EL Paso International to MC Ghee Tyson Airport ELP → TYS
1,139 nautical miles (1,311 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 072°, about 064° magnetic at the departure end (variation 8E). At 120 knots that is 7 h 10 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 39-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:06 am EDT (13:06 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: 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
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 150 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 40 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 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 12 forecast points nearest it (ELP, ROW, INK, LBB, ABI, SPS, DAL, FSM, LIT, MEM, BNA, TYS). 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 | 230° at 18 kt | −16 kt | 136 kt | 8 h 22 min | 10:18 am EDT (14:18 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 230° at 17 kt | −16 kt | 18 °C | 136 kt | 8 h 22 min | 10:18 am EDT (14:18 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 16 kt | −16 kt | 14 °C | 136 kt | 8 h 22 min | 10:18 am EDT (14:18 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 250° at 16 kt | −16 kt | 12 °C | 136 kt | 8 h 22 min | 10:18 am EDT (14:18 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 260° at 14 kt | −15 kt | 8 °C | 135 kt | 8 h 26 min | 10:22 am EDT (14:22 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 260° at 14 kt | −15 kt | 4 °C | 135 kt | 8 h 26 min | 10:22 am EDT (14:22 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 260° at 15 kt | −16 kt | 0 °C | 136 kt | 8 h 22 min | 10:18 am EDT (14:18 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 260° at 17 kt | −17 kt | -4 °C | 137 kt | 8 h 19 min | 10:15 am EDT (14:15 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 17 kt | −18 kt | -5 °C | 138 kt | 8 h 15 min | 10:11 am EDT (14:11 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 26 kt | −27 kt | -16 °C | 147 kt | 7 h 45 min | 9:41 am EDT (13:41 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 38 kt | −38 kt | -30 °C | 158 kt | 7 h 13 min | 9:09 am EDT (13:09 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 41 kt | −39 kt | -39 °C | 159 kt | 7 h 10 min | 9:06 am EDT (13:06 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 39 kt | −33 kt | -50 °C | 153 kt | 7 h 27 min | 9:23 am EDT (13:23 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; 70 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° | |
| INK | used from 150 nm out; 54 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° | |
| LBB | used from 200 nm out; 48 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° | |
| ABI | used from 300 nm out; 63 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° | |
| SPS | used from 350 nm out; 46 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° |
| DAL | used from 500 nm out; 83 nm from the line | 190/29 | 220/23 17° | 220/17 13° | 250/18 8° | 230/18 -5° | 240/18 -15° | 270/34 -29° | 280/33 -39° | 300/36 -51° |
| FSM | used from 550 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 210/27 | 250/23 16° | 250/20 13° | 240/17 8° | 250/18 -6° | 260/31 -16° | 280/42 -30° | 280/44 -40° | 290/38 -51° |
| LIT | used from 650 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 220/21 | 230/17 16° | 250/24 12° | 260/15 7° | 260/13 -5° | 280/25 -16° | 290/35 -30° | 300/42 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| MEM | used from 800 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| BNA | used from 950 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 310/20 | 340/20 17° | 330/24 10° | 340/22 5° | 330/26 -6° | 340/29 -18° | 330/52 -33° | 320/62 -41° | 340/45 -50° |
| TYS | used from 1050 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 320/20 | 340/18 11° | 340/32 9° | 340/36 4° | 330/37 -7° | 330/38 -19° | 330/50 -34° | 330/53 -38° | 330/44 -48° |
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 | ||||
| CNM Carlsbad, NM | 110 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 3,294 ft | ||||
| HOB Hobbs, NM | 170 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,660 ft | ||||
| LUV Lamesa, TX | 230 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 2,998 ft | ||||
| SPS Wichita Falls, TX | 420 nm out, 15 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,019 ft | ||||
| ADM Ardmore, OK | 490 nm out, 17 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 776 ft | ||||
| MEZ Mena, AR | 630 nm out, 3 nm east of the line | no report just now | 1,079 ft | ||||
| LIT Little Rock, AR | 730 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 266 ft | ||||
| MEM Memphis, TN | 840 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 340 ft | ||||
| SYI Shelbyville, TN | 1020 nm out, 2 nm south of the line | no report just now | 799 ft | ||||
| RNC Mc Minnville, TN | 1050 nm out, 3 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,031 ft | ||||
| TYS Knoxville, TN | destination | no report just now | 986 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 TYS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 9:06 am EDT (13:06 UTC)
TYS 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 6:36 pm MDT (00:36 UTC), at TYS 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:30 pm EDT (23:30 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, MC Ghee Tyson Airport.