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Minot International to Fresno Yosemite International MOT → FAT

1,063 nautical miles (1,224 statute miles) southwest on a straight line, true course 236°, about 230° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6E). At 120 knots that is 8 h 34 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 4-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:42 am PDT (10:42 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MOT is marginal VFR, wind from the north (010°) at 7 knots; FAT is VFR, wind from the south-southwest (200°) at 14 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

SIGMET 8W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 35,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 10:55 pm CDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 288 to 298 nm out.

as issued

WSUS33 KKCI 120155
MKCW WST 120155
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 8W
VALID UNTIL 0355Z
CO MT WY
FROM 40N SHR-60WNW RAP-20ENE CYS-30SW CYS-10NW BOY-40N SHR
AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL350.

SIGMET W10W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 10:55 pm CDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 716 to 944 nm out.
as issued
```
WSUS33 KKCI 120155
MKCW WST 120155
CONVECTIVE SIGMET 10W
VALID UNTIL 0355Z
NV
FROM 70SW TWF-40NNW BVL-40SW ELY-30ESE OAL-40WNW OAL-70SW TWF
AREA TS MOV FROM 23020KT. TOPS TO FL300.
```
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 30 to 586 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the route from 60 to 924 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 298 to 537 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 318 to 884 nm out.
AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 328 to 944 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 407 to 507 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 15,000 ft. Over the route from 845 to 1024 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 MOT.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

S22T at 15,000 ft, 23 nm northwest, 8:47 pm CDT (01:47 UTC): moderate rime icing above 15,000 ft, -5 °C. 447 nm along the route, 23 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JAC UA /OV DNW010020/TM 0147/FL150/TP S22T/TA M05/IC MOD RIME 150 /ZLC
```
Report
a routine report filed through JAC
Where
20 nm north (010°) of DNW
Time
01:47 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
S22T
Temperature
−5 °C
Icing
moderate rime at 15,000 ft zlc
E75L at 18,000 ft, 10 nm southeast, 6:24 pm CDT (23:24 UTC): moderate turbulence from 18,000 ft to 22,000 ft, remarks: mountain wave a 10-knot loss of airspeed entered by zoa fdcs. 994 nm along the route, 10 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
LOL UA /OV BIH300011/TM 2324/FL 180/TP E75L/TB MOD 180-220/RM MTN WAVE /-10 ENTERED BY ZOA FDCS AWC-WEB
```
Report
a routine report filed through LOL
Where
11 nm northwest (300°) of BIH
Time
23:24 UTC
Height
at 18,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
moderate from 18,000 ft to 22,000 ft
Remarks
mountain wave a 10-knot loss of airspeed entered by zoa fdcs
PA24 at 6,000 ft, 42 nm east, 7:08 pm CDT (00:08 UTC): no icing. At the departure end, 42 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MOT UA /OV MOT094042/TM 0008/FL060/TP PA24/IC NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through MOT
Where
42 nm east (094°) of MOT
Time
00:08 UTC
Height
at 6,000 ft
Aircraft
PA24
Icing
none
PA24 at 6,000 ft, 47 nm northwest, 7:48 pm CDT (00:48 UTC): light rime icing from 5,000 ft to 6,000 ft, 2 °C. At the departure end, 47 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
XWA UA /OV XWA060040/TM 0048/FL060/TP PA24/TA 02/IC LGT RIME 060-050
```
Report
a routine report filed through XWA
Where
40 nm northeast (060°) of XWA
Time
00:48 UTC
Height
at 6,000 ft
Aircraft
PA24
Temperature
2 °C
Icing
light rime from 6,000 ft to 5,000 ft
B38M at 32,000 ft, 3 nm west, 6:12 pm CDT (23:12 UTC): light chop turbulence. 60 nm along the route, 3 nm west of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
MOT UA /OV MOT225061/TM 2312/FL320/TP B38M/TB CONS LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through MOT
Where
61 nm southwest (225°) of MOT
Time
23:12 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
continuous light chop
B789 at 35,000 ft, 35 nm southeast, 8:57 pm CDT (01:57 UTC): light turbulence. 70 nm along the route, 35 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DIK UA /OV DIK040030/TM 0157/FL350/TP B789/TB CONS LGT/ OCNL MOD CHOP/ NEG 370
```
Report
a routine report filed through DIK
Where
30 nm northeast (040°) of DIK
Time
01:57 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
B789
Turbulence
continuous light occasional moderate chop no at 37,000 ft
CRJ2 at 2,900 ft, 35 nm southeast, 7:05 pm CDT (00:05 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 99 nm along the route, 35 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DIK UA /OV DIK/TM 0005/FL029/TP CRJ2/SK BASE029
```
Report
a routine report filed through DIK
Where
over DIK
Time
00:05 UTC
Height
at 2,900 ft
Aircraft
CRJ2
Sky
BASE029
A320 descending, 16 nm northwest, 7:54 pm CDT (00:54 UTC): overcast above 7,500 ft, remarks: braking action good during the descent runway 19. 487 nm along the route, 16 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JAC UA /OV JAC/TM 0054/FLUNKN/TP A320/SK OVC075/RM BRAKING ACTION GOOD DURD RY19
```
Report
a routine report filed through JAC
Where
over JAC
Time
00:54 UTC
Height
height not given
Aircraft
A320
Sky
overcast from 7,500 ft
Remarks
braking action good during the descent runway 19
PC12 at 15,000 ft, 9 nm northwest, 6:47 pm CDT (23:47 UTC): light rime icing above 15,000 ft. 507 nm along the route, 9 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
JAC UA /OV JAC200025/TM 2347/FL150/TP PC12/IC LGT RIME 150 /ZLC
```
Report
a routine report filed through JAC
Where
25 nm south (200°) of JAC
Time
23:47 UTC
Height
at 15,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Icing
light rime at 15,000 ft zlc
BCS3 at 19,000 ft, 37 nm south, 8:53 pm CDT (01:53 UTC): light to moderate rime icing, -13 °C, remarks: zlawc. At the destination end, 37 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

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 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 11 forecast points nearest it (MOT, DIK, MLS, BIL, LND, PIH, SLC, ELY, BAM, BIH, FAT). 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	110° at 7 kt	−4 kt	6 °C	124 kt	8 h 34 min	3:42 am PDT (10:42 UTC)
6,500 ft	130° at 6 kt	−2 kt	5 °C	122 kt	8 h 43 min	3:51 am PDT (10:51 UTC)
8,500 ft	190° at 14 kt	+11 kt	5 °C	109 kt	9 h 45 min	4:53 am PDT (11:53 UTC)
10,500 ft	200° at 21 kt	+19 kt	2 °C	101 kt	10 h 31 min	5:39 am PDT (12:39 UTC)
12,500 ft	210° at 28 kt	+26 kt	-2 °C	94 kt	11 h 19 min	6:27 am PDT (13:27 UTC)
14,500 ft	210° at 33 kt	+32 kt	-5 °C	88 kt	12 h 05 min	7:13 am PDT (14:13 UTC)
16,500 ft	220° at 39 kt	+38 kt	-9 °C	82 kt	12 h 58 min	8:06 am PDT (15:06 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	220° at 43 kt	+42 kt	-12 °C	78 kt	13 h 38 min	8:46 am PDT (15:46 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	220° at 49 kt	+48 kt	-23 °C	72 kt	14 h 46 min	9:54 am PDT (16:54 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	220° at 59 kt	+57 kt	-32 °C	63 kt	16 h 52 min	12:00 pm PDT (19:00 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	230° at 65 kt	+66 kt	-39 °C	54 kt	19 h 41 min	2:49 pm PDT (21:49 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	240° at 67 kt	+67 kt	-46 °C	53 kt	20 h 03 min	3:11 pm PDT (22:11 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
MOT	used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line		070/8 6°	180/7 2°	220/18 -1°	240/37 -11°	250/55 -20°	250/64 -36°	250/70 -46°	250/80 -54°
DIK	used from 50 nm out; 46 nm from the line		110/15 6°	200/17 5°	230/31 1°	240/47 -10°	240/52 -20°	230/52 -36°	240/57 -45°	250/67 -51°
MLS	used from 149 nm out; 47 nm from the line		120/22 5°	170/18 4°	200/33 1°	230/49 -10°	230/58 -21°	220/54 -37°	230/64 -44°	250/74 -49°
BIL	used from 298 nm out; 58 nm from the line		080/24	130/14 -1°	180/33 0°	210/43 -10°	220/58 -21°	200/55 -36°	220/75 -44°	240/83 -48°
LND	used from 398 nm out; 81 nm from the line			180/33 10°	190/50 3°	210/59 -9°	200/50 -21°	190/41 -34°	230/55 -39°	240/65 -47°
PIH	used from 497 nm out; 62 nm from the line		270/10	270/13 1°	210/16 -2°	200/56 -11°	200/51 -23°	200/68 -33°	220/77 -37°	230/73 -44°
SLC	used from 646 nm out; 84 nm from the line		280/8	210/39 5°	210/52 -1°	200/50 -11°	200/56 -23°	220/61 -28°	230/73 -37°	230/73 -45°
ELY	used from 696 nm out; 91 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°
BAM	used from 845 nm out; 92 nm from the line			270/8 4°	230/27 -4°	220/49 -18°	210/52 -26°	220/77 -29°	220/71 -33°	220/63 -43°
BIH	used from 894 nm out; 76 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°
FAT	used from 1043 nm out; 10 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°

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
MOT Minot, ND	departure	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,400 feet, overcast at 7,000 feet Weather: light rain	from the north (010°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	1,400 ft	1,715 ft	8:54 pm CDT (01:54 UTC)
MLS Miles City, MT	219 nm out, 19 nm northwest of the line	IFR Sky: a broken layer at 700 feet, a broken layer at 1,100 feet, overcast at 1,800 feet Weather: rain, mist	from the east-northeast (060°) at 9 knots	4 mi	700 ft	2,634 ft	01:53 UTC
COD Cody, WY	388 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 800 feet Weather: unknown precipitation	from the north (010°) at 11 knots	9 mi	800 ft	5,102 ft	01:56 UTC
JAC Jackson, WY	487 nm out, 16 nm northwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 2,200 feet, overcast at 3,100 feet Weather: heavy rain, mist	variable at 4 knots	4 mi	2,200 ft	6,451 ft	02:03 UTC
MLD Malad City, ID	586 nm out, 7 nm south of the line	no report just now				4,503 ft
ENV Wendover, UT	706 nm out, 18 nm southeast of the line	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 10,000 feet	from the southeast (130°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	10,000 ft	4,236 ft	01:56 UTC
MMH Mammoth Lakes, CA	994 nm out, 6 nm west of the line	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 9,000 feet	from the southeast (140°) at 19 knots, gusting to 30	10+ mi	none	7,134 ft	23:35 UTC
FAT Fresno, CA	destination	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 3,700 feet	from the south-southwest (200°) at 14 knots	10+ mi	3,700 ft	335 ft	6:53 pm PDT (01:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,134 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At FAT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:42 am PDT (10:42 UTC)

Wind from the southeast at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for FAT

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

The forecast for MOT, the departure

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,000 feet, overcast at 9,000 feet
30% chance between Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC) and 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC): visibility 6 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 2,000 feet
From Sun 11:00 pm CDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 8 knots, visibility 4 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 600 feet
From Mon 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the north at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 600 feet
30% chance between Mon 4:00 pm CDT (21:00 UTC) and 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): visibility 6 miles, light rain, mist

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 21 nm from the route, at the destination end · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 20 October · ZOA

Daylight

Sunset at MOT 7:02 pm CDT (00:02 UTC), at FAT 6:26 pm PDT (01:26 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:52 pm PDT (01:52 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at FAT is before sunrise there (7:03 am PDT (14:03 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 northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the Pacific Northwest · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the southern Rockies · 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: Minot International, Fresno Yosemite International.