EL Paso International to Miami-Opa Locka Executive ELP → OPF
1,414 nautical miles (1,627 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 098°, about 090° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 53 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 23-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:25 am EDT (13:25 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: 115 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
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, INK, DRT, ABI, SAT, CLL, HOU, LCH, MSY, MOB, TLH, PIE, MIA). 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 | 160° at 8 kt | +5 kt | 115 kt | 12 h 18 min | 11:50 am EDT (15:50 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 180° at 9 kt | +2 kt | 19 °C | 118 kt | 11 h 59 min | 11:31 am EDT (15:31 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 190° at 8 kt | 0 | 16 °C | 120 kt | 11 h 47 min | 11:19 am EDT (15:19 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 210° at 7 kt | −3 kt | 12 °C | 123 kt | 11 h 30 min | 11:02 am EDT (15:02 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 240° at 8 kt | −6 kt | 9 °C | 126 kt | 11 h 13 min | 10:45 am EDT (14:45 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 10 kt | −8 kt | 5 °C | 128 kt | 11 h 03 min | 10:35 am EDT (14:35 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 250° at 12 kt | −10 kt | 0 °C | 130 kt | 10 h 53 min | 10:25 am EDT (14:25 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 14 kt | −13 kt | -4 °C | 133 kt | 10 h 38 min | 10:10 am EDT (14:10 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 15 kt | −13 kt | -5 °C | 133 kt | 10 h 38 min | 10:10 am EDT (14:10 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 21 kt | −19 kt | -15 °C | 139 kt | 10 h 10 min | 9:42 am EDT (13:42 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 23 kt | −23 kt | -30 °C | 143 kt | 9 h 53 min | 9:25 am EDT (13:25 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 21 kt | −21 kt | -40 °C | 141 kt | 10 h 02 min | 9:34 am EDT (13:34 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 20 kt | −19 kt | -51 °C | 139 kt | 10 h 10 min | 9:42 am EDT (13:42 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; 43 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° | |
| DRT | used from 249 nm out; 103 nm from the line | 160/31 | 170/28 16° | 200/14 16° | 210/15 9° | 210/15 -4° | 240/12 -12° | 240/18 -28° | 300/11 -38° | 320/18 -50° |
| ABI | used from 299 nm out; 93 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° | |
| SAT | used from 348 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 150/26 | 180/18 19° | 180/18 14° | 200/14 9° | 230/16 -6° | 210/9 -13° | 270/8 -29° | 280/6 -39° | 340/19 -51° |
| CLL | used from 448 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 170/22 | 170/26 18° | 200/15 14° | 240/13 8° | 240/15 -5° | 260/17 -13° | 290/27 -29° | 290/22 -40° | 320/30 -51° |
| HOU | used from 547 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 160/22 | 150/27 19° | 180/16 14° | 250/7 9° | 270/10 -5° | 270/16 -13° | 310/23 -29° | 310/26 -40° | 330/20 -52° |
| LCH | used from 647 nm out; 35 nm from the line | 160/21 | 160/18 18° | 180/13 12° | 230/6 8° | 280/10 -4° | 260/13 -14° | 310/29 -30° | 320/32 -40° | 330/33 -53° |
| MSY | used from 747 nm out; 91 nm from the line | 110/5 | 150/6 19° | L/V 12° | 310/5 7° | 310/13 -4° | 290/20 -16° | 330/36 -31° | 330/37 -41° | 350/43 -52° |
| MOB | used from 946 nm out; 144 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° |
| TLH | used from 1045 nm out; 188 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° |
| PIE | used from 1095 nm out; 148 nm from the line | 350/6 | L/V 18° | 290/6 14° | 280/9 9° | 250/18 -6° | 250/23 -17° | 240/30 -31° | 220/31 -41° | 220/30 -52° |
| MIA | used from 1344 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 150/7 | 140/5 17° | 160/5 14° | L/V 9° | 230/8 -5° | 230/8 -17° | 150/11 -32° | 150/25 -41° | 180/29 -51° |
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 | ||||
| PEQ Pecos, TX | 149 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | no report just now | 2,613 ft | ||||
| SJT San Angelo, TX | 299 nm out, 22 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,918 ft | ||||
| EDC Austin, TX | 458 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 620 ft | ||||
| DWH Houston, TX | 567 nm out, 0 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 152 ft | ||||
| RSW Fort Myers, FL | 1324 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 29 ft | ||||
| OPF Miami, FL | destination | no report just now | 8 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 OPF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:25 am EDT (13:25 UTC)
OPF 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 14 nm from the route, 309 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW
- 6/5849 Austin, TX, Friday, October 2, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 13 nm from the route, 448 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZHU
Daylight
Sunset at ELP 6:36 pm MDT (00:36 UTC), at OPF 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:19 pm EDT (23:19 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, Miami-Opa Locka Executive.