Reading Rgnl/Carl A Spaatz Field to EL Paso International RDG → ELP
1,553 nautical miles (1,788 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 260°, about 272° magnetic at the departure end (variation 12W). At 120 knots that is 14 h 23 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 12-knot headwind), arriving about 2:16 pm MDT (20:16 UTC). Right now RDG is IFR, wind from the northeast (040°) at 5 knots; ELP is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (110°) 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: 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
- 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 159 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 100 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 558 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 139 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 60 to 249 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 886 to 1135 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 RDG.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
- E145 at 600 ft, 5 nm southeast, 11:20 pm EDT (03:20 UTC): overcast above 600 ft. At the departure end, 5 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
MDT UA /OV MDT/TM 0320/FL006/TP E145/SK OVC 006
- Report
- a routine report filed through MDT
- Where
- over MDT
- Time
- 03:20 UTC
- Height
- at 600 ft
- Aircraft
- E145
- Sky
- overcast from 600 ft
- MD83 climbing, 33 nm north, 1:04 am EDT (05:04 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 319 nm along the route, 33 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
CMH UA /OV LCK/TM 0504/FLDURC/TP MD83/SK B010 T037
- Report
- a routine report filed through CMH
- Where
- over LCK
- Time
- 05:04 UTC
- Height
- during the climb
- Aircraft
- MD83
- Sky
- B010 T037
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 15 forecast points nearest it (AVP, PSB, AGC, CMH, CVG, LOU, EVV, CGI, SGF, TUL, OKC, SPS, 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 | 240° at 15 kt | +16 kt | 16 °C | 104 kt | 14 h 56 min | 2:49 pm MDT (20:49 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 250° at 13 kt | +15 kt | 15 °C | 105 kt | 14 h 47 min | 2:40 pm MDT (20:40 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 270° at 12 kt | +13 kt | 12 °C | 107 kt | 14 h 31 min | 2:24 pm MDT (20:24 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 280° at 12 kt | +12 kt | 9 °C | 108 kt | 14 h 23 min | 2:16 pm MDT (20:16 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 280° at 12 kt | +12 kt | 5 °C | 108 kt | 14 h 23 min | 2:16 pm MDT (20:16 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 270° at 14 kt | +14 kt | 1 °C | 106 kt | 14 h 39 min | 2:32 pm MDT (20:32 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 270° at 16 kt | +16 kt | -4 °C | 104 kt | 14 h 56 min | 2:49 pm MDT (20:49 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 270° at 18 kt | +18 kt | -7 °C | 102 kt | 15 h 14 min | 3:07 pm MDT (21:07 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 270° at 25 kt | +25 kt | -18 °C | 95 kt | 16 h 21 min | 4:14 pm MDT (22:14 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 280° at 37 kt | +34 kt | -31 °C | 86 kt | 18 h 03 min | 5:56 pm MDT (23:56 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 280° at 44 kt | +39 kt | -40 °C | 81 kt | 19 h 10 min | 7:03 pm MDT (01:03 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 41 kt | +34 kt | -49 °C | 86 kt | 18 h 03 min | 5:56 pm MDT (23:56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVP | used from 0 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 150/5 | 350/13 12° | 270/20 8° | 260/17 4° | 260/25 -11° | 240/31 -22° | 240/54 -35° | 230/61 -41° | 240/55 -49° |
| PSB | used from 50 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 360/13 13° | 330/14 7° | 300/11 3° | 290/12 -11° | 240/23 -23° | 270/25 -36° | 250/34 -40° | 250/45 -48° | |
| AGC | used from 149 nm out; 33 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 249 nm out; 60 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 349 nm out; 37 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° |
| LOU | used from 448 nm out; 27 nm from the line | 310/18 | 340/28 16° | 340/29 10° | 350/27 3° | 330/27 -7° | 340/39 -19° | 330/58 -33° | 330/67 -41° | 330/40 -49° |
| EVV | used from 498 nm out; 35 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° |
| CGI | used from 597 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 240/20 | 270/15 15° | 280/15 11° | 300/13 6° | 290/20 -6° | 280/24 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/47 -41° | 310/49 -51° |
| SGF | used from 747 nm out; 71 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 896 nm out; 51 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 996 nm out; 45 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 1145 nm out; 63 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° |
| LBB | used from 1195 nm out; 78 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 1344 nm out; 70 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 1494 nm out; 35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RDG Reading, PA | departure | IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet | from the northeast (040°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 800 ft | 343 ft | 12:54 am EDT (04:54 UTC) |
| CXY Harrisburg, PA | 40 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 900 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 900 ft | 346 ft | 05:19 UTC |
| MGW Morgantown, WV | 189 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet, overcast at 1,000 feet | from the west-northwest (300°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 700 ft | 1,243 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| CVG Covington, KY | 408 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line, tower | marginal VFR Weather: mist | calm | 5 mi | none | 896 ft | 04:52 UTC |
| EVV Evansville, IN | 558 nm out, 12 nm southeast of the line, tower | IFR Weather: mist | calm | 1.75 mi | none | 421 ft | 05:41 UTC |
| MDH Carbondale/Murphysboro, IL | 637 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | calm | 10+ mi | none | 411 ft | 04:52 UTC |
| ROG Rogers, AR | 886 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (170°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,358 ft | 04:58 UTC |
| OKC Oklahoma City, OK | 1066 nm out, 5 nm north of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 13 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,295 ft | 04:52 UTC |
| LAW Lawton, OK | 1125 nm out, 25 nm southeast of the line, tower | VFR | from the south-southeast (160°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | none | 1,110 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| LBB Lubbock, TX | 1295 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | VFR | from the south (180°) at 18 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,282 ft | 04:53 UTC |
| ATS Artesia, NM | 1434 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,000 feet, a few clouds at 10,000 feet | from the south-southeast (160°) at 15 knots, gusting to 20 | 10+ mi | none | 3,544 ft | 05:35 UTC |
| ELP El Paso, TX | destination | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 9,000 feet, a few clouds at 12,000 feet, scattered clouds at 15,000 feet | from the east-southeast (110°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | none | 3,961 ft | 10:51 pm MDT (04:51 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, 2:16 pm MDT (20:16 UTC)
Wind from the west-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for ELP
- From Mon 12:00 am MDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 9,000 feet, a broken layer at 15,000 feet
- From Mon 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 3:00 pm MDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west-southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for RDG, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility 5 miles, light rain showers, mist, overcast at 700 feet
- From Mon 7:00 am EDT (11:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility 5 miles, mist, overcast at 1,500 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet
- From Mon 6:00 pm EDT (22:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 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
- 6/8029 Cincinnati, OH, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 4 nm from the route, 408 nm along the route · a VIP movement · until 12 October · ZID
Daylight
Sunset at RDG 6:28 pm EDT (22:28 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.
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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: Reading Rgnl/Carl A Spaatz Field, EL Paso International.
