Wrangell Airport to Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport WRG → SIT
104 nautical miles (120 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 290°, about 270° magnetic at the departure end (variation 20E). At 120 knots that is 54 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 5-knot headwind), arriving about 4:03 am AKDT (12:03 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now WRG is VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 9 knots; SIT is IFR, wind from the south (180°) at 9 knots, gusting to 17. 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: 9 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 WRG.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- BE30 at 1,600 ft, 13 nm southwest, 12:55 am AKDT (08:55 UTC): remarks: during the descent runway 11 ais 3 miles out with bases 1,600 ft and A scattered layer below the bases akfss. At the destination end, 13 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
SIT UA /OV SIT /TM 0855 /FL016 /TP BE30 /RM DURD RWY 11 AIS 3 MILES OUT WITH BASES 016 AND A SCT LYR BLW THE BASES. AKFSS
- Report
- a routine report filed through SIT
- Where
- over SIT
- Time
- 08:55 UTC
- Height
- at 1,600 ft
- Aircraft
- BE30
- Remarks
- during the descent runway 11 ais 3 miles out with bases 1,600 ft and A scattered layer below the bases akfss
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 2 forecast points nearest it (ANN, JNU). 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 14 kt | +5 kt | 115 kt | 54 min | 4:03 am AKDT (12:03 UTC) | |
| 6,500 ft | 250° at 19 kt | +15 kt | -2 °C | 105 kt | 59 min | 4:08 am AKDT (12:08 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 250° at 22 kt | +17 kt | -5 °C | 103 kt | 1 h 01 min | 4:10 am AKDT (12:10 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 250° at 28 kt | +21 kt | -8 °C | 99 kt | 1 h 03 min | 4:12 am AKDT (12:12 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 36 kt | +26 kt | -10 °C | 94 kt | 1 h 06 min | 4:15 am AKDT (12:15 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 250° at 42 kt | +31 kt | -14 °C | 89 kt | 1 h 10 min | 4:19 am AKDT (12:19 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 250° at 48 kt | +36 kt | -17 °C | 84 kt | 1 h 14 min | 4:23 am AKDT (12:23 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 53 kt | +40 kt | -20 °C | 80 kt | 1 h 18 min | 4:27 am AKDT (12:27 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 71 kt | +50 kt | -31 °C | 70 kt | 1 h 29 min | 4:38 am AKDT (12:38 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 83 kt | +62 kt | -44 °C | 58 kt | 1 h 48 min | 4:57 am AKDT (12:57 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 86 kt | +74 kt | -48 °C | 46 kt | 2 h 16 min | 5:25 am AKDT (13:25 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 75 kt | +61 kt | -53 °C | 59 kt | 1 h 46 min | 4:55 am AKDT (12:55 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
| 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; 107 nm from the line | 180/18 | 260/21 0° | 260/25 -2° | 250/33 -5° | 260/49 -16° | 250/62 -27° | 260/74 -41° | 270/82 -50° | 260/69 -57° |
| JNU | used from 47 nm out; 89 nm from the line | 190/12 | 240/16 -3° | 240/21 -9° | 240/36 -13° | 240/58 -23° | 240/79 -34° | 240/92 -46° | 250/92 -47° | 250/80 -49° |
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 3,200 feet | from the southeast (140°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | 3,200 ft | 44 ft | 2:56 am AKDT (10:56 UTC) |
| PSG Petersburg, AK | 28 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,800 feet, overcast at 3,400 feet Weather: light rain | variable at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 3,400 ft | 113 ft | 10:56 UTC |
| AFE Kake, AK | 57 nm out, 10 nm north of the line | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,400 feet Weather: light rain, mist | from the east (080°) at 3 knots | 5 mi | 1,400 ft | 171 ft | 10:56 UTC |
| SIT Sitka, AK | destination | IFR Sky: scattered clouds at 800 feet, a broken layer at 1,500 feet, overcast at 2,000 feet Weather: light rain, mist | from the south (180°) at 9 knots, gusting to 17 | 2.5 mi | 1,500 ft | 26 ft | 3:00 am AKDT (11:00 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 171 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SIT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:03 am AKDT (12:03 UTC)
Wind from the southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain, a broken layer at 2,500 feet, overcast at 4,000 feet marginal VFR
The whole forecast for SIT
- From Sun 11:00 pm AKDT (07:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain, a broken layer at 2,500 feet, overcast at 4,000 feet
- At times between Sun 11:00 pm AKDT (07:00 UTC) and 2:00 am AKDT (10:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, rain showers, mist
- From Mon 6:00 am AKDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, overcast at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am AKDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain showers, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, overcast at 4,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm AKDT (03:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 6,000 feet
The forecast for WRG, the departure
- From Sun 10:00 pm AKDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 6,000 feet
- 30% chance between Sun 10:00 pm AKDT (06:00 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
- From Mon 10:00 am AKDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the east at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 4,000 feet
- From Mon 3:00 pm AKDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm AKDT (03:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 10,000 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 5:52 pm AKDT (01:52 UTC), at SIT 6:03 pm AKDT (02:03 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm AKDT (02:42 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SIT is before sunrise there (7:28 am AKDT (15:28 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.
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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, Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport.