Plan a flight · Sun 9:31 pm MDT (03:31 UTC)

EL Paso International to Jacksonville International ELP → JAX

1,268 nautical miles (1,460 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 087°, about 079° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 24 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 31-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:55 am EDT (11:55 UTC). Right now ELP is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 11 knots; JAX is VFR, wind from the west (260°) at 8 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: 60 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 70 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.
```

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

CRJ7 at 28,000 ft, 41 nm north, 8:41 pm MDT (02:41 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: produced by skypath. 1029 nm along the route, 41 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOI UA /OV MGM157029 /TM 0241 /FL280 /TP CRJ7 /TB MOD /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOI
Where
29 nm southeast (157°) of MGM
Time
02:41 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
produced by skypath
C510 at 41,000 ft, 2 nm northeast, 8:18 pm MDT (02:18 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 41,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 769 nm along the route, 2 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
HEZ UA /OV HEZ /TM 0218 /FL410 /TP C510 /SK SKC /TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through HEZ
Where
over HEZ
Time
02:18 UTC
Height
at 41,000 ft
Aircraft
C510
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
B747 at 33,000 ft, 4 nm southwest, 7:02 pm MDT (01:02 UTC): no turbulence. 1128 nm along the route, 4 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TLH UA /OV TLH360025/TM 0102/FL330/TP B747/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through TLH
Where
25 nm north (360°) of TLH
Time
01:02 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
B747
Turbulence
none
PC12 at 16,000 ft, 9 nm southwest, 6:55 pm MDT (00:55 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 16,000 ft to 60,000 ft. At the destination end, 9 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AYS UA /OV AYS150060/TM 0055/FL160/TP PC12/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through AYS
Where
60 nm southeast (150°) of AYS
Time
00:55 UTC
Height
at 16,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
E170 at 15,500 ft, 13 nm southeast, 8:00 pm MDT (02:00 UTC): light chop turbulence. At the destination end, 13 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JAX UA /OV CRG/TM 0200/FL155/TP E170/TB OCNL LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through JAX
Where
over CRG
Time
02:00 UTC
Height
at 15,500 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
occasional light chop

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 10 forecast points nearest it (ELP, INK, ABI, DAL, SHV, JAN, MOB, MGM, TLH, JAX). 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 10 kt	−9 kt		129 kt	9 h 50 min	9:21 am EDT (13:21 UTC)
5,500 ft	240° at 12 kt	−11 kt	18 °C	131 kt	9 h 41 min	9:12 am EDT (13:12 UTC)
7,500 ft	250° at 12 kt	−11 kt	16 °C	131 kt	9 h 41 min	9:12 am EDT (13:12 UTC)
9,500 ft	250° at 12 kt	−11 kt	12 °C	131 kt	9 h 41 min	9:12 am EDT (13:12 UTC)
11,500 ft	260° at 12 kt	−12 kt	9 °C	132 kt	9 h 36 min	9:07 am EDT (13:07 UTC)
13,500 ft	260° at 14 kt	−14 kt	4 °C	134 kt	9 h 28 min	8:59 am EDT (12:59 UTC)
15,500 ft	260° at 15 kt	−15 kt	0 °C	135 kt	9 h 24 min	8:55 am EDT (12:55 UTC)
17,500 ft	260° at 17 kt	−17 kt	-4 °C	137 kt	9 h 15 min	8:46 am EDT (12:46 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	260° at 18 kt	−17 kt	-5 °C	137 kt	9 h 15 min	8:46 am EDT (12:46 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	260° at 23 kt	−23 kt	-15 °C	143 kt	8 h 52 min	8:23 am EDT (12:23 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	280° at 30 kt	−31 kt	-30 °C	151 kt	8 h 24 min	7:55 am EDT (11:55 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	290° at 31 kt	−31 kt	-40 °C	151 kt	8 h 24 min	7:55 am EDT (11:55 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 31 kt	−29 kt	-51 °C	149 kt	8 h 31 min	8:02 am EDT (12:02 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°
INK	used from 100 nm out; 38 nm from the line		190/23 20°	200/18 15°	230/18 8°	240/23 -4°	240/37 -14°	240/46 -27°	250/42 -38°	260/36 -50°
ABI	used from 250 nm out; 73 nm from the line		200/31 17°	210/21 15°	240/15 9°	250/14 -4°	250/24 -14°	250/36 -28°	270/35 -38°	290/41 -50°
DAL	used from 399 nm out; 83 nm from the line	190/29	220/23 17°	220/17 13°	250/18 8°	230/18 -5°	240/18 -15°	270/34 -29°	280/33 -39°	300/36 -51°
SHV	used from 549 nm out; 76 nm from the line	200/18	230/24 18°	230/24 12°	240/14 8°	260/12 -4°	240/11 -15°	300/31 -29°	300/32 -40°	300/36 -52°
JAN	used from 749 nm out; 73 nm from the line	230/10	270/13 18°	270/11 12°	310/11 6°	300/15 -4°	300/22 -16°	310/33 -31°	320/37 -41°	330/41 -52°
MOB	used from 899 nm out; 38 nm from the line	330/5	330/6 19°	340/6 11°	330/10 7°	320/16 -5°	310/26 -16°	340/40 -32°	340/47 -42°	350/51 -52°
MGM	used from 999 nm out; 71 nm from the line	310/19	340/24 17°	340/28 11°	330/16 7°	300/23 -7°	320/32 -16°	330/46 -33°	330/55 -42°	330/41 -50°
TLH	used from 1049 nm out; 66 nm from the line	320/18	350/31 18°	340/24 13°	310/17 8°	280/22 -7°	300/25 -17°	320/28 -33°	320/24 -41°	320/25 -50°
JAX	used from 1198 nm out; 45 nm from the line	290/14	300/16 17°	280/22 14°	280/24 8°	250/32 -6°	250/37 -17°	230/50 -31°	220/52 -41°	220/51 -52°

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 8,000 feet, scattered clouds at 11,000 feet, a broken layer at 22,000 feet	from the east-southeast (120°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	22,000 ft	3,961 ft	8:51 pm MDT (02:51 UTC)
MAF Midland, TX	210 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 16 knots	10+ mi	none	2,872 ft	02:53 UTC
COM Coleman, TX	360 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the south (170°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	1,696 ft	03:15 UTC
CNW Waco, TX	479 nm out, 15 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	470 ft	03:15 UTC
JSO Jacksonville, TX	569 nm out, 4 nm north of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	677 ft	03:15 UTC
AEX Alexandria, LA	709 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (140°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	88 ft	02:53 UTC
HEZ Natchez, MS	769 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	272 ft	02:56 UTC
GZH Evergreen, AL	989 nm out, 14 nm north of the line	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,400 feet, a broken layer at 4,800 feet, overcast at 7,500 feet Weather: heavy rain, mist	from the northeast (040°) at 20 knots, gusting to 38	4 mi	4,800 ft	259 ft	23:53 UTC
DHN Dothan, AL	1069 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the west-southwest (250°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	400 ft	23:55 UTC
VLD Valdosta, GA	1188 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	203 ft	02:53 UTC
JAX Jacksonville, FL	destination	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 20,000 feet	from the west (260°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	29 ft	10:56 pm EDT (02:56 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 JAX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:55 am EDT (11:55 UTC)

Wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 15,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for JAX

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 15,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 11 knots, gusting to 17, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,500 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

The forecast for ELP, the departure

From Sun 9:00 pm MDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the west at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 6,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
At times between Sun 9:00 pm MDT (03:00 UTC) and 10:00 pm MDT (04:00 UTC): wind variable at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility 4 miles, rain showers

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/8389 Jacksonville, FL, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 11 nm from the route, at the destination end · air shows/sports · starts Thursday 15 October · ZJX
6/8902 MAYPORT, FL, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 through Saturday, October 17, 2026 Local 11 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · starts tomorrow · ZJX

Daylight

Sunset at ELP 6:36 pm MDT (00:36 UTC), at JAX 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm EDT (23:23 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 lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Southeast · 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, Jacksonville International.