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Fresno Yosemite International to George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport FAT → IAH

1,284 nautical miles (1,478 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 101°, about 088° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 14 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 36-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:21 am CDT (11:21 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now FAT is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 9 knots; IAH is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots. 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 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 20 to 219 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 119 to 149 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 169 to 368 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 229 to 697 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 239 to 448 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 279 to 418 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the route from 358 to 677 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 518 to 637 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

E145 at 15,000 ft, 30 nm south, 6:45 pm PDT (01:45 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, light rime icing, -9 °C. 199 nm along the route, 30 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV LAS213045/TM 0145/FL150/TP E145/TA M09/TB MOD CHOP/IC LGT RIME
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
45 nm southwest (213°) of LAS
Time
01:45 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
E145
Temperature
−9 °C
Turbulence
moderate chop
Icing
light rime
BCS3 at 19,000 ft, 35 nm south, 6:53 pm PDT (01:53 UTC): light to moderate rime icing, -13 °C, remarks: zlawc. At the departure end, 35 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TPH UA /OV UTI250300/TM 0153/FL190/TP BCS3/TA M13/IC LGT-MOD RIME/RM ZLAWC AWC-WEB
```
Report
a routine report filed through TPH
Where
300 nm west (250°) of UTI
Time
01:53 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
BCS3
Temperature
−13 °C
Icing
light to moderate rime
Remarks
zlawc
H25B at 17,000 ft, 18 nm south, 7:44 pm PDT (02:44 UTC): light rime icing, -10 °C, remarks: rndrz arrival. 209 nm along the route, 18 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV LAS210030/TM 0244/FL170/TP H25B/TA -10/IC LT RIME/RM RNDRZ ARR
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
30 nm southwest (210°) of LAS
Time
02:44 UTC
Height
at 17,000 ft
Aircraft
H25B
Temperature
-10
Icing
lt rime
Remarks
rndrz arrival
B39M at 3,800 ft, 9 nm north, 7:30 pm PDT (02:30 UTC): no turbulence, wind 190° at 21 knots, remarks: during the descent runway 26L las. 229 nm along the route, 9 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LAS UA /OV 08006/TM 0230/FL038/TP B39M/WV 19021KT/TB NEG/RM DURD RY26L LAS
```
Report
a routine report filed through LAS
Where
wind from 080° at 6 knots
Time
02:30 UTC
Height
at 3,800 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Wind
from 190° at 21 knots
Turbulence
none
Remarks
during the descent runway 26L las
C172 at 7,200 ft, 36 nm south, 6:06 pm PDT (01:06 UTC): overcast from 7,200 ft to 9,000 ft. 378 nm along the route, 36 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PRC UA /OV 6NE PRC/TM 0106/FL072/TP C172/SK OVC072-TOP090
```
Report
a routine report filed through PRC
Where
6NE prc
Time
01:06 UTC
Height
at 7,200 ft
Aircraft
C172
Sky
overcast from 7,200 ft, tops 9,000 ft
PC12 at 14,000 ft, 28 nm south, 6:03 pm PDT (01:03 UTC): light rime icing, remarks: zab/fdcs. 388 nm along the route, 28 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FLG UA /OV FLG210030/TM 0103/FL140/TP PC12/TA UNK/IC LGT RIME/RM ZAB/FDCS
```
Report
a routine report filed through FLG
Where
30 nm southwest (210°) of FLG
Time
01:03 UTC
Height
at 14,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Temperature
UNK
Icing
light rime
Remarks
zab/fdcs
B39M at 27,000 ft, 2 nm south, 5:42 pm PDT (00:42 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: zhu. At the destination end, 2 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IAH UA /OV IH340035/TM 0042/FL270/TP B39M/TB LT CHOP DURC/RM ZHU
```
Report
a routine report filed through IAH
Where
IH340035
Time
00:42 UTC
Height
at 27,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
lt chop during the climb
Remarks
zhu

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 12 forecast points nearest it (FAT, BIH, LAS, PRC, ABQ, ROW, INK, LBB, ABI, SAT, CLL, HOU). 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	190° at 23 kt	+4 kt	15 °C	116 kt	11 h 04 min	9:11 am CDT (14:11 UTC)
7,500 ft	200° at 22 kt	−2 kt	11 °C	122 kt	10 h 31 min	8:38 am CDT (13:38 UTC)
9,500 ft	210° at 21 kt	−4 kt	9 °C	124 kt	10 h 21 min	8:28 am CDT (13:28 UTC)
11,500 ft	210° at 22 kt	−5 kt	5 °C	125 kt	10 h 16 min	8:23 am CDT (13:23 UTC)
13,500 ft	220° at 25 kt	−8 kt	1 °C	128 kt	10 h 02 min	8:09 am CDT (13:09 UTC)
15,500 ft	220° at 29 kt	−11 kt	-3 °C	131 kt	9 h 48 min	7:55 am CDT (12:55 UTC)
17,500 ft	220° at 32 kt	−13 kt	-8 °C	133 kt	9 h 39 min	7:46 am CDT (12:46 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	220° at 33 kt	−14 kt	-9 °C	134 kt	9 h 35 min	7:42 am CDT (12:42 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 44 kt	−21 kt	-18 °C	141 kt	9 h 06 min	7:13 am CDT (12:13 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 54 kt	−32 kt	-28 °C	152 kt	8 h 27 min	6:34 am CDT (11:34 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	240° at 54 kt	−36 kt	-36 °C	156 kt	8 h 14 min	6:21 am CDT (11:21 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	250° at 43 kt	−33 kt	-47 °C	153 kt	8 h 24 min	6:31 am CDT (11:31 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; 52 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; 51 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 299 nm out; 66 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°
ABQ	used from 498 nm out; 137 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°
ROW	used from 697 nm out; 53 nm from the line		190/33	210/27 14°	220/28 6°	230/36 -6°	230/56 -15°	230/63 -27°	250/59 -37°	260/57 -49°
INK	used from 846 nm out; 59 nm from the line		190/23 20°	200/18 15°	230/18 8°	240/23 -4°	240/37 -14°	240/46 -27°	250/42 -38°	260/36 -50°
LBB	used from 896 nm out; 77 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 946 nm out; 67 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°
SAT	used from 1095 nm out; 95 nm from the line	150/26	180/18 19°	180/18 14°	200/14 9°	230/16 -6°	210/9 -13°	270/8 -29°	280/6 -39°	340/19 -51°
CLL	used from 1145 nm out; 52 nm from the line	170/22	170/26 18°	200/15 14°	240/13 8°	240/15 -5°	260/17 -13°	290/27 -29°	290/22 -40°	320/30 -51°
HOU	used from 1244 nm out; 36 nm from the line	160/22	150/27 19°	180/16 14°	250/7 9°	270/10 -5°	270/16 -13°	310/23 -29°	310/26 -40°	330/20 -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	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,100 feet	from the south (190°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	3,100 ft	335 ft	7:53 pm PDT (02:53 UTC)
VIS Visalia, CA	20 nm out, 24 nm south of the line	reported, no category	from the southwest (220°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	292 ft	02:56 UTC
HND Las Vegas, NV	229 nm out, 3 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 12,000 feet	from the south-southeast (150°) at 15 knots, gusting to 18	10+ mi	none	2,491 ft	02:56 UTC
CMR Williams, AZ	378 nm out, 3 nm west of the line	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,700 feet, overcast at 2,300 feet	from the south (190°) at 12 knots, gusting to 20	8 mi	1,700 ft	6,690 ft	02:55 UTC
FLG Flagstaff, AZ	408 nm out, 5 nm west of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 800 feet, a broken layer at 1,200 feet, overcast at 2,100 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the south-southwest (210°) at 18 knots, gusting to 29	5 mi	1,200 ft	7,014 ft	02:57 UTC
SJN St Johns, AZ	518 nm out, 7 nm south of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 12 knots, gusting to 25	10+ mi	none	5,736 ft	02:54 UTC
SRR Ruidoso, NM	727 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 6,000 feet, overcast at 8,000 feet Weather: light rain	from the west-southwest (240°) at 9 knots	8 mi	8,000 ft	6,813 ft	02:55 UTC
ROW Roswell, NM	776 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 8,000 feet	from the south (170°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	3,671 ft	02:51 UTC
BPG Big Spring, TX	936 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	none	2,572 ft	02:55 UTC
GRK Fort Hood (Killeen), TX	1145 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the southeast (130°) at 10 knots	10+ mi	none	1,015 ft	02:55 UTC
CLL College Station, TX	1224 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	320 ft	02:53 UTC
IAH Houston, TX	destination	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	95 ft	9:53 pm CDT (02:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,014 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At IAH when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:21 am CDT (11:21 UTC)

Wind from the east-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for IAH

From Sun 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 4:00 am CDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 3,500 feet, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
30% chance between Mon 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC) and 5:00 pm CDT (22:00 UTC): light rain showers

The forecast for FAT, the departure

From Sun 5:00 pm PDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet, a few clouds at 13,000 feet and more above
From Sun 9:00 pm PDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 9 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 2:00 am PDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

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 7 nm from the route, 229 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZLA
6/8891 Bullhead City, AZ, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local 9 nm from the route, 269 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLA
6/8722 ALAMOGORDO, NM, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local on the route, 697 nm along the route · security · starts tomorrow · ZAB

Daylight

Sunset at FAT 6:26 pm PDT (01:26 UTC), at IAH 6:54 pm CDT (23:54 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:18 pm CDT (00:18 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at IAH is before sunrise there (7:21 am CDT (12:21 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

Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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, George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport.