EL Paso International to Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International ELP → CVG
1,144 nautical miles (1,316 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 062°, about 054° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 06 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 41-knot tailwind), arriving about 10:42 am EDT (14:42 UTC). Right now ELP is VFR, wind from the north (010°) at 5 knots; CVG is low IFR, wind from the southwest (230°) at 4 knots. 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: 58 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: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground), from 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 418 to 676 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist), from 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC). Over the last 139 nm of the route.
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
No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 02:00–09:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed
The eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 11 forecast points nearest it (ELP, ROW, LBB, SPS, OKC, TUL, SGF, CGI, EVV, LOU, CVG). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 230° at 23 kt | −23 kt | 143 kt | 8 h | 11:36 am EDT (15:36 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 230° at 21 kt | −20 kt | 18 °C | 140 kt | 8 h 10 min | 11:46 am EDT (15:46 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 17 kt | −18 kt | 14 °C | 138 kt | 8 h 17 min | 11:53 am EDT (15:53 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 14 kt | −15 kt | 12 °C | 135 kt | 8 h 28 min | 12:04 pm EDT (16:04 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 260° at 13 kt | −14 kt | 8 °C | 134 kt | 8 h 32 min | 12:08 pm EDT (16:08 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 260° at 15 kt | −15 kt | 4 °C | 135 kt | 8 h 28 min | 12:04 pm EDT (16:04 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 250° at 17 kt | −18 kt | -1 °C | 138 kt | 8 h 17 min | 11:53 am EDT (15:53 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 19 kt | −20 kt | -5 °C | 140 kt | 8 h 10 min | 11:46 am EDT (15:46 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 20 kt | −21 kt | -6 °C | 141 kt | 8 h 07 min | 11:43 am EDT (15:43 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 28 kt | −29 kt | -17 °C | 149 kt | 7 h 41 min | 11:17 am EDT (15:17 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 41 kt | −39 kt | -30 °C | 159 kt | 7 h 12 min | 10:48 am EDT (14:48 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 46 kt | −41 kt | -39 °C | 161 kt | 7 h 06 min | 10:42 am EDT (14:42 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 44 kt | −35 kt | -50 °C | 155 kt | 7 h 23 min | 10:59 am EDT (14:59 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 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 | 290/17 | 210/11 13° | 200/18 5° | 220/46 -6° | 230/64 -14° | 230/63 -27° | 240/55 -37° | 240/44 -48° | |
| ROW | used from 50 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 190/33 | 210/27 14° | 220/28 6° | 230/36 -6° | 230/56 -15° | 230/63 -27° | 250/59 -37° | 260/57 -49° | |
| LBB | used from 199 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 200/36 18° | 220/19 15° | 240/20 8° | 230/24 -4° | 240/37 -16° | 250/57 -28° | 250/51 -38° | 270/47 -50° | |
| SPS | used from 348 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 200/39 | 220/28 17° | 230/27 12° | 240/15 9° | 250/15 -4° | 250/24 -15° | 260/45 -28° | 270/43 -39° | 280/45 -51° |
| OKC | used from 448 nm out; 16 nm from the line | 200/44 | 230/32 18° | 240/13 15° | 240/10 9° | 240/20 -5° | 250/27 -16° | 260/47 -28° | 270/48 -39° | 270/45 -50° |
| TUL | used from 547 nm out; 18 nm from the line | 210/37 | 240/29 17° | 260/15 14° | 260/11 7° | 240/22 -6° | 250/29 -16° | 270/45 -29° | 270/47 -40° | 280/44 -50° |
| SGF | used from 647 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 230/33 | 230/28 15° | 250/20 13° | 240/18 7° | 250/20 -6° | 250/24 -17° | 280/42 -31° | 280/49 -40° | 290/46 -51° |
| CGI | used from 796 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 240/20 | 270/15 15° | 280/15 11° | 300/13 6° | 290/20 -6° | 280/24 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/47 -41° | 310/49 -51° |
| EVV | used from 945 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 280/15 | 290/12 17° | 310/16 10° | 320/13 5° | 310/22 -6° | 320/26 -18° | 320/38 -33° | 310/56 -41° | 320/55 -51° |
| LOU | used from 1044 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 310/18 | 340/28 16° | 340/29 10° | 350/27 3° | 330/27 -7° | 340/39 -19° | 330/58 -33° | 330/67 -41° | 330/40 -49° |
| CVG | used from 1094 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/32 16° | 350/35 10° | 350/30 3° | 330/30 -7° | 340/44 -20° | 340/58 -35° | 330/72 -41° | 320/36 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELP El Paso, TX | departure | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 7,500 feet, a few clouds at 11,000 feet | from the north (010°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,961 ft | 12:51 am MDT (06:51 UTC) |
| CNM Carlsbad, NM | 109 nm out, 22 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the south-southeast (150°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,294 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| ATS Artesia, NM | 119 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,500 feet, a broken layer at 11,000 feet | from the south-southeast (160°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | 11,000 ft | 3,544 ft | 07:15 UTC |
| LBB Lubbock, TX | 259 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,282 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| CDS Childress, TX | 348 nm out, 5 nm west of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,953 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| OKC Oklahoma City, OK | 487 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 13 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,295 ft | 06:52 UTC |
| RVS Tulsa, OK | 577 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 638 ft | 06:53 UTC |
| BBG Branson, MO | 716 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 1,302 ft | 07:15 UTC |
| MDH Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL | 915 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 411 ft | 06:52 UTC |
| MWA Marion, IL | 925 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southwest (210°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 471 ft | 07:15 UTC |
| FRH French Lick, IN | 1044 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line | IFR | calm | 2.5 mi | none | 792 ft | 07:35 UTC |
| CVG Covington, KY | destination | low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 100 feet Weather: fog | from the southwest (230°) at 4 knots | 0.25 mi | 100 ft | 896 ft | 3:32 am EDT (07:32 UTC) |
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 CVG when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:42 am EDT (14:42 UTC)
Wind from the southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for CVG
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 3 miles, mist, clear skies
- From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility 1 mile, mist, scattered clouds at 200 feet
- At times between Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility ½ mile, fog, sky obscured at 200 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for ELP, the departure
- From Mon 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 9,000 feet, a broken layer at 15,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 3:00 pm MDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
Daylight
Sunset at ELP 6:35 pm MDT (00:35 UTC), at CVG 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:31 pm EDT (23:31 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, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International.