EL Paso International to Fort Wayne International ELP → FWA
1,158 nautical miles (1,333 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 056°, about 048° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 12 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 41-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:44 am EDT (10:44 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: 6 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 3C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 30 knots, until 10:55 pm MDT (04:55 UTC). Over the first 90 nm of the route.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 120255 MKCC WST 120255 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 3C VALID UNTIL 0455Z TX NM FROM 50SE CIM-70WNW MRF-30W ELP-10W FTI-50SE CIM AREA TS MOV FROM 22030KT. TOPS TO FL300.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 10 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
Not fetched just now.
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 13 forecast points nearest it (ELP, ROW, LBB, AMA, GAG, OKC, TUL, SGF, COU, STL, SPI, IND, FWA). 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 25 kt | −25 kt | 145 kt | 7 h 59 min | 7:31 am EDT (11:31 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | −25 kt | 18 °C | 145 kt | 7 h 59 min | 7:31 am EDT (11:31 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 21 kt | −21 kt | 14 °C | 141 kt | 8 h 13 min | 7:45 am EDT (11:45 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 17 kt | −18 kt | 12 °C | 138 kt | 8 h 23 min | 7:55 am EDT (11:55 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 15 kt | −16 kt | 7 °C | 136 kt | 8 h 31 min | 8:03 am EDT (12:03 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 17 kt | −17 kt | 3 °C | 137 kt | 8 h 27 min | 7:59 am EDT (11:59 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 250° at 20 kt | −20 kt | -1 °C | 140 kt | 8 h 16 min | 7:48 am EDT (11:48 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 22 kt | −23 kt | -5 °C | 143 kt | 8 h 06 min | 7:38 am EDT (11:38 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 23 kt | −24 kt | -6 °C | 144 kt | 8 h 02 min | 7:34 am EDT (11:34 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 31 kt | −31 kt | -17 °C | 151 kt | 7 h 40 min | 7:12 am EDT (11:12 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 43 kt | −41 kt | -30 °C | 161 kt | 7 h 12 min | 6:44 am EDT (10:44 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 48 kt | −41 kt | -40 °C | 161 kt | 7 h 12 min | 6:44 am EDT (10:44 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 47 kt | −36 kt | -50 °C | 156 kt | 7 h 25 min | 6:57 am EDT (10:57 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; 57 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; 43 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° | |
| AMA | used from 299 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 210/38 | 230/29 14° | 240/29 7° | 220/27 -5° | 240/37 -18° | 240/66 -28° | 250/59 -37° | 260/47 -49° | |
| GAG | used from 349 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 220/40 19° | 230/28 14° | 240/23 8° | 230/21 -6° | 240/31 -19° | 250/66 -29° | 260/58 -38° | 260/47 -49° | |
| OKC | used from 449 nm out; 51 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; 48 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; 65 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° |
| COU | used from 749 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 230/31 | 230/30 15° | 260/16 11° | 270/14 6° | 260/24 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 270/37 -32° | 280/49 -41° | 290/56 -51° |
| STL | used from 849 nm out; 31 nm from the line | 250/24 | 250/24 16° | 260/23 9° | 270/16 6° | 260/25 -6° | 270/29 -19° | 290/34 -33° | 290/48 -41° | 290/54 -51° |
| SPI | used from 898 nm out; 26 nm from the line | 220/21 | 250/23 16° | 260/27 9° | 270/14 6° | 270/23 -7° | 270/31 -19° | 270/28 -33° | 290/48 -42° | 300/55 -52° |
| IND | used from 998 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 290/16 | 310/20 16° | 320/21 10° | 330/13 3° | 300/25 -7° | 320/32 -19° | 330/46 -34° | 320/61 -43° | 320/63 -50° |
| FWA | used from 1098 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 300/17 | 320/20 16° | 330/20 10° | 340/15 3° | 310/27 -8° | 320/37 -20° | 330/52 -36° | 330/65 -43° | 330/60 -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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ELP El Paso, TX | departure | no report just now | 3,961 ft | ||||
| ROW Roswell, NM | 130 nm out, 23 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,671 ft | ||||
| LIU Littlefield, TX | 240 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | no report just now | 3,615 ft | ||||
| CSM Burns Flat, OK | 419 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,922 ft | ||||
| WDG Enid, OK | 509 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,167 ft | ||||
| PPF Parsons, KS | 629 nm out, 4 nm north of the line | no report just now | 900 ft | ||||
| JEF Jefferson City, MO | 809 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 549 ft | ||||
| FTT Fulton, MO | 819 nm out, 9 nm north of the line | no report just now | 886 ft | ||||
| DEC Decatur, IL | 978 nm out, 2 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 681 ft | ||||
| GUS Peru, IN | 1108 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 810 ft | ||||
| FWA Fort Wayne, IN | destination | no report just now | 814 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 FWA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:44 am EDT (10:44 UTC)
FWA 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 FWA 7:05 pm EDT (23:05 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:32 pm EDT (23:32 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at FWA is before sunrise there (7:48 am EDT (11:48 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
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, Fort Wayne International.