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Charlotte/Douglas International to Fresno Yosemite International CLT → FAT

1,873 nautical miles (2,155 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 284°, about 291° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 17 h 50 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 15-knot headwind), arriving about 2:28 pm PDT (21:28 UTC). 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 return flight

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 W11W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 12:55 am EDT (04:55 UTC). Over the route from 1165 to 1325 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120255
    MKCW WST 120255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 11W
    VALID UNTIL 0455Z
    CO NM
    FROM 20WNW PUB-10ENE CIM-50WNW ABQ-30NNE DVC-20WNW PUB
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 10,000 ft. Over the route from 10 to 120 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 80 to 189 nm out.
  • 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 139 to 279 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 767 to 1086 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1086 to 1683 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 1116 to 1494 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1185 to 1225 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 1195 to 1355 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Near the route, 1265 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1355 to 1703 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1395 to 1683 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 1693 to 1853 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Near the route, 1753 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 CLT.

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 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 (GSP, TYS, BNA, CGI, SGF, TUL, ICT, GCK, PUB, ALS, FMN, BCE, LAS, BIH, FAT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft240° at 18 kt+15 kt17 °C105 kt17 h 50 min2:28 pm PDT (21:28 UTC)
6,500 ft250° at 16 kt+15 kt15 °C105 kt17 h 50 min2:28 pm PDT (21:28 UTC)
8,500 ft250° at 16 kt+16 kt11 °C104 kt18 h 01 min2:39 pm PDT (21:39 UTC)
10,500 ft250° at 18 kt+17 kt6 °C103 kt18 h 11 min2:49 pm PDT (21:49 UTC)
12,500 ft250° at 18 kt+18 kt3 °C102 kt18 h 22 min3:00 pm PDT (22:00 UTC)
14,500 ft240° at 21 kt+20 kt-1 °C100 kt18 h 44 min3:22 pm PDT (22:22 UTC)
16,500 ft240° at 24 kt+22 kt-6 °C98 kt19 h 07 min3:45 pm PDT (22:45 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 26 kt+23 kt-9 °C97 kt19 h 19 min3:57 pm PDT (22:57 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 33 kt+30 kt-20 °C90 kt20 h 49 min5:27 pm PDT (00:27 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 46 kt+46 kt-30 °C74 kt25 h 19 min9:57 pm PDT (04:57 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 49 kt+50 kt-37 °C70 kt26 h 45 min11:23 pm PDT (06:23 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 39 kt+42 kt-47 °C78 kt24 h 01 min8:39 pm PDT (03:39 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
GSPused from 0 nm out; 46 nm from the line320/22340/19 13°320/18 8°310/24 5°300/34 -7°300/36 -18°290/30 -33°300/32 -39°320/42 -49°
TYSused from 100 nm out; 28 nm from the line320/20340/18 11°340/32 9°340/36 4°330/37 -7°330/38 -19°330/50 -34°330/53 -38°330/44 -48°
BNAused from 199 nm out; 61 nm from the line310/20340/20 17°330/24 10°340/22 5°330/26 -6°340/29 -18°330/52 -33°320/62 -41°340/45 -50°
CGIused from 349 nm out; 68 nm from the line240/20270/15 15°280/15 11°300/13 6°290/20 -6°280/24 -18°300/34 -32°300/47 -41°310/49 -51°
SGFused from 498 nm out; 91 nm from the line230/33230/28 15°250/20 13°240/18 7°250/20 -6°250/24 -17°280/42 -31°280/49 -40°290/46 -51°
TULused from 697 nm out; 69 nm from the line210/37240/29 17°260/15 14°260/11 7°240/22 -6°250/29 -16°270/45 -29°270/47 -40°280/44 -50°
ICTused from 747 nm out; 38 nm from the line200/48230/39 19°240/24 14°240/20 8°240/22 -6°250/31 -18°250/61 -29°260/58 -38°270/54 -49°
GCKused from 896 nm out; 48 nm from the line220/48 21°230/37 14°250/30 8°230/37 -6°240/37 -20°240/69 -28°250/67 -37°260/58 -48°
PUBused from 1046 nm out; 81 nm from the line230/25 13°230/32 6°220/44 -8°230/49 -21°240/70 -28°240/67 -34°240/58 -46°
ALSused from 1145 nm out; 42 nm from the line230/37 4°220/54 -9°230/62 -22°240/77 -26°240/74 -33°230/59 -45°
FMNused from 1295 nm out; 55 nm from the line220/28 9°220/40 2°220/53 -10°220/62 -22°230/79 -28°240/91 -34°230/71 -45°
BCEused from 1395 nm out; 88 nm from the line220/27 -1°210/40 -13°220/54 -21°220/64 -30°220/64 -34°220/52 -44°
LASused from 1594 nm out; 81 nm from the line210/21 10°200/18 5°200/23 -2°210/49 -14°210/63 -21°220/58 -30°220/61 -35°210/56 -44°
BIHused from 1693 nm out; 89 nm from the lineL/V240/7 1°190/13 -3°200/26 -16°210/43 -26°220/54 -28°220/51 -35°220/47 -43°
FATused from 1843 nm out; 15 nm from the line130/16160/20 5°190/28 -1°210/25 -5°220/27 -15°230/21 -26°220/42 -29°220/44 -35°220/44 -44°

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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
CLT Charlotte, NC departure no report just now 747 ft
TYS Knoxville, TN 149 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 986 ft
JWN Nashville, TN 299 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 501 ft
DXE Dexter, MO 448 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line no report just now 304 ft
JLN Joplin, MO 667 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 977 ft
ICT Wichita, KS 807 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,332 ft
GCK Garden City, KS 966 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 2,890 ft
RCV Del Norte, CO 1235 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line no report just now 7,955 ft
BDG Blanding, UT 1385 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line no report just now 5,867 ft
BCE Bryce Canyon, UT 1504 nm out, 14 nm north of the line no report just now 7,589 ft
BTY Beatty, NV 1733 nm out, 15 nm south of the line no report just now 3,169 ft
FAT Fresno, CA destination no report just now 335 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,955 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At FAT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 2:28 pm PDT (21:28 UTC)

FAT has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

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

  • 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 4 nm from the route, 289 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME

Daylight

Sunset at CLT 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 UTC), at FAT 6:26 pm PDT (01:26 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:52 pm PDT (01:52 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
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Charlotte/Douglas International, Fresno Yosemite International.