Miami-Opa Locka Executive to EL Paso International OPF → ELP
1,414 nautical miles (1,627 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 291°, about 297° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 11 h 30 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 3-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:35 am MDT (12:35 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 115 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 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Near the route, 448 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. 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 OPF.
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 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 12 forecast points nearest it (MIA, PIE, MOB, MSY, LCH, HOU, CLL, SAT, ABI, DRT, 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 | 170° at 8 kt | −3 kt | 19 °C | 123 kt | 11 h 30 min | 6:35 am MDT (12:35 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 180° at 8 kt | −1 kt | 17 °C | 121 kt | 11 h 41 min | 6:46 am MDT (12:46 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 200° at 9 kt | +2 kt | 14 °C | 118 kt | 11 h 59 min | 7:04 am MDT (13:04 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 230° at 10 kt | +5 kt | 10 °C | 115 kt | 12 h 18 min | 7:23 am MDT (13:23 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 12 kt | +9 kt | 6 °C | 111 kt | 12 h 44 min | 7:49 am MDT (13:49 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 250° at 13 kt | +11 kt | 2 °C | 109 kt | 12 h 58 min | 8:03 am MDT (14:03 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 250° at 14 kt | +12 kt | -2 °C | 108 kt | 13 h 06 min | 8:11 am MDT (14:11 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 15 kt | +13 kt | -5 °C | 107 kt | 13 h 13 min | 8:18 am MDT (14:18 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 19 kt | +17 kt | -15 °C | 103 kt | 13 h 44 min | 8:49 am MDT (14:49 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 21 kt | +21 kt | -30 °C | 99 kt | 14 h 17 min | 9:22 am MDT (15:22 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 20 kt | +20 kt | -40 °C | 100 kt | 14 h 08 min | 9:13 am MDT (15:13 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 22 kt | +22 kt | -52 °C | 98 kt | 14 h 26 min | 9:31 am MDT (15:31 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; 27 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; 78 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 348 nm out; 180 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 448 nm out; 125 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 647 nm out; 67 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 796 nm out; 22 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 846 nm out; 32 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 946 nm out; 66 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 1045 nm out; 94 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° | |
| DRT | used from 1095 nm out; 99 nm from the line | 150/25 | 150/27 16° | 170/19 12° | 200/12 7° | 230/23 -4° | 230/27 -12° | 240/24 -28° | 290/20 -38° | 300/28 -51° |
| INK | used from 1145 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 1344 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPF Miami, FL | departure | no report just now | 8 ft | ||||
| RSW Fort Myers, FL | 90 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 29 ft | ||||
| DWH Houston, TX | 846 nm out, 0 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 152 ft | ||||
| EDC Austin, TX | 956 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 620 ft | ||||
| SJT San Angelo, TX | 1115 nm out, 22 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,918 ft | ||||
| PEQ Pecos, TX | 1264 nm out, 3 nm south of the line | no report just now | 2,613 ft | ||||
| ELP El Paso, TX | destination | no report just now | 3,961 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 ELP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:35 am MDT (12:35 UTC)
ELP has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 13 nm from the route, 966 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 14 nm from the route, 1105 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at OPF 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC), at ELP 6:36 pm MDT (00:36 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:01 pm MDT (01:01 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ELP is before sunrise there (7:06 am MDT (13:06 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: Miami-Opa Locka Executive, EL Paso International.