Tampa International to Ted Stevens Anchorage International TPA → ANC
3,300 nautical miles (3,797 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 327°, about 332° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 27 h 44 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot headwind), arriving about 9:29 pm AKDT (05:29 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: 3 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
- AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 130 to 320 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: 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 930 to 1090 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 1420 to 1580 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 1450 to 1610 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 TPA.
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 19 forecast points nearest it (PIE, TLH, CSG, MGM, BHM, HSV, MEM, CGI, STL, COU, DSM, OMA, FSD, ABR, DIK, MOT, GGW, GPI, SEA). 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 | 360° at 4 kt | +1 kt | 0 °C | 119 kt | 27 h 44 min | 9:29 pm AKDT (05:29 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 330° at 5 kt | +3 kt | 6 °C | 117 kt | 28 h 12 min | 9:57 pm AKDT (05:57 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 290° at 6 kt | +4 kt | 3 °C | 116 kt | 28 h 27 min | 10:12 pm AKDT (06:12 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 290° at 7 kt | +4 kt | 0 °C | 116 kt | 28 h 27 min | 10:12 pm AKDT (06:12 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 300° at 7 kt | +4 kt | -3 °C | 116 kt | 28 h 27 min | 10:12 pm AKDT (06:12 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 310° at 9 kt | +4 kt | -6 °C | 116 kt | 28 h 27 min | 10:12 pm AKDT (06:12 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 310° at 11 kt | +4 kt | -10 °C | 116 kt | 28 h 27 min | 10:12 pm AKDT (06:12 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 12 kt | +5 kt | -12 °C | 115 kt | 28 h 42 min | 10:27 pm AKDT (06:27 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 19 kt | +9 kt | -22 °C | 111 kt | 29 h 44 min | 11:29 pm AKDT (07:29 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 28 kt | +17 kt | -36 °C | 103 kt | 32 h 02 min | 1:47 am AKDT (09:47 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 28 kt | +18 kt | -43 °C | 102 kt | 32 h 21 min | 2:06 am AKDT (10:06 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 32 kt | +21 kt | -48 °C | 99 kt | 33 h 20 min | 3:05 am AKDT (11:05 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIE | used from 0 nm out; 26 nm from the line | 310/7 | 270/12 17° | 270/14 13° | 260/14 8° | 240/22 -5° | 230/24 -16° | 220/26 -31° | 200/31 -41° | 180/33 -53° |
| TLH | used from 100 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 300/17 | 340/32 17° | 320/27 13° | 300/27 8° | 280/23 -7° | 250/37 -17° | 230/44 -33° | 220/53 -41° | 220/48 -51° |
| CSG | used from 250 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 300/20 | 330/41 15° | 320/42 11° | 320/41 7° | 300/33 -6° | 290/33 -18° | 270/32 -34° | 260/31 -41° | 260/24 -51° |
| MGM | used from 300 nm out; 22 nm from the line | 300/16 | 330/30 16° | 330/34 11° | 320/31 7° | 310/28 -7° | 320/29 -17° | 290/25 -34° | 300/28 -41° | 320/28 -50° |
| BHM | used from 350 nm out; 26 nm from the line | 300/16 | 330/32 16° | 320/37 11° | 330/37 6° | 310/33 -7° | 310/30 -18° | 320/40 -34° | 330/43 -41° | 330/30 -49° |
| HSV | used from 450 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 290/15 | 330/34 16° | 330/38 11° | 330/40 5° | 320/36 -7° | 320/31 -18° | 320/44 -34° | 330/53 -41° | 330/34 -48° |
| MEM | used from 500 nm out; 81 nm from the line | 240/9 | 280/14 17° | 280/20 12° | 290/25 5° | 320/25 -6° | 330/31 -18° | 320/52 -32° | 330/58 -41° | 320/42 -50° |
| CGI | used from 600 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 250/10 | 290/12 17° | 290/18 11° | 300/22 5° | 320/25 -8° | 330/30 -18° | 320/53 -33° | 320/66 -42° | 320/56 -50° |
| STL | used from 700 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 210/13 | 260/16 17° | 270/21 10° | 280/24 5° | 310/20 -7° | 320/22 -18° | 320/44 -33° | 320/59 -43° | 310/69 -51° |
| COU | used from 750 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 210/16 | 220/19 15° | 240/33 10° | 250/29 7° | 280/21 -6° | 280/19 -18° | 300/34 -31° | 300/40 -42° | 300/60 -52° |
| DSM | used from 900 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 200/32 | 240/27 17° | 260/19 10° | 260/16 5° | 260/19 -7° | 240/22 -19° | 270/20 -32° | 270/38 -42° | 290/58 -53° |
| OMA | used from 1000 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 190/34 | 230/34 19° | 250/25 12° | 250/18 6° | 250/22 -7° | 250/28 -19° | 260/34 -32° | 260/39 -41° | 280/56 -51° |
| FSD | used from 1100 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 200/16 | 220/20 17° | 240/26 13° | 230/19 6° | 240/25 -9° | 240/28 -20° | 250/39 -33° | 250/44 -43° | 260/63 -52° |
| ABR | used from 1250 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 030/24 | 220/5 16° | 230/18 12° | 230/32 5° | 240/38 -10° | 250/37 -20° | 240/40 -35° | 240/56 -44° | 250/72 -52° |
| DIK | used from 1400 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 110/15 6° | 200/17 5° | 230/31 1° | 240/47 -10° | 240/52 -20° | 230/52 -36° | 240/57 -45° | 250/67 -51° | |
| MOT | used from 1550 nm out; 101 nm from the line | 070/8 6° | 180/7 2° | 220/18 -1° | 240/37 -11° | 250/55 -20° | 250/64 -36° | 250/70 -46° | 250/80 -54° | |
| GGW | used from 1600 nm out; 90 nm from the line | 090/18 0° | 140/12 -2° | 150/13 -3° | 200/35 -12° | 230/56 -22° | 240/75 -37° | 240/81 -46° | 240/78 -49° | |
| GPI | used from 1900 nm out; 274 nm from the line | 060/19 -3° | 110/11 -8° | 130/6 -8° | 200/40 -19° | 190/58 -28° | 200/101 -39° | 220/73 -43° | 230/41 -43° | |
| SEA | used from 2350 nm out; 543 nm from the line | 360/9 | 350/10 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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPA Tampa, FL | departure | no report just now | 26 ft | ||||
| TLH Tallahassee, FL | 170 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 83 ft | ||||
| BHM Birmingham, AL | 400 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 650 ft | ||||
| COU Columbia, MO | 810 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 889 ft | ||||
| FSD Sioux Falls, SD | 1160 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,430 ft | ||||
| BIS Bismarck, ND | 1420 nm out, 15 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,661 ft | ||||
| CYSQ Atlin, | 2810 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 2,351 ft | ||||
| 7KA Tatitlek, AK | 3200 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 61 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, 9:29 pm AKDT (05:29 UTC)
ANC has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/7634 CENTRALIA, MO, Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 3 nm from the route, 820 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · today · ZKC
- 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 TPA 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at ANC 6:57 pm AKDT (02:57 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:40 pm AKDT (03:40 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ANC is after sunset there (6:57 pm AKDT (02:57 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: Tampa International, Ted Stevens Anchorage International.