Sand Point Airport to King Cove Airport SDP → KVC
61 nautical miles (70 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 260°, about 249° magnetic at the departure end (variation 11E). At 120 knots that is 34 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 12-knot headwind), arriving about 1:54 am AKDT (09:54 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now SDP is VFR, wind calm; KVC is VFR, wind from the west (260°) at 4 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: 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.
Turbulence No turbulence warning in force along the route. No pilot has reported turbulence near the line in the last three hours. The government's turbulence forecast map ↗
Icing No icing warning in force along the route. No pilot has reported icing near the line in the last three hours. The freezing level is below 6,500 ft, the lowest forecast height, so any cloud could carry ice. The government's icing forecast map ↗
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 SDP.
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 1 forecast point nearest it (CDB). 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 | 240° at 12 kt | +12 kt | 108 kt | 34 min | 1:54 am AKDT (09:54 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 240° at 14 kt | +14 kt | -9 °C | 106 kt | 35 min | 1:55 am AKDT (09:55 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 240° at 16 kt | +16 kt | -13 °C | 104 kt | 35 min | 1:55 am AKDT (09:55 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 18 kt | +17 kt | -18 °C | 103 kt | 36 min | 1:56 am AKDT (09:56 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 230° at 20 kt | +18 kt | -23 °C | 102 kt | 36 min | 1:56 am AKDT (09:56 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 230° at 22 kt | +20 kt | -27 °C | 100 kt | 37 min | 1:57 am AKDT (09:57 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 240° at 24 kt | +23 kt | -30 °C | 97 kt | 38 min | 1:58 am AKDT (09:58 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 240° at 26 kt | +25 kt | -33 °C | 95 kt | 39 min | 1:59 am AKDT (09:59 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 36 kt | +34 kt | -42 °C | 86 kt | 43 min | 2:03 am AKDT (10:03 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 44 kt | +43 kt | -53 °C | 77 kt | 48 min | 2:08 am AKDT (10:08 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 40 kt | +38 kt | -53 °C | 82 kt | 45 min | 2:05 am AKDT (10:05 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 31 kt | +27 kt | -48 °C | 93 kt | 39 min | 1:59 am AKDT (09:59 UTC) |
Based on data from the 13th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 13th 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
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDB | used from 0 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 250/10 | 240/14 -8° | 240/17 -14° | 230/20 -22° | 240/26 -33° | 240/36 -42° | 250/44 -53° | 240/40 -53° | 230/31 -48° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SDP Sand Point, AK | departure | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,100 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 3,100 ft | 23 ft | 1:04 am AKDT (09:04 UTC) |
| KVC King Cove, AK | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,700 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet | from the west (260°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 3,500 ft | 148 ft | 1:04 am AKDT (09:04 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 148 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
The codes as issued, and in English, for every airport in the table
SDP Sand Point, AK
the observation and the forecast as issued, and in English
SPECI PASD 130904Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW025 BKN031 05/02 A2970 RMK AO2 PNO $
- SPECI
- a special observation, issued because the weather changed
- PASD
- the station, PASD
- 130904Z
- observed 1:04 am AKDT (09:04 UTC)
- AUTO
- fully automated report, nobody checked it
- 00000KT
- wind calm
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- FEW025
- a few clouds at 2,500 feet
- BKN031
- a broken layer at 3,100 feet
- 05/02
- temperature 5 °C (41 °F), dew point 2 °C (36 °F)
- A2970
- altimeter setting 29.70 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2 PNO $
- automated station with a precipitation sensor, the rain gauge is not working, the station needs maintenance
TAF PASD 130520Z 1306/1406 22004KT P6SM VCSH SCT060 FM140200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100
- TAF
- a terminal aerodrome forecast: the weather expected at the airport, usually for the next 24 or 30 hours
- PASD
- the station, PASD
- 130520Z
- issued 9:20 pm AKDT (05:20 UTC)
- 1306/1406 22004KT P6SM VCSH SCT060
- valid from Mon 10:00 pm AKDT (06:00 UTC) to Tue 10:00 pm AKDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, vcsh, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
- FM140200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100
- from Tue 6:00 pm AKDT (02:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
KVC King Cove, AK
the observation as issued, and in English
SPECI PAVC 130904Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM FEW027 BKN035 04/02 A2971 RMK AO2
- SPECI
- a special observation, issued because the weather changed
- PAVC
- the station, PAVC
- 130904Z
- observed 1:04 am AKDT (09:04 UTC)
- AUTO
- fully automated report, nobody checked it
- 26004KT
- wind from the west at 4 knots
- 10SM
- visibility 10 miles
- FEW027
- a few clouds at 2,700 feet
- BKN035
- a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- 04/02
- temperature 4 °C (39 °F), dew point 2 °C (36 °F)
- A2971
- altimeter setting 29.71 inches of mercury
- RMK
- remarks follow
- AO2
- automated station with a precipitation sensor
At KVC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:54 am AKDT (09:54 UTC)
KVC has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
The forecast for SDP, the departure
- From Mon 10:00 pm AKDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet
- From Tue 6:00 pm AKDT (02:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 10,000 feet
SDP: the forecast as issued, and in English
TAF PASD 130520Z 1306/1406 22004KT P6SM VCSH SCT060 FM140200 VRB03KT P6SM SCT100
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Notices to air missions closures and things out of service at both ends; airspace, navigation aids and obstructions near the line
SDP: 4 notices in force. all of them, grouped →
KVC: no notice in force.
1 notice near the line (airspace and special activity within 25 nm, navigation aids within 25 nm, obstructions within 5 nm):
- Navigation aid NDB beacon out of service until Sat 31 Oct, 7:00 am AKDT (15:00 UTC), estimated · on the line, 0 nm along · HBT 04/128
as issued
!SDP 04/128 HBT NAV NDB U/S 2604300628-2610311500EST
From the FAA's notice service (NOTAMs), the site's copy refreshed every few minutes; last checked a minute ago. The FAA has so far issued eFlight its test feed, which misses some notices (checked against the FAA's own search on 12 October: about a third missing at Santa Barbara and Burbank, none at Atlanta or Las Vegas); the request for the full feed is with the FAA. Times are local to the field. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools.
Daylight
Sunset at SDP 7:44 pm AKDT (03:44 UTC), at KVC 7:52 pm AKDT (03:52 UTC) (civil twilight ends 8:28 pm AKDT (04:28 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at KVC is before sunrise there (9:14 am AKDT (17:14 UTC)).
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times.
The wind over the route live wind map, from Windy.com · drag the time bar for the coming hours; the level menu changes the height
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction, at the surface unless you pick a height. Map and forecast by Windy.com; a second opinion beside the government's winds-aloft table above.
Radar and forecast charts for the regions crossed government pictures, the latest each time the page loads · the turbulence and icing forecasts: turbulence ↗ · icing ↗
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: Sand Point Airport, King Cove Airport.