Plan a flight · Sun 8:42 pm MDT (02:42 UTC)

EL Paso International to Portland International ELP → PDX

1,119 nautical miles (1,288 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 322°, about 314° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 10 min at the quickest height in today's winds (16,500 ft, a 2-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:52 am PDT (11:52 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ELP is VFR, wind from the west (280°) at 6 knots; PDX is VFR, wind from the east (100°) at 7 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: 1 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 7W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 31,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 9:55 pm MDT (03:55 UTC). Near the route, 120 nm along the route.

as issued

WSUS33 KKCI 120155
MKCW WST 120155
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 7W
VALID UNTIL 0355Z
NM AZ
FROM 30NW SJN-30W TCS-60SE SSO-50SE TUS-70S INW-30NW SJN
DMSHG AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL310.

SIGMET W10W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 9:55 pm MDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 640 to 720 nm out.
as issued
```
WSUS33 KKCI 120155
MKCW WST 120155
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 10W
VALID UNTIL 0355Z
NV
FROM 70SW TWF-40NNW BVL-40SW ELY-30ESE OAL-40WNW OAL-70SW TWF
AREA TS MOV FROM 23020KT. TOPS TO FL300.
```
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 70 to 210 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 70 to 660 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 80 to 230 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 310 to 1009 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 360 to 819 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 370 to 799 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 410 to 510 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 16,000 ft. Over the route from 939 to 1029 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 170 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

EPIC at 31,000 ft, 49 nm northwest, 7:38 pm MDT (01:38 UTC): moderate turbulence from 30,000 ft to 31,000 ft, remarks: zse. At the destination end, 49 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AST UA /OV AST070020/TM 0138/FL310/TP EPIC/TB MOD 310-300/RM ZSE
```
Report
a routine report filed through AST
Where
20 nm east (070°) of AST
Time
01:38 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
EPIC
Turbulence
moderate from 31,000 ft to 30,000 ft
Remarks
zse
B739 at 10,000 ft, 30 nm west, 7:19 pm MDT (01:19 UTC): moderate rime icing from 10,000 ft to 12,000 ft, -12 °C. At the destination end, 30 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PDX UA /OV 30W PDX/TM 0119/FL100/TP B739/TA M12/IC MOD RIME 120-100
```
Report
a routine report filed through PDX
Where
30W pdx
Time
01:19 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Temperature
−12 °C
Icing
moderate rime from 12,000 ft to 10,000 ft
G280 at 45,000 ft, 13 nm southwest, 5:44 pm MDT (23:44 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: zab fdcs. 310 nm along the route, 13 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
INW UA /OV INW015040/TM 2344/FL450/TP G280/TB LGT-MOD/RM ZAB FDCS
```
Report
a routine report filed through INW
Where
40 nm north (015°) of INW
Time
23:44 UTC
Height
at 45,000 ft
Aircraft
G280
Turbulence
light to moderate
Remarks
zab fdcs
GLF4 at 25,000 ft, 41 nm southwest, 6:30 pm MDT (00:30 UTC): overcast up to 24,000 ft, remarks: visual conditions FL250 zlawc. 450 nm along the route, 41 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PUC UA /OV BCE200040/TM 0030/FL250/TP GLF4/SK OVC-TOP240/RM VMC FL250 /ZLAWC AWC-WEB
```
Report
a routine report filed through PUC
Where
40 nm south (200°) of BCE
Time
00:30 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
GLF4
Sky
overcast, tops 24,000 ft
Remarks
visual conditions FL250 zlawc
E75L at 11,000 ft, 16 nm southwest, 6:36 pm MDT (00:36 UTC): trace to light rime icing from 10,500 ft to 11,500 ft, -8 °C, remarks: durc-zse. 1009 nm along the route, 16 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RDM UA /OV DSD090015/TM 0036/FL110/TP E75L/TA M08/IC TRACE-LGT RIME 105-115/RM DURC-ZSE
```
Report
a routine report filed through RDM
Where
15 nm east (090°) of DSD
Time
00:36 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Temperature
−8 °C
Icing
trace-lgt rime from 10,500 ft to 11,500 ft
Remarks
durc-zse
B738 at 11,000 ft, 17 nm southwest, 7:19 pm MDT (01:19 UTC): light rime icing, remarks: during the descent runway 5. 1019 nm along the route, 17 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RDM UA /OV RDM/TM 0119/FL110/TP B738/TA UNKN/IC LGT RIME/RM DURD RWY 5
```
Report
a routine report filed through RDM
Where
over RDM
Time
01:19 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Temperature
UNKN
Icing
light rime
Remarks
during the descent runway 5
E75L at 11,000 ft, 17 nm southwest, 7:16 pm MDT (01:16 UTC): light rime icing, remarks: during the descent runway 29. 1019 nm along the route, 17 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RDM UA /OV RDM/TM 0116/FL110/TP E75L/TA UNKN/IC LGT RIME/RM DURD RWY 29
```
Report
a routine report filed through RDM
Where
over RDM
Time
01:16 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Temperature
UNKN
Icing
light rime
Remarks
during the descent runway 29
E175 at 6,500 ft, 17 nm southwest, 6:28 pm MDT (00:28 UTC): a broken layer above 6,500 ft. 1019 nm along the route, 17 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RDM UA /OV RDM/TM 0028/FL065/TP E175/SK BKN065-TOPSUNKN
```
Report
a routine report filed through RDM
Where
over RDM
Time
00:28 UTC
Height
at 6,500 ft
Aircraft
E175
Sky
a broken layer from 6,500 ft, tops unknown

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 9 forecast points nearest it (ELP, ABQ, FMN, BCE, ELY, BAM, LKV, RDM, PDX). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
8,500 ft	230° at 8 kt	0	1 °C	120 kt	9 h 20 min	5:02 am PDT (12:02 UTC)
10,500 ft	230° at 13 kt	0	-1 °C	120 kt	9 h 20 min	5:02 am PDT (12:02 UTC)
12,500 ft	230° at 16 kt	0	-4 °C	120 kt	9 h 20 min	5:02 am PDT (12:02 UTC)
14,500 ft	230° at 18 kt	−1 kt	-7 °C	121 kt	9 h 15 min	4:57 am PDT (11:57 UTC)
16,500 ft	230° at 21 kt	−2 kt	-11 °C	122 kt	9 h 10 min	4:52 am PDT (11:52 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	230° at 23 kt	−2 kt	-14 °C	122 kt	9 h 10 min	4:52 am PDT (11:52 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	240° at 28 kt	+4 kt	-23 °C	116 kt	9 h 39 min	5:21 am PDT (12:21 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	240° at 43 kt	+8 kt	-30 °C	112 kt	9 h 59 min	5:41 am PDT (12:41 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	240° at 47 kt	+6 kt	-35 °C	114 kt	9 h 49 min	5:31 am PDT (12:31 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	240° at 43 kt	+5 kt	-43 °C	115 kt	9 h 44 min	5:26 am PDT (12:26 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; 115 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; 112 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 350 nm out; 79 nm from the line				220/27 -1°	210/40 -13°	220/54 -21°	220/64 -30°	220/64 -34°	220/52 -44°
ELY	used from 550 nm out; 44 nm from the line			200/39 3°	210/27 -2°	210/45 -15°	220/56 -24°	210/60 -28°	210/63 -34°	220/61 -43°
BAM	used from 650 nm out; 69 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°
LKV	used from 849 nm out; 93 nm from the line			010/8 -8°	350/13 -11°	340/21 -21°	360/60 -26°	350/37 -32°	310/26 -35°	260/25 -39°
RDM	used from 949 nm out; 49 nm from the line		040/17 -1°	030/31 -8°	010/29 -12°	010/61 -19°	360/95 -25°	360/82 -36°	360/40 -37°	310/19 -40°
PDX	used from 1049 nm out; 45 nm from the line	L/V	030/7 1°	020/12 -6°	020/29 -9°	010/69 -16°	010/81 -25°	360/83 -40°	360/67 -46°	320/29 -42°

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, a broken layer at 12,000 feet, a broken layer at 21,000 feet	from the west (280°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	12,000 ft	3,961 ft	7:51 pm MDT (01:51 UTC)
LRU Las Cruces, NM	40 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 9,000 feet, scattered clouds at 11,000 feet	from the east (090°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	4,456 ft	02:35 UTC
SJN St Johns, AZ	220 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	5,736 ft	01:54 UTC
XNI Zuni, NM	230 nm out, 21 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the west-southwest (240°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	6,371 ft	02:15 UTC
PGA Page, AZ	400 nm out, 3 nm south of the line	VFR	variable at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	4,316 ft	01:53 UTC
MLF Milford, UT	510 nm out, 4 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 3,500 feet, overcast at 6,000 feet Weather: light rain	from the south-southwest (200°) at 14 knots	10+ mi	3,500 ft	5,042 ft	01:52 UTC
EKO Elko, NV	710 nm out, 5 nm east of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 4,600 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	10,000 ft	5,139 ft	01:56 UTC
REO Rome, OR	849 nm out, 10 nm northeast of the line	reported, no category	from the southeast (130°) at 8 knots		none	4,053 ft	01:52 UTC
BNO Burns, OR	919 nm out, 20 nm northeast of the line	VFR	from the northwest (320°) at 11 knots, gusting to 18	10+ mi	none	4,148 ft	01:53 UTC
RDM Redmond, OR	1019 nm out, 17 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 5,500 feet, overcast at 7,000 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	5,500 ft	3,081 ft	01:56 UTC
PDX Portland, OR	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 3,900 feet, a few clouds at 7,000 feet, a few clouds at 9,000 feet	from the east (100°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	30 ft	6:53 pm PDT (01:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,371 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PDX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:52 am PDT (11:52 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR

The whole forecast for PDX

From Sun 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 5,000 feet
From Sun 8:00 pm PDT (03:00 UTC): wind light and variable, 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

No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.

Daylight

Sunset at ELP 6:36 pm MDT (00:36 UTC), at PDX 6:30 pm PDT (01:30 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PDX is before sunrise there (7:22 am PDT (14:22 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 southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · 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, Portland International.