Fresno Yosemite International to Charlotte/Douglas International FAT → CLT
1,873 nautical miles (2,155 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 081°, about 068° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 11 h 21 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 45-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:25 am EDT (12:25 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 TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 40 to 159 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 159 to 448 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 159 to 677 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 169 to 757 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 179 to 628 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 319 to 379 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 458 to 498 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 488 to 598 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 6W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the route from 1564 to 1624 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1644 to 1693 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1663 to 1803 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 7,000 ft. Over the route from 1753 to 1853 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 15 forecast points nearest it (FAT, BIH, LAS, BCE, FMN, ALS, PUB, GCK, ICT, TUL, SGF, CGI, BNA, TYS, GSP). 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 | 240° at 14 kt | −12 kt | 18 °C | 132 kt | 14 h 11 min | 11:15 am EDT (15:15 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 240° at 16 kt | −16 kt | 13 °C | 136 kt | 13 h 46 min | 10:50 am EDT (14:50 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 260° at 19 kt | −19 kt | 10 °C | 139 kt | 13 h 28 min | 10:32 am EDT (14:32 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 250° at 21 kt | −22 kt | 5 °C | 142 kt | 13 h 11 min | 10:15 am EDT (14:15 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 250° at 22 kt | −23 kt | 1 °C | 143 kt | 13 h 06 min | 10:10 am EDT (14:10 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 250° at 24 kt | −24 kt | -3 °C | 144 kt | 13 h | 10:04 am EDT (14:04 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 25 kt | −25 kt | -7 °C | 145 kt | 12 h 55 min | 9:59 am EDT (13:59 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 25 kt | −25 kt | -8 °C | 145 kt | 12 h 55 min | 9:59 am EDT (13:59 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 29 kt | −28 kt | -20 °C | 148 kt | 12 h 39 min | 9:43 am EDT (13:43 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 44 kt | −43 kt | -30 °C | 163 kt | 11 h 29 min | 8:33 am EDT (12:33 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 45 kt | −45 kt | -38 °C | 165 kt | 11 h 21 min | 8:25 am EDT (12:25 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 43 kt | −43 kt | -48 °C | 163 kt | 11 h 29 min | 8:33 am EDT (12:33 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; 26 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° | |
| LAS | used from 149 nm out; 80 nm from the line | 200/25 11° | 230/22 5° | 240/25 -1° | 220/37 -12° | 220/44 -21° | 210/52 -27° | 210/60 -34° | 220/58 -44° | |
| BCE | used from 249 nm out; 93 nm from the line | 210/47 0° | 200/50 -12° | 220/31 -23° | 220/56 -26° | 220/58 -35° | 230/58 -45° | |||
| FMN | used from 448 nm out; 94 nm from the line | 220/25 13° | 220/28 4° | 210/51 -9° | 220/59 -21° | 230/78 -30° | 230/77 -36° | 230/66 -46° | ||
| ALS | used from 598 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 210/32 5° | 230/48 -8° | 230/49 -20° | 230/78 -30° | 240/74 -36° | 240/61 -47° | |||
| PUB | used from 697 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 210/24 16° | 210/28 8° | 230/43 -8° | 240/42 -21° | 240/77 -30° | 240/72 -36° | 250/51 -47° | ||
| GCK | used from 797 nm out; 88 nm from the line | 200/35 21° | 220/34 14° | 240/30 8° | 240/27 -6° | 240/31 -17° | 240/53 -30° | 250/55 -39° | 250/60 -50° | |
| ICT | used from 996 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 190/34 | 210/34 18° | 240/28 13° | 260/23 7° | 250/23 -6° | 240/29 -17° | 260/40 -30° | 260/47 -40° | 270/42 -51° |
| TUL | used from 1145 nm out; 73 nm from the line | 200/27 | 210/28 15° | 240/24 13° | 250/19 8° | 250/28 -6° | 260/25 -16° | 270/34 -30° | 280/41 -39° | 280/41 -52° |
| SGF | used from 1195 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 210/21 | 210/21 16° | 240/28 12° | 260/24 7° | 280/21 -6° | 280/26 -18° | 290/38 -31° | 290/37 -41° | 300/49 -52° |
| CGI | used from 1345 nm out; 77 nm from the line | 250/10 | 290/12 17° | 290/18 11° | 300/22 5° | 320/25 -8° | 330/30 -18° | 320/53 -33° | 320/66 -42° | 320/56 -50° |
| BNA | used from 1494 nm out; 70 nm from the line | 280/13 | 340/34 16° | 330/38 10° | 330/44 5° | 330/39 -8° | 330/38 -19° | 320/49 -34° | 330/53 -40° | 330/35 -47° |
| TYS | used from 1644 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 290/19 | 310/22 11° | 330/25 7° | 330/34 3° | 320/37 -7° | 300/37 -18° | 300/37 -34° | 280/29 -39° | 270/29 -48° |
| GSP | used from 1793 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 300/22 | 310/22 11° | 300/22 7° | 290/28 5° | 270/36 -5° | 250/42 -18° | 230/54 -31° | 230/59 -40° | 230/65 -50° |
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, 15 nm south of the line | no report just now | 3,169 ft | ||||
| BCE Bryce Canyon, UT | 369 nm out, 14 nm north of the line | no report just now | 7,589 ft | ||||
| BDG Blanding, UT | 488 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 5,867 ft | ||||
| RCV Del Norte, CO | 637 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 7,955 ft | ||||
| GCK Garden City, KS | 906 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,890 ft | ||||
| ICT Wichita, KS | 1066 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,332 ft | ||||
| JLN Joplin, MO | 1205 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 977 ft | ||||
| DXE Dexter, MO | 1424 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line | no report just now | 304 ft | ||||
| JWN Nashville, TN | 1574 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 501 ft | ||||
| TYS Knoxville, TN | 1723 nm out, 4 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 986 ft | ||||
| CLT Charlotte, NC | destination | no report just now | 747 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,955 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At CLT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:25 am EDT (12:25 UTC)
CLT has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/0708 Goodlettsville, TN, Saturday, August 1, 2026 through Sunday, August 1, 2027 UTC 4 nm from the route, 1584 nm along the route · security · until 1 August · ZME
Daylight
Sunset at FAT 6:26 pm PDT (01:26 UTC), at CLT 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm EDT (23:18 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, Charlotte/Douglas International.