EL Paso International to Gary/Chicago International ELP → GYY
1,082 nautical miles (1,246 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 052°, about 044° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 51 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 38-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:11 am CDT (07:11 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: 5 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 20 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. Near the route, at the departure end.
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 11 forecast points nearest it (ELP, ROW, LBB, AMA, GAG, ICT, MKC, COU, BRL, SPI, JOT). 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 | 200° at 22 kt | −19 kt | 139 kt | 7 h 47 min | 3:07 am CDT (08:07 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 200° at 23 kt | −20 kt | 19 °C | 140 kt | 7 h 44 min | 3:04 am CDT (08:04 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 220° at 21 kt | −21 kt | 15 °C | 141 kt | 7 h 40 min | 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 240° at 21 kt | −21 kt | 12 °C | 141 kt | 7 h 40 min | 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 20 kt | −20 kt | 8 °C | 140 kt | 7 h 44 min | 3:04 am CDT (08:04 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 21 kt | −21 kt | 3 °C | 141 kt | 7 h 40 min | 3:00 am CDT (08:00 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 250° at 22 kt | −22 kt | -1 °C | 142 kt | 7 h 37 min | 2:57 am CDT (07:57 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 23 kt | −23 kt | -5 °C | 143 kt | 7 h 34 min | 2:54 am CDT (07:54 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 23 kt | −23 kt | -6 °C | 143 kt | 7 h 34 min | 2:54 am CDT (07:54 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 29 kt | −27 kt | -17 °C | 147 kt | 7 h 22 min | 2:42 am CDT (07:42 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 41 kt | −37 kt | -30 °C | 157 kt | 6 h 54 min | 2:14 am CDT (07:14 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 45 kt | −38 kt | -40 °C | 158 kt | 6 h 51 min | 2:11 am CDT (07:11 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 49 kt | −37 kt | -51 °C | 157 kt | 6 h 54 min | 2:14 am CDT (07:14 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; 56 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° | |
| LBB | used from 199 nm out; 57 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° | |
| AMA | used from 248 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 190/28 | 220/26 14° | 230/27 7° | 250/24 -6° | 250/32 -16° | 240/51 -28° | 250/52 -38° | 250/51 -50° | |
| GAG | used from 348 nm out; 56 nm from the line | 190/34 19° | 240/27 14° | 240/26 8° | 240/24 -6° | 240/29 -16° | 250/50 -28° | 250/50 -39° | 260/46 -50° | |
| ICT | used from 497 nm out; 49 nm from the line | 190/34 | 210/34 18° | 240/28 13° | 260/23 7° | 250/23 -6° | 240/29 -17° | 260/40 -30° | 260/47 -40° | 270/42 -51° |
| MKC | used from 645 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 200/28 | 220/30 16° | 270/20 11° | 280/22 7° | 260/27 -6° | 270/27 -18° | 280/38 -32° | 270/38 -40° | 280/50 -52° |
| COU | used from 794 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 210/16 | 220/19 15° | 240/33 10° | 250/29 7° | 280/21 -6° | 280/19 -18° | 300/34 -31° | 300/40 -42° | 300/60 -52° |
| BRL | used from 844 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 200/20 | 250/21 16° | 240/22 10° | 260/20 5° | 270/16 -7° | 290/22 -18° | 320/41 -34° | 320/56 -43° | 310/68 -53° |
| SPI | used from 943 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 210/13 | 260/11 17° | 270/18 10° | 290/21 4° | 310/20 -8° | 330/25 -19° | 320/49 -34° | 320/60 -44° | 320/59 -50° |
| JOT | used from 993 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 230/11 | 290/12 16° | 300/19 10° | 320/19 4° | 300/17 -9° | 330/31 -20° | 320/49 -37° | 320/53 -45° | 320/67 -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 | no report just now | 3,961 ft | ||||
| ROW Roswell, NM | 129 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,671 ft | ||||
| AMA Amarillo, TX | 308 nm out, 23 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,606 ft | ||||
| HHF Canadian, TX | 387 nm out, 19 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 2,396 ft | ||||
| MDF Mooreland, OK | 457 nm out, 15 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 1,970 ft | ||||
| BEC Wichita, KS | 576 nm out, 23 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,408 ft | ||||
| OJC Olathe, KS | 705 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,096 ft | ||||
| MHL Marshall, MO | 775 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 778 ft | ||||
| PIA Peoria, IL | 963 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 660 ft | ||||
| LOT Chicago/Romeoville, IL | 1053 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 679 ft | ||||
| GYY Gary/Chicago, IN | destination | no report just now | 596 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 GYY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:11 am CDT (07:11 UTC)
GYY has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 24 nm from the route, 79 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB
Daylight
Sunset at ELP 6:36 pm MDT (00:36 UTC), at GYY 6:13 pm CDT (23:13 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at GYY is before sunrise there (6:58 am CDT (11:58 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, Gary/Chicago International.