EL Paso International to Greenville Spartanburg International ELP → GSP
1,223 nautical miles (1,407 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 075°, about 067° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 53 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 35-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:33 am EDT (09:33 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 2W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 8:55 pm MDT (02:55 UTC). Over the first 60 nm of the route.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120055 MKCW WST 120055 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 2W VALID UNTIL 0255Z TX NM AZ FROM 50NNW SJN-60WNW CME-60E ELP-70SSW SSO-50SW TUS-50NNW SJN AREA SEV TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL360. HAIL TO 1 IN...WIND GUSTS TO 50KT POSS.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1083 to 1183 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 8,000 ft. Over the last 80 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 20:00–03:00 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, INK, LBB, ABI, SPS, DAL, FSM, LIT, MEM, HSV, TYS, GSP). 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 11 kt | −11 kt | 131 kt | 9 h 20 min | 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 230° at 10 kt | −10 kt | 19 °C | 130 kt | 9 h 24 min | 7:04 am EDT (11:04 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 250° at 12 kt | −13 kt | 14 °C | 133 kt | 9 h 12 min | 6:52 am EDT (10:52 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 260° at 15 kt | −16 kt | 11 °C | 136 kt | 9 h | 6:40 am EDT (10:40 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 270° at 18 kt | −18 kt | 7 °C | 138 kt | 8 h 52 min | 6:32 am EDT (10:32 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 270° at 19 kt | −20 kt | 3 °C | 140 kt | 8 h 44 min | 6:24 am EDT (10:24 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 270° at 20 kt | −21 kt | -1 °C | 141 kt | 8 h 40 min | 6:20 am EDT (10:20 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 270° at 21 kt | −21 kt | -4 °C | 141 kt | 8 h 40 min | 6:20 am EDT (10:20 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 21 kt | −22 kt | -5 °C | 142 kt | 8 h 37 min | 6:17 am EDT (10:17 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 25 kt | −26 kt | -16 °C | 146 kt | 8 h 23 min | 6:03 am EDT (10:03 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 36 kt | −35 kt | -30 °C | 155 kt | 7 h 53 min | 5:33 am EDT (09:33 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 38 kt | −35 kt | -40 °C | 155 kt | 7 h 53 min | 5:33 am EDT (09:33 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 37 kt | −34 kt | -50 °C | 154 kt | 7 h 56 min | 5:36 am EDT (09:36 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° | |
| ROW | used from 50 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 180/23 | 190/24 15° | 210/27 7° | 230/35 -6° | 240/53 -17° | 240/62 -27° | 250/64 -38° | 260/60 -50° | |
| INK | used from 99 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 160/27 20° | 190/18 13° | 240/19 7° | 250/23 -4° | 250/33 -15° | 230/45 -28° | 250/45 -39° | 270/49 -50° | |
| LBB | used from 199 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 180/26 20° | 210/21 13° | 230/21 7° | 250/25 -5° | 250/34 -16° | 250/52 -28° | 260/47 -38° | 260/49 -50° | |
| ABI | used from 298 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 180/26 17° | 220/18 12° | 230/25 8° | 230/28 -5° | 240/29 -14° | 250/35 -28° | 270/37 -39° | 280/37 -51° | |
| SPS | used from 398 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 180/26 | 200/25 16° | 220/19 13° | 220/20 9° | 230/26 -5° | 230/34 -15° | 260/37 -28° | 270/42 -39° | 280/40 -51° |
| DAL | used from 447 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 180/21 | 190/24 15° | 230/20 12° | 220/23 8° | 240/22 -5° | 230/18 -15° | 280/33 -29° | 280/36 -39° | 300/33 -52° |
| FSM | used from 596 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 200/18 | 210/19 15° | 230/22 13° | 250/18 7° | 270/20 -5° | 280/24 -16° | 280/35 -30° | 290/37 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| LIT | used from 646 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 220/12 | 250/12 17° | 250/18 12° | 260/22 6° | 310/14 -5° | 310/25 -17° | 310/40 -31° | 310/38 -41° | 310/46 -52° |
| MEM | used from 795 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 240/9 | 280/14 17° | 280/20 12° | 290/25 5° | 320/25 -6° | 330/31 -18° | 320/52 -32° | 330/58 -41° | 320/42 -50° |
| HSV | used from 895 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 290/15 | 330/34 16° | 330/38 11° | 330/40 5° | 320/36 -7° | 320/31 -18° | 320/44 -34° | 330/53 -41° | 330/34 -48° |
| TYS | used from 1093 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 290/19 | 310/22 11° | 330/25 7° | 330/34 3° | 320/37 -7° | 300/37 -18° | 300/37 -34° | 280/29 -39° | 270/29 -48° |
| GSP | used from 1143 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 300/22 | 310/22 11° | 300/22 7° | 290/28 5° | 270/36 -5° | 250/42 -18° | 230/54 -31° | 230/59 -40° | 230/65 -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 | ||||
| CNM Carlsbad, NM | 109 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 3,294 ft | ||||
| HOB Hobbs, NM | 169 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,660 ft | ||||
| SNK Snyder, TX | 278 nm out, 14 nm south of the line | no report just now | 2,430 ft | ||||
| DTO Denton, TX | 467 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 642 ft | ||||
| GYI Sherman/Denison, TX | 507 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 749 ft | ||||
| ADF Arkadelphia, AR | 686 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 181 ft | ||||
| PBF Pine Bluff, AR | 736 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 205 ft | ||||
| TUP Tupelo, MS | 895 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 346 ft | ||||
| HSV Huntsville, AL | 994 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 628 ft | ||||
| DZJ Blairsville, GA | 1133 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,906 ft | ||||
| GSP Greer, SC | destination | no report just now | 963 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 GSP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 5:33 am EDT (09:33 UTC)
GSP 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 GSP 6:58 pm EDT (22:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm EDT (23:23 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at GSP is before sunrise there (7:32 am EDT (11:32 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, Greenville Spartanburg International.