Port Lions Airport to Butler/Choctaw County ORI → 09A
3,003 nautical miles (3,456 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 092°, about 070° magnetic at the departure end (variation 22E). At 120 knots that is 18 h 25 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 43-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:06 pm CDT (20:06 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: 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 3W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 6:55 pm AKDT (02:55 UTC). Near the route, 1816 nm along the route.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120055 MKCW WST 120055 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3W VALID UNTIL 0255Z MT WY FROM 10WSW MLS-70E DDY-20N LAR-50E BPI-30NE BIL-10WSW MLS AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL310.
- 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 1556 to 2075 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 1556 to 2025 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 16,000 ft. Over the route from 1566 to 1626 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1626 to 1626 nm out.
- 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 2285 to 2494 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 ORI.
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 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 5 forecast points nearest it (ADQ, MDO, YAK, JNU, ANN). 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 | 210° at 10 kt | −1 kt | 121 kt | 24 h 49 min | 9:30 pm CDT (02:30 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 230° at 13 kt | −5 kt | 125 kt | 24 h 01 min | 8:42 pm CDT (01:42 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 250° at 17 kt | −11 kt | 0 °C | 131 kt | 22 h 55 min | 7:36 pm CDT (00:36 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 260° at 21 kt | −17 kt | -2 °C | 137 kt | 21 h 55 min | 6:36 pm CDT (23:36 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 270° at 24 kt | −21 kt | -4 °C | 141 kt | 21 h 18 min | 5:59 pm CDT (22:59 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 270° at 27 kt | −22 kt | -8 °C | 142 kt | 21 h 09 min | 5:50 pm CDT (22:50 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 260° at 30 kt | −23 kt | -12 °C | 143 kt | 21 h | 5:41 pm CDT (22:41 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 260° at 33 kt | −24 kt | -16 °C | 144 kt | 20 h 51 min | 5:32 pm CDT (22:32 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 34 kt | −24 kt | -17 °C | 144 kt | 20 h 51 min | 5:32 pm CDT (22:32 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 44 kt | −35 kt | -28 °C | 155 kt | 19 h 22 min | 4:03 pm CDT (21:03 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 49 kt | −34 kt | -42 °C | 154 kt | 19 h 30 min | 4:11 pm CDT (21:11 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 44 kt | −39 kt | -50 °C | 159 kt | 18 h 53 min | 3:34 pm CDT (20:34 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 48 kt | −43 kt | -56 °C | 163 kt | 18 h 25 min | 3:06 pm CDT (20:06 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
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADQ | used from 0 nm out; 15 nm from the line | 240/21 | 240/22 -5° | 240/21 -11° | 240/20 -19° | 230/24 -30° | 230/40 -39° | 230/60 -45° | 230/63 -45° | 230/64 -45° |
| MDO | used from 150 nm out; 112 nm from the line | 240/16 | 240/19 -4° | 240/19 -10° | 240/19 -17° | 240/27 -29° | 230/50 -37° | 230/66 -46° | 230/72 -47° | 240/70 -46° |
| YAK | used from 299 nm out; 165 nm from the line | 190/26 | 230/18 -2° | 210/22 -8° | 220/33 -13° | 230/58 -25° | 230/85 -34° | 230/101 -46° | 240/97 -49° | 240/84 -48° |
| JNU | used from 449 nm out; 153 nm from the line | 150/18 | 210/22 -3° | 240/32 -4° | 240/39 -10° | 250/59 -18° | 240/76 -28° | 240/83 -43° | 250/89 -52° | 250/74 -53° |
| ANN | used from 599 nm out; 104 nm from the line | 210/8 | 240/13 3° | 270/21 1° | 280/26 -3° | 260/33 -15° | 270/42 -26° | 260/43 -41° | 280/38 -51° | 280/45 -58° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORI Port Lions, AK | departure | no report just now | 42 ft | ||||
| KDK Kodiak, AK | 20 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 139 ft | ||||
| AHP Port Alexander, AK | 599 nm out, 2 nm east of the line | no report just now | 0 ft | ||||
| KCC Coffman Cove, AK | 658 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 0 ft | ||||
| CYPZ Burns Lake, | 918 nm out, 1 nm north of the line | no report just now | 2,343 ft | ||||
| HVR Havre, MT | 1616 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 2,591 ft | ||||
| RAP Rapid City, SD | 2005 nm out, 23 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,203 ft | ||||
| GRI Grand Island, NE | 2285 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,847 ft | ||||
| SGF Springfield, MO | 2604 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,268 ft | ||||
| MEI Meridian, MS | 2973 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 297 ft | ||||
| 09A Butler, AL | destination | no report just now | 133 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,203 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At 09A when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:06 pm CDT (20:06 UTC)
09A has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 ORI 7:14 pm AKDT (03:14 UTC), at 09A 6:23 pm CDT (23:23 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:48 pm CDT (23:48 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: Port Lions Airport, Butler/Choctaw County.