Newark Liberty International to EL Paso International EWR → ELP
1,637 nautical miles (1,884 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 261°, about 274° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 15 h 09 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 12-knot headwind), arriving about 3:54 pm MDT (21:54 UTC). Right now EWR is marginal VFR, wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 12 knots; ELP is VFR, wind from the north (350°) at 4 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: 16 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 E22E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 40,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 3:55 am EDT (07:55 UTC). Near the route, 210 nm along the route.
as issued
WSUS31 KKCI 120555 MKCE WST 120555 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 22E VALID UNTIL 0755Z NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND MA RI DE NJ NY CSTL WTRS FROM 40E HTO-80SSW ACK-100ESE SIE-30SW CSN-40SSE JST-40E HTO AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL400.
- 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 first 639 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 220 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 130 to 319 nm out.
- 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 968 to 1218 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 EWR.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- B763 at 800 ft, 18 nm east, 1:51 am EDT (05:51 UTC): a broken layer, remarks: bases at at 80,000 ft and tops 1500. At the departure end, 18 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
JFK UA /OV JFK 2 MILES SOUTHEAST/TM 0551/FL008/TP B763/SK BKN/RM BASES AT 800 AND TOPS 1500
- Report
- a routine report filed through JFK
- Where
- jfk 2 miles southeast
- Time
- 05:51 UTC
- Height
- at 800 ft
- Aircraft
- B763
- Sky
- a broken layer
- Remarks
- bases at at 80,000 ft and tops 1500
- GA6C descending, 48 nm north, 12:32 am EDT (04:32 UTC): overcast above 1,000 ft, remarks: bases OVC010. At the departure end, 48 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
SWF UA /OV SWF 270005/TM 0432/FLDURD/TP GA6C/SK OVC010/RM BASES OVC010
- Report
- a routine report filed through SWF
- Where
- 5 nm west (270°) of SWF
- Time
- 04:32 UTC
- Height
- during the descent
- Aircraft
- GA6C
- Sky
- overcast from 1,000 ft
- Remarks
- bases OVC010
- MD83 climbing, 29 nm northwest, 1:04 am EDT (05:04 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 399 nm along the route, 29 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
CMH UA /OV LCK/TM 0504/FLDURC/TP MD83/SK B010 T037
- Report
- a routine report filed through CMH
- Where
- over LCK
- Time
- 05:04 UTC
- Height
- during the climb
- Aircraft
- MD83
- Sky
- B010 T037
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 16 forecast points nearest it (JFK, AVP, PSB, AGC, CMH, CVG, LOU, EVV, CGI, SGF, TUL, OKC, SPS, LBB, ROW, ELP). 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 | 240° at 14 kt | +15 kt | 16 °C | 105 kt | 15 h 35 min | 4:20 pm MDT (22:20 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 260° at 13 kt | +14 kt | 15 °C | 106 kt | 15 h 27 min | 4:12 pm MDT (22:12 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 270° at 13 kt | +13 kt | 12 °C | 107 kt | 15 h 18 min | 4:03 pm MDT (22:03 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 280° at 12 kt | +12 kt | 8 °C | 108 kt | 15 h 09 min | 3:54 pm MDT (21:54 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 280° at 12 kt | +12 kt | 5 °C | 108 kt | 15 h 09 min | 3:54 pm MDT (21:54 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 270° at 14 kt | +14 kt | 0 °C | 106 kt | 15 h 27 min | 4:12 pm MDT (22:12 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 270° at 16 kt | +16 kt | -4 °C | 104 kt | 15 h 44 min | 4:29 pm MDT (22:29 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 18 kt | +18 kt | -7 °C | 102 kt | 16 h 03 min | 4:48 pm MDT (22:48 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 25 kt | +24 kt | -18 °C | 96 kt | 17 h 03 min | 5:48 pm MDT (23:48 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 37 kt | +34 kt | -32 °C | 86 kt | 19 h 02 min | 7:47 pm MDT (01:47 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 44 kt | +39 kt | -40 °C | 81 kt | 20 h 13 min | 8:58 pm MDT (02:58 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 280° at 41 kt | +34 kt | -49 °C | 86 kt | 19 h 02 min | 7:47 pm MDT (01:47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JFK | used from 0 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 250/18 | 250/23 14° | 240/33 9° | 240/33 4° | 240/38 -10° | 240/45 -21° | 230/86 -32° | 230/102 -40° | 230/84 -51° |
| AVP | used from 50 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 150/5 | 350/13 12° | 270/20 8° | 260/17 4° | 260/25 -11° | 240/31 -22° | 240/54 -35° | 230/61 -41° | 240/55 -49° |
| PSB | used from 100 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 360/13 13° | 330/14 7° | 300/11 3° | 290/12 -11° | 240/23 -23° | 270/25 -36° | 250/34 -40° | 250/45 -48° | |
| AGC | used from 200 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 350/14 | 330/20 11° | 340/18 8° | 330/17 3° | 340/22 -11° | 340/31 -22° | 330/33 -36° | 300/34 -41° | 300/35 -47° |
| CMH | used from 349 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 330/15 | 340/22 14° | 340/24 9° | 340/23 4° | 340/35 -9° | 340/49 -20° | 340/58 -37° | 330/70 -42° | 340/55 -47° |
| CVG | used from 449 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/32 16° | 350/35 10° | 350/30 3° | 330/30 -7° | 340/44 -20° | 340/58 -35° | 330/72 -41° | 320/36 -49° |
| LOU | used from 549 nm out; 37 nm from the line | 310/18 | 340/28 16° | 340/29 10° | 350/27 3° | 330/27 -7° | 340/39 -19° | 330/58 -33° | 330/67 -41° | 330/40 -49° |
| EVV | used from 599 nm out; 22 nm from the line | 280/15 | 290/12 17° | 310/16 10° | 320/13 5° | 310/22 -6° | 320/26 -18° | 320/38 -33° | 310/56 -41° | 320/55 -51° |
| CGI | used from 699 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 240/20 | 270/15 15° | 280/15 11° | 300/13 6° | 290/20 -6° | 280/24 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/47 -41° | 310/49 -51° |
| SGF | used from 849 nm out; 54 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° |
| TUL | used from 998 nm out; 34 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° |
| OKC | used from 1098 nm out; 26 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° |
| SPS | used from 1198 nm out; 56 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° |
| LBB | used from 1298 nm out; 59 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° | |
| ROW | used from 1448 nm out; 54 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° | |
| ELP | used from 1548 nm out; 65 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWR Newark, NJ | departure | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 800 feet, overcast at 1,300 feet | from the north-northeast (020°) at 12 knots | 10+ mi | 1,300 ft | 17 ft | 1:51 am EDT (05:51 UTC) |
| RDG Reading, PA | 80 nm out, 7 nm southwest of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,000 feet | from the northeast (040°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 1,000 ft | 343 ft | 06:22 UTC |
| MGW Morgantown, WV | 270 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet Weather: mist | calm | 3 mi | 500 ft | 1,243 ft | 06:32 UTC |
| LUK Cincinnati, OH | 479 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: sky obscured at 200 feet Weather: fog | from the south (170°) at 3 knots | 0.25 mi | 200 ft | 481 ft | 06:28 UTC |
| EVV Evansville, IN | 639 nm out, 16 nm south of the line, tower | marginal VFR Weather: mist | calm | 4 mi | none | 421 ft | 05:54 UTC |
| MDH Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL | 719 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (190°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | none | 411 ft | 05:52 UTC |
| ROG Rogers, AR | 968 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,358 ft | 05:58 UTC |
| RVS Tulsa, OK | 1058 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 638 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| OKC Oklahoma City, OK | 1148 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,295 ft | 05:52 UTC |
| LBB Lubbock, TX | 1378 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 16 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,282 ft | 05:53 UTC |
| ATS Artesia, NM | 1518 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line | VFR | from the south (180°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,544 ft | 06:15 UTC |
| ELP El Paso, TX | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,500 feet, scattered clouds at 15,000 feet | from the north (350°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,961 ft | 11:51 pm MDT (05:51 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 ELP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:54 pm MDT (21:54 UTC)
Wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for ELP
- From Mon 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 9,000 feet, a broken layer at 15,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 3:00 pm MDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for EWR, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 14 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, overcast at 800 feet
- From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 800 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 2,500 feet
- From Mon 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet, a few clouds at 15,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 9 nm from the route, at the departure end · security · until 20 October · ZNY
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 1 nm from the route, 489 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
Daylight
Sunset at EWR 6:21 pm EDT (22:21 UTC), at ELP 6:35 pm MDT (00:35 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:00 pm MDT (01:00 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: Newark Liberty International, EL Paso International.