Devils Lake Regional to Fresno Yosemite International DVL → FAT
1,140 nautical miles (1,312 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 241°, about 234° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 25 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 1-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:21 am PDT (15:21 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 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
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 520 nm of the route.
- 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 290 to 480 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 310 to 550 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 320 to 970 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the route from 330 to 530 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 400 to 980 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 DVL.
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 10 forecast points nearest it (MOT, DIK, MLS, BIL, LND, PIH, SLC, ELY, BIH, FAT). 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 | 140° at 11 kt | −1 kt | 5 °C | 121 kt | 9 h 25 min | 8:21 am PDT (15:21 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 160° at 11 kt | +2 kt | 5 °C | 118 kt | 9 h 40 min | 8:36 am PDT (15:36 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 200° at 20 kt | +16 kt | 4 °C | 104 kt | 10 h 58 min | 9:54 am PDT (16:54 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 210° at 25 kt | +23 kt | 1 °C | 97 kt | 11 h 45 min | 10:41 am PDT (17:41 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 220° at 31 kt | +29 kt | -2 °C | 91 kt | 12 h 32 min | 11:28 am PDT (18:28 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 220° at 34 kt | +33 kt | -6 °C | 87 kt | 13 h 06 min | 12:02 pm PDT (19:02 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 220° at 37 kt | +36 kt | -10 °C | 84 kt | 13 h 34 min | 12:30 pm PDT (19:30 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 39 kt | +38 kt | -12 °C | 82 kt | 13 h 54 min | 12:50 pm PDT (19:50 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 220° at 45 kt | +43 kt | -23 °C | 77 kt | 14 h 48 min | 1:44 pm PDT (20:44 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 53 kt | +51 kt | -32 °C | 69 kt | 16 h 31 min | 3:27 pm PDT (22:27 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 59 kt | +59 kt | -38 °C | 61 kt | 18 h 41 min | 5:37 pm PDT (00:37 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 61 kt | +62 kt | -45 °C | 58 kt | 19 h 39 min | 6:35 pm PDT (01:35 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOT | used from 0 nm out; 76 nm from the line | 120/14 5° | 200/20 4° | 230/33 1° | 250/39 -11° | 250/50 -21° | 240/61 -37° | 250/56 -45° | 260/68 -51° | |
| DIK | used from 100 nm out; 53 nm from the line | 150/24 7° | 200/38 6° | 220/53 0° | 230/51 -9° | 230/49 -21° | 240/37 -37° | 240/47 -44° | 250/65 -48° | |
| MLS | used from 250 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 150/23 2° | 190/29 4° | 210/44 2° | 220/32 -10° | 210/36 -21° | 200/48 -37° | 230/63 -40° | 240/71 -47° | |
| BIL | used from 350 nm out; 101 nm from the line | 080/13 | 180/9 -2° | 210/38 0° | 220/51 -11° | 210/46 -22° | 210/58 -35° | 230/73 -39° | 230/72 -45° | |
| LND | used from 450 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 200/23 6° | 220/31 1° | 220/39 -11° | 230/39 -23° | 220/51 -28° | 220/66 -37° | 230/68 -45° | ||
| PIH | used from 600 nm out; 68 nm from the line | L/V | 240/13 1° | 240/15 -3° | 210/42 -15° | 200/70 -25° | 220/74 -29° | 220/71 -36° | 220/62 -43° | |
| SLC | used from 650 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 200/5 | 230/8 2° | 220/20 -2° | 210/40 -12° | 190/53 -25° | 210/62 -30° | 220/69 -34° | 220/64 -43° | |
| ELY | used from 800 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 200/39 3° | 210/27 -2° | 210/45 -15° | 220/56 -24° | 210/60 -28° | 210/63 -34° | 220/61 -43° | ||
| BIH | used from 950 nm out; 95 nm from the line | L/V | 240/7 1° | 190/13 -3° | 200/26 -16° | 210/43 -26° | 220/54 -28° | 220/51 -35° | 220/47 -43° | |
| FAT | used from 1100 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 130/16 | 160/20 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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVL Devils Lake, ND | departure | no report just now | 1,469 ft | ||||
| BWW Bowman, ND | 210 nm out, 10 nm south of the line | no report just now | 2,965 ft | ||||
| BHK Baker, MT | 240 nm out, 21 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 2,980 ft | ||||
| SHR Sheridan, WY | 390 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,021 ft | ||||
| HSG Thermopolis, WY | 480 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 4,891 ft | ||||
| AFO Afton, WY | 600 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 6,220 ft | ||||
| ENV Wendover, UT | 780 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 4,236 ft | ||||
| MMH Mammoth Lakes, CA | 1070 nm out, 10 nm west of the line | no report just now | 7,134 ft | ||||
| FAT Fresno, CA | destination | no report just now | 335 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,134 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, 8:21 am PDT (15:21 UTC)
FAT has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/7094 45NM NE MERCED, CA, Sunday, October 4, 2026 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 UTC 23 nm from the route, at the destination end · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA
Daylight
Sunset at DVL 6:53 pm CDT (23:53 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
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: Devils Lake Regional, Fresno Yosemite International.