EL Paso International to Seattle Paine Field International ELP → PAE
1,208 nautical miles (1,390 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 328°, about 320° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 18 min at the quickest height in today's winds (18,000 ft, a 10-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:22 am PDT (16:22 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: 37 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 TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 120 to 639 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 190 to 369 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 329 to 1008 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 379 to 489 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 419 to 779 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 719 to 869 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 928 to 1068 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 250 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 02:00–09:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed
The westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even 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, ABQ, FMN, BCE, SLC, BAM, BOI, LWS, YKM, SEA). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 340° at 3 kt | +3 kt | 2 °C | 117 kt | 10 h 19 min | 10:23 am PDT (17:23 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 350° at 4 kt | +3 kt | -1 °C | 117 kt | 10 h 19 min | 10:23 am PDT (17:23 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 250° at 5 kt | +1 kt | 1 °C | 119 kt | 10 h 09 min | 10:13 am PDT (17:13 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 11 kt | −3 kt | -1 °C | 123 kt | 9 h 49 min | 9:53 am PDT (16:53 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 16 kt | −5 kt | -4 °C | 125 kt | 9 h 40 min | 9:44 am PDT (16:44 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 21 kt | −7 kt | -8 °C | 127 kt | 9 h 31 min | 9:35 am PDT (16:35 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 26 kt | −8 kt | -11 °C | 128 kt | 9 h 26 min | 9:30 am PDT (16:30 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 29 kt | −10 kt | -14 °C | 130 kt | 9 h 18 min | 9:22 am PDT (16:22 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 36 kt | −9 kt | -24 °C | 129 kt | 9 h 22 min | 9:26 am PDT (16:26 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 230° at 43 kt | −3 kt | -31 °C | 123 kt | 9 h 49 min | 9:53 am PDT (16:53 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 240° at 48 kt | 0 | -35 °C | 120 kt | 10 h 04 min | 10:08 am PDT (17:08 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 43 kt | −4 kt | -43 °C | 124 kt | 9 h 45 min | 9:49 am PDT (16:49 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° | |
| ABQ | used from 100 nm out; 104 nm from the line | 220/27 11° | 210/35 5° | 220/46 -9° | 230/62 -20° | 240/78 -25° | 240/80 -35° | 240/56 -47° | ||
| FMN | used from 250 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 220/28 9° | 220/40 2° | 220/53 -10° | 220/62 -22° | 230/79 -28° | 240/91 -34° | 230/71 -45° | ||
| BCE | used from 349 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 220/27 -1° | 210/40 -13° | 220/54 -21° | 220/64 -30° | 220/64 -34° | 220/52 -44° | |||
| SLC | used from 549 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 200/5 | 230/8 2° | 220/20 -2° | 210/40 -12° | 190/53 -25° | 210/62 -30° | 220/69 -34° | 220/64 -43° | |
| BAM | used from 699 nm out; 109 nm from the line | 310/7 0° | 270/19 -7° | 200/38 -17° | 190/49 -28° | 220/69 -29° | 220/63 -33° | 230/48 -41° | ||
| BOI | used from 749 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 300/7 2° | 280/5 -4° | 210/16 -9° | 210/60 -20° | 210/75 -29° | 210/63 -32° | 220/64 -32° | 220/54 -39° | |
| LWS | used from 948 nm out; 106 nm from the line | 070/10 | 080/12 -2° | 030/12 -6° | 080/7 -10° | 170/34 -21° | 160/46 -32° | 200/33 -35° | 220/22 -35° | 230/18 -38° |
| YKM | used from 998 nm out; 78 nm from the line | 070/10 | 040/15 -1° | 020/27 -8° | 030/25 -13° | 020/48 -20° | 010/83 -27° | 010/77 -37° | 010/49 -40° | 350/14 -41° |
| SEA | used from 1148 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 050/7 | 050/11 1° | 050/12 -5° | 030/31 -7° | 010/61 -15° | 010/69 -26° | 360/73 -40° | 360/62 -47° | 330/21 -43° |
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 | ||||
| LRU Las Cruces, NM | 40 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 4,456 ft | ||||
| XNI Zuni, NM | 230 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 6,371 ft | ||||
| RQE Window Rock, AZ | 270 nm out, 13 nm east of the line | no report just now | 6,742 ft | ||||
| RIF Richfield, UT | 499 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 5,318 ft | ||||
| ENV Wendover, UT | 649 nm out, 3 nm west of the line | no report just now | 4,236 ft | ||||
| BOI Boise, ID | 849 nm out, 25 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,871 ft | ||||
| PDT Pendleton, OR | 1018 nm out, 19 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,494 ft | ||||
| YKM Yakima, WA | 1098 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,098 ft | ||||
| PAE Everett, WA | destination | no report just now | 606 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,742 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PAE when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:22 am PDT (16:22 UTC)
PAE 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 6:35 pm MDT (00:35 UTC), at PAE 6:24 pm PDT (01:24 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:55 pm PDT (01:55 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, Seattle Paine Field International.