Kansas City International to Ted Stevens Anchorage International MCI → ANC
2,395 nautical miles (2,756 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 322°, about 320° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2E). At 120 knots that is 19 h 48 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:09 am AKDT (08:09 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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
- SIGMET C18C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 8:55 am CDT (13:55 UTC). Near the route, 499 nm along the route.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 121155 MKCC WST 121155 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 18C VALID UNTIL 1355Z SD ND FROM 50NE BIS-70W FAR-40N PIR-40N DPR-50NE BIS AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 first 279 nm of the route.
- 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 259 to 788 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 609 to 678 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 688 to 778 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 MCI.
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 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 8 forecast points nearest it (MKC, OMA, ONL, PIR, DIK, GGW, 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 | 240° at 3 kt | −1 kt | 4 °C | 121 kt | 19 h 48 min | 12:09 am AKDT (08:09 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 240° at 2 kt | −1 kt | 3 °C | 121 kt | 19 h 48 min | 12:09 am AKDT (08:09 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 240° at 3 kt | −1 kt | 1 °C | 121 kt | 19 h 48 min | 12:09 am AKDT (08:09 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 320° at 2 kt | −1 kt | -2 °C | 121 kt | 19 h 48 min | 12:09 am AKDT (08:09 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 350° at 5 kt | −1 kt | -4 °C | 121 kt | 19 h 48 min | 12:09 am AKDT (08:09 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 350° at 7 kt | 0 | -8 °C | 120 kt | 19 h 58 min | 12:19 am AKDT (08:19 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 350° at 9 kt | 0 | -11 °C | 120 kt | 19 h 58 min | 12:19 am AKDT (08:19 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 350° at 11 kt | +1 kt | -14 °C | 119 kt | 20 h 08 min | 12:29 am AKDT (08:29 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 16 kt | +8 kt | -25 °C | 112 kt | 21 h 23 min | 1:44 am AKDT (09:44 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 19 kt | +10 kt | -38 °C | 110 kt | 21 h 46 min | 2:07 am AKDT (10:07 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 27 kt | +17 kt | -42 °C | 103 kt | 23 h 15 min | 3:36 am AKDT (11:36 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 30 kt | +16 kt | -45 °C | 104 kt | 23 h 02 min | 3:23 am AKDT (11:23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MKC | used from 0 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 240/49 | 240/21 20° | 220/19 13° | 230/21 6° | 260/26 -7° | 250/37 -19° | 270/66 -31° | 270/65 -38° | 280/60 -48° |
| OMA | used from 50 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 230/47 | 240/33 21° | 230/22 13° | 220/27 5° | 240/35 -8° | 250/43 -21° | 260/47 -33° | 260/59 -36° | 270/58 -46° |
| ONL | used from 200 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 250/31 22° | 230/27 16° | 220/25 8° | 230/25 -9° | 220/29 -22° | 250/42 -33° | 250/48 -36° | 250/52 -46° | |
| PIR | used from 349 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 230/15 15° | 220/22 14° | 220/24 6° | 200/32 -10° | 210/48 -22° | 240/45 -33° | 240/43 -37° | 250/55 -46° | |
| DIK | used from 499 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 190/12 5° | 230/29 7° | 220/33 1° | 220/43 -11° | 210/47 -23° | 220/53 -33° | 240/56 -40° | 250/72 -47° | |
| GGW | used from 649 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 100/7 -1° | 070/10 -3° | 190/6 -4° | 210/34 -10° | 230/33 -24° | 210/48 -37° | 230/65 -40° | 230/71 -46° | |
| GPI | used from 948 nm out; 217 nm from the line | 090/8 -4° | 140/7 -7° | 090/10 -8° | 110/10 -19° | 210/25 -30° | 200/24 -40° | 210/31 -39° | 210/35 -42° | |
| SEA | used from 1397 nm out; 488 nm from the line | 350/5 | 010/6 0° | 010/9 -4° | 010/27 -6° | 010/51 -15° | 360/58 -26° | 360/60 -41° | 350/55 -48° | 340/30 -45° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCI Kansas City, MO | departure | no report just now | 1,027 ft | ||||
| STJ St Joseph, MO | 30 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 826 ft | ||||
| PIR Pierre, SD | 389 nm out, 7 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,744 ft | ||||
| OLF Wolf Point, MT | 708 nm out, 2 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,988 ft | ||||
| GGW Glasgow, MT | 738 nm out, 23 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 2,295 ft | ||||
| CYDL Dease Lake, | 1776 nm out, 9 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 2,634 ft | ||||
| SGY Skagway, AK | 1946 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | no report just now | 44 ft | ||||
| 7KA Tatitlek, AK | 2295 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 61 ft | ||||
| ANC Anchorage, AK | destination | no report just now | 151 ft |
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, 12:09 am AKDT (08:09 UTC)
ANC has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 MCI 6:44 pm CDT (23:44 UTC), at ANC 6:54 pm AKDT (02:54 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:37 pm AKDT (03:37 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.
Radar and forecast charts for the regions crossed government pictures, the latest each time the page loads
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: Kansas City International, Ted Stevens Anchorage International.