Fresno Yosemite International to Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field FAT → BTR
1,470 nautical miles (1,692 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 096°, about 083° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 04 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 42-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:45 am CDT (16:45 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 below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft, from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 79 to 189 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots), from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 119 to 139 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft, from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 199 to 745 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft, from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 209 to 318 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist), from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 278 to 457 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), from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 298 to 397 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft, from 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC). Over the route from 318 to 646 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 02:00–09:00 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 13 forecast points nearest it (FAT, BIH, LAS, PRC, FMN, ABQ, TCC, LBB, ABI, DAL, SHV, LCH, MSY). 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 | 200° at 22 kt | −3 kt | 15 °C | 123 kt | 11 h 57 min | 2:38 pm CDT (19:38 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 210° at 22 kt | −6 kt | 12 °C | 126 kt | 11 h 40 min | 2:21 pm CDT (19:21 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 220° at 21 kt | −8 kt | 9 °C | 128 kt | 11 h 29 min | 2:10 pm CDT (19:10 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 220° at 22 kt | −9 kt | 5 °C | 129 kt | 11 h 24 min | 2:05 pm CDT (19:05 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 220° at 24 kt | −11 kt | 1 °C | 131 kt | 11 h 13 min | 1:54 pm CDT (18:54 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 27 kt | −13 kt | -3 °C | 133 kt | 11 h 03 min | 1:44 pm CDT (18:44 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 30 kt | −15 kt | -7 °C | 135 kt | 10 h 53 min | 1:34 pm CDT (18:34 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 31 kt | −15 kt | -8 °C | 135 kt | 10 h 53 min | 1:34 pm CDT (18:34 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 230° at 40 kt | −22 kt | -19 °C | 142 kt | 10 h 21 min | 1:02 pm CDT (18:02 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 240° at 51 kt | −38 kt | -28 °C | 158 kt | 9 h 18 min | 11:59 am CDT (16:59 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 51 kt | −42 kt | -37 °C | 162 kt | 9 h 04 min | 11:45 am CDT (16:45 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 41 kt | −36 kt | -48 °C | 156 kt | 9 h 25 min | 12:06 pm CDT (17:06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAT | used from 0 nm out; 25 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° |
| BIH | used from 50 nm out; 46 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° | |
| LAS | used from 149 nm out; 52 nm from the line | 210/21 10° | 200/18 5° | 200/23 -2° | 210/49 -14° | 210/63 -21° | 220/58 -30° | 220/61 -35° | 210/56 -44° | |
| PRC | used from 298 nm out; 87 nm from the line | 210/25 5° | 200/30 1° | 220/55 -10° | 220/61 -21° | 220/84 -28° | 230/90 -34° | 230/73 -45° | ||
| FMN | used from 447 nm out; 117 nm from the line | 220/28 9° | 220/40 2° | 220/53 -10° | 220/62 -22° | 230/79 -28° | 240/91 -34° | 230/71 -45° | ||
| ABQ | used from 546 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 220/27 11° | 210/35 5° | 220/46 -9° | 230/62 -20° | 240/78 -25° | 240/80 -35° | 240/56 -47° | ||
| TCC | used from 745 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 210/42 | 230/33 14° | 230/32 6° | 220/35 -6° | 230/49 -19° | 240/72 -27° | 250/62 -36° | 250/52 -48° | |
| LBB | used from 844 nm out; 28 nm from the line | 200/36 18° | 220/19 15° | 240/20 8° | 230/24 -4° | 240/37 -16° | 250/57 -28° | 250/51 -38° | 270/47 -50° | |
| ABI | used from 944 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 200/31 17° | 210/21 15° | 240/15 9° | 250/14 -4° | 250/24 -14° | 250/36 -28° | 270/35 -38° | 290/41 -50° | |
| DAL | used from 1093 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 190/29 | 220/23 17° | 220/17 13° | 250/18 8° | 230/18 -5° | 240/18 -15° | 270/34 -29° | 280/33 -39° | 300/36 -51° |
| SHV | used from 1242 nm out; 65 nm from the line | 200/18 | 230/24 18° | 230/24 12° | 240/14 8° | 260/12 -4° | 240/11 -15° | 300/31 -29° | 300/32 -40° | 300/36 -52° |
| LCH | used from 1341 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 160/21 | 160/18 18° | 180/13 12° | 230/6 8° | 280/10 -4° | 260/13 -14° | 310/29 -30° | 320/32 -40° | 330/33 -53° |
| MSY | used from 1440 nm out; 71 nm from the line | 110/5 | 150/6 19° | L/V 12° | 310/5 7° | 310/13 -4° | 290/20 -16° | 330/36 -31° | 330/37 -41° | 350/43 -52° |
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 | ||||
| BTY Beatty, NV | 139 nm out, 23 nm north of the line | no report just now | 3,169 ft | ||||
| VGT Las Vegas, NV | 219 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,205 ft | ||||
| GCN Grand Canyon, AZ | 368 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,608 ft | ||||
| GNT Grants, NM | 586 nm out, 5 nm northwest of the line | no report just now | 6,536 ft | ||||
| ABQ Albuquerque, NM | 646 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,354 ft | ||||
| LIU Littlefield, TX | 864 nm out, 1 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 3,615 ft | ||||
| LBB Lubbock, TX | 894 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,282 ft | ||||
| FWS Fort Worth, TX | 1132 nm out, 2 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 700 ft | ||||
| TYR Tyler, TX | 1232 nm out, 23 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 543 ft | ||||
| AEX Alexandria, LA | 1381 nm out, 18 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 88 ft | ||||
| BTR Baton Rouge, LA | destination | no report just now | 69 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,608 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At BTR when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:45 am CDT (16:45 UTC)
BTR has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
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 10 nm from the route, 228 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZLA
- 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 15 nm from the route, 1142 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW
Daylight
Sunset at FAT 6:25 pm PDT (01:25 UTC), at BTR 6:36 pm CDT (23:36 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:01 pm CDT (00:01 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, Baton Rouge Metro, Ryan Field.