Pelican Seaplane Base to Haines Airport PEC → HNS
81 nautical miles (93 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 016°. At 120 knots that is 26 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 68-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:46 am AKDT (08:46 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now HNS is IFR, wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 7 knots, gusting to 16. 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 PEC.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B737 descending, 44 nm east, 10:51 pm AKDT (06:51 UTC): remarks: during the descent runway 8 ais 2SM gusty winds akfss. 36 nm along the route, 44 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
JNU UA /OV JNU /TM 0651 /FLUNKN /TP B737 /RM DURD RY8 AIS 2SM GUSTY WINDS AKFSS
- Report
- a routine report filed through JNU
- Where
- over JNU
- Time
- 06:51 UTC
- Height
- height not given
- Aircraft
- B737
- Remarks
- during the descent runway 8 ais 2SM gusty winds akfss
- B737 at 2,200 ft, 44 nm east, 10:09 pm AKDT (06:09 UTC): light chop turbulence, no icing, a broken layer above 2,200 ft, remarks: during the climb zan. 36 nm along the route, 44 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
JNU UA /OV JNU/TM 0609/FL022/TP B737/SK BKN022/TB LGT CHOP/IC NEG/RM DURC/ ZAN
- Report
- a routine report filed through JNU
- Where
- over JNU
- Time
- 06:09 UTC
- Height
- at 2,200 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Sky
- a broken layer from 2,200 ft
- Turbulence
- light chop
- Icing
- none
- Remarks
- during the climb zan
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 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 1 forecast point nearest it (JNU). 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 | 190° at 24 kt | −24 kt | 144 kt | 34 min | 12:54 am AKDT (08:54 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 220° at 29 kt | −25 kt | 145 kt | 34 min | 12:54 am AKDT (08:54 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 230° at 32 kt | −26 kt | -3 °C | 146 kt | 33 min | 12:53 am AKDT (08:53 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 34 kt | −28 kt | -7 °C | 148 kt | 33 min | 12:53 am AKDT (08:53 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 40 kt | −33 kt | -11 °C | 153 kt | 32 min | 12:52 am AKDT (08:52 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 46 kt | −37 kt | -14 °C | 157 kt | 31 min | 12:51 am AKDT (08:51 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 53 kt | −40 kt | -17 °C | 160 kt | 30 min | 12:50 am AKDT (08:50 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 240° at 60 kt | −44 kt | -20 °C | 164 kt | 30 min | 12:50 am AKDT (08:50 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 62 kt | −45 kt | -21 °C | 165 kt | 29 min | 12:49 am AKDT (08:49 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 73 kt | −52 kt | -32 °C | 172 kt | 28 min | 12:48 am AKDT (08:48 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 94 kt | −68 kt | -45 °C | 188 kt | 26 min | 12:46 am AKDT (08:46 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 94 kt | −55 kt | -50 °C | 175 kt | 28 min | 12:48 am AKDT (08:48 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 78 kt | −46 kt | -50 °C | 166 kt | 29 min | 12:49 am AKDT (08:49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JNU | used from 0 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 180/24 | 230/31 0° | 230/32 -6° | 230/41 -12° | 240/62 -21° | 240/73 -32° | 240/94 -45° | 250/94 -50° | 250/78 -50° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PEC Pelican, AK | departure | no report just now | 0 ft | ||||
| GST Gustavus, AK | 36 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,500 feet, a broken layer at 4,800 feet, overcast at 6,000 feet Weather: light rain | from the east-southeast (110°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 4,800 ft | 36 ft | 13:56 UTC |
| HNS Haines, AK | destination | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,400 feet | from the east-southeast (110°) at 7 knots, gusting to 16 | 10+ mi | 800 ft | 29 ft | 11:54 pm AKDT (07:54 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 36 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At HNS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:46 am AKDT (08:46 UTC)
Wind from the east at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 900 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet IFR
The whole forecast for HNS
- From Mon 12:00 am AKDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the east at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 900 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 5:00 am AKDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the east at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, a broken layer at 2,500 feet, overcast at 3,500 feet
- At times between Mon 5:00 am AKDT (13:00 UTC) and 7:00 am AKDT (15:00 UTC): a broken layer at 900 feet, overcast at 2,000 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am AKDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the east at 8 knots, gusting to 15, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm AKDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the east at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet, a broken layer at 5,000 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 PEC 6:05 pm AKDT (02:05 UTC), at HNS 6:00 pm AKDT (02:00 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:41 pm AKDT (02:41 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at HNS is before sunrise there (7:32 am AKDT (15:32 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: Pelican Seaplane Base, Haines Airport.