Fresno Yosemite International to Bismarck Municipal FAT → BIS
1,036 nautical miles (1,192 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 049°, about 036° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 5 h 36 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 65-knot tailwind), arriving about 1:23 am CDT (06:23 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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
- SIGMET W72W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 6:55 pm PDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 120 to 169 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 112355 MKCW WST 112355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 72W VALID UNTIL 0155Z NV FROM 60SSW BAM-60W ELY-OAL-40WNW OAL-60SSW BAM AREA TS MOV FROM 23020KT. TOPS TO FL300.
- SIGMET W71W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 27,000 ft, moving from the south at 40 knots, until 6:55 pm PDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 378 to 518 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 112355 MKCW WST 112355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 71W VALID UNTIL 0155Z WY UT ID FROM 40S DBS-40WNW BPI-30WSW MTU-30SSW DTA-30SE TWF-40S DBS AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 20040KT. TOPS TO FL270.
- SIGMET W70W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 32,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 6:55 pm PDT (01:55 UTC). Over the route from 578 to 787 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 112355 MKCW WST 112355 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 70W VALID UNTIL 0155Z MT WY FROM 30SSW MLS-60WNW BFF-40SSE OCS-10S BPI-10S BIL-30SSW MLS AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL320.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 30 to 199 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 159 to 608 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 219 to 916 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 219 to 737 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 418 to 757 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 458 to 737 nm out.
- 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 route from 598 to 996 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
Not fetched just now.
Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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 8 forecast points nearest it (FAT, BIH, ELY, SLC, PIH, LND, MLS, DIK). 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 | 130° at 6 kt | +2 kt | 5 °C | 118 kt | 8 h 47 min | 4:34 am CDT (09:34 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 190° at 16 kt | −11 kt | 6 °C | 131 kt | 7 h 55 min | 3:42 am CDT (08:42 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 200° at 24 kt | −19 kt | 5 °C | 139 kt | 7 h 27 min | 3:14 am CDT (08:14 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 210° at 31 kt | −27 kt | 1 °C | 147 kt | 7 h 03 min | 2:50 am CDT (07:50 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 210° at 35 kt | −32 kt | -3 °C | 152 kt | 6 h 49 min | 2:36 am CDT (07:36 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 39 kt | −37 kt | -6 °C | 157 kt | 6 h 36 min | 2:23 am CDT (07:23 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 43 kt | −41 kt | -10 °C | 161 kt | 6 h 26 min | 2:13 am CDT (07:13 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 44 kt | −42 kt | -11 °C | 162 kt | 6 h 24 min | 2:11 am CDT (07:11 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 210° at 48 kt | −45 kt | -22 °C | 165 kt | 6 h 17 min | 2:04 am CDT (07:04 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 56 kt | −53 kt | -31 °C | 173 kt | 5 h 59 min | 1:46 am CDT (06:46 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 62 kt | −62 kt | -39 °C | 182 kt | 5 h 42 min | 1:29 am CDT (06:29 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 240° at 64 kt | −65 kt | -46 °C | 185 kt | 5 h 36 min | 1:23 am CDT (06:23 UTC) |
Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 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 | 180/7 | 170/9 7° | 200/20 3° | 210/27 -3° | 240/27 -14° | 230/38 -24° | 220/57 -27° | 230/42 -33° | 230/41 -44° |
| BIH | used from 50 nm out; 16 nm from the line | L/V | 210/14 6° | 210/20 -2° | 230/26 -14° | 220/32 -24° | 220/63 -27° | 220/56 -35° | 230/50 -44° | |
| ELY | used from 199 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 210/20 4° | 240/21 -1° | 230/37 -13° | 200/58 -25° | 220/73 -27° | 220/73 -36° | 220/69 -44° | ||
| SLC | used from 349 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 280/8 | 210/39 5° | 210/52 -1° | 200/50 -11° | 200/56 -23° | 220/61 -28° | 230/73 -37° | 230/73 -45° | |
| PIH | used from 498 nm out; 86 nm from the line | 270/10 | 270/13 1° | 210/16 -2° | 200/56 -11° | 200/51 -23° | 200/68 -33° | 220/77 -37° | 230/73 -44° | |
| LND | used from 548 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 180/33 10° | 190/50 3° | 210/59 -9° | 200/50 -21° | 190/41 -34° | 230/55 -39° | 240/65 -47° | ||
| MLS | used from 747 nm out; 114 nm from the line | 120/22 5° | 170/18 4° | 200/33 1° | 230/49 -10° | 230/58 -21° | 220/54 -37° | 230/64 -44° | 250/74 -49° | |
| DIK | used from 896 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 110/15 6° | 200/17 5° | 230/31 1° | 240/47 -10° | 240/52 -20° | 230/52 -36° | 240/57 -45° | 250/67 -51° |
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, 12 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 7,134 ft | ||||
| TPH Tonopah, NV | 149 nm out, 23 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 5,430 ft | ||||
| ENV Wendover, UT | 359 nm out, 13 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,236 ft | ||||
| OGD Ogden, UT | 448 nm out, 20 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,472 ft | ||||
| BPI Big Piney, WY | 568 nm out, 4 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 6,993 ft | ||||
| HSG Thermopolis, WY | 667 nm out, 12 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,891 ft | ||||
| BYG Buffalo, WY | 747 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 4,970 ft | ||||
| BWW Bowman, ND | 926 nm out, 20 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 2,965 ft | ||||
| HEI Hettinger, ND | 946 nm out, 2 nm southwest of the line | no report just now | 2,705 ft | ||||
| BIS Bismarck, ND | destination | no report just now | 1,661 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 BIS when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:23 am CDT (06:23 UTC)
BIS 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 25 nm from the route, at the departure end · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA
Daylight
Sunset at FAT 6:26 pm PDT (01:26 UTC), at BIS 7:01 pm CDT (00:01 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:32 pm CDT (00:32 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at BIS is before sunrise there (7:56 am CDT (12:56 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, Bismarck Municipal.
