Petersburg James A Johnson Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport PSG → SIT
80 nautical miles (93 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 282°, about 261° magnetic at the departure end (variation 21E). At 120 knots that is 42 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 7-knot headwind), arriving about 10:26 pm AKDT (06:26 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now PSG is marginal VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 5 knots; SIT is marginal VFR, wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 10 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: 25 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 PSG.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B350 at 3,000 ft, 13 nm southwest, 7:54 pm AKDT (03:54 UTC): light rime icing, overcast from 3,000 ft to 23,000 ft, -10 °C, remarks: during the climb zan. At the destination end, 13 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
SIT UA /OV SIT/TM 0354/FL030/TP B350/SK OVC030 TOP230/TA M10/IC LGT RIME 150 30SE SIT/RM DURC/ ZAN
- Report
- a routine report filed through SIT
- Where
- over SIT
- Time
- 03:54 UTC
- Height
- at 3,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B350
- Sky
- overcast from 3,000 ft, tops 23,000 ft
- Temperature
- −10 °C
- Icing
- light rime at 15,000 ft 30SE sit
- 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 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 210° at 25 kt | +7 kt | 113 kt | 42 min | 10:26 pm AKDT (06:26 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 230° at 31 kt | +20 kt | -1 °C | 100 kt | 48 min | 10:32 pm AKDT (06:32 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 230° at 32 kt | +20 kt | -5 °C | 100 kt | 48 min | 10:32 pm AKDT (06:32 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 36 kt | +23 kt | -9 °C | 97 kt | 49 min | 10:33 pm AKDT (06:33 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 43 kt | +28 kt | -13 °C | 92 kt | 52 min | 10:36 pm AKDT (06:36 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 240° at 50 kt | +35 kt | -16 °C | 85 kt | 56 min | 10:40 pm AKDT (06:40 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 57 kt | +42 kt | -19 °C | 78 kt | 1 h 02 min | 10:46 pm AKDT (06:46 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 62 kt | +47 kt | -21 °C | 73 kt | 1 h 06 min | 10:50 pm AKDT (06:50 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 73 kt | +55 kt | -32 °C | 65 kt | 1 h 14 min | 10:58 pm AKDT (06:58 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 94 kt | +71 kt | -45 °C | 49 kt | 1 h 38 min | 11:22 pm AKDT (07:22 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 94 kt | +81 kt | -50 °C | 39 kt | 2 h 03 min | 11:47 pm AKDT (07:47 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 78 kt | +67 kt | -50 °C | 53 kt | 1 h 31 min | 11:15 pm AKDT (07:15 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; 94 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSG Petersburg, AK | departure | marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,400 feet, overcast at 3,200 feet Weather: rain, mist | from the south (180°) at 5 knots | 6 mi | 2,400 ft | 113 ft | 8:56 pm AKDT (04:56 UTC) |
| AFE Kake, AK | 36 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,800 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet, overcast at 7,000 feet Weather: light rain | from the east (100°) at 9 knots, gusting to 15 | 10+ mi | 3,500 ft | 171 ft | 05:31 UTC |
| SIT Sitka, AK | destination | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 2,500 feet Weather: light rain | from the east-southeast (120°) at 10 knots | 7 mi | 2,500 ft | 26 ft | 8:53 pm AKDT (04:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 171 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SIT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:26 pm AKDT (06:26 UTC)
Wind from the southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain, a broken layer at 2,500 feet, overcast at 4,000 feet marginal VFR
The whole forecast for SIT
- From Sun 10:00 pm AKDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain, a broken layer at 2,500 feet, overcast at 4,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 am AKDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, overcast at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am AKDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, overcast at 4,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm AKDT (03:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 6,000 feet
The forecast for PSG, the departure
- From Sun 10:00 pm AKDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain, a broken layer at 2,000 feet, overcast at 4,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 am AKDT (14:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 6 miles, light rain, mist, a broken layer at 1,500 feet, overcast at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 3:00 pm AKDT (23:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 3,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 pm AKDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast 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 PSG 5:57 pm AKDT (01:57 UTC), at SIT 6:06 pm AKDT (02:06 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:45 pm AKDT (02:45 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SIT is after sunset there (6:09 pm AKDT (02:09 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: Petersburg James A Johnson Airport, Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport.