Charlotte/Douglas International to EL Paso International CLT → ELP
1,286 nautical miles (1,479 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 268°, about 275° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 12 h 01 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 7:59 pm MDT (01:59 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: 2 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 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the route from 30 to 159 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 CLT.
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 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 12 forecast points nearest it (GSP, TYS, HSV, MEM, LIT, FSM, DAL, SPS, ABI, LBB, INK, ELP). 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 | 250° at 15 kt | +15 kt | 20 °C | 105 kt | 12 h 15 min | 8:13 pm MDT (02:13 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 250° at 14 kt | +14 kt | 16 °C | 106 kt | 12 h 08 min | 8:06 pm MDT (02:06 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 270° at 13 kt | +14 kt | 13 °C | 106 kt | 12 h 08 min | 8:06 pm MDT (02:06 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 270° at 12 kt | +13 kt | 9 °C | 107 kt | 12 h 01 min | 7:59 pm MDT (01:59 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 260° at 13 kt | +14 kt | 6 °C | 106 kt | 12 h 08 min | 8:06 pm MDT (02:06 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 260° at 15 kt | +16 kt | 1 °C | 104 kt | 12 h 22 min | 8:20 pm MDT (02:20 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 260° at 17 kt | +18 kt | -3 °C | 102 kt | 12 h 36 min | 8:34 pm MDT (02:34 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 19 kt | +20 kt | -6 °C | 100 kt | 12 h 52 min | 8:50 pm MDT (02:50 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 25 kt | +26 kt | -16 °C | 94 kt | 13 h 41 min | 9:39 pm MDT (03:39 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 35 kt | +35 kt | -30 °C | 85 kt | 15 h 08 min | 11:06 pm MDT (05:06 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 40 kt | +36 kt | -39 °C | 84 kt | 15 h 19 min | 11:17 pm MDT (05:17 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 35 kt | +30 kt | -51 °C | 90 kt | 14 h 17 min | 10:15 pm MDT (04:15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSP | used from 0 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 340/30 | 360/24 13° | 350/29 10° | 340/33 6° | 340/40 -7° | 350/44 -19° | 340/59 -31° | 350/55 -41° | 300/29 -50° |
| TYS | used from 100 nm out; 48 nm from the line | 330/16 | 350/32 14° | 350/37 9° | 340/30 5° | 330/28 -6° | 340/36 -19° | 330/40 -33° | 330/51 -41° | 330/36 -51° |
| HSV | used from 199 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 300/20 | 310/14 16° | 310/18 10° | 310/15 4° | 320/19 -5° | 290/16 -18° | 320/36 -32° | 320/47 -41° | 330/42 -50° |
| MEM | used from 349 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 250/19 | 260/19 17° | 270/20 12° | 270/16 6° | 270/21 -6° | 290/27 -17° | 300/37 -30° | 300/49 -40° | 310/40 -51° |
| LIT | used from 498 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 250/22 | 250/25 18° | 240/23 12° | 240/20 7° | 250/17 -6° | 260/25 -17° | 300/45 -29° | 300/49 -40° | 310/43 -51° |
| FSM | used from 648 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 230/33 | 260/23 15° | 240/23 11° | 230/18 8° | 230/20 -8° | 250/31 -17° | 280/51 -30° | 280/52 -39° | 300/47 -51° |
| DAL | used from 698 nm out; 95 nm from the line | 190/30 | 200/28 18° | 220/18 13° | 250/13 8° | 240/24 -6° | 270/20 -14° | 270/35 -29° | 290/34 -39° | 310/41 -51° |
| SPS | used from 797 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 220/35 | 220/31 18° | 230/16 14° | 230/10 8° | 250/18 -5° | 250/32 -16° | 260/51 -28° | 280/46 -38° | 300/50 -50° |
| ABI | used from 897 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 200/30 19° | 220/12 16° | 220/11 9° | 230/15 -5° | 250/26 -15° | 250/39 -28° | 270/36 -38° | 280/30 -51° | |
| LBB | used from 997 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 220/25 21° | 230/20 15° | 220/20 7° | 230/36 -6° | 240/50 -15° | 240/59 -28° | 260/52 -37° | 260/45 -50° | |
| INK | used from 1096 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 220/17 21° | 230/12 14° | 210/13 7° | 220/29 -5° | 240/41 -14° | 230/43 -28° | 250/41 -38° | 250/33 -51° | |
| ELP | used from 1196 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 300/8 | 210/14 12° | 210/28 6° | 230/47 -6° | 230/56 -14° | 220/58 -27° | 230/60 -38° | 230/56 -50° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLT Charlotte, NC | departure | no report just now | 747 ft | ||||
| GSP Greer, SC | 60 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 963 ft | ||||
| CHA Chattanooga, TN | 209 nm out, 1 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 682 ft | ||||
| HSV Huntsville, AL | 289 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 628 ft | ||||
| OLV Olive Branch, MS | 438 nm out, 20 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 401 ft | ||||
| LIT Little Rock, AR | 558 nm out, 21 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 266 ft | ||||
| DEQ De Queen, AR | 668 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | no report just now | 354 ft | ||||
| GYI Sherman/Denison, TX | 787 nm out, 5 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 749 ft | ||||
| SNK Snyder, TX | 1006 nm out, 18 nm south of the line | no report just now | 2,430 ft | ||||
| HOB Hobbs, NM | 1116 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,660 ft | ||||
| CNM Carlsbad, NM | 1176 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 3,294 ft | ||||
| ELP El Paso, TX | destination | no report just now | 3,961 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 3,961 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At ELP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:59 pm MDT (01:59 UTC)
ELP has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 CLT 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 UTC), at ELP 6:35 pm MDT (00:35 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:00 pm MDT (01:00 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ELP is after sunset there (6:36 pm MDT (00:36 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: Charlotte/Douglas International, EL Paso International.