Plan a flight · Mon 1:32 am MDT (07:32 UTC)

EL Paso International to Newark Liberty International ELP → EWR

1,637 nautical miles (1,884 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 062°, about 054° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 10 h 18 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 39-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:50 pm EDT (17:50 UTC). Right now ELP is VFR, wind from the north (010°) at 5 knots; EWR is marginal VFR, wind from the north (010°) at 11 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: 16 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 E25E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 35,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 2:55 am MDT (08:55 UTC). Near the route, 1558 nm along the route.

as issued

WSUS31 KKCI 120655
MKCE WST 120655
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 25E
VALID UNTIL 0855Z
RI NY NJ PA DE MD AND MA RI NJ NY CT CSTL WTRS
FROM 30SSE PVD-60SSE ACK-110SSE HTO-40N SBY-30SSW ETX-30SSE PVD
AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL350.

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 419 to 669 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 639 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist), from 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 1318 to 1508 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft, from 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC). Over the last 220 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

C560 at 13,000 ft, 27 nm south, 12:38 am MDT (06:38 UTC): moderate turbulence, overcast above 19,000 ft, heavy rain, remarks: during the descent. 1567 nm along the route, 27 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PHL UA /OV 20 NW PHL/TM 0638/FL130 /TP C560/SK OVC190/WX +RA/TB MOD/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through PHL
Where
20 northwest phl
Time
06:38 UTC
Height
at 13,000 ft
Aircraft
C560
Sky
overcast from 19,000 ft
Weather
heavy rain
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
during the descent
MD83 climbing, 29 nm northwest, 11:04 pm MDT (05:04 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 1238 nm along the route, 29 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV LCK/TM 0504/FLDURC/TP MD83/SK B010 T037
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over LCK
Time
05:04 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
MD83
Sky
B010 T037
B763 at 800 ft, 18 nm east, 11:51 pm MDT (05:51 UTC): a broken layer, remarks: bases at at 80,000 ft and tops 1500. At the destination end, 18 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JFK UA /OV JFK 2 MILES SOUTHEAST/TM 0551/FL008/TP B763/SK BKN/RM BASES AT 800 AND TOPS 1500
```
Report
a routine report filed through JFK
Where
jfk 2 miles southeast
Time
05:51 UTC
Height
at 800 ft
Aircraft
B763
Sky
a broken layer
Remarks
bases at at 80,000 ft and tops 1500

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 16 forecast points nearest it (ELP, ROW, LBB, SPS, OKC, TUL, SGF, CGI, EVV, LOU, CVG, CMH, AGC, PSB, AVP, JFK). 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	240° at 15 kt	−16 kt		136 kt	12 h 02 min	3:34 pm EDT (19:34 UTC)
5,500 ft	250° at 14 kt	−15 kt	17 °C	135 kt	12 h 08 min	3:40 pm EDT (19:40 UTC)
7,500 ft	260° at 13 kt	−14 kt	13 °C	134 kt	12 h 13 min	3:45 pm EDT (19:45 UTC)
9,500 ft	270° at 13 kt	−13 kt	11 °C	133 kt	12 h 18 min	3:50 pm EDT (19:50 UTC)
11,500 ft	270° at 12 kt	−12 kt	7 °C	132 kt	12 h 24 min	3:56 pm EDT (19:56 UTC)
13,500 ft	270° at 14 kt	−13 kt	3 °C	133 kt	12 h 18 min	3:50 pm EDT (19:50 UTC)
15,500 ft	270° at 16 kt	−15 kt	-2 °C	135 kt	12 h 08 min	3:40 pm EDT (19:40 UTC)
17,500 ft	270° at 18 kt	−17 kt	-6 °C	137 kt	11 h 57 min	3:29 pm EDT (19:29 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	270° at 18 kt	−18 kt	-7 °C	138 kt	11 h 52 min	3:24 pm EDT (19:24 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	270° at 25 kt	−24 kt	-18 °C	144 kt	11 h 22 min	2:54 pm EDT (18:54 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	280° at 37 kt	−34 kt	-32 °C	154 kt	10 h 38 min	2:10 pm EDT (18:10 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	280° at 44 kt	−39 kt	-40 °C	159 kt	10 h 18 min	1:50 pm EDT (17:50 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	280° at 41 kt	−34 kt	-50 °C	154 kt	10 h 38 min	2:10 pm EDT (18:10 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 200 nm out; 31 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 349 nm out; 69 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 449 nm out; 15 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 549 nm out; 19 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 649 nm out; 54 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 799 nm out; 74 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 948 nm out; 29 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 1048 nm out; 32 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 1098 nm out; 21 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°
CMH	used from 1198 nm out; 42 nm from the line	330/15	340/22 14°	340/24 9°	340/23 4°	340/35 -9°	340/49 -20°	340/58 -37°	330/70 -42°	340/55 -47°
AGC	used from 1298 nm out; 60 nm from the line	350/14	330/20 11°	340/18 8°	330/17 3°	340/22 -11°	340/31 -22°	330/33 -36°	300/34 -41°	300/35 -47°
PSB	used from 1448 nm out; 43 nm from the line		360/13 13°	330/14 7°	300/11 3°	290/12 -11°	240/23 -23°	270/25 -36°	250/34 -40°	250/45 -48°
AVP	used from 1498 nm out; 71 nm from the line	150/5	350/13 12°	270/20 8°	260/17 4°	260/25 -11°	240/31 -22°	240/54 -35°	230/61 -41°	240/55 -49°
JFK	used from 1597 nm out; 37 nm from the line	250/18	250/23 14°	240/33 9°	240/33 4°	240/38 -10°	240/45 -21°	230/86 -32°	230/102 -40°	230/84 -51°

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)
ATS Artesia, NM	120 nm out, 12 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	260 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	3,282 ft	06:53 UTC
OKC Oklahoma City, OK	489 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	none	1,295 ft	06:52 UTC
RVS Tulsa, OK	579 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	638 ft	06:53 UTC
ROG Rogers, AR	669 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	1,358 ft	06:58 UTC
MDH Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL	919 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	411 ft	06:52 UTC
EVV Evansville, IN	998 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Weather: mist	calm	3 mi	none	421 ft	07:00 UTC
LUK Cincinnati, OH	1158 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog	calm	0.25 mi	200 ft	481 ft	07:07 UTC
MGW Morgantown, WV	1368 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: mist	calm	3 mi	400 ft	1,243 ft	07:27 UTC
RDG Reading, PA	1558 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,100 feet	from the north-northeast (020°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	1,100 ft	343 ft	06:54 UTC
EWR Newark, NJ	destination	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 800 feet, overcast at 1,100 feet	from the north (010°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	1,100 ft	17 ft	2:51 am EDT (06:51 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 EWR when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:50 pm EDT (17:50 UTC)

Wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for EWR

From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 14 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, overcast at 800 feet
From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, a few clouds at 15,000 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 1 nm from the route, 1148 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 9 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 20 October · ZNY

Daylight

Sunset at ELP 6:35 pm MDT (00:35 UTC), at EWR 6:21 pm EDT (22:21 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:48 pm EDT (22:48 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

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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, Newark Liberty International.