Platinum Airport to Bethel Airport PTU → BET
106 nautical miles (122 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 360°, about 349° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 42 min at the quickest height in today's winds (24,000 ft, a 31-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:57 pm AKDT (01:57 UTC). Right now PTU is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (210°) at 11 knots; BET is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 14 knots, gusting to 24. 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: 647 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 PTU.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B737 at 15,000 ft, 35 nm east, 4:35 pm AKDT (00:35 UTC): remarks: radar depicted weather zan. At the destination end, 35 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
BET UA /OV BET070035/TM 0035/FL150/TP B737/SK TOP150/RM RADAR DEPICTED WX /ZAN/
- Report
- a routine report filed through BET
- Where
- 35 nm east (070°) of BET
- Time
- 00:35 UTC
- Height
- at 15,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B737
- Sky
- TOP150
- Remarks
- radar depicted weather zan
- B190 at 8,000 ft, 1 nm northeast, 2:35 pm AKDT (22:35 UTC): light rime icing from 8,000 ft to 10,000 ft, -8 °C, remarks: durc-snp zan. At the destination end, 1 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
BET UA /OV BET/TM 2235/FL080/TP B190/SK TOP120/TA M08/IC LGT RIME 080-100/RM DURC-SNP/ ZAN
- Report
- a routine report filed through BET
- Where
- over BET
- Time
- 22:35 UTC
- Height
- at 8,000 ft
- Aircraft
- B190
- Sky
- TOP120
- Temperature
- −8 °C
- Icing
- light rime from 8,000 ft to 10,000 ft
- Remarks
- durc-snp zan
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 2 forecast points nearest it (EHM, BET). 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 | 220° at 22 kt | −16 kt | 136 kt | 47 min | 6:02 pm AKDT (02:02 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 220° at 22 kt | −16 kt | -8 °C | 136 kt | 47 min | 6:02 pm AKDT (02:02 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 22 kt | −16 kt | -12 °C | 136 kt | 47 min | 6:02 pm AKDT (02:02 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 23 kt | −18 kt | -16 °C | 138 kt | 46 min | 6:01 pm AKDT (02:01 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 210° at 25 kt | −21 kt | -21 °C | 141 kt | 45 min | 6:00 pm AKDT (02:00 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 210° at 27 kt | −23 kt | -25 °C | 143 kt | 44 min | 5:59 pm AKDT (01:59 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 210° at 29 kt | −26 kt | -28 °C | 146 kt | 44 min | 5:59 pm AKDT (01:59 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 200° at 31 kt | −28 kt | -31 °C | 148 kt | 43 min | 5:58 pm AKDT (01:58 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 210° at 35 kt | −31 kt | -41 °C | 151 kt | 42 min | 5:57 pm AKDT (01:57 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 33 kt | −7 kt | -48 °C | 127 kt | 50 min | 6:05 pm AKDT (02:05 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 38 kt | −6 kt | -49 °C | 126 kt | 50 min | 6:05 pm AKDT (02:05 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 36 kt | −18 kt | -48 °C | 138 kt | 46 min | 6:01 pm AKDT (02:01 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EHM | used from 0 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 230/19 | 230/21 -7° | 230/20 -13° | 220/22 -20° | 210/29 -31° | 220/30 -40° | 280/44 -46° | 270/43 -50° | 240/39 -50° |
| BET | used from 48 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 220/23 | 220/24 -7° | 220/24 -13° | 210/26 -20° | 200/32 -31° | 200/41 -42° | 230/31 -49° | 250/34 -49° | 240/33 -47° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTU Platinum, AK | departure | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,600 feet, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,400 feet | from the south-southwest (210°) at 11 knots | 9 mi | 3,400 ft | 18 ft | 4:56 pm AKDT (00:56 UTC) |
| AQH Quinhagak, AK | 48 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 13 knots, gusting to 19 | 10+ mi | none | 43 ft | 00:56 UTC |
| EEK Eek, AK | 67 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 26 ft | ||||
| BET Bethel, AK | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,100 feet, a broken layer at 3,400 feet | from the south (190°) at 14 knots, gusting to 24 | 10+ mi | 3,400 ft | 128 ft | 4:53 pm AKDT (00:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 128 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At BET when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:57 pm AKDT (01:57 UTC)
Wind from the south at 13 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for BET
- From Sun 4:00 pm AKDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 13 knots, gusting to 22, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
- From Sun 6:00 pm AKDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the south at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- From Sun 10:00 pm AKDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm AKDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the south at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 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 PTU 7:48 pm AKDT (03:48 UTC), at BET 7:45 pm AKDT (03:45 UTC) (civil twilight ends 8:28 pm AKDT (04:28 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: Platinum Airport, Bethel Airport.