Plan a flight · Sun 11:07 pm EDT (03:07 UTC)

Pittsburgh International to EL Paso International PIT → ELP

1,364 nautical miles (1,570 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 256°, about 265° magnetic at the departure end (variation 9W). At 120 knots that is 12 h 45 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 13-knot headwind), arriving about 9:52 am MDT (15:52 UTC). Right now PIT is IFR, wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 5 knots; ELP is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 11 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: 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 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 10 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 10 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 40 to 189 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 PIT.

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

B38M at 29,000 ft, 39 nm south, 8:55 pm EDT (00:55 UTC): moderate turbulence above 29,000 ft, remarks: zob. At the departure end, 39 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MPG UA /OV AIR120030/TM 0055/FL290/TP B38M /TB OCNL MOD 290/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through MPG
Where
30 nm southeast (120°) of AIR
Time
00:55 UTC
Height
at 29,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
occasional moderate at 29,000 ft
Remarks
zob
C68A at 2,700 ft, 0 nm south, 8:45 pm EDT (00:45 UTC): overcast above 2,700 ft, remarks: landing runway 10R. At the departure end, 0 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PIT UA /OV KPIT/TM 0045/FL027/TP C68A/SK OVC027/RM LANDING RWY 10R
```
Report
a routine report filed through PIT
Where
over KPIT
Time
00:45 UTC
Height
at 2,700 ft
Aircraft
C68A
Sky
overcast from 2,700 ft
Remarks
landing runway 10R
CRJ7 descending, 39 nm north, 9:17 pm EDT (01:17 UTC): remarks: bases 2,000 ft. At the departure end, 39 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CAK UA /OV CAK/TM 0117/FLDURD/TP CRJ7/RM BASES 020
```
Report
a routine report filed through CAK
Where
over CAK
Time
01:17 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ7
Remarks
bases 2,000 ft
BCS3 at 25,000 ft, 48 nm south, 8:58 pm EDT (00:58 UTC): light turbulence, no icing, remarks: during the climb. 70 nm along the route, 48 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PKB UA /OV JPU/TM 0058/FL250/TP BCS3/TB LGT/IC NEG/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through PKB
Where
over JPU
Time
00:58 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Turbulence
light
Icing
none
Remarks
during the climb
BCS3 climbing, 5 nm northeast, 10:27 pm EDT (02:27 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 129 nm along the route, 5 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV CMH/TM 0227/FLDURC/TP BCS3/SK B010
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over CMH
Time
02:27 UTC
Height
during the climb
Aircraft
BCS3
Sky
B010
BCS3 at 3,000 ft, 5 nm northeast, 8:27 pm EDT (00:27 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 129 nm along the route, 5 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CMH UA /OV CMH/TM 0027/FL030/TP BCS3/SK T037
```
Report
a routine report filed through CMH
Where
over CMH
Time
00:27 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Sky
T037
A321 at 21,000 ft, 35 nm north, 8:23 pm EDT (00:23 UTC): no turbulence. 169 nm along the route, 35 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV ROD/TM 0023/FL210/TP A321/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
over ROD
Time
00:23 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
none
CRJ9 descending, 15 nm north, 9:15 pm EDT (01:15 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 189 nm along the route, 15 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DAY UA /OV DAY/TM 0115/FLDURD/TP CRJ9/SK T031 B005
```
Report
a routine report filed through DAY
Where
over DAY
Time
01:15 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
CRJ9
Sky
T031 B005
A21N at 17,000 ft, 11 nm south, 9:28 pm EDT (01:28 UTC): no icing, clear from 17,000 ft to 60,000 ft, remarks: clear since departing KIND southbound. 289 nm along the route, 11 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IND UA /OV IND183045/TM 0128/FL170/TP A21N/SK SKC/IC NEG/RM CLR SINCE DEPARTING KIND SOUTHBOUND
```
Report
a routine report filed through IND
Where
45 nm south (183°) of IND
Time
01:28 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Sky
clear
Icing
none
Remarks
clear since departing KIND southbound
A320 at 35,000 ft, 9 nm northwest, 8:43 pm EDT (00:43 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZFW47. 1045 nm along the route, 9 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CDS UA /OV CDS270030/TM 0043/FL350/TP A320/TB LGT CHOP/RM ZFW47
```
Report
a routine report filed through CDS
Where
30 nm west (270°) of CDS
Time
00:43 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
ZFW47

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 14 forecast points nearest it (AGC, CMH, CVG, IND, EVV, STL, SGF, TUL, OKC, SPS, AMA, 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	230° at 20 kt	+20 kt	18 °C	100 kt	13 h 38 min	10:45 am MDT (16:45 UTC)
6,500 ft	250° at 17 kt	+19 kt	15 °C	101 kt	13 h 30 min	10:37 am MDT (16:37 UTC)
8,500 ft	260° at 15 kt	+15 kt	12 °C	105 kt	12 h 59 min	10:06 am MDT (16:06 UTC)
10,500 ft	270° at 13 kt	+13 kt	9 °C	107 kt	12 h 45 min	9:52 am MDT (15:52 UTC)
12,500 ft	270° at 13 kt	+13 kt	5 °C	107 kt	12 h 45 min	9:52 am MDT (15:52 UTC)
14,500 ft	260° at 15 kt	+16 kt	1 °C	104 kt	13 h 07 min	10:14 am MDT (16:14 UTC)
16,500 ft	260° at 18 kt	+18 kt	-3 °C	102 kt	13 h 22 min	10:29 am MDT (16:29 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	260° at 19 kt	+20 kt	-6 °C	100 kt	13 h 38 min	10:45 am MDT (16:45 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	270° at 27 kt	+26 kt	-17 °C	94 kt	14 h 31 min	11:38 am MDT (17:38 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	280° at 38 kt	+35 kt	-31 °C	85 kt	16 h 03 min	1:10 pm MDT (19:10 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	280° at 46 kt	+39 kt	-40 °C	81 kt	16 h 50 min	1:57 pm MDT (19:57 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	290° at 44 kt	+33 kt	-50 °C	87 kt	15 h 41 min	12:48 pm MDT (18:48 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
AGC	used from 0 nm out; 38 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 50 nm out; 51 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 199 nm out; 29 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°
IND	used from 249 nm out; 33 nm from the line	290/16	310/20 16°	320/21 10°	330/13 3°	300/25 -7°	320/32 -19°	330/46 -34°	320/61 -43°	320/63 -50°
EVV	used from 348 nm out; 45 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°
STL	used from 398 nm out; 69 nm from the line	250/24	250/24 16°	260/23 9°	270/16 6°	260/25 -6°	270/29 -19°	290/34 -33°	290/48 -41°	290/54 -51°
SGF	used from 548 nm out; 72 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 697 nm out; 58 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 846 nm out; 12 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 946 nm out; 71 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°
AMA	used from 996 nm out; 79 nm from the line		210/38	230/29 14°	240/29 7°	220/27 -5°	240/37 -18°	240/66 -28°	250/59 -37°	260/47 -49°
LBB	used from 1045 nm out; 40 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 1195 nm out; 38 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 1294 nm out; 45 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
PIT Pittsburgh, PA	departure	IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet	from the north-northeast (030°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	800 ft	1,202 ft	10:51 pm EDT (02:51 UTC)
CMH Columbus, OH	129 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a few clouds at 900 feet, overcast at 1,700 feet	from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	1,700 ft	815 ft	02:51 UTC
TZR Columbus, OH	139 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet, overcast at 1,400 feet	from the northwest (320°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	700 ft	904 ft	02:55 UTC
BMG Bloomington, IN	309 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower	low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 200 feet Weather: mist	calm	2.5 mi	200 ft	845 ft	03:02 UTC
BLV Belleville, IL	458 nm out, 20 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	459 ft	02:55 UTC
SGF Springfield, MO	647 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	1,268 ft	02:52 UTC
TUL Tulsa, OK	777 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 12 knots	10+ mi	none	677 ft	02:53 UTC
PWA Oklahoma City, OK	876 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 16 knots	10+ mi	none	1,299 ft	02:53 UTC
CDS Childress, TX	1016 nm out, 7 nm south of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	1,953 ft	02:53 UTC
LBB Lubbock, TX	1105 nm out, 13 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the south (180°) at 18 knots	10+ mi	none	3,282 ft	02:53 UTC
ATS Artesia, NM	1245 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line	VFR	from the southeast (140°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	none	3,544 ft	02:55 UTC
ELP El Paso, TX	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,000 feet, scattered clouds at 11,000 feet, a broken layer at 22,000 feet	from the east-southeast (120°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	22,000 ft	3,961 ft	8:51 pm MDT (02:51 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, 9:52 am MDT (15:52 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 9:00 pm MDT (03:00 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
At times between Sun 9:00 pm MDT (03:00 UTC) and 10:00 pm MDT (04:00 UTC): wind variable at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility 4 miles, rain showers

The forecast for PIT, the departure

From Sun 11:00 pm EDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 800 feet
From Mon 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 700 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,200 feet
From Mon 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 2,500 feet
From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet

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

6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 12 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 12 nm from the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 23 nm from the route, 219 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID

Daylight

Sunset at PIT 6:45 pm EDT (22:45 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 · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · 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: Pittsburgh International, EL Paso International.