Plan a flight · Sun 9:36 pm EDT (01:36 UTC)

Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International to EL Paso International FLL → ELP

1,417 nautical miles (1,630 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 290°, about 296° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 11 h 37 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 2-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:13 am MDT (13:13 UTC). Right now FLL is VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 4 knots; ELP is VFR, wind from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 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: 2 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 2W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 10:55 pm EDT (02:55 UTC). Over the last 30 nm of the route.

as issued

WSUS33 KKCI 120055
MKCW WST 120055
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 2W
VALID UNTIL 0255Z
TX NM AZ
FROM 50NNW SJN-60WNW CME-60E ELP-70SSW SSO-50SW TUS-50NNW SJN
AREA SEV TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
HAIL TO 1 IN...WIND GUSTS TO 50KT POSS.

AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft, from 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC). Near the route, 459 nm along the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft, from 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC). Near the route, at the destination end.

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 FLL.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

B789 at 27,000 ft, 7 nm north, 8:30 pm EDT (00:30 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence, remarks: zhu. 708 nm along the route, 7 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LFT UA /OV LLA270030/TM 0030/FL270/TP B789/TB MOD CAT/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through LFT
Where
30 nm west (270°) of LLA
Time
00:30 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
B789
Turbulence
moderate clear-air turbulence
Remarks
zhu
GLF6 at 17,000 ft, 18 nm northeast, 7:00 pm EDT (23:00 UTC): no turbulence, clear from 17,000 ft to 60,000 ft. 80 nm along the route, 18 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RSW UA /OV LBV180002/TM 2300/FL170/TP GLF6/SK SKC/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through RSW
Where
2 nm south (180°) of LBV
Time
23:00 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
GLF6
Sky
clear
Turbulence
none
PAY1 at 12,000 ft, 31 nm northeast, 6:59 pm EDT (22:59 UTC): no turbulence. 90 nm along the route, 31 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RSW UA /OV RSW030035/TM 2259/FL120/TP PAY1/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through RSW
Where
35 nm northeast (030°) of RSW
Time
22:59 UTC
Height
at 12,000 ft
Aircraft
PAY1
Turbulence
none
MD11 at 35,000 ft, 40 nm northeast, 7:18 pm EDT (23:18 UTC): no turbulence. 140 nm along the route, 40 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SRQ UA /OV SRQ080015/TM 2318/FL350/TP MD11/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through SRQ
Where
15 nm east (080°) of SRQ
Time
23:18 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
MD11
Turbulence
none
B38M at 31,000 ft, 3 nm south, 8:49 pm EDT (00:49 UTC): light chop turbulence above 31,000 ft. 249 nm along the route, 3 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SRQ UA /OV SRQ275105/TM 0049/FL310/TP B38M/TB LGT CHOP 310
```
Report
a routine report filed through SRQ
Where
105 nm west (275°) of SRQ
Time
00:49 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
light chop at 31,000 ft
A21N at 32,000 ft, 10 nm southwest, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 539 nm along the route, 10 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MSY UA /OV LEV154030/TM 2315/FL320/TP A21N/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through MSY
Where
30 nm southeast (154°) of LEV
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
zhu
E75L at 27,000 ft, 30 nm north, 8:20 pm EDT (00:20 UTC): remarks: zhu. 728 nm along the route, 30 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LCH UA /OV LCH08510/TM 0020/FL270/TP E75L/TB CONS CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through LCH
Where
LCH08510
Time
00:20 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
continuous chop
Remarks
zhu
B737 at 28,000 ft, 3 nm north, 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 UTC): light to moderate turbulence above 28,000 ft, remarks: below 26,000 ft zhu. 728 nm along the route, 3 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BPT UA /OV BPT109042/TM 2252/FL280/TP B737/TB INTMT LGT-MOD FL280 /RM BLO FL260. ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through BPT
Where
42 nm east (109°) of BPT
Time
22:52 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
intermittent light to moderate FL280
Remarks
below 26,000 ft zhu
B39M at 27,000 ft, 8 nm south, 8:42 pm EDT (00:42 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 838 nm along the route, 8 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV IH340035/TM 0042/FL270/TP B39M/TB LT CHOP DURC/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
IH340035
Time
00:42 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
lt chop during the climb
Remarks
zhu

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 11 forecast points nearest it (MIA, PIE, MOB, MSY, LCH, HOU, CLL, SAT, ABI, INK, 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	180° at 8 kt	−2 kt	19 °C	122 kt	11 h 37 min	7:13 am MDT (13:13 UTC)
6,500 ft	190° at 8 kt	−1 kt	17 °C	121 kt	11 h 43 min	7:19 am MDT (13:19 UTC)
8,500 ft	200° at 9 kt	+2 kt	14 °C	118 kt	12 h 01 min	7:37 am MDT (13:37 UTC)
10,500 ft	230° at 10 kt	+6 kt	10 °C	114 kt	12 h 26 min	8:02 am MDT (14:02 UTC)
12,500 ft	240° at 12 kt	+10 kt	6 °C	110 kt	12 h 53 min	8:29 am MDT (14:29 UTC)
14,500 ft	250° at 13 kt	+11 kt	2 °C	109 kt	13 h	8:36 am MDT (14:36 UTC)
16,500 ft	250° at 14 kt	+12 kt	-2 °C	108 kt	13 h 07 min	8:43 am MDT (14:43 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	250° at 15 kt	+13 kt	-5 °C	107 kt	13 h 15 min	8:51 am MDT (14:51 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	260° at 19 kt	+17 kt	-15 °C	103 kt	13 h 45 min	9:21 am MDT (15:21 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	270° at 21 kt	+21 kt	-30 °C	99 kt	14 h 19 min	9:55 am MDT (15:55 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	280° at 20 kt	+21 kt	-40 °C	99 kt	14 h 19 min	9:55 am MDT (15:55 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	290° at 22 kt	+22 kt	-52 °C	98 kt	14 h 28 min	10:04 am MDT (16:04 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
MIA	used from 0 nm out; 30 nm from the line	190/8	L/V 18°	180/5 14°	L/V 9°	190/10 -5°	160/10 -16°	150/13 -30°	160/26 -40°	150/23 -52°
PIE	used from 100 nm out; 71 nm from the line	310/7	270/12 17°	270/14 13°	260/14 8°	240/22 -5°	230/24 -16°	220/26 -31°	200/31 -41°	180/33 -53°
MOB	used from 349 nm out; 175 nm from the line	310/7	350/18 18°	330/16 12°	300/18 7°	320/17 -6°	330/27 -17°	340/52 -33°	350/53 -43°	330/38 -50°
MSY	used from 449 nm out; 123 nm from the line	L/V	020/6 18°	L/V 12°	300/11 7°	330/15 -4°	320/22 -16°	330/38 -32°	350/47 -42°	340/56 -52°
LCH	used from 648 nm out; 66 nm from the line	190/6	180/8 18°	170/13 12°	220/12 7°	290/10 -4°	280/15 -14°	320/30 -31°	320/32 -40°	320/39 -53°
HOU	used from 798 nm out; 27 nm from the line	160/18	160/14 17°	180/19 12°	190/11 8°	260/12 -4°	260/14 -13°	310/26 -30°	310/30 -40°	320/21 -52°
CLL	used from 848 nm out; 30 nm from the line	160/18	190/18 16°	200/19 12°	220/14 7°	260/18 -5°	250/20 -13°	290/29 -29°	290/31 -40°	300/22 -53°
SAT	used from 948 nm out; 70 nm from the line	130/22	140/24 18°	170/19 13°	190/13 7°	240/15 -4°	220/14 -13°	270/11 -28°	280/10 -40°	310/18 -51°
ABI	used from 1047 nm out; 91 nm from the line		180/26 17°	220/18 12°	230/25 8°	230/28 -5°	240/29 -14°	250/35 -28°	270/37 -39°	280/37 -51°
INK	used from 1147 nm out; 87 nm from the line		160/27 20°	190/18 13°	240/19 7°	250/23 -4°	250/33 -15°	230/45 -28°	250/45 -39°	270/49 -50°
ELP	used from 1347 nm out; 45 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°

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
FLL Fort Lauderdale, FL	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,400 feet, a few clouds at 3,400 feet	from the southeast (140°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	65 ft	8:53 pm EDT (00:53 UTC)
RSW Fort Myers, FL	90 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the north-northeast (030°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	29 ft	00:53 UTC
DWH Houston, TX	848 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (130°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	152 ft	00:53 UTC
EDC Austin, TX	958 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (150°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	620 ft	23:35 UTC
SJT San Angelo, TX	1117 nm out, 20 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	1,918 ft	00:51 UTC
PEQ Pecos, TX	1267 nm out, 5 nm south of the line	VFR	from the southeast (130°) at 17 knots, gusting to 23	10+ mi	none	2,613 ft	01:15 UTC
ELP El Paso, TX	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,000 feet, scattered clouds at 13,000 feet, a broken layer at 21,000 feet	from the west-southwest (240°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	21,000 ft	3,961 ft	6:51 pm MDT (00:51 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, 7:13 am MDT (13:13 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 VFR

The whole forecast for ELP

From Sun 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 23, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 15,000 feet
At times between Sun 6:00 pm MDT (00:00 UTC) and 8:00 pm MDT (02:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 20 knots, gusting to 30
From Sun 8:00 pm MDT (02:00 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

The forecast for FLL, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

6/5849 Austin, TX, Friday, October 2, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 17 nm from the route, 968 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZHU
6/4240 SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 11 nm from the route, 1107 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at FLL 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC), at ELP 6:36 pm MDT (00:36 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:01 pm MDT (01:01 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 Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · 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: Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International, EL Paso International.