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Phoenix Sky Harbor International to Ted Stevens Anchorage International PHX → ANC

2,215 nautical miles (2,549 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 330°, about 318° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12E). At 120 knots that is 18 h 56 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 3-knot headwind), arriving about 12:36 pm AKDT (20:36 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: 859 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

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 4W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 28,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 7:55 pm MST (02:55 UTC). Over the first 90 nm of the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120055
    MKCW WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 4W
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    AZ
    FROM 60NE TBC-30S INW-100ESE BZA-70SE EED-50NW TBC-60NE TBC
    DMSHG AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 21020KT. TOPS TO FL280.
  • SIGMET 5W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 33,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 7:55 pm MST (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 359 to 469 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120055
    MKCW WST 120055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 5W
    VALID UNTIL 0255Z
    NV
    FROM 10NNE BAM-40WSW BVL-60SW ELY-10SE OAL-30WNW OAL-10NNE BAM
    AREA TS MOV FROM 23020KT. TOPS TO FL330.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 758 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 70 to 279 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 100 to 409 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 110 to 559 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 180 to 529 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Near the route, 419 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the route from 688 to 1087 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 16,000 ft. Over the route from 698 to 788 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 PHX.

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 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 10 forecast points nearest it (PHX, PRC, LAS, ELY, BAM, LKV, RDM, PDX, AST, SEA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft350° at 6 kt+5 kt5 °C115 kt19 h 16 min12:56 pm AKDT (20:56 UTC)
6,500 ft350° at 7 kt+5 kt1 °C115 kt19 h 16 min12:56 pm AKDT (20:56 UTC)
8,500 ft350° at 5 kt+3 kt-2 °C117 kt18 h 56 min12:36 pm AKDT (20:36 UTC)
10,500 ft360° at 6 kt+3 kt-5 °C117 kt18 h 56 min12:36 pm AKDT (20:36 UTC)
12,500 ft010° at 9 kt+4 kt-9 °C116 kt19 h 06 min12:46 pm AKDT (20:46 UTC)
14,500 ft010° at 17 kt+8 kt-12 °C112 kt19 h 47 min1:27 pm AKDT (21:27 UTC)
16,500 ft010° at 24 kt+12 kt-15 °C108 kt20 h 31 min2:11 pm AKDT (22:11 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180010° at 29 kt+14 kt-17 °C106 kt20 h 54 min2:34 pm AKDT (22:34 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240360° at 45 kt+28 kt-25 °C92 kt24 h 05 min5:45 pm AKDT (01:45 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300340° at 46 kt+36 kt-36 °C84 kt26 h 22 min8:02 pm AKDT (04:02 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340350° at 30 kt+21 kt-39 °C99 kt22 h 22 min4:02 pm AKDT (00:02 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390300° at 16 kt+11 kt-43 °C109 kt20 h 19 min1:59 pm AKDT (21:59 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
PHXused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line210/19210/20 14°200/20 6°210/40 1°220/58 -8°220/68 -20°220/82 -26°230/83 -34°230/69 -46°
PRCused from 50 nm out; 19 nm from the line200/36 6°210/46 0°220/60 -10°220/75 -19°220/66 -26°230/70 -33°230/59 -45°
LASused from 150 nm out; 67 nm from the line200/25 11°230/22 5°240/25 -1°220/37 -12°220/44 -21°210/52 -27°210/60 -34°220/58 -44°
ELYused from 299 nm out; 78 nm from the line210/20 4°240/21 -1°230/37 -13°200/58 -25°220/73 -27°220/73 -36°220/69 -44°
BAMused from 399 nm out; 68 nm from the line270/8 4°230/27 -4°220/49 -18°210/52 -26°220/77 -29°220/71 -33°220/63 -43°
LKVused from 599 nm out; 66 nm from the line010/18 -6°280/7 -11°290/9 -22°280/13 -27°290/20 -31°260/19 -34°260/27 -39°
RDMused from 698 nm out; 54 nm from the line010/15 -2°030/21 -8°020/26 -12°020/46 -22°010/72 -27°360/47 -34°340/31 -35°320/20 -40°
PDXused from 848 nm out; 16 nm from the line330/7360/13 0°040/22 -6°030/23 -12°020/64 -18°010/93 -25°010/91 -39°360/62 -40°350/41 -43°
ASTused from 898 nm out; 40 nm from the line020/11030/15 2°020/23 -4°010/32 -8°010/64 -16°010/84 -25°360/89 -39°360/71 -44°350/33 -45°
SEAused from 998 nm out; 87 nm from the line360/9350/10 1°010/10 -5°030/20 -11°020/60 -17°010/86 -26°360/90 -40°010/68 -42°360/31 -43°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
PHX Phoenix, AZ departure no report just now 1,134 ft
DVT Phoenix, AZ 20 nm out, 7 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 1,478 ft
WMC Winnemucca, NV 529 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line no report just now 4,307 ft
TTD Portland, OR 868 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 38 ft
OLM Olympia, WA 948 nm out, 24 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 207 ft
CYAZ Tofino, 1127 nm out, 12 nm east of the line no report just now 80 ft
CYZP Sandspit, 1456 nm out, 5 nm north of the line no report just now 21 ft
IEM Whittier, AK 2175 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line no report just now 39 ft
ANC Anchorage, AK destination no report just now 151 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 4,307 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, 12:36 pm AKDT (20:36 UTC)

ANC has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 23 nm from the route, 219 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
  • 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 PHX 5:58 pm MST (00:58 UTC), at ANC 6:57 pm AKDT (02:57 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:40 pm AKDT (03:40 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

Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Pacific Northwest
Radar now, the Pacific Northwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Phoenix Sky Harbor International, Ted Stevens Anchorage International.