EL Paso International to Springfield-Branson Ntl Airport ELP → SGF
720 nautical miles (828 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 059°, about 051° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 13 min at the quickest height in today's winds (30,000 ft, a 51-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:55 am CDT (09:55 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now ELP is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (110°) at 5 knots; SGF is VFR, wind from the south (180°) at 9 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: 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
- SIGMET 9C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 30 knots, until 12:55 am MDT (06:55 UTC). Over the first 100 nm of the route.
as issued
WSUS32 KKCI 120455 MKCC WST 120455 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 9C VALID UNTIL 0655Z TX NM FROM 50NNW CME-40ENE CME-50SE ELP-20WSW ELP-30E TCS-50NNW CME AREA TS MOV FROM 22030KT. TOPS TO FL300.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the route from 400 to 700 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
No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.
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 8 forecast points nearest it (ELP, ROW, LBB, AMA, SPS, OKC, TUL, SGF). 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 | 210° at 37 kt | −31 kt | 151 kt | 4 h 46 min | 5:28 am CDT (10:28 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 210° at 29 kt | −26 kt | 18 °C | 146 kt | 4 h 56 min | 5:38 am CDT (10:38 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 220° at 24 kt | −22 kt | 15 °C | 142 kt | 5 h 04 min | 5:46 am CDT (10:46 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 19 kt | −18 kt | 13 °C | 138 kt | 5 h 13 min | 5:55 am CDT (10:55 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 18 kt | −18 kt | 8 °C | 138 kt | 5 h 13 min | 5:55 am CDT (10:55 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 230° at 20 kt | −20 kt | 4 °C | 140 kt | 5 h 09 min | 5:51 am CDT (10:51 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 230° at 22 kt | −22 kt | 0 °C | 142 kt | 5 h 04 min | 5:46 am CDT (10:46 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 230° at 25 kt | −25 kt | -4 °C | 145 kt | 4 h 58 min | 5:40 am CDT (10:40 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 230° at 26 kt | −26 kt | -5 °C | 146 kt | 4 h 56 min | 5:38 am CDT (10:38 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 240° at 37 kt | −37 kt | -16 °C | 157 kt | 4 h 35 min | 5:17 am CDT (10:17 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 51 kt | −51 kt | -28 °C | 171 kt | 4 h 13 min | 4:55 am CDT (09:55 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 50 kt | −49 kt | -38 °C | 169 kt | 4 h 16 min | 4:58 am CDT (09:58 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 47 kt | −42 kt | -50 °C | 162 kt | 4 h 27 min | 5:09 am CDT (10:09 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° | |
| ROW | used from 50 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 190/33 | 210/27 14° | 220/28 6° | 230/36 -6° | 230/56 -15° | 230/63 -27° | 250/59 -37° | 260/57 -49° | |
| LBB | used from 200 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 200/36 18° | 220/19 15° | 240/20 8° | 230/24 -4° | 240/37 -16° | 250/57 -28° | 250/51 -38° | 270/47 -50° | |
| AMA | used from 300 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 210/38 | 230/29 14° | 240/29 7° | 220/27 -5° | 240/37 -18° | 240/66 -28° | 250/59 -37° | 260/47 -49° | |
| SPS | used from 350 nm out; 82 nm from the line | 200/39 | 220/28 17° | 230/27 12° | 240/15 9° | 250/15 -4° | 250/24 -15° | 260/45 -28° | 270/43 -39° | 280/45 -51° |
| OKC | used from 400 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 200/44 | 230/32 18° | 240/13 15° | 240/10 9° | 240/20 -5° | 250/27 -16° | 260/47 -28° | 270/48 -39° | 270/45 -50° |
| TUL | used from 550 nm out; 13 nm from the line | 210/37 | 240/29 17° | 260/15 14° | 260/11 7° | 240/22 -6° | 250/29 -16° | 270/45 -29° | 270/47 -40° | 280/44 -50° |
| SGF | used from 650 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 230/33 | 230/28 15° | 250/20 13° | 240/18 7° | 250/20 -6° | 250/24 -17° | 280/42 -31° | 280/49 -40° | 290/46 -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 | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 9,000 feet, a few clouds at 12,000 feet, scattered clouds at 15,000 feet | from the east-southeast (110°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,961 ft | 10:51 pm MDT (04:51 UTC) |
| ATS Artesia, NM | 120 nm out, 8 nm west of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,000 feet, a few clouds at 10,000 feet | from the south-southeast (160°) at 15 knots, gusting to 20 | 10+ mi | none | 3,544 ft | 05:35 UTC |
| LBB Lubbock, TX | 260 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 18 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,282 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| CDS Childress, TX | 340 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line | VFR | from the south (190°) at 17 knots, gusting to 26 | 10+ mi | none | 1,953 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| CSM Burns Flat, OK | 420 nm out, 15 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 17 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,922 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| PWA Oklahoma City, OK | 490 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 15 knots, gusting to 25 | 10+ mi | none | 1,299 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| SWO Stillwater, OK | 530 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,000 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| TUL Tulsa, OK | 580 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 14 knots, gusting to 20 | 10+ mi | none | 677 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| JLN Joplin, MO | 670 nm out, 16 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 10 knots | 10+ mi | none | 977 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| SGF Springfield, MO | destination | VFR | from the south (180°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,268 ft | 11:52 pm CDT (04:52 UTC) |
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 SGF when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 4:55 am CDT (09:55 UTC)
Wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for SGF
- From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, clear skies
- From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 18 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 11 knots, 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 SGF 6:41 pm CDT (23:41 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:07 pm CDT (00:07 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at SGF is before sunrise there (7:18 am CDT (12:18 UTC)).
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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, Springfield-Branson Ntl Airport.