Stage 15: Homer to Ted Stevens Anchorage Intl

MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR BRIEFING ONLY · NOT FOR REAL-WORLD FLIGHT PLANNING OR NAVIGATION

Stage 15 • Alaska • Cook Inlet Volcanoes

PAHO (Homer) to PANC (Ted Stevens Anchorage Intl)

Augustine, Iliamna and Redoubt on the approach to Anchorage

Route Distance222.5 NM

Est. Time (150 kt)01h 29m

Suggested Sim Altitude12,500–14,500 ft

Visual Waypoints3

Departure: PAHO (Homer)

Elevation: 42 ft MSL
Runway: Hard surface, longest 6,701 ft · approx hdg 235°T
Fuel: Not flagged in supplied scenery data
Comms: UNICOM 135.65
MSFS mag var: 13.4°E

Arrival: PANC (Ted Stevens Anchorage Intl)

Elevation: 111 ft MSL
Runway: Hard surface, longest 12,396 ft · approx hdg 90°T
Fuel: Avgas / Jet fuel
Comms: Tower 118.3 | ATIS 135.5
MSFS mag var: 14.3°E

Volcanology Brief

Redoubt

Tectonic setting: Alaska Peninsula volcanic arc above Pacific Plate subduction.

Why it matters: Redoubt's eruptions have repeatedly affected aviation in Southcentral Alaska, making it a fitting aviation-volcanology waypoint.

Visual Route Map, Magnetic Tracks & Radio References

MSFS Radio Navigation References

Departure VOR

HOM · VOR/DME

HOMER

114.60 MHz · 4.0 NM from reference point

Arrival VOR

TED · VOR/DME

ANCHORAGE

113.15 MHz · 1.2 NM from reference point

En-route VOR

ENA · VOR/DME

KENAI

117.60 MHz · 18.2 NM from reference point

Arrival ILS

ITGN · RW07L

Localizer heading 89.9° · GS 3.0°

109.90 MHz

Arrival ILS

IANC · RW07R

Localizer heading 89.9° · GS 3.0°

111.30 MHz

Navigation & Waypoint Breakdown

Ident	Type	Track (°M)	Nav / Frequency	Leg Dist	Cum. ETE	Landmarks & Sim Flying Notes
PAHO	Departure	—	HOM VOR/DME 114.60 MHz	0.0 NM	00:00	Depart Homer; establish the visual route only when simulator weather and terrain are suitable.
AUGUS	Volcano / VP	241°	Visual volcano	61.6 NM	00h 25m	Island volcano in lower Cook Inlet.
ILIAM	Volcano / VP	000°	Visual volcano	41.5 NM	00h 41m	Large glaciated cone on the west side of Cook Inlet.
REDOU	Volcano / VP	007°	Visual volcano	29.1 NM	00h 53m	Aviation ash hazard; give any visible plume a very wide berth.
PANC	Arrival	048°	TED VOR/DME 113.15 MHz ITGN ILS RW07L 109.90 MHz	90.3 NM	01h 29m	Land at Ted Stevens Anchorage Intl.

Volcano & Terrain Tips — Simulator

Ash / plume awareness: Treat any visible volcanic plume as a no-go visual area in the simulator and route around it.
Terrain: The altitude band is a sightseeing suggestion, not a clearance guarantee. Use the simulator's terrain/weather information and stay laterally clear of high summits.
Weather: Mountain cloud, rotor and poor visibility can hide landmarks quickly. If the route stops being visually comfortable in MSFS, divert around the high terrain.

Data Note

Airport existence, coordinates, elevation, magnetic variation, runway length, fuel flags and airport radio frequencies are derived from the supplied MSFS 2024 scenery-library CSV; radio-navigation references use the supplied VOR, NDB and ILS datasets.

VOR, NDB and ILS references are selected from the supplied MSFS 2024 navigation-library CSVs. Only nearby aids useful for orientation are shown, so the volcanic sightseeing route remains visually readable.

Digital Asset Pack

EFB / Route Reference

PAHO AUGUS ILIAM REDOU PANC

Garmin TDS GTNXi-style Reference

FPN/RI:PAHO:AUGUS:ILIAM:REDOU:PANC

Volcano identifiers are custom visual waypoints from this briefing.

MSFS .pln Skeleton

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<SimBase.Document>
  <FlightPlan.FlightPlan>
    <Title>Ring of Fire Stage 15 PAHO to PANC</Title>
    <FPType>VFR</FPType>
    <RouteType>Direct</RouteType>
    <CruisingAlt>12500</CruisingAlt>
    <DepartureID>PAHO</DepartureID>
    <DestinationID>PANC</DestinationID>
        <ATCWaypoint id="PAHO">
            <ATCWaypointType>Airport</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>N59° 38' 41.97",W151° 29' 08.91",+000041.69</WorldPosition>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="AUGUS">
            <ATCWaypointType>User</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>N59° 21' 46.80",W153° 25' 48.00",+004108.00</WorldPosition>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="ILIAM">
            <ATCWaypointType>User</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>N60° 01' 55.20",W153° 05' 27.60",+010016.00</WorldPosition>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="REDOU">
            <ATCWaypointType>User</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>N60° 29' 06.00",W152° 44' 34.80",+010197.00</WorldPosition>
        </ATCWaypoint>
        <ATCWaypoint id="PANC">
            <ATCWaypointType>Airport</ATCWaypointType>
            <WorldPosition>N61° 10' 26.72",W149° 59' 53.30",+000111.39</WorldPosition>
        </ATCWaypoint>
  </FlightPlan.FlightPlan>
</SimBase.Document>

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