Checkpoint Information

2008 Checkpoint Open/Close

	Willow	YENTNA	SKWENTNA	FINGER	RAINY P		ROHN	NIKOLAI
Miles to/ 13	0	52	34	45	30		48	75
AVG TIME		6:30	2:41	4:15	2:41		4:15	8:19
OPEN	1	28/1453	28/1400	27/1820	27/1200		28/1830	28/1638
1ST DOG	14:00	Su 1735	Su 2114	Mo 0619	Mo 1253		Mo 2232	Tu 1256
LAST DOG	16:44	Mo 0224	Mo 1446	Tu 0930	Wed 1118		Th 0228	Fri 1103
CLOSE	1	2/1400	3/1449	4/1600	6/1200		5/1428	6/1600

	MCGRATH	TAKOTNA	OPHIR	CRIPPLE	RUBY	GALENA	NULATO
Miles to nxt	54	18	38	66	62	52	52
AVG TIME	2:54	1:25	2:03	8:23	12:12	6:57	4:59
OPEN	27/1200L/1907C	3/1615	2/1600	2/1400	4/1728	5/1345	6/1644
1ST DOG	Wed 0012	Wed 0225	Wed1052	Th 0009	Fri 0005	Fri 1534	Sa 0919
LAST DOG	Sat 1939	Sat 2307	Su 0245	mo 1202	Tu 1501	Wed 0956	Wed 2333
CLOSE	9/1400c-11/1600l	8/0900	8/1400	9/1800	11/1345	11/1200	12/1045

	KALTAG	UNK	SHAK		KOYUK	ELIM	WMT	SAFETY	NOME
Miles to nxt	42	90	40		58	48	46	55	22
AVG TIME	3:20	8:25	4:09		6:09	4:59	5:00	5:21	2:05
OPEN	6/1607	5/1800	7/1930		7/1830	8/1615	8/1747	10/1200	7/2100
1ST DOG	Sa 1810	Su 1226	Mo 0002		Mo 1124	Mo 2215	Tu 0634	14/2153	Wed 0111
LAST DOG	Th 1350	Fr 2039	Sa 1500		Su 0618	Su 2222	Mo 1720	Tu 0507	Tu 0821
CLOSE	12/1230	14/1630	14/1500		15/0952	16/0813	16/1420	16/1530	16

Iditarod Air Force

GPS Routes

Updated 1/22/07 REE

The following routes have been found useful when the weather doesn’t allow more direct flights. Please check them for possible clerical errors before depending on them. Report errors and other useful routes to Bob Elliott (Bob.AeroFun@gmail.com).

These routes are not intended to allow one to “push” the weather. They do provide some peace of mind while operating in “low” conditions. Each pilot must feel completely comfortable with every operation. The “Min Altitude” and the altitudes in the “Remarks” are in MSL and provide about 200’ of terrain clearance, if you are right on track. This altitude information is approximate and is provided for planning purposes, only.

After you input a route, we recommend you use your GPS’s “Edit On The Map” function to check your route for gross input errors (Does shape of route on GPS look like shape on sectional excerpt?). Another check is to see if your route length equals the one given here. If you have MapSource, you can upload the route to our computer and follow it through the terrain. Or better yet let Mark Kelliher or Bob Elliott download the routes to your GPS.

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