Plan a flight · Mon 10:09 am EDT (14:09 UTC)

Tampa International to EL Paso International TPA → ELP

1,260 nautical miles (1,450 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 286°, about 291° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 10 h 35 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot headwind), arriving about 6:44 pm MDT (00:44 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now TPA is VFR, wind from the north (350°) at 10 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: 3 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

No SIGMET or AIRMET covers any part of this route right now.

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 TPA.

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

E45X at 32,000 ft, 45 nm south, 8:05 am EDT (12:05 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 800 nm along the route, 45 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
AUS UA /OV KCWK090015/TM 1205/FL320/TP E45X/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through AUS
Where
15 nm east (090°) of KCWK
Time
12:05 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
E45X
Turbulence
moderate chop
Remarks
zhu
B738 at 34,000 ft, 32 nm south, 8:40 am EDT (12:40 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: smooth zhu. 360 nm along the route, 32 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MSY UA /OV LEV103045/TM 1240/FL340/TP B738/TB NEG/RM SMOOTH ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through MSY
Where
45 nm east (103°) of LEV
Time
12:40 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
none
Remarks
smooth zhu
B737 at 23,000 ft, 38 nm north, 8:30 am EDT (12:30 UTC): no turbulence up to 23,000 ft, remarks: zhu. 480 nm along the route, 38 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BTR UA /OV KLSU945005/TM 1230/FL230/TP B737/TB NEG 000-230/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through BTR
Where
5 nm southwest (945°) of KLSU
Time
12:30 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
no from 0 ft to 23,000 ft
Remarks
zhu
A21N at 34,000 ft, 38 nm north, 7:37 am EDT (11:37 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zhu. 480 nm along the route, 38 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BTR UA /OV KBTR/TM 1137/FL340/TP A21N/TB NEG/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through BTR
Where
over KBTR
Time
11:37 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
none
Remarks
zhu
HELO at 1,700 ft, 28 nm south, 9:43 am EDT (13:43 UTC): a few clouds above 2,000 ft, remarks: during the climb. 610 nm along the route, 28 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BPT UA /OV KBPT160002/TM 1343/FL017/TP HELO/SK FEW020/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through BPT
Where
2 nm south (160°) of KBPT
Time
13:43 UTC
Height
at 1,700 ft
Aircraft
HELO
Sky
a few clouds from 2,000 ft
Remarks
during the climb
E145 at 19,000 ft, 27 nm south, 9:02 am EDT (13:02 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 610 nm along the route, 27 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BPT UA /OV BPT/TM 1302/FL190/TP E145/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through BPT
Where
over BPT
Time
13:02 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
E145
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
zhu
A320 at 2,000 ft, 39 nm south, 10:07 am EDT (14:07 UTC): a broken layer, remarks: bases BKN020 during the descent. 680 nm along the route, 39 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV DURD/TM 1407/FL020/TP A320/SK BKN/RM BASES BKN020 DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
over DURD
Time
14:07 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Sky
a broken layer
Remarks
bases BKN020 during the descent
A21N at 32,000 ft, 39 nm south, 8:04 am EDT (12:04 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: zhu. 680 nm along the route, 39 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV KDAS134010/TM 1204/FL320/TP A21N/TB NEG/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
10 nm southeast (134°) of KDAS
Time
12:04 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
none
Remarks
zhu
B36M at 18,000 ft, 3 nm south, 8:24 am EDT (12:24 UTC): light clear-air turbulence, remarks: zhu. 690 nm along the route, 3 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV KIAH355035/TM 1224/FL180/TP B36M/TB LGT CAT/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
35 nm north (355°) of KIAH
Time
12:24 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
B36M
Turbulence
light clear-air turbulence
Remarks
zhu
F2TH at 18,000 ft, 7 nm north, 8:20 am EDT (12:20 UTC): no turbulence from 17,300 ft to 29,000 ft, remarks: zhu. 700 nm along the route, 7 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
UTS UA /OV KLOA30035-KLOA190020/TM 1220/FL180/TP F2TH/TB NEG 290-173/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through UTS
Where
KLOA30035-KLOA190020
Time
12:20 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
F2TH
Turbulence
no from 29,000 ft to 17,300 ft
Remarks
zhu
B738 at 18,000 ft, 7 nm north, 7:59 am EDT (11:59 UTC): light turbulence, remarks: zhu. 700 nm along the route, 7 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
UTS UA /OV KLOA155020/TM 1159/FL180/TP B738/TB LGT CHOPN 180-230/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through UTS
Where
20 nm southeast (155°) of KLOA
Time
11:59 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light chopn from 18,000 ft to 23,000 ft
Remarks
zhu
C525 at 22,000 ft, 42 nm south, 8:40 am EDT (12:40 UTC): light rime icing, -12 °C, remarks: during the climb from 19,000 ft to 24,000 ft zhu. 720 nm along the route, 42 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV IAH270035/TM 1240/FL220/TP C525/TA M12/IC LGT RIME/RM DURC 190-240 ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
35 nm west (270°) of IAH
Time
12:40 UTC
Height
at 22,000 ft
Aircraft
C525
Temperature
−12 °C
Icing
light rime
Remarks
during the climb from 19,000 ft to 24,000 ft zhu
B738 at 21,000 ft, 11 nm southwest, 7:48 am EDT (11:48 UTC): light to moderate turbulence, remarks: flight level at 19,000 ft FL220 zhu. 740 nm along the route, 11 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CLL UA /OV KTNV200020/TM 1148/FL210/TP B738/TB LGT-MOD/RM FL 190 FL220 ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through CLL
Where
20 nm south (200°) of KTNV
Time
11:48 UTC
Height
at 21,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light to moderate
Remarks
flight level at 19,000 ft FL220 zhu
B737 at 20,000 ft, 11 nm southwest, 7:35 am EDT (11:35 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. 740 nm along the route, 11 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CLL UA /OV KTNV/TM 1135/FL200/TP B737/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through CLL
Where
over KTNV
Time
11:35 UTC
Height
at 20,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Turbulence
continuous light chop
Remarks
zhu

12 more routine reports are on the map.

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 10 forecast points nearest it (PIE, TLH, MOB, MSY, LCH, HOU, CLL, ABI, 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	190° at 10 kt	+1 kt	20 °C	119 kt	10 h 35 min	6:44 pm MDT (00:44 UTC)
6,500 ft	200° at 8 kt	+1 kt	18 °C	119 kt	10 h 35 min	6:44 pm MDT (00:44 UTC)
8,500 ft	210° at 5 kt	+2 kt	14 °C	118 kt	10 h 41 min	6:50 pm MDT (00:50 UTC)
10,500 ft	230° at 5 kt	+3 kt	10 °C	117 kt	10 h 46 min	6:55 pm MDT (00:55 UTC)
12,500 ft	230° at 7 kt	+5 kt	6 °C	115 kt	10 h 57 min	7:06 pm MDT (01:06 UTC)
14,500 ft	250° at 9 kt	+8 kt	2 °C	112 kt	11 h 15 min	7:24 pm MDT (01:24 UTC)
16,500 ft	250° at 12 kt	+11 kt	-2 °C	109 kt	11 h 34 min	7:43 pm MDT (01:43 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	260° at 14 kt	+14 kt	-6 °C	106 kt	11 h 53 min	8:02 pm MDT (02:02 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	270° at 21 kt	+21 kt	-15 °C	99 kt	12 h 44 min	8:53 pm MDT (02:53 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	280° at 23 kt	+25 kt	-30 °C	95 kt	13 h 16 min	9:25 pm MDT (03:25 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 24 kt	+23 kt	-40 °C	97 kt	12 h 59 min	9:08 pm MDT (03:08 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 25 kt	+22 kt	-51 °C	98 kt	12 h 51 min	9:00 pm MDT (03:00 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
PIE	used from 0 nm out; 19 nm from the line	360/10	340/12 18°	330/9 13°	290/12 8°	260/21 -7°	280/18 -18°	250/20 -33°	250/26 -41°	250/20 -51°
TLH	used from 100 nm out; 114 nm from the line	340/23	350/26 17°	350/21 11°	300/13 6°	320/25 -6°	340/35 -16°	350/44 -32°	360/51 -42°	350/33 -52°
MOB	used from 200 nm out; 133 nm from the line	L/V	L/V 18°	020/8 11°	L/V 6°	330/12 -5°	330/23 -17°	330/30 -32°	350/39 -41°	340/40 -53°
MSY	used from 350 nm out; 51 nm from the line	150/9	140/8 18°	L/V 13°	L/V 6°	320/15 -5°	310/16 -16°	320/32 -31°	340/35 -40°	350/34 -52°
LCH	used from 500 nm out; 51 nm from the line	170/21	160/23 18°	170/13 13°	170/6 8°	300/12 -7°	280/16 -14°	320/27 -30°	330/23 -41°	340/38 -51°
HOU	used from 650 nm out; 56 nm from the line	180/22	180/20 16°	170/7 15°	L/V 8°	220/11 -6°	260/15 -13°	310/20 -30°	320/20 -40°	350/32 -51°
CLL	used from 700 nm out; 19 nm from the line	180/24	170/21 19°	180/10 14°	230/7 8°	230/16 -6°	260/20 -13°	290/23 -29°	320/21 -39°	340/35 -51°
ABI	used from 850 nm out; 88 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°
INK	used from 1000 nm out; 75 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°
ELP	used from 1200 nm out; 35 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
TPA Tampa, FL	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the north (350°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	26 ft	9:53 am EDT (13:53 UTC)
HUM Houma, LA	440 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	calm	7 mi	none	8 ft	13:47 UTC
ARA New Iberia, LA	510 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower	VFR	from the east (100°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	24 ft	13:53 UTC
CLL College Station, TX	740 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 3,700 feet	from the southeast (140°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	320 ft	13:53 UTC
GRK Fort Hood (Killeen), TX	820 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,300 feet, overcast at 16,000 feet	from the southeast (140°) at 8 knots	9 mi	16,000 ft	1,015 ft	13:55 UTC
SJT San Angelo, TX	960 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,600 feet	from the south (180°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	1,600 ft	1,918 ft	13:51 UTC
PEQ Pecos, TX	1110 nm out, 13 nm south of the line	VFR	calm	10+ mi	none	2,613 ft	13:55 UTC
ELP El Paso, TX	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 9,000 feet, a few clouds at 11,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	none	3,961 ft	7:51 am MDT (13:51 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, 6:44 pm MDT (00:44 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 TPA, the departure

From Mon 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Mon 10:00 pm EDT (02:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
From Tue 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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

6/4240 SAN ANGELO, TX, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local on the route, 950 nm along the route · security · until 1 November · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at TPA 7:04 pm EDT (23:04 UTC), at ELP 6:35 pm MDT (00:35 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:00 pm MDT (01:00 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at ELP is after sunset there (6:36 pm MDT (00:36 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

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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: Tampa International, EL Paso International.