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Fresno Yosemite International to Albuquerque International Sunport FAT → ABQ

646 nautical miles (743 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 095°, about 082° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 3 h 48 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 50-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:43 pm MDT (18:43 UTC). Right now FAT is VFR, wind from the southeast (130°) at 8 knots; ABQ is VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 8 knots. 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: 2 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 TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 89 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 50 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 89 to 179 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 268 to 546 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 2E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 288 to 377 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Near the route, 318 nm along the route.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the last 318 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 338 to 506 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 FAT.

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

A321 at 19,000 ft, 28 nm south, 5:39 am PDT (12:39 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zlawc. 288 nm along the route, 28 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
CDC UA /OV PGS275017/TM 1239/FL190/TP A321/TB MOD CHOP/RM ZLAWC AWC-WEB
```
Report
a routine report filed through CDC
Where
17 nm west (275°) of PGS
Time
12:39 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
A321
Turbulence
moderate chop
Remarks
zlawc
UAL1806 at 39,000 ft, 48 nm northwest, 5:32 am PDT (12:32 UTC): light chop turbulence, wind 238° at 14 knots. At the departure end, 48 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ARP UAL1806 3722N 12024W 1232 F390 238/014KT TB OCNL LGT CHOP IC
```
Report
a routine report filed through ARP
B738 at 16,000 ft, 13 nm south, 6:10 am PDT (13:10 UTC): light rime icing, -12 °C, remarks: from 14,000 ft to 16,000 ft. 199 nm along the route, 13 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV LAS270022/TM 1310/FL160/TP B738/TA M12/IC LGT RIME/RM 140-160
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
22 nm west (270°) of LAS
Time
13:10 UTC
Height
at 16,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Temperature
−12 °C
Icing
light rime
Remarks
from 14,000 ft to 16,000 ft
B38M at 16,000 ft, 17 nm south, 6:06 am PDT (13:06 UTC): light rime icing, -2 °C, remarks: from 13,000 ft to 16,000 ft. 199 nm along the route, 17 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV LAS260025/TM 1306/FL160/TP B38M/TA M02/IC LGT RIME/RM 130-160
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
25 nm west (260°) of LAS
Time
13:06 UTC
Height
at 16,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Temperature
−2 °C
Icing
light rime
Remarks
from 13,000 ft to 16,000 ft
P28A at 5,400 ft, 5 nm southeast, 7:40 am PDT (14:40 UTC): no turbulence. 209 nm along the route, 5 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
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VGT UA /OV LAS316017/TM 1440/FL054/TP P28A/SK BASES 080/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through VGT
Where
17 nm northwest (316°) of LAS
Time
14:40 UTC
Height
at 5,400 ft
Aircraft
P28A
Sky
bases 8,000 ft
Turbulence
none
C172 at 3,000 ft, 8 nm south, 7:32 am PDT (14:32 UTC): no turbulence. 218 nm along the route, 8 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
VGT UA /OV LAS335008/TM 1432/FL030/TP C172/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through VGT
Where
8 nm northwest (335°) of LAS
Time
14:32 UTC
Height
at 3,000 ft
Aircraft
C172
Turbulence
none
C208 at 13,000 ft, 49 nm north, 7:27 am PDT (14:27 UTC): light rime icing, -7 °C, remarks: zlawc. 268 nm along the route, 49 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV MMM020020/TM 1427/FL130/TP C208/TA M07/IC LGT RIME/RM ZLAWC AWC-WEB
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
20 nm north (020°) of MMM
Time
14:27 UTC
Height
at 13,000 ft
Aircraft
C208
Temperature
−7 °C
Icing
light rime
Remarks
zlawc
B737 at 16,000 ft, 10 nm north, 6:37 am PDT (13:37 UTC): -10 °C, remarks: produced by skypath. 268 nm along the route, 10 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LSV UA /OV MMM156023 /TM 1337 /FL160 /TP B737 /TA M10 /IC TRACE-LGT-RIME /RM PRODUCED BY SKYPATH
```
Report
a routine report filed through LSV
Where
23 nm southeast (156°) of MMM
Time
13:37 UTC
Height
at 16,000 ft
Aircraft
B737
Temperature
−10 °C
Icing
trace-lgt-rime
Remarks
produced by skypath
C525 at 12,000 ft, 18 nm southeast, 7:44 am PDT (14:44 UTC): light to moderate turbulence. At the destination end, 18 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ABQ UA /OV ABQ096028/TM 1444/FL120/TP C525/TB LGT-MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ABQ
Where
28 nm east (096°) of ABQ
Time
14:44 UTC
Height
at 12,000 ft
Aircraft
C525
Turbulence
light to moderate
BE30 at 15,000 ft, 32 nm north, 6:27 am PDT (13:27 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zab fdcs. At the destination end, 32 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SAF UA /OV SAF255015/TM 1327/FL150/TP BE30/TB CONS LGT CHOP OCNL MOD CHOP/RM ZAB FDCS
```
Report
a routine report filed through SAF
Where
15 nm west (255°) of SAF
Time
13:27 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
BE30
Turbulence
continuous light chop occasional moderate chop
Remarks
zab fdcs

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 6 forecast points nearest it (FAT, BIH, LAS, PRC, FMN, ABQ). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

Height	Average wind	Head- or tailwind	Temperature	Ground speed	Time en route	Arrival
7,500 ft	200° at 18 kt	−3 kt	5 °C	123 kt	5 h 15 min	2:10 pm MDT (20:10 UTC)
9,500 ft	200° at 20 kt	−4 kt	3 °C	124 kt	5 h 13 min	2:08 pm MDT (20:08 UTC)
11,500 ft	200° at 25 kt	−6 kt	-1 °C	126 kt	5 h 08 min	2:03 pm MDT (20:03 UTC)
13,500 ft	210° at 30 kt	−11 kt	-5 °C	131 kt	4 h 56 min	1:51 pm MDT (19:51 UTC)
15,500 ft	220° at 35 kt	−16 kt	-8 °C	136 kt	4 h 45 min	1:40 pm MDT (19:40 UTC)
17,500 ft	220° at 40 kt	−20 kt	-11 °C	140 kt	4 h 37 min	1:32 pm MDT (19:32 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	220° at 41 kt	−22 kt	-12 °C	142 kt	4 h 33 min	1:28 pm MDT (19:28 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 51 kt	−30 kt	-22 °C	150 kt	4 h 18 min	1:13 pm MDT (19:13 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 65 kt	−38 kt	-31 °C	158 kt	4 h 05 min	1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	230° at 76 kt	−48 kt	-37 °C	168 kt	3 h 51 min	12:46 pm MDT (18:46 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	230° at 80 kt	−50 kt	-46 °C	170 kt	3 h 48 min	12:43 pm MDT (18:43 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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
FAT	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line	L/V	170/5 2°	130/10 -4°	L/V -7°	350/60 -11°	340/62 -23°	320/36 -38°	270/25 -41°	250/32 -44°
BIH	used from 50 nm out; 44 nm from the line		L/V	340/7 -3°	L/V -8°	250/15 -17°	330/30 -24°	270/23 -34°	230/35 -39°	230/39 -44°
LAS	used from 149 nm out; 53 nm from the line		220/15 7°	210/23 2°	200/32 -4°	200/43 -14°	210/64 -23°	210/78 -32°	220/81 -38°	220/80 -45°
PRC	used from 298 nm out; 92 nm from the line			200/38 5°	200/44 -1°	210/72 -11°	220/78 -20°	220/85 -29°	230/99 -36°	230/105 -47°
FMN	used from 447 nm out; 111 nm from the line			170/14 8°	210/28 0°	230/57 -10°	220/74 -21°	230/82 -30°	230/95 -37°	230/102 -47°
ABQ	used from 546 nm out; 74 nm from the line			200/19 9°	220/32 3°	230/52 -7°	220/67 -20°	230/86 -26°	230/87 -36°	230/87 -49°

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
FAT Fresno, CA	departure	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 10,000 feet	from the southeast (130°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	10,000 ft	335 ft	7:53 am PDT (14:53 UTC)
BTY Beatty, NV	139 nm out, 20 nm north of the line	no report just now				3,169 ft
VGT Las Vegas, NV	218 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,500 feet, a broken layer at 12,000 feet	from the south-southeast (150°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	12,000 ft	2,205 ft	13:53 UTC
GCN Grand Canyon, AZ	367 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 1,200 feet Weather: mist	from the south-southwest (200°) at 6 knots	1.75 mi	600 ft	6,608 ft	14:49 UTC
RQE Window Rock, AZ	516 nm out, 11 nm northeast of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,500 feet, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, overcast at 6,000 feet	from the south (180°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	6,000 ft	6,742 ft	14:48 UTC
GUP Gallup, NM	536 nm out, 5 nm north of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 6,500 feet	from the south-southeast (160°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	6,472 ft	13:53 UTC
GNT Grants, NM	586 nm out, 8 nm southwest of the line	VFR Sky: overcast at 6,000 feet	from the east (100°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	6,000 ft	6,536 ft	14:35 UTC
ABQ Albuquerque, NM	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 5,000 feet, scattered clouds at 8,000 feet	from the southeast (140°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	5,354 ft	8:52 am MDT (14:52 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,742 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At ABQ when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:43 pm MDT (18:43 UTC)

Wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for ABQ

From Mon 6:00 am MDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet
From Mon 1:00 pm MDT (19:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet
From Mon 9:00 pm MDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 7,000 feet

The forecast for FAT, the departure

From Mon 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
From Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 10,000 feet

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

6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 199 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA
6/8808 Las Vegas, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 14 nm from the route, 228 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at FAT 6:25 pm PDT (01:25 UTC), at ABQ 6:34 pm MDT (00:34 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:59 pm MDT (00:59 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 Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

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: Fresno Yosemite International, Albuquerque International Sunport.