Wrangell Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International WRG → SEA
656 nautical miles (755 statute miles) southeast on a straight line, true course 141°, about 121° magnetic at the departure end (variation 20E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 19 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 32-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:07 pm PDT (04:07 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now WRG is VFR, wind calm; SEA is VFR, wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 9 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: 57 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 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 25,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the route from 577 to 646 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 WRG.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.
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 eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd 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 (ANN). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 220° at 9 kt | +3 kt | 117 kt | 5 h 36 min | 10:24 pm PDT (05:24 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 240° at 12 kt | 0 | 120 kt | 5 h 28 min | 10:16 pm PDT (05:16 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 260° at 16 kt | −6 kt | 2 °C | 126 kt | 5 h 12 min | 10:00 pm PDT (05:00 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 270° at 22 kt | −13 kt | 0 °C | 133 kt | 4 h 56 min | 9:44 pm PDT (04:44 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 280° at 25 kt | −17 kt | -2 °C | 137 kt | 4 h 47 min | 9:35 pm PDT (04:35 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 270° at 27 kt | −17 kt | -6 °C | 137 kt | 4 h 47 min | 9:35 pm PDT (04:35 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 270° at 30 kt | −16 kt | -10 °C | 136 kt | 4 h 49 min | 9:37 pm PDT (04:37 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 260° at 32 kt | −14 kt | -14 °C | 134 kt | 4 h 54 min | 9:42 pm PDT (04:42 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 33 kt | −14 kt | -15 °C | 134 kt | 4 h 54 min | 9:42 pm PDT (04:42 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 42 kt | −24 kt | -26 °C | 144 kt | 4 h 33 min | 9:21 pm PDT (04:21 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 43 kt | −18 kt | -41 °C | 138 kt | 4 h 45 min | 9:33 pm PDT (04:33 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 38 kt | −27 kt | -51 °C | 147 kt | 4 h 28 min | 9:16 pm PDT (04:16 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 45 kt | −32 kt | -58 °C | 152 kt | 4 h 19 min | 9:07 pm PDT (04:07 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANN | used from 0 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 210/8 | 240/13 3° | 270/21 1° | 280/26 -3° | 260/33 -15° | 270/42 -26° | 260/43 -41° | 280/38 -51° | 280/45 -58° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRG Wrangell, AK | departure | VFR Sky: overcast at 7,000 feet Weather: light rain | calm | 10+ mi | 7,000 ft | 44 ft | 2:56 pm AKDT (22:56 UTC) |
| KTN Ketchikan, AK | 70 nm out, 25 nm southwest of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 6,500 feet, overcast at 9,500 feet Weather: light rain | from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 9,500 ft | 92 ft | 22:53 UTC |
| CYBD Bella Coola, | 318 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 26,000 feet | variable at 2 knots | 15 mi | 26,000 ft | 117 ft | 23:00 UTC |
| CYPW Powell River, | 487 nm out, 2 nm southeast of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet | from the west-northwest (290°) at 6 knots | 30 mi | none | 425 ft | 23:00 UTC |
| CYYJ Victoria, | 567 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,500 feet | from the north-northeast (020°) at 8 knots | 30 mi | none | 64 ft | 23:00 UTC |
| PAE Everett, WA | 636 nm out, 15 nm northeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the northwest (320°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 606 ft | 22:53 UTC |
| SEA Seattle, WA | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a few clouds at 5,000 feet | from the north-northeast (020°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 432 ft | 3:53 pm PDT (22:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 606 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SEA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:07 pm PDT (04:07 UTC)
Wind from the northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The whole forecast for SEA
- From Sun 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 12 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Sun 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 3:00 am PDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, patches of fog, clear skies
- From Mon 9:00 am PDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
- From Mon 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for WRG, the departure
- From Sun 4:00 pm AKDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
- From Sun 7:00 pm AKDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 6,000 feet
- 30% chance between Sun 7:00 pm AKDT (03:00 UTC) and 11:00 pm AKDT (07:00 UTC): visibility more than 6 miles, light rain, a broken layer at 3,500 feet
- From Mon 1:00 am AKDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the east at 7 knots, visibility 6 miles, light rain, mist, overcast 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 WRG 5:55 pm AKDT (01:55 UTC), at SEA 6:27 pm PDT (01:27 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:58 pm PDT (01:58 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SEA is after sunset there (6:29 pm PDT (01:29 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: Wrangell Airport, Seattle-Tacoma International.