Fresno Yosemite International to Tri-Cities Airport FAT → PSC
570 nautical miles (656 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 003°, about 350° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 4 h 29 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 7-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:52 am PDT (15:52 UTC). Right now FAT is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 11 knots; PSC is VFR, wind from the north (350°) at 6 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 above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the whole route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 98 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 374 to 531 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 08:00–15:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed
The westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even 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, RNO, LKV, RDM, YKM). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 010° at 6 kt | +6 kt | -2 °C | 114 kt | 5 h | 9:23 am PDT (16:23 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 360° at 6 kt | +6 kt | -2 °C | 114 kt | 5 h | 9:23 am PDT (16:23 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 010° at 8 kt | +8 kt | -7 °C | 112 kt | 5 h 05 min | 9:28 am PDT (16:28 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 350° at 8 kt | +7 kt | -8 °C | 113 kt | 5 h 03 min | 9:26 am PDT (16:26 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 340° at 9 kt | +9 kt | -11 °C | 111 kt | 5 h 08 min | 9:31 am PDT (16:31 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 350° at 18 kt | +17 kt | -13 °C | 103 kt | 5 h 32 min | 9:55 am PDT (16:55 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 350° at 26 kt | +26 kt | -16 °C | 94 kt | 6 h 04 min | 10:27 am PDT (17:27 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 350° at 33 kt | +32 kt | -18 °C | 88 kt | 6 h 29 min | 10:52 am PDT (17:52 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 360° at 61 kt | +61 kt | -25 °C | 59 kt | 9 h 40 min | 2:03 pm PDT (21:03 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 350° at 46 kt | +45 kt | -35 °C | 75 kt | 7 h 36 min | 11:59 am PDT (18:59 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 310° at 23 kt | +13 kt | -38 °C | 107 kt | 5 h 20 min | 9:43 am PDT (16:43 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 250° at 18 kt | −7 kt | -42 °C | 127 kt | 4 h 29 min | 8:52 am PDT (15:52 UTC) |
Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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 | 140/11 | 180/15 3° | 150/14 -3° | 200/14 -6° | 240/17 -16° | 320/25 -23° | 270/22 -31° | 240/29 -37° | 230/36 -44° |
| BIH | used from 49 nm out; 72 nm from the line | L/V | 020/6 0° | 140/7 -7° | 210/31 -16° | 230/34 -26° | 220/43 -30° | 220/52 -36° | 220/46 -43° | |
| RNO | used from 98 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 010/6 | 270/12 -3° | 220/26 -10° | 280/13 -19° | 350/44 -24° | 320/30 -32° | 260/22 -36° | 240/24 -42° | |
| LKV | used from 246 nm out; 68 nm from the line | 010/10 -8° | 360/20 -11° | 360/58 -19° | 360/92 -25° | 350/69 -37° | 310/34 -37° | 240/26 -41° | ||
| RDM | used from 393 nm out; 86 nm from the line | 360/14 -2° | 020/25 -8° | 360/34 -13° | 360/75 -16° | 360/88 -25° | 360/80 -39° | 350/47 -42° | 360/11 -43° | |
| YKM | used from 492 nm out; 92 nm from the line | 360/6 | 360/11 -1° | 030/20 -7° | 040/21 -11° | 020/55 -18° | 010/84 -26° | 010/79 -40° | 010/45 -42° | 350/23 -42° |
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 6,000 feet | from the east-southeast (120°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | 6,000 ft | 335 ft | 3:53 am PDT (10:53 UTC) |
| MPI Mariposa, CA | 39 nm out, 18 nm west of the line | no report just now | 2,254 ft | ||||
| RNO Reno, NV | 167 nm out, 10 nm west of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 5,000 feet, overcast at 8,500 feet Weather: light rain | from the northeast (050°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 5,000 ft | 4,414 ft | 10:55 UTC |
| RTS Reno, NV | 177 nm out, 15 nm west of the line | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 5,500 feet, overcast at 7,000 feet | from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots | 10+ mi | 5,500 ft | 5,050 ft | 11:15 UTC |
| BNO Burns, OR | 413 nm out, 15 nm east of the line | VFR | from the northwest (320°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | none | 4,148 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| GCD John Day, OR | 462 nm out, 13 nm east of the line | VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 3,500 feet, overcast at 5,000 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 5,000 ft | 3,702 ft | 10:50 UTC |
| PDT Pendleton, OR | 541 nm out, 14 nm east of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a broken layer at 6,000 feet, overcast at 7,500 feet | from the southwest (220°) at 3 knots | 10+ mi | 6,000 ft | 1,494 ft | 10:53 UTC |
| PSC Pasco, WA | destination | VFR Sky: overcast at 9,000 feet | from the north (350°) at 6 knots | 10+ mi | 9,000 ft | 410 ft | 3:53 am PDT (10:53 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,050 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At PSC when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 8:52 am PDT (15:52 UTC)
Wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet VFR
The whole forecast for PSC
- From Mon 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 7,000 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
- From Mon 4:00 pm PDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
The forecast for FAT, the departure
- From Mon 5:00 am PDT (12:00 UTC): wind from the east-southeast at 13 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 6,000 feet
- From Mon 11:00 am PDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 10,000 feet
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 on the route, 49 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA
Daylight
Sunset at FAT 6:25 pm PDT (01:25 UTC), at PSC 6:13 pm PDT (01:13 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:44 pm PDT (01:44 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, Tri-Cities Airport.