EL Paso International to Santa Barbara Municipal ELP → SBA
695 nautical miles (799 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 287°, about 279° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 6 h 06 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 6-knot headwind), arriving about 11:15 pm PDT (06:15 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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 W69W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 7:55 pm MDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 10 to 367 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 112355 MKCW WST 112355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 69W VALID UNTIL 0155Z TX NM AZ FROM 50ENE PGS-60SE ABQ-20ENE ELP-70SSW SSO-50SE BZA-50ENE PGS AREA TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 10 to 238 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 50 to 228 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 79 to 228 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 447 to 476 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 456 to 615 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 6E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 526 to 615 nm out.
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 20:00–03:00 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 7 forecast points nearest it (ELP, TUS, PHX, BLH, ONT, WJF, SBA). 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 | 210° at 18 kt | +6 kt | 13 °C | 114 kt | 6 h 06 min | 11:15 pm PDT (06:15 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 210° at 20 kt | +6 kt | 10 °C | 114 kt | 6 h 06 min | 11:15 pm PDT (06:15 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 220° at 23 kt | +9 kt | 6 °C | 111 kt | 6 h 16 min | 11:25 pm PDT (06:25 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 220° at 28 kt | +11 kt | 4 °C | 109 kt | 6 h 23 min | 11:32 pm PDT (06:32 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 32 kt | +13 kt | 0 °C | 107 kt | 6 h 30 min | 11:39 pm PDT (06:39 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 36 kt | +14 kt | -3 °C | 106 kt | 6 h 33 min | 11:42 pm PDT (06:42 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 40 kt | +16 kt | -7 °C | 104 kt | 6 h 41 min | 11:50 pm PDT (06:50 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 42 kt | +17 kt | -9 °C | 103 kt | 6 h 45 min | 11:54 pm PDT (06:54 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 55 kt | +29 kt | -19 °C | 91 kt | 7 h 38 min | 12:47 am PDT (07:47 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 64 kt | +30 kt | -27 °C | 90 kt | 7 h 43 min | 12:52 am PDT (07:52 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 66 kt | +35 kt | -35 °C | 85 kt | 8 h 11 min | 1:20 am PDT (08:20 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 59 kt | +33 kt | -46 °C | 87 kt | 7 h 59 min | 1:08 am PDT (08:08 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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 | 200/15 | 200/16 15° | 200/17 6° | 220/40 -6° | 240/53 -16° | 230/62 -27° | 240/63 -38° | 250/59 -49° | |
| TUS | used from 99 nm out; 114 nm from the line | 220/17 15° | 210/32 7° | 210/43 5° | 210/49 -7° | 220/64 -18° | 220/83 -26° | 230/81 -36° | 230/72 -48° | |
| PHX | used from 248 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 210/19 | 210/20 14° | 200/20 6° | 210/40 1° | 220/58 -8° | 220/68 -20° | 220/82 -26° | 230/83 -34° | 230/69 -46° |
| BLH | used from 347 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 230/22 | 210/24 11° | 230/23 5° | 230/26 0° | 220/38 -10° | 230/52 -19° | 220/58 -28° | 220/69 -34° | 220/59 -45° |
| ONT | used from 496 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 230/11 | 200/17 6° | 230/27 4° | 230/32 -2° | 210/39 -12° | 220/51 -20° | 220/48 -29° | 210/51 -34° | 210/52 -44° |
| WJF | used from 595 nm out; 32 nm from the line | 220/30 8° | 240/28 5° | 230/34 -2° | 220/34 -13° | 220/48 -20° | 220/47 -29° | 210/48 -34° | 220/52 -44° | |
| SBA | used from 645 nm out; 25 nm from the line | L/V | 170/13 7° | 220/23 4° | 220/30 -2° | 230/26 -14° | 230/34 -20° | 220/38 -28° | 220/37 -35° | 220/43 -44° |
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 | ||||
| DNA Santa Teresa, NM | 20 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 4,112 ft | ||||
| LSB Lordsburg, NM | 119 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 4,287 ft | ||||
| SAD Safford, AZ | 179 nm out, 15 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 3,178 ft | ||||
| CHD Chandler, AZ | 288 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,243 ft | ||||
| BLH Blythe, CA | 437 nm out, 2 nm east of the line | no report just now | 399 ft | ||||
| PSP Palm Springs, CA | 526 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 476 ft | ||||
| VNY Van Nuys, CA | 625 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 802 ft | ||||
| CMA Camarillo, CA | 655 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 76 ft | ||||
| SBA Santa Barbara, CA | destination | no report just now | 13 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,287 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At SBA when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:15 pm PDT (06:15 UTC)
SBA has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8887 Indio, CA, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 12 nm from the route, 506 nm along the route · security · until 12 October · ZLA
- 4/3635 DISNEYLAND THEME PARK, ANAHEIM,, CA 18 nm from the route, 595 nm along the route · security · ZLA
Daylight
Sunset at ELP 6:36 pm MDT (00:36 UTC), at SBA 6:28 pm PDT (01:28 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:54 pm PDT (01:54 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SBA is before sunrise there (7:02 am PDT (14:02 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, Santa Barbara Municipal.