AKDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, overcast at 600 feet
- FM132000 17006KT P6SM OVC015
- from Tue 12:00 pm AKDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
- FM140100 16005KT P6SM OVC025
- from Tue 5:00 pm AKDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 2,500 feet
At BET when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:17 am AKDT (10:17 UTC)
Wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 600 feet, a broken layer at 1,000 feet and more above marginal VFR
At times between Tue 12:00 am AKDT (08:00 UTC) and 4:00 am AKDT (12:00 UTC): a broken layer at 600 feet IFR
The whole forecast for BET
- From Tue 12:00 am AKDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 600 feet, a broken layer at 1,000 feet and more above
- At times between Tue 12:00 am AKDT (08:00 UTC) and 4:00 am AKDT (12:00 UTC): a broken layer at 600 feet
- From Tue 5:00 am AKDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility 6 miles, mist, overcast at 600 feet
- From Tue 12:00 pm AKDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,500 feet
- From Tue 5:00 pm AKDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 2,500 feet
The forecast for MCG, the departure
- From Mon 10:00 pm AKDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
- From Tue 8:00 am AKDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, a broken layer at 2,500 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet
BET: the forecast as issued, and in English
TAF PABE 130753Z 1308/1406 16007KT P6SM -SHRA SCT006 BKN010 OVC025 TEMPO 1308/1312 BKN006 FM131300 17007KT 6SM BR OVC006 FM132000 17006KT P6SM OVC015 FM140100 16005KT P6SM OVC025
MCG: the forecast as issued, and in English
TAF PAMC 130526Z 1306/1406 15004KT P6SM SCT030 BKN060 FM131600 15003KT P6SM VCSH BKN025 OVC050
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
MCG: 6 notices in force. all of them, grouped →
BET: 12 notices in force. all of them, grouped →
No airspace, navigation-aid or obstruction notice near the line.
From the FAA's notice service (NOTAMs), the site's copy refreshed every few minutes; last checked 1 minutes 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 MCG 7:08 pm AKDT (03:08 UTC), at BET 7:39 pm AKDT (03:39 UTC) (civil twilight ends 8:22 pm AKDT (04:22 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at BET is before sunrise there (9:23 am AKDT (17:23 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: MC Grath Airport, Bethel Airport.