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Savannah/Hilton Head International to Fresno Yosemite International SAV → FAT

1,914 nautical miles (2,203 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 289°, about 295° magnetic at the departure end (variation 6W). At 120 knots that is 18 h 03 min at the quickest height in today's winds (8,500 ft, a 14-knot headwind), arriving about 8:47 pm PDT (03:47 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now SAV is VFR, wind from the west (260°) at 7 knots; FAT is VFR, wind from the southeast (140°) at 13 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 return flight

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 W18W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 6:55 am EDT (10:55 UTC). Over the route from 1585 to 1675 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 120855
    MKCW WST 120855
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 18W
    VALID UNTIL 1055Z
    AZ UT NV
    FROM 20WNW BVL-30N BCE-60SSW BCE-50NNE LAS-60NNW ELY-20WNW BVL
    AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 28,000 ft to 41,000 ft. Over the first 20 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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 708 to 1246 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 1127 to 1575 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 1196 to 1366 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 1346 to 1456 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 1376 to 1825 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1436 to 1665 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). Near the route, 1585 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 1625 to 1665 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 10 nm of the route.

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 SAV.

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

  • A333 at 38,000 ft, 45 nm north, 4:23 am EDT (08:23 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: mtw +/-15KT zdvwc. 1226 nm along the route, 45 nm north of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    ALS UA /OV ALS085025/TM 0823/FL380/TP A333/TB LGT CHOP/RM MTW +/-15KT. ZDVWC
    Report
    a routine report filed through ALS
    Where
    25 nm east (085°) of ALS
    Time
    08:23 UTC
    Height
    at 38,000 ft
    Aircraft
    A333
    Turbulence
    light chop
    Remarks
    mtw +/-15KT zdvwc
  • BE20 at 9,000 ft, 27 nm north, 3:52 am EDT (07:52 UTC): light to moderate rime icing, -5 °C, remarks: during the descent zdvwc. 1336 nm along the route, 27 nm north of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    DRO UA /OV DRO/TM 0752/FL090/TP BE20/SK BASE110 TOP165/TA M05/IC LGT-MOD RIME/RM DURD. ZDVWC
    Report
    a routine report filed through DRO
    Where
    over DRO
    Time
    07:52 UTC
    Height
    at 9,000 ft
    Aircraft
    BE20
    Sky
    BASE110 TOP165
    Temperature
    −5 °C
    Icing
    light to moderate rime
    Remarks
    during the descent zdvwc
  • PC12 at 11,000 ft, 27 nm north, 2:58 am EDT (06:58 UTC): light turbulence, no icing, remarks: during the descent arrival KFMN ZDVWC-36. 1336 nm along the route, 27 nm north of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    DRO UA /OV DRO/TM 0658/FL110/TP PC12/SK BASE117/TB CONS LGT/IC NEG/RM DURD ARR KFMN. ZDVWC-36
    Report
    a routine report filed through DRO
    Where
    over DRO
    Time
    06:58 UTC
    Height
    at 11,000 ft
    Aircraft
    PC12
    Sky
    BASE117
    Turbulence
    continuous light
    Icing
    none
    Remarks
    during the descent arrival KFMN ZDVWC-36

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 18 forecast points nearest it (SAV, ATL, CSG, BHM, MEM, LIT, FSM, TUL, OKC, GAG, AMA, TCC, ALS, FMN, BCE, LAS, BIH, FAT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft260° at 17 kt+16 kt15 °C104 kt18 h 24 min9:08 pm PDT (04:08 UTC)
6,500 ft260° at 16 kt+16 kt15 °C104 kt18 h 24 min9:08 pm PDT (04:08 UTC)
8,500 ft260° at 14 kt+14 kt11 °C106 kt18 h 03 min8:47 pm PDT (03:47 UTC)
10,500 ft240° at 16 kt+14 kt6 °C106 kt18 h 03 min8:47 pm PDT (03:47 UTC)
12,500 ft240° at 18 kt+15 kt2 °C105 kt18 h 14 min8:58 pm PDT (03:58 UTC)
14,500 ft240° at 21 kt+17 kt-2 °C103 kt18 h 35 min9:19 pm PDT (04:19 UTC)
16,500 ft240° at 25 kt+20 kt-6 °C100 kt19 h 08 min9:52 pm PDT (04:52 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180230° at 27 kt+22 kt-9 °C98 kt19 h 32 min10:16 pm PDT (05:16 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 35 kt+31 kt-19 °C89 kt21 h 30 min12:14 am PDT (07:14 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300250° at 48 kt+46 kt-30 °C74 kt25 h 52 min4:36 am PDT (11:36 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 46 kt+47 kt-38 °C73 kt26 h 13 min4:57 am PDT (11:57 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390260° at 40 kt+41 kt-48 °C79 kt24 h 14 min2:58 am PDT (09:58 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
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
SAVused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line330/16310/15 14°320/23 10°310/30 7°310/30 -6°300/28 -19°270/25 -32°300/25 -39°320/26 -50°
ATLused from 100 nm out; 68 nm from the line330/32340/36 17°350/34 10°340/25 6°330/27 -6°350/35 -18°330/49 -32°340/47 -41°340/27 -51°
CSGused from 199 nm out; 52 nm from the line330/27340/28 16°350/28 11°330/17 6°340/25 -6°350/33 -18°330/46 -32°340/45 -41°350/31 -52°
BHMused from 249 nm out; 19 nm from the line310/19310/15 16°320/19 11°330/15 5°330/23 -5°320/14 -18°320/36 -32°330/44 -40°340/36 -51°
MEMused from 399 nm out; 62 nm from the line250/19260/19 17°270/20 12°270/16 6°270/21 -6°290/27 -17°300/37 -30°300/49 -40°310/40 -51°
LITused from 499 nm out; 50 nm from the line250/22250/25 18°240/23 12°240/20 7°250/17 -6°260/25 -17°300/45 -29°300/49 -40°310/43 -51°
FSMused from 648 nm out; 14 nm from the line230/33260/23 15°240/23 11°230/18 8°230/20 -8°250/31 -17°280/51 -30°280/52 -39°300/47 -51°
TULused from 748 nm out; 45 nm from the line230/42250/23 17°220/16 14°240/10 8°240/20 -6°260/28 -17°270/61 -29°280/52 -38°290/46 -50°
OKCused from 798 nm out; 25 nm from the line220/43230/31 17°260/13 16°270/11 7°240/20 -6°250/32 -17°260/60 -28°280/50 -37°290/45 -50°
GAGused from 897 nm out; 36 nm from the line240/35 22°240/27 14°230/25 6°240/38 -7°230/44 -19°250/73 -28°270/66 -37°270/58 -49°
AMAused from 997 nm out; 61 nm from the line230/32230/28 14°230/27 7°230/38 -6°230/50 -17°250/69 -28°260/62 -37°270/65 -49°
TCCused from 1097 nm out; 73 nm from the line240/20230/22 13°230/27 6°230/40 -7°240/55 -18°240/74 -27°240/68 -37°250/64 -49°
ALSused from 1196 nm out; 60 nm from the line240/35 3°230/54 -9°240/66 -19°230/85 -26°240/87 -34°240/70 -47°
FMNused from 1296 nm out; 41 nm from the line220/16 6°220/39 1°220/50 -10°230/67 -23°230/94 -29°230/102 -35°230/90 -46°
BCEused from 1446 nm out; 95 nm from the line200/32 -2°210/57 -15°220/71 -22°220/69 -30°220/64 -38°220/67 -44°
LASused from 1645 nm out; 55 nm from the line210/20 8°210/29 4°200/32 -3°200/51 -15°210/64 -21°220/70 -30°220/66 -38°220/55 -44°
BIHused from 1745 nm out; 85 nm from the lineL/V020/6 0°140/7 -7°210/31 -16°230/34 -26°220/43 -30°220/52 -36°220/46 -43°
FATused from 1894 nm out; 10 nm from the line140/11180/15 3°150/14 -3°200/14 -6°240/17 -16°320/25 -23°270/22 -31°240/29 -37°230/36 -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

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
SAV Savannah, GA departure VFR from the west (260°) at 7 knots 10+ mi none 50 ft 4:53 am EDT (08:53 UTC)
MCN Macon, GA 130 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower VFR from the west-northwest (300°) at 3 knots 10+ mi none 354 ft 08:53 UTC
BHM Birmingham, AL 289 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower VFR calm 10+ mi none 650 ft 08:53 UTC
TUP Tupelo, MS 399 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower marginal VFR Weather: mist calm 5 mi none 346 ft 08:53 UTC
LIT Little Rock, AR 578 nm out, 6 nm southeast of the line, tower VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet calm 10+ mi none 266 ft 08:53 UTC
PWA Oklahoma City, OK 847 nm out, 11 nm south of the line, tower VFR from the south (180°) at 15 knots 10+ mi none 1,299 ft 08:53 UTC
CAO Clayton, NM 1117 nm out, 5 nm north of the line VFR from the southwest (220°) at 17 knots, gusting to 23 10+ mi none 4,969 ft 08:55 UTC
SKX Taos, NM 1236 nm out, 7 nm south of the line no report just now 7,094 ft
FMN Farmington, NM 1366 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower VFR from the southeast (140°) at 5 knots 10+ mi none 5,506 ft 08:53 UTC
AZC Colorado City, AZ 1595 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line VFR Sky: overcast at 8,000 feet from the east-southeast (120°) at 6 knots 10+ mi 8,000 ft 4,873 ft 09:35 UTC
BTY Beatty, NV 1775 nm out, 2 nm east of the line no report just now 3,169 ft
FAT Fresno, CA destination VFR Sky: a broken layer at 6,500 feet, a broken layer at 10,000 feet from the southeast (140°) at 13 knots 10+ mi 6,500 ft 335 ft 1:53 am PDT (08:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,094 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, 8:47 pm PDT (03:47 UTC)

Wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for FAT
  • From Sun 11:00 pm PDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the southeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
  • From Mon 2:00 am PDT (09:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
The forecast for SAV, the departure
  • From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies
  • From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 6/6783 Perry, GA, Friday, October 9, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC 22 nm from the route, 130 nm along the route · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 19 October · ZTL
  • 6/8890 LAS VEGAS, NV, Tuesday, October 13, 2026 Local 17 nm from the route, 1695 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts tomorrow · ZLA

Daylight

Sunset at SAV 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC), at FAT 6:25 pm PDT (01:25 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:51 pm PDT (01:51 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at FAT is after sunset there (6:26 pm PDT (01:26 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 Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
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: Savannah/Hilton Head International, Fresno Yosemite International.