Fresno Yosemite International to Billings Logan International FAT → BIL
739 nautical miles (850 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 039°, about 026° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 09 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 58-knot tailwind), arriving about 12:13 pm MDT (18:13 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: 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 180 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 60 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 599 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the last 589 nm of the route.
- 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 last 310 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 18,000 ft. Near the route, 709 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 FAT.
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 08:00–15:00 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, BAM, PIH, DLN, BIL). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,500 ft | 050° at 2 kt | +2 kt | 118 kt | 6 h 16 min | 2:20 pm MDT (20:20 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 200° at 3 kt | −3 kt | -2 °C | 123 kt | 6 h | 2:04 pm MDT (20:04 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 200° at 8 kt | −7 kt | -2 °C | 127 kt | 5 h 49 min | 1:53 pm MDT (19:53 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 210° at 15 kt | −15 kt | -5 °C | 135 kt | 5 h 28 min | 1:32 pm MDT (19:32 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 210° at 22 kt | −21 kt | -8 °C | 141 kt | 5 h 14 min | 1:18 pm MDT (19:18 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 210° at 29 kt | −28 kt | -12 °C | 148 kt | 5 h | 1:04 pm MDT (19:04 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 210° at 35 kt | −34 kt | -16 °C | 154 kt | 4 h 48 min | 12:52 pm MDT (18:52 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 210° at 37 kt | −35 kt | -17 °C | 155 kt | 4 h 46 min | 12:50 pm MDT (18:50 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 210° at 39 kt | −38 kt | -27 °C | 158 kt | 4 h 41 min | 12:45 pm MDT (18:45 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 210° at 57 kt | −57 kt | -31 °C | 177 kt | 4 h 11 min | 12:15 pm MDT (18:15 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 220° at 59 kt | −58 kt | -36 °C | 178 kt | 4 h 09 min | 12:13 pm MDT (18:13 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 220° at 54 kt | −54 kt | -43 °C | 174 kt | 4 h 15 min | 12:19 pm MDT (18:19 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 | 140/11 | 180/15 3° | 150/14 -3° | 200/14 -6° | 240/17 -16° | 320/25 -23° | 270/22 -31° | 240/29 -37° | 230/36 -44° |
| BIH | used from 50 nm out; 28 nm from the line | L/V | 020/6 0° | 140/7 -7° | 210/31 -16° | 230/34 -26° | 220/43 -30° | 220/52 -36° | 220/46 -43° | |
| BAM | used from 150 nm out; 98 nm from the line | 280/9 -2° | 260/18 -8° | 190/47 -19° | 200/50 -29° | 210/56 -29° | 220/54 -34° | 220/45 -42° | ||
| PIH | used from 350 nm out; 118 nm from the line | 070/8 | 150/19 1° | 180/32 -4° | 210/44 -17° | 210/37 -28° | 210/74 -31° | 220/68 -35° | 220/60 -43° | |
| DLN | used from 599 nm out; 99 nm from the line | 190/10 -4° | 220/23 -4° | 210/21 -18° | 210/43 -28° | 210/60 -33° | 210/72 -37° | 210/67 -44° | ||
| BIL | used from 649 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 300/14 | 270/19 -2° | 260/26 -2° | 220/28 -13° | 210/51 -25° | 220/56 -33° | 220/61 -39° | 220/72 -45° |
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 | no report just now | 335 ft | ||||
| MMH Mammoth Lakes, CA | 70 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 7,134 ft | ||||
| TMT Austin, NV | 200 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 5,735 ft | ||||
| LWL Wells, NV | 340 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 5,769 ft | ||||
| BYI Burley, ID | 439 nm out, 21 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,153 ft | ||||
| PIH Pocatello, ID | 489 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,451 ft | ||||
| IDA Idaho Falls, ID | 539 nm out, 8 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,743 ft | ||||
| RED Red Lodge, MT | 689 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 5,762 ft | ||||
| BIL Billings, MT | destination | no report just now | 3,662 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 BIL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 12:13 pm MDT (18:13 UTC)
BIL 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 18 nm from the route, 40 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA
Daylight
Sunset at FAT 6:25 pm PDT (01:25 UTC), at BIL 6:32 pm MDT (00:32 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:02 pm MDT (01:02 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: Fresno Yosemite International, Billings Logan International.