Fresno Yosemite International to Denver International FAT → DEN
732 nautical miles (842 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 071°, about 058° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 11 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 55-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:54 pm MDT (05:54 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: 2,934 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 1W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 7:55 pm PDT (02:55 UTC). Over the route from 514 to 652 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120055 MKCW WST 120055 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 1W VALID UNTIL 0255Z CO NM WY AZ UT FROM 40NNW CHE-40WNW TBE-60WNW CME-40N SJN-40ESE MTU-40NNW CHE AREA SEV TS MOV FROM 23040KT. TOPS TO FL340. WIND GUSTS TO 60KT POSS.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 40 to 148 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 138 to 544 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the last 593 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 573 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 198 to 524 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 336 to 484 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 484 to 692 nm out.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 633 to 682 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 6 forecast points nearest it (FAT, BIH, ELY, BCE, GJT, DEN). 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 | 210° at 24 kt | −15 kt | 10 °C | 135 kt | 5 h 25 min | 1:08 am MDT (07:08 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 210° at 27 kt | −18 kt | 7 °C | 138 kt | 5 h 18 min | 1:01 am MDT (07:01 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 210° at 34 kt | −24 kt | 2 °C | 144 kt | 5 h 05 min | 12:48 am MDT (06:48 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 210° at 36 kt | −27 kt | -2 °C | 147 kt | 4 h 59 min | 12:42 am MDT (06:42 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 220° at 39 kt | −30 kt | -7 °C | 150 kt | 4 h 53 min | 12:36 am MDT (06:36 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 220° at 42 kt | −32 kt | -11 °C | 152 kt | 4 h 49 min | 12:32 am MDT (06:32 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 220° at 42 kt | −33 kt | -12 °C | 153 kt | 4 h 47 min | 12:30 am MDT (06:30 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 210° at 47 kt | −35 kt | -23 °C | 155 kt | 4 h 43 min | 12:26 am MDT (06:26 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 220° at 60 kt | −50 kt | -28 °C | 170 kt | 4 h 18 min | 12:01 am MDT (06:01 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 230° at 59 kt | −52 kt | -36 °C | 172 kt | 4 h 15 min | 11:58 pm MDT (05:58 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 230° at 59 kt | −55 kt | -45 °C | 175 kt | 4 h 11 min | 11:54 pm MDT (05:54 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 49 nm out; 13 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 198 nm out; 86 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° | ||
| BCE | used from 297 nm out; 66 nm from the line | 210/47 0° | 200/50 -12° | 220/31 -23° | 220/56 -26° | 220/58 -35° | 230/58 -45° | |||
| GJT | used from 445 nm out; 79 nm from the line | 210/40 11° | 210/46 3° | 210/61 -10° | 210/68 -22° | 220/57 -29° | 230/59 -36° | 240/66 -46° | ||
| DEN | used from 643 nm out; 64 nm from the line | 190/31 16° | 210/32 7° | 240/41 -8° | 230/47 -21° | 240/56 -32° | 250/65 -37° | 250/61 -47° |
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 | ||||
| BIH Bishop, CA | 69 nm out, 13 nm north of the line | no report just now | 4,124 ft | ||||
| MLF Milford, UT | 336 nm out, 2 nm west of the line | no report just now | 5,042 ft | ||||
| RIF Richfield, UT | 376 nm out, 8 nm north of the line | no report just now | 5,318 ft | ||||
| CNY Moab, UT | 484 nm out, 18 nm south of the line | no report just now | 4,579 ft | ||||
| GJT Grand Junction, CO | 544 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 4,861 ft | ||||
| EGE Eagle, CO | 623 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 6,547 ft | ||||
| BJC Denver, CO | 712 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,673 ft | ||||
| DEN Denver, CO | destination | no report just now | 5,433 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 6,547 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At DEN when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:54 pm MDT (05:54 UTC)
DEN has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at FAT 6:26 pm PDT (01:26 UTC), at DEN 6:24 pm MDT (00:24 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:51 pm MDT (00:51 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at DEN is before sunrise there (7:05 am MDT (13:05 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, Denver International.