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Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport to Ted Stevens Anchorage International PUJ → ANC

2,935 nautical miles (3,378 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 325°, about 329° magnetic at the departure end (variation 4W). At 120 knots that is 24 h 28 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, no wind along the track), arriving about 3:08 am AKDT (11:08 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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 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 C16C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 7:55 am EDT (11:55 UTC). Near the route, 978 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120955
    MKCC WST 120955
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 16C
    VALID UNTIL 1155Z
    SD ND
    FROM BIS-60NNW ABR-40SSE DPR-50NNW DPR-BIS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Near the route, at the departure end.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 100 to 150 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 469 to 719 nm out.
  • 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 789 to 1198 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1118 to 1188 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 18,000 ft. Near the route, 1198 nm along the route.

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 PUJ.

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 08:00–15:00 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 15 forecast points nearest it (ATL, HSV, BNA, EVV, STL, SPI, BRL, DSM, MCW, FSD, ABR, MOT, GGW, GPI, SEA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft270° at 3 kt+1 kt-1 °C119 kt24 h 40 min3:20 am AKDT (11:20 UTC)
6,500 ft270° at 3 kt05 °C120 kt24 h 28 min3:08 am AKDT (11:08 UTC)
8,500 ft250° at 4 kt03 °C120 kt24 h 28 min3:08 am AKDT (11:08 UTC)
10,500 ft280° at 5 kt+1 kt0 °C119 kt24 h 40 min3:20 am AKDT (11:20 UTC)
12,500 ft300° at 7 kt+3 kt-3 °C117 kt25 h 05 min3:45 am AKDT (11:45 UTC)
14,500 ft310° at 9 kt+4 kt-6 °C116 kt25 h 18 min3:58 am AKDT (11:58 UTC)
16,500 ft320° at 12 kt+5 kt-9 °C115 kt25 h 31 min4:11 am AKDT (12:11 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180320° at 13 kt+6 kt-12 °C114 kt25 h 45 min4:25 am AKDT (12:25 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240300° at 20 kt+12 kt-24 °C108 kt27 h 11 min5:51 am AKDT (13:51 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300300° at 22 kt+14 kt-38 °C106 kt27 h 41 min6:21 am AKDT (14:21 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340290° at 34 kt+24 kt-42 °C96 kt30 h 34 min9:14 am AKDT (17:14 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390280° at 35 kt+26 kt-46 °C94 kt31 h 13 min9:53 am AKDT (17:53 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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
ATLused from 0 nm out; 54 nm from the line330/32340/36 17°350/34 10°340/25 6°330/27 -6°350/35 -18°330/49 -32°340/47 -41°340/27 -51°
HSVused from 50 nm out; 50 nm from the line300/20310/14 16°310/18 10°310/15 4°320/19 -5°290/16 -18°320/36 -32°320/47 -41°330/42 -50°
BNAused from 100 nm out; 34 nm from the line300/20300/14 15°300/14 10°300/13 4°310/22 -5°280/24 -18°310/37 -33°310/50 -41°320/49 -51°
EVVused from 200 nm out; 67 nm from the line270/25290/17 15°260/10 8°270/16 5°280/29 -6°280/33 -19°290/38 -33°300/53 -41°310/54 -51°
STLused from 349 nm out; 38 nm from the line250/26240/21 15°240/22 11°250/23 6°270/28 -7°260/30 -19°280/52 -31°280/57 -40°300/57 -49°
SPIused from 399 nm out; 32 nm from the line260/28250/22 15°250/14 9°260/20 6°280/27 -7°280/34 -19°280/48 -32°280/59 -41°300/60 -49°
BRLused from 449 nm out; 36 nm from the line250/32250/19 17°260/15 11°270/16 3°290/23 -7°260/42 -20°270/52 -34°280/63 -39°290/64 -48°
DSMused from 549 nm out; 60 nm from the line250/47260/25 20°240/19 11°240/31 5°250/26 -9°260/38 -20°260/47 -34°270/58 -37°270/61 -47°
MCWused from 649 nm out; 32 nm from the line250/36250/24 19°240/26 11°250/30 5°270/22 -9°260/30 -21°260/31 -36°280/53 -38°280/66 -48°
FSDused from 749 nm out; 67 nm from the line210/20230/23 21°220/25 14°230/30 5°230/26 -9°240/30 -21°270/33 -36°260/47 -37°270/58 -47°
ABRused from 849 nm out; 66 nm from the line080/12210/12 17°220/22 12°230/26 5°220/28 -10°230/41 -21°250/36 -36°260/47 -39°260/63 -47°
MOTused from 1048 nm out; 57 nm from the line120/14 4°190/25 5°220/41 1°240/43 -11°230/39 -22°220/44 -38°240/62 -42°250/73 -48°
GGWused from 1298 nm out; 148 nm from the line100/7 -1°070/10 -3°190/6 -4°210/34 -10°230/33 -24°210/48 -37°230/65 -40°230/71 -46°
GPIused from 1597 nm out; 333 nm from the line090/8 -4°140/7 -7°090/10 -8°110/10 -19°210/25 -30°200/24 -40°210/31 -39°210/35 -42°
SEAused from 1997 nm out; 577 nm from the line350/5010/6 0°010/9 -4°010/27 -6°010/51 -15°360/58 -26°360/60 -41°350/55 -48°340/30 -45°

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
PUJ Atlanta, GA departure no report just now 1,289 ft
JWN Nashville, TN 170 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 501 ft
ALN Alton/St Louis, IL 389 nm out, 18 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 543 ft
MML Marshall, MN 809 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line no report just now 1,182 ft
MOT Minot, ND 1128 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 1,715 ft
CYSQ Atlin, 2446 nm out, 10 nm south of the line no report just now 2,351 ft
VDZ Valdez, AK 2825 nm out, 6 nm north of the line no report just now 128 ft
ANC Anchorage, AK destination no report just now 151 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,351 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, 3:08 am AKDT (11:08 UTC)

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

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

  • 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 15 nm from the route, 170 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
  • 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 PUJ 7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC), at ANC 6:54 pm AKDT (02:54 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:37 pm AKDT (03:37 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ANC is before sunrise there (8:36 am AKDT (16:36 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 Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · 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: Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International.