Plan a flight · Mon 7:53 am EDT (11:53 UTC)

Greenville Spartanburg International to EL Paso International GSP → ELP

1,223 nautical miles (1,407 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 268°, about 274° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 11 h 32 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 14-knot headwind), arriving about 5:25 pm MDT (23:25 UTC). Right now GSP is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 3 knots; ELP is VFR, wind calm. 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 TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 29,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the first 109 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 6,000 ft. Over the first 109 nm of the route.
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 route from 70 to 219 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 89 to 109 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 855 to 934 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 GSP.

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

B739 at 36,000 ft, 1 nm southwest, 7:18 am EDT (11:18 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 36. At the departure end, 1 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ODF065025/TM 1118/FL360/TP B739/TB MOD/RM ZTLFD 36
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
25 nm northeast (065°) of ODF
Time
11:18 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B739
Turbulence
moderate
Remarks
ztlfd 36
A320 at 34,000 ft, 31 nm north, 7:17 am EDT (11:17 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 50. At the departure end, 31 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV SUG/TM 1117/FL340/TP A320/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD 50
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over SUG
Time
11:17 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
light
Remarks
ztlfd 50
B712 at 20,000 ft, 11 nm south, 7:17 am EDT (11:17 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 49. 50 nm along the route, 11 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ODF/TM 1117/FL200/TP B712/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 49
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over ODF
Time
11:17 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
B712
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ztlfd 49
A319 at 19,000 ft, 11 nm south, 6:42 am EDT (10:42 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 49. 50 nm along the route, 11 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV ODF/TM 1042/FL190/TP A319/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD 49
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
over ODF
Time
10:42 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
A319
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ztlfd 49
B38M at 35,000 ft, 2 nm west, 6:04 am EDT (10:04 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: ztlfd 39. 119 nm along the route, 2 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ATL UA /OV GQO110025/TM 1004/FL350/TP B38M/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD 39
```
Report
a routine report filed through ATL
Where
25 nm east (110°) of GQO
Time
10:04 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
light
Remarks
ztlfd 39
C56X at 1,000 ft, 16 nm north, 7:04 am EDT (11:04 UTC): remarks: during the climb runway 20 departure. 149 nm along the route, 16 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA/TM 1104/FL010/TP C56X/SK TOP010/RM DURC. RY 20 DEPARTURE
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
over CHA
Time
11:04 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
C56X
Sky
TOP010
Remarks
during the climb runway 20 departure
CRJ9 at 1,000 ft, 16 nm north, 6:15 am EDT (10:15 UTC): remarks: during the climb runway 20 departure. 149 nm along the route, 16 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CHA UA /OV CHA/TM 1015/FL010/TP CRJ9/SK TOP010/RM DURC. RY 20 DEPARTURE
```
Report
a routine report filed through CHA
Where
over CHA
Time
10:15 UTC
Height
at 1,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
TOP010
Remarks
during the climb runway 20 departure
E170 at 14,000 ft, 43 nm north, 7:19 am EDT (11:19 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, remarks: ZME65. 467 nm along the route, 43 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LIT UA /OV LIT045030/TM 1119/FL140/TP E170/TB NEG/IC NEG/RM ZME65
```
Report
a routine report filed through LIT
Where
30 nm northeast (045°) of LIT
Time
11:19 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
none
Icing
none
Remarks
ZME65
E170 at 2,200 ft, 41 nm south, 7:42 am EDT (11:42 UTC): scattered clouds above 2,200 ft, remarks: haze layer on final at 2200 ft. 746 nm along the route, 41 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DFW UA /OV DFW/TM 1142/FL022/TP E170/SK SCT022/RM HAZE LAYER ON FINAL AT 2200 FT
```
Report
a routine report filed through DFW
Where
over DFW
Time
11:42 UTC
Height
at 2,200 ft
Aircraft
E170
Sky
scattered clouds from 2,200 ft
Remarks
haze layer on final at 2200 ft

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 08:00–15:00 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 13 forecast points nearest it (GSP, TYS, HSV, MEM, LIT, FSM, DAL, SPS, ABI, LBB, INK, 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 16 kt	+16 kt	20 °C	104 kt	11 h 46 min	5:39 pm MDT (23:39 UTC)
6,500 ft	250° at 14 kt	+15 kt	16 °C	105 kt	11 h 39 min	5:32 pm MDT (23:32 UTC)
8,500 ft	260° at 13 kt	+14 kt	13 °C	106 kt	11 h 32 min	5:25 pm MDT (23:25 UTC)
10,500 ft	260° at 13 kt	+14 kt	9 °C	106 kt	11 h 32 min	5:25 pm MDT (23:25 UTC)
12,500 ft	260° at 13 kt	+14 kt	6 °C	106 kt	11 h 32 min	5:25 pm MDT (23:25 UTC)
14,500 ft	260° at 15 kt	+16 kt	1 °C	104 kt	11 h 46 min	5:39 pm MDT (23:39 UTC)
16,500 ft	260° at 17 kt	+18 kt	-3 °C	102 kt	11 h 59 min	5:52 pm MDT (23:52 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	260° at 19 kt	+20 kt	-6 °C	100 kt	12 h 14 min	6:07 pm MDT (00:07 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	260° at 26 kt	+27 kt	-16 °C	93 kt	13 h 09 min	7:02 pm MDT (01:02 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	280° at 36 kt	+36 kt	-30 °C	84 kt	14 h 34 min	8:27 pm MDT (02:27 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	290° at 40 kt	+38 kt	-39 °C	82 kt	14 h 55 min	8:48 pm MDT (02:48 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	290° at 36 kt	+31 kt	-51 °C	89 kt	13 h 44 min	7:37 pm MDT (01:37 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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
GSP	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	340/30	360/24 13°	350/29 10°	340/33 6°	340/40 -7°	350/44 -19°	340/59 -31°	350/55 -41°	300/29 -50°
TYS	used from 50 nm out; 59 nm from the line	330/16	350/32 14°	350/37 9°	340/30 5°	330/28 -6°	340/36 -19°	330/40 -33°	330/51 -41°	330/36 -51°
HSV	used from 149 nm out; 51 nm from the line	300/20	310/14 16°	310/18 10°	310/15 4°	320/19 -5°	290/16 -18°	320/36 -32°	320/47 -41°	330/42 -50°
MEM	used from 298 nm out; 67 nm from the line	250/19	260/19 17°	270/20 12°	270/16 6°	270/21 -6°	290/27 -17°	300/37 -30°	300/49 -40°	310/40 -51°
LIT	used from 447 nm out; 37 nm from the line	250/22	250/25 18°	240/23 12°	240/20 7°	250/17 -6°	260/25 -17°	300/45 -29°	300/49 -40°	310/43 -51°
FSM	used from 547 nm out; 84 nm from the line	230/33	260/23 15°	240/23 11°	230/18 8°	230/20 -8°	250/31 -17°	280/51 -30°	280/52 -39°	300/47 -51°
DAL	used from 646 nm out; 81 nm from the line	190/30	200/28 18°	220/18 13°	250/13 8°	240/24 -6°	270/20 -14°	270/35 -29°	290/34 -39°	310/41 -51°
SPS	used from 746 nm out; 51 nm from the line	220/35	220/31 18°	230/16 14°	230/10 8°	250/18 -5°	250/32 -16°	260/51 -28°	280/46 -38°	300/50 -50°
ABI	used from 845 nm out; 46 nm from the line		200/30 19°	220/12 16°	220/11 9°	230/15 -5°	250/26 -15°	250/39 -28°	270/36 -38°	280/30 -51°
LBB	used from 944 nm out; 52 nm from the line		220/25 21°	230/20 15°	220/20 7°	230/36 -6°	240/50 -15°	240/59 -28°	260/52 -37°	260/45 -50°
INK	used from 994 nm out; 63 nm from the line		220/17 21°	230/12 14°	210/13 7°	220/29 -5°	240/41 -14°	230/43 -28°	250/41 -38°	250/33 -51°
ROW	used from 1093 nm out; 63 nm from the line		230/12	230/17 13°	220/30 7°	230/41 -5°	240/52 -17°	230/66 -28°	240/63 -38°	240/60 -50°
ELP	used from 1143 nm out; 55 nm from the line		300/8	210/14 12°	210/28 6°	230/47 -6°	230/56 -14°	220/58 -27°	230/60 -38°	230/56 -50°

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
GSP Greer, SC	departure	VFR	from the east-southeast (120°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	963 ft	6:53 am EDT (10:53 UTC)
DZJ Blairsville, GA	89 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 3,700 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	1,906 ft	11:35 UTC
HSV Huntsville, AL	229 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 15,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	628 ft	10:53 UTC
TUP Tupelo, MS	328 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Weather: mist	calm	3 mi	none	346 ft	11:42 UTC
PBF Pine Bluff, AR	487 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	205 ft	10:53 UTC
ADF Arkadelphia, AR	537 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	181 ft	10:55 UTC
GYI Sherman/Denison, TX	716 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	749 ft	11:15 UTC
DTO Denton, TX	755 nm out, 22 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	642 ft	10:53 UTC
SNK Snyder, TX	944 nm out, 14 nm south of the line	VFR	from the south (180°) at 9 knots	7 mi	none	2,430 ft	11:35 UTC
HOB Hobbs, NM	1054 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	3,660 ft	11:35 UTC
CNM Carlsbad, NM	1113 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	3,294 ft	10:53 UTC
ELP El Paso, TX	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,500 feet, a few clouds at 11,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	3,961 ft	4:51 am MDT (10:51 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, 5:25 pm MDT (23:25 UTC)

Wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for ELP

From Mon 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet, scattered clouds at 15,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 pm MDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the west at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

The forecast for GSP, the departure

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 5,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, gusting to 18, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Tue 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

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 GSP 6:58 pm EDT (22:58 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

Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · 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: Greenville Spartanburg International, EL Paso International.