Plan a flight · Mon 6:19 am MDT (12:19 UTC)

EL Paso International to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International ELP → MSY

837 nautical miles (963 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 093°, about 085° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 42 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 27-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:01 pm CDT (18:01 UTC). 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: 9 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

AIRMET SIERRA 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist, fog). Over the last 129 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

B737 at 38,000 ft, 9 nm south, 5:05 am MDT (11:05 UTC): light chop turbulence, wind 306° at 27 knots. 369 nm along the route, 9 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BWD UA /OV SJT094066/TM 1105/FL380/TP B737/WV 306027KT/TB LGT CHOP CONS/RM AWC-WEB
```
Report
a routine report filed through BWD
Where
66 nm east (094°) of SJT
Time
11:05 UTC
Height
at 38,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Wind
from 306° at 27 knots
Turbulence
light chop continuous
Remarks
B738 at 21,000 ft, 20 nm south, 5:48 am MDT (11:48 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: flight level at 19,000 ft FL220 zhu. 518 nm along the route, 20 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CLL UA /OV KTNV200020/TM 1148/FL210/TP B738/TB LGT-MOD/RM FL 190 FL220 ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through CLL
Where
20 nm south (200°) of KTNV
Time
11:48 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light to moderate
Remarks
flight level at 19,000 ft FL220 zhu
B737 at 20,000 ft, 20 nm south, 5:35 am MDT (11:35 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 518 nm along the route, 20 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CLL UA /OV KTNV/TM 1135/FL200/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through CLL
Where
over KTNV
Time
11:35 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
zhu
B738 at 18,000 ft, 5 nm south, 5:59 am MDT (11:59 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: zhu. 558 nm along the route, 5 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
UTS UA /OV KLOA155020/TM 1159/FL180/TP B738/TB LGT CHOPN 180-230/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through UTS
Where
20 nm southeast (155°) of KLOA
Time
11:59 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light chopn from 18,000 ft to 23,000 ft
Remarks
zhu
A21N at 32,000 ft, 49 nm south, 6:04 am MDT (12:04 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zhu. 578 nm along the route, 49 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV KDAS134010/TM 1204/FL320/TP A21N/TB NEG/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
10 nm southeast (134°) of KDAS
Time
12:04 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
none
Remarks
zhu
SF30 at 21,000 ft, 49 nm south, 3:35 am MDT (09:35 UTC): light rime icing, -10 °C, remarks: zhu. 578 nm along the route, 49 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV DAS02002/TM 0935/FL210/TP SF30/TA M10/IC LGT RIME/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
DAS02002
Time
09:35 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
SF30
Temperature
−10 °C
Icing
light rime
Remarks
zhu
A21N at 34,000 ft, 23 nm north, 5:37 am MDT (11:37 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zhu. 787 nm along the route, 23 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BTR UA /OV KBTR/TM 1137/FL340/TP A21N/TB NEG/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through BTR
Where
over KBTR
Time
11:37 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
none
Remarks
zhu
C25A at 41,000 ft, 47 nm northeast, 5:05 am MDT (11:05 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the destination end, 47 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
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HSA UA /OV KPCU314014/TM 1105/FL410/TP C25A/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through HSA
Where
14 nm northwest (314°) of KPCU
Time
11:05 UTC
Height
at 41,000 ft
Aircraft
C25A
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
zhu
B738 at 40,000 ft, 0 nm northeast, 5:03 am MDT (11:03 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the destination end, 0 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MSY UA /OV KHRV067024/TM 1103/FL400/TP B738/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through MSY
Where
24 nm northeast (067°) of KHRV
Time
11:03 UTC
Height
at 40,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
zhu
B738 at 36,000 ft, 0 nm northeast, 4:58 am MDT (10:58 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the destination end, 0 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MSY UA /OV KHRV339030/TM 1058/FL360/TP B738/TB NEG/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through MSY
Where
30 nm north (339°) of KHRV
Time
10:58 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
none
Remarks
zhu

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 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 6 forecast points nearest it (ELP, INK, ABI, CLL, LCH, MSY). 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	170° at 19 kt	+6 kt		114 kt	7 h 21 min	2:40 pm CDT (19:40 UTC)
5,500 ft	190° at 17 kt	0	20 °C	120 kt	6 h 58 min	2:17 pm CDT (19:17 UTC)
7,500 ft	190° at 13 kt	−1 kt	17 °C	121 kt	6 h 55 min	2:14 pm CDT (19:14 UTC)
9,500 ft	200° at 10 kt	−3 kt	13 °C	123 kt	6 h 48 min	2:07 pm CDT (19:07 UTC)
11,500 ft	210° at 10 kt	−4 kt	9 °C	124 kt	6 h 45 min	2:04 pm CDT (19:04 UTC)
13,500 ft	220° at 12 kt	−7 kt	4 °C	127 kt	6 h 35 min	1:54 pm CDT (18:54 UTC)
15,500 ft	230° at 14 kt	−10 kt	0 °C	130 kt	6 h 26 min	1:45 pm CDT (18:45 UTC)
17,500 ft	240° at 17 kt	−14 kt	-5 °C	134 kt	6 h 15 min	1:34 pm CDT (18:34 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	240° at 18 kt	−15 kt	-6 °C	135 kt	6 h 12 min	1:31 pm CDT (18:31 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	250° at 26 kt	−24 kt	-14 °C	144 kt	5 h 49 min	1:08 pm CDT (18:08 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	260° at 28 kt	−27 kt	-29 °C	147 kt	5 h 42 min	1:01 pm CDT (18:01 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	280° at 26 kt	−26 kt	-39 °C	146 kt	5 h 44 min	1:03 pm CDT (18:03 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	300° at 25 kt	−24 kt	-51 °C	144 kt	5 h 49 min	1:08 pm CDT (18:08 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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		300/8	210/14 12°	210/28 6°	230/47 -6°	230/56 -14°	220/58 -27°	230/60 -38°	230/56 -50°
INK	used from 100 nm out; 39 nm from the line		220/17 21°	230/12 14°	210/13 7°	220/29 -5°	240/41 -14°	230/43 -28°	250/41 -38°	250/33 -51°
ABI	used from 249 nm out; 91 nm from the line		200/30 19°	220/12 16°	220/11 9°	230/15 -5°	250/26 -15°	250/39 -28°	270/36 -38°	280/30 -51°
CLL	used from 398 nm out; 98 nm from the line	180/24	170/21 19°	180/10 14°	230/7 8°	230/16 -6°	260/20 -13°	290/23 -29°	320/21 -39°	340/35 -51°
LCH	used from 598 nm out; 65 nm from the line	170/21	160/23 18°	170/13 13°	170/6 8°	300/12 -7°	280/16 -14°	320/27 -30°	330/23 -41°	340/38 -51°
MSY	used from 747 nm out; 65 nm from the line	150/9	140/8 18°	L/V 13°	L/V 6°	320/15 -5°	310/16 -16°	320/32 -31°	340/35 -40°	350/34 -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	Elevation
ELP El Paso, TX	departure	no report just now	3,961 ft
INK Wink, TX	159 nm out, 10 nm north of the line	no report just now	2,821 ft
MAF Midland, TX	209 nm out, 24 nm north of the line, tower	no report just now	2,872 ft
SJT San Angelo, TX	299 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower	no report just now	1,918 ft
LZZ Lampasas, TX	418 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line	no report just now	1,214 ft
GRK Fort Hood (Killeen), TX	438 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower	no report just now	1,015 ft
CLL College Station, TX	518 nm out, 20 nm south of the line, tower	no report just now	320 ft
JAS Jasper, TX	637 nm out, 17 nm north of the line	no report just now	212 ft
LFT Lafayette, LA	747 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower	no report just now	40 ft
ARA New Iberia, LA	757 nm out, 14 nm southwest of the line, tower	no report just now	24 ft
MSY New Orleans, LA	destination	no report just now	3 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 MSY when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:01 pm CDT (18:01 UTC)

MSY has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

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

6/4240 SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 1 nm from the route, 309 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW
6/0543 MCGREGOR, TX 19 nm from the route, 458 nm along the route · security · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at ELP 6:35 pm MDT (00:35 UTC), at MSY 6:33 pm CDT (23:33 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:57 pm CDT (23:57 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, 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, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International.