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Philadelphia International to EL Paso International PHL → ELP

1,582 nautical miles (1,820 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 262°, about 274° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12W). At 120 knots that is 14 h 31 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 11-knot headwind), arriving about 2:18 pm MDT (20:18 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 return flight

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 E19E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 43,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Over the first 219 nm of the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120455
    MKCE WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 19E
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    CT NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND DE NJ NY MD CT VA CSTL WTRS
    FROM 20NNW HTO-70SSE HTO-90SE SIE-20WNW LYH-40ESE AIR-20NNW HTO
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL430.
  • SIGMET 9C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 30 knots, until 2:55 am EDT (06:55 UTC). Over the last 90 nm of the route.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120455
    MKCC WST 120455
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 9C
    VALID UNTIL 0655Z
    TX NM
    FROM 50NNW CME-40ENE CME-50SE ELP-20WSW ELP-30E TCS-50NNW CME
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22030KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • 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 587 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 169 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 109 to 308 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 935 to 1134 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 PHL.

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 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 (ACY, PSB, EKN, CRW, CVG, LOU, EVV, CGI, SGF, FSM, TUL, OKC, SPS, LBB, ROW, ELP). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft240° at 15 kt+16 kt15 °C104 kt15 h 13 min3:00 pm MDT (21:00 UTC)
6,500 ft260° at 14 kt+15 kt15 °C105 kt15 h 04 min2:51 pm MDT (20:51 UTC)
8,500 ft270° at 13 kt+13 kt12 °C107 kt14 h 47 min2:34 pm MDT (20:34 UTC)
10,500 ft280° at 12 kt+11 kt8 °C109 kt14 h 31 min2:18 pm MDT (20:18 UTC)
12,500 ft280° at 11 kt+11 kt5 °C109 kt14 h 31 min2:18 pm MDT (20:18 UTC)
14,500 ft270° at 14 kt+13 kt1 °C107 kt14 h 47 min2:34 pm MDT (20:34 UTC)
16,500 ft270° at 16 kt+16 kt-4 °C104 kt15 h 13 min3:00 pm MDT (21:00 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180270° at 18 kt+18 kt-7 °C102 kt15 h 31 min3:18 pm MDT (21:18 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240270° at 25 kt+25 kt-18 °C95 kt16 h 39 min4:26 pm MDT (22:26 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300280° at 37 kt+35 kt-31 °C85 kt18 h 37 min6:24 pm MDT (00:24 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340280° at 44 kt+39 kt-39 °C81 kt19 h 32 min7:19 pm MDT (01:19 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390280° at 40 kt+34 kt-50 °C86 kt18 h 24 min6:11 pm MDT (00:11 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
ACYused from 0 nm out; 59 nm from the line220/19220/18 14°210/36 9°210/35 5°220/36 -8°240/49 -21°220/90 -31°230/103 -40°230/81 -50°
PSBused from 50 nm out; 92 nm from the line360/13 13°330/14 7°300/11 3°290/12 -11°240/23 -23°270/25 -36°250/34 -40°250/45 -48°
EKNused from 149 nm out; 52 nm from the line330/21 12°330/25 7°350/22 2°330/24 -10°310/27 -21°320/33 -35°290/31 -39°290/34 -47°
CRWused from 249 nm out; 50 nm from the line330/20330/23 11°340/25 8°340/21 2°340/33 -9°340/41 -20°330/42 -35°320/44 -39°320/43 -47°
CVGused from 348 nm out; 74 nm from the line320/18350/32 16°350/35 10°350/30 3°330/30 -7°340/44 -20°340/58 -35°330/72 -41°320/36 -49°
LOUused from 448 nm out; 23 nm from the line310/18340/28 16°340/29 10°350/27 3°330/27 -7°340/39 -19°330/58 -33°330/67 -41°330/40 -49°
EVVused from 547 nm out; 16 nm from the line280/15290/12 17°310/16 10°320/13 5°310/22 -6°320/26 -18°320/38 -33°310/56 -41°320/55 -51°
CGIused from 647 nm out; 21 nm from the line240/20270/15 15°280/15 11°300/13 6°290/20 -6°280/24 -18°300/34 -32°300/47 -41°310/49 -51°
SGFused from 796 nm out; 65 nm from the line230/33230/28 15°250/20 13°240/18 7°250/20 -6°250/24 -17°280/42 -31°280/49 -40°290/46 -51°
FSMused from 895 nm out; 50 nm from the line210/27250/23 16°250/20 13°240/17 8°250/18 -6°260/31 -16°280/42 -30°280/44 -40°290/38 -51°
TULused from 945 nm out; 42 nm from the line210/37240/29 17°260/15 14°260/11 7°240/22 -6°250/29 -16°270/45 -29°270/47 -40°280/44 -50°
OKCused from 1044 nm out; 29 nm from the line200/44230/32 18°240/13 15°240/10 9°240/20 -5°250/27 -16°260/47 -28°270/48 -39°270/45 -50°
SPSused from 1144 nm out; 45 nm from the line200/39220/28 17°230/27 12°240/15 9°250/15 -4°250/24 -15°260/45 -28°270/43 -39°280/45 -51°
LBBused from 1243 nm out; 58 nm from the line200/36 18°220/19 15°240/20 8°230/24 -4°240/37 -16°250/57 -28°250/51 -38°270/47 -50°
ROWused from 1393 nm out; 57 nm from the line190/33210/27 14°220/28 6°230/36 -6°230/56 -15°230/63 -27°250/59 -37°260/57 -49°
ELPused from 1492 nm out; 65 nm from the line290/17210/11 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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
PHL Philadelphia, PA departure no report just now 35 ft
MRB Martinsburg, WV 129 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 564 ft
CKB Clarksburg, WV 229 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 1,223 ft
LEX Lexington, KY 448 nm out, 25 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 979 ft
LOU Louisville, KY 497 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 545 ft
CGI Cape Girardeau, MO 686 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 341 ft
ASG Springdale, AR 915 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 1,352 ft
OUN Norman, OK 1094 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,181 ft
LAW Lawton, OK 1154 nm out, 15 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,110 ft
LBB Lubbock, TX 1323 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 3,282 ft
ATS Artesia, NM 1462 nm out, 15 nm northwest of the line no report just now 3,544 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, 2:18 pm MDT (20:18 UTC)

ELP has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

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

  • 6/8800 Baltimore, MD, Saturday, October 17, 2026 through Sunday, October 18, 2026 UTC 25 nm from the route, 70 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Saturday 17 October · ZDC
  • 4/9383 WASHINGTON, DC., USA 18 nm from the route, 90 nm along the route · security · ZDC

Daylight

Sunset at PHL 6:26 pm EDT (22:26 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 Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Philadelphia International, EL Paso International.