Southern California Logistics Airport to EL Paso International VCV → ELP
577 nautical miles (664 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 104°, about 090° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 35 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 41-knot tailwind), arriving about 2:47 am MDT (08:47 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: 37 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 9C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 30 knots, until 11:55 pm PDT (06:55 UTC). Over the last 10 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 TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the first 100 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 60 to 279 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 368 nm along the route.
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 VCV.
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 eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 5 forecast points nearest it (ONT, BLH, PHX, TUS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 200° at 10 kt | 0 | 120 kt | 4 h 48 min | 4:00 am MDT (10:00 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 220° at 14 kt | −5 kt | 13 °C | 125 kt | 4 h 37 min | 3:49 am MDT (09:49 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 19 kt | −4 kt | 9 °C | 124 kt | 4 h 39 min | 3:51 am MDT (09:51 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 200° at 24 kt | −3 kt | 7 °C | 123 kt | 4 h 41 min | 3:53 am MDT (09:53 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 200° at 28 kt | −4 kt | 3 °C | 124 kt | 4 h 39 min | 3:51 am MDT (09:51 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 210° at 34 kt | −8 kt | 0 °C | 128 kt | 4 h 30 min | 3:42 am MDT (09:42 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 210° at 42 kt | −12 kt | -4 °C | 132 kt | 4 h 22 min | 3:34 am MDT (09:34 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 49 kt | −16 kt | -7 °C | 136 kt | 4 h 15 min | 3:27 am MDT (09:27 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 51 kt | −18 kt | -8 °C | 138 kt | 4 h 11 min | 3:23 am MDT (09:23 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 62 kt | −26 kt | -18 °C | 146 kt | 3 h 57 min | 3:09 am MDT (09:09 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 75 kt | −34 kt | -27 °C | 154 kt | 3 h 45 min | 2:57 am MDT (08:57 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 78 kt | −41 kt | -35 °C | 161 kt | 3 h 35 min | 2:47 am MDT (08:47 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 69 kt | −36 kt | -47 °C | 156 kt | 3 h 42 min | 2:54 am MDT (08:54 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONT | used from 0 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 190/8 | 190/19 6° | 210/23 4° | 210/29 -3° | 210/47 -13° | 210/49 -19° | 220/47 -30° | 220/50 -36° | 220/55 -43° |
| BLH | used from 50 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 210/13 | 200/21 11° | 200/22 5° | 210/25 -1° | 210/51 -10° | 220/61 -20° | 220/81 -29° | 220/92 -34° | 220/79 -45° |
| PHX | used from 199 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 150/5 | 200/21 12° | 200/27 6° | 200/35 3° | 220/58 -8° | 220/69 -19° | 220/87 -26° | 230/93 -35° | 230/79 -47° |
| TUS | used from 348 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 210/13 13° | 200/35 9° | 210/40 5° | 220/50 -7° | 220/59 -18° | 230/79 -26° | 230/84 -35° | 230/84 -48° | |
| ELP | used from 448 nm out; 105 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VCV Victorville, CA | departure | no report just now | 2,885 ft | ||||
| DAG Daggett, CA | 20 nm out, 23 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 1,930 ft | ||||
| TNP Twentynine Palms, CA | 80 nm out, 10 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 1,888 ft | ||||
| BLH Blythe, CA | 139 nm out, 24 nm south of the line | no report just now | 399 ft | ||||
| GYR Goodyear, AZ | 259 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 969 ft | ||||
| CHD Chandler, AZ | 289 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,243 ft | ||||
| SAD Safford, AZ | 398 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 3,178 ft | ||||
| LSB Lordsburg, NM | 458 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 4,287 ft | ||||
| DMN Deming, NM | 508 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,314 ft | ||||
| DNA Santa Teresa, NM | 557 nm out, 3 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 4,112 ft | ||||
| ELP El Paso, TX | destination | no report just now | 3,961 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 4,314 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, 2:47 am MDT (08:47 UTC)
ELP has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at VCV 6:18 pm PDT (01:18 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: Southern California Logistics Airport, EL Paso International.