Fresno Yosemite International
FAT · KFAT · Fresno, California · Fresno County · map
Fresno Yosemite International is a public-use airport owned by the City of Fresno, 5 miles northeast of Fresno, California, 336 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 11L/29R, is 9,539 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100 octane avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additives).
Weather right now KFAT · observed 12:53 pm PDT (19:53 UTC), 2 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 5 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: a few clouds at 8,000 feet
- Temperature 92°F (33°C), dew point 54°F (12°C)
- Altimeter 29.89 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 10:20 am PDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KFAT 061953Z 20005KT 10SM FEW080 33/12 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP117 T03330122
TAF KFAT 061720Z 0618/0718 VRB03KT P6SM SKC
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA FAT · ICAO KFAT
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Fresno
- Elevation
- 336 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 967 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100 octane avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additives
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- San Francisco sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 13E
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1942
Runways 2
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11L/29R | 9,539 × 150 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
| 11R/29L | 8,008 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 11L: localizer with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, 9,279 ft available for landing, tree 67 ft high 755 ft from the end
- Runway 29R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), right-hand traffic pattern, threshold displaced 312 ft, 9,227 ft available for landing, road 16 ft high 750 ft from the end
- Runway 11R: right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 29L: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 121.35 | Fresno |
| Approach (secondary) Departure (secondary) · Approach and departure · Clearance delivery South/southeast visalia area | 118.5 | Fresno |
| Approach and departure · Clearance delivery | 119.0 | |
| Approach and departure · Clearance delivery | 119.45 | |
| Approach and departure · Clearance delivery | 123.9 | |
| Clearance delivery | 124.35 | Fresno |
| Ground | 121.7 | Fresno |
| Tower | 118.2 | Fresno |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace · Approach (secondary) arriving from headings 240 to 090 | 119.6 | Fresno |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace arriving from headings 091 to 239 | 132.35 | Fresno |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Fresno |
| Ng and operations | 132.0 | Fresno |
| Ang and operations | 140.0 | Fresno |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 559-203-3918.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Fresno from the FAA register
292 aircraft are registered to owners in Fresno, California: 203 piston singles, 28 turboprops, 22 helicopters, 17 piston twins, 15 business jets. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in California.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 35 since 1982, 1 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Fee for aircraft over 12500 pounds gross weight.
- Pattern altitude: 967 feet above ground level 1303 feet above sea level single engine aircraft; 1467 feet above ground level 1803 feet above sea level MULTI-ENGINE aircraft; 1967 feet above ground level 2303 feet above sea level turbojet; helicopters 467 feet above ground level 803 feet above sea level.
- BAK-14 BAK-12B(B) (1500')
- BAK-14 BAK-12B(B) (1310')
- Runway 11L/29R runway 11L 1000 feet blast pad; runway 29R 850 feet blast pad.
- Runway 11R/29L runway 11R 1000 feet blast pad; runway 29L 1000 feet blast pad.
- Fresno Yosemite international is noise sensitive; noise abatement procedures in effect.
- No mult approaches and landings MON-SAT 10:00 pm to 7:00 am and Sunday 6:00 pm to 10:00 am.
- Possible wake turbulence or wind shear arrival to runway 29L or departure from runway 11R. jet testing conducted at air national guard ramp located at southeast corner of airport.
- Numerous birds in the vicinity of airport.
- Lighted runway distance remaining markers on south side of runway 11R/29L; lighted runway distance remaining markers both sides of runway 11L/29R- 11L drm on north side; 29R drm on south side.
- Retractable BAK-12/14 available on runway 11L and runway 29R are kept in recessed psn until required for use; tower must be ntfd at least 5 secs prior to engagement so that the A-GEAR cable may be raised. MB-100 arst cable instld at runway 11R blast pad for runway 29L departures only.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.