EL Paso International to Cedar City Regional ELP → CDC
485 nautical miles (558 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 319°, about 311° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 39 min at the quickest height in today's winds (18,000 ft, a 13-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:30 pm MDT (04:30 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: 1 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
- SIGMET W69W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 7:55 pm MDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 10 to 287 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 112355 MKCW WST 112355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 69W VALID UNTIL 0155Z TX NM AZ FROM 50ENE PGS-60SE ABQ-20ENE ELP-70SSW SSO-50SE BZA-50ENE PGS AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 10 to 208 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 435 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 396 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Near the route, 297 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the last 138 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the last 119 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 435 to 475 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 ELP.
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 20:00–03:00 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 4 forecast points nearest it (ELP, ABQ, PRC, BCE). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8,500 ft | 200° at 27 kt | −12 kt | 10 °C | 132 kt | 3 h 40 min | 10:31 pm MDT (04:31 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 210° at 34 kt | −12 kt | 5 °C | 132 kt | 3 h 40 min | 10:31 pm MDT (04:31 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 210° at 36 kt | −11 kt | 2 °C | 131 kt | 3 h 42 min | 10:33 pm MDT (04:33 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 210° at 40 kt | −12 kt | -2 °C | 132 kt | 3 h 40 min | 10:31 pm MDT (04:31 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 210° at 44 kt | −12 kt | -6 °C | 132 kt | 3 h 40 min | 10:31 pm MDT (04:31 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 210° at 48 kt | −13 kt | -9 °C | 133 kt | 3 h 39 min | 10:30 pm MDT (04:30 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 49 kt | 0 | -20 °C | 120 kt | 4 h 03 min | 10:54 pm MDT (04:54 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 66 kt | −2 kt | -27 °C | 122 kt | 3 h 59 min | 10:50 pm MDT (04:50 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 66 kt | +7 kt | -35 °C | 113 kt | 4 h 18 min | 11:09 pm MDT (05:09 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 58 kt | +10 kt | -46 °C | 110 kt | 4 h 25 min | 11:16 pm MDT (05:16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELP | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 200/15 | 200/16 15° | 200/17 6° | 220/40 -6° | 240/53 -16° | 230/62 -27° | 240/63 -38° | 250/59 -49° | |
| ABQ | used from 99 nm out; 123 nm from the line | 200/28 13° | 210/28 5° | 210/44 -7° | 230/46 -20° | 230/80 -28° | 240/74 -35° | 240/58 -47° | ||
| PRC | used from 247 nm out; 121 nm from the line | 200/36 6° | 210/46 0° | 220/60 -10° | 220/75 -19° | 220/66 -26° | 230/70 -33° | 230/59 -45° | ||
| BCE | used from 346 nm out; 88 nm from the line | 210/47 0° | 200/50 -12° | 220/31 -23° | 220/56 -26° | 220/58 -35° | 230/58 -45° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELP El Paso, TX | departure | no report just now | 3,961 ft | ||||
| LRU Las Cruces, NM | 40 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 4,456 ft | ||||
| TCS Truth Or Consequences, NM | 99 nm out, 23 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 4,861 ft | ||||
| SJN St Johns, AZ | 218 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | no report just now | 5,736 ft | ||||
| KNB Kanab, UT | 435 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 4,867 ft | ||||
| CDC Cedar City, UT | destination | no report just now | 5,622 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,736 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CDC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:30 pm MDT (04:30 UTC)
CDC 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 ELP 6:36 pm MDT (00:36 UTC), at CDC 6:59 pm MDT (00:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:25 pm MDT (01:25 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at CDC is after sunset there (7:00 pm MDT (01:00 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: EL Paso International, Cedar City Regional.