San Bernardino International to Fresno Yosemite International SBD → FAT
202 nautical miles (232 statute miles) northwest on a straight line, true course 324°, about 311° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 1 h 59 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 18-knot headwind), arriving about 3:36 am PDT (10:36 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: 191 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 first 77 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 5W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft from 14,000 ft to 18,000 ft. Near the route, at the destination end.
Turbulence AIRMET in force: moderate turbulence from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft, over the first 77 nm of the route; AIRMET in force: moderate turbulence from 14,000 ft to 18,000 ft, near the route, at the destination end. No pilot has reported turbulence near the line in the last three hours. The government's turbulence forecast map ↗
Icing No icing warning in force along the route. No pilot has reported icing near the line in the last three hours. The freezing level is about 13,000 ft (from the winds-aloft temperatures), so icing is possible in cloud above that. The government's icing forecast map ↗
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 SBD.
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 3 forecast points nearest it (ONT, WJF, 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 | 330° at 18 kt | +18 kt | 7 °C | 102 kt | 1 h 59 min | 3:36 am PDT (10:36 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 330° at 21 kt | +21 kt | 5 °C | 99 kt | 2 h 02 min | 3:39 am PDT (10:39 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 330° at 25 kt | +25 kt | 4 °C | 95 kt | 2 h 08 min | 3:45 am PDT (10:45 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 320° at 32 kt | +32 kt | 3 °C | 88 kt | 2 h 18 min | 3:55 am PDT (10:55 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 310° at 39 kt | +38 kt | 1 °C | 82 kt | 2 h 28 min | 4:05 am PDT (11:05 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 310° at 42 kt | +41 kt | -4 °C | 79 kt | 2 h 33 min | 4:10 am PDT (11:10 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 310° at 44 kt | +43 kt | -8 °C | 77 kt | 2 h 37 min | 4:14 am PDT (11:14 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 46 kt | +45 kt | -11 °C | 75 kt | 2 h 42 min | 4:19 am PDT (11:19 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 51 kt | +49 kt | -21 °C | 71 kt | 2 h 51 min | 4:28 am PDT (11:28 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 320° at 53 kt | +53 kt | -39 °C | 67 kt | 3 h 01 min | 4:38 am PDT (11:38 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 320° at 50 kt | +50 kt | -48 °C | 70 kt | 2 h 53 min | 4:30 am PDT (11:30 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 45 kt | +38 kt | -53 °C | 82 kt | 2 h 28 min | 4:05 am PDT (11:05 UTC) |
Based on data from the 13th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 13th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ONT | used from 0 nm out; 22 nm from the line | 270/6 | 300/14 5° | 320/26 7° | 300/35 4° | 290/33 -11° | 300/41 -21° | 320/46 -39° | 310/37 -47° | 270/45 -52° |
| WJF | used from 48 nm out; 20 nm from the line | 330/25 7° | 330/25 5° | 310/40 3° | 300/43 -11° | 300/47 -21° | 310/48 -39° | 310/44 -48° | 280/46 -54° | |
| FAT | used from 144 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 330/12 | 330/18 4° | 330/27 -1° | 320/40 -3° | 330/69 -10° | 320/67 -22° | 320/68 -39° | 330/74 -48° | 320/56 -53° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBD San Bernardino, CA | departure | no report just now | 1,159 ft | ||||
| VCV Victorville, CA | 29 nm out, 12 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,885 ft | ||||
| MHV Mojave, CA | 77 nm out, 4 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,801 ft | ||||
| BFL Bakersfield, CA | 115 nm out, 24 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 509 ft | ||||
| PTV Porterville, CA | 144 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | no report just now | 443 ft | ||||
| VIS Visalia, CA | 173 nm out, 5 nm south of the line | no report just now | 292 ft | ||||
| FAT Fresno, CA | destination | no report just now | 335 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,885 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
The codes as issued, and in English, for every airport in the table
At FAT when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:36 am PDT (10:36 UTC)
FAT 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.
Notices to air missions closures and things out of service at both ends; airspace, navigation aids and obstructions near the line
SBD: 2 notices in force, 1 starting within a week. all of them, grouped →
FAT: 20 notices in force. runway 11R/29L closed all of them, grouped →
- closed Runway 11R/29L closed until Wed 25 Nov, 3:00 pm PST (23:00 UTC) · FAT 09/042
as issued
!FAT 09/042 FAT RWY 11R/29L CLSD 2609281400-2611252300
- closed Taxiway B3 between runway 11R/29L and taxiway B closed until Wed 25 Nov, 3:00 pm PST (23:00 UTC) · FAT 09/045
as issued
!FAT 09/045 FAT TWY B3 BTN RWY 11R/29L AND TWY B CLSD 2609281400-2611252300
- closed Taxiway B2 between approach end runway 29L and taxiway B closed until Wed 25 Nov, 3:00 pm PST (23:00 UTC) · FAT 09/044
as issued
!FAT 09/044 FAT TWY B2 BTN APCH END RWY 29L AND TWY B CLSD 2609281400-2611252300
- closed Taxiway B8 between runway 11R/29L and taxiway B closed until Wed 25 Nov, 3:00 pm PST (23:00 UTC) · FAT 09/047
as issued
!FAT 09/047 FAT TWY B8 BTN RWY 11R/29L AND TWY B CLSD 2609281400-2611252300
20 notices near the line (airspace and special activity within 25 nm, navigation aids within 25 nm, obstructions within 5 nm):
- Navigation aid VOR out of service until Thu 28 Jan, 3:59 pm PST (23:59 UTC) · 0 nm along the route, 19 nm off the line · HDF 07/187
as issued
!RAL 07/187 HDF NAV VOR U/S 2607312020-2701282359
- Navigation aid ILS runway 26R category II/III not authorized until Wed 30 Dec, 3:59 pm PST (23:59 UTC) · 10 nm along the route, 16 nm off the line · ONT 06/074
as issued
!ONT 06/074 ONT NAV ILS RWY 26R CAT II/III NA 2606250734-2612302359
- Navigation aid ILS runway 26L inner marker out of service until Mon 15 Nov 2027, 1:11 pm PST (21:11 UTC), estimated · 10 nm along the route, 16 nm off the line · ONT 04/062
as issued
!ONT 04/062 ONT NAV ILS RWY 26L IM U/S 2604152229-2711152111EST
- Navigation aid VOR out of service until Sat 27 Feb, 3:59 pm PST (23:59 UTC) · 29 nm along the route, 12 nm off the line · VCV 07/002
as issued
!VCV 07/002 VCV NAV VOR U/S 2607101946-2702272359
- Obstruction tower lights (ASR 1017110) 35°02′N 118°00′W (6.8 nautical miles south L71) 3026.9FT (199.1FT above ground level) out of service until Sat 2 Jan, 8:00 pm PST (04:00 UTC) · 67 nm along the route, 3 nm off the line · L71 10/039
as issued
!RAL 10/039 L71 OBST TOWER LGT (ASR 1017110) 350218.10N1180023.00W (6.8NM S L71) 3026.9FT (199.1FT AGL) U/S 2610051252-2701030400
- Obstruction tower lights (ASR 1002687) 34°52′N 118°09′W (2.2 nautical miles ENE L00) 2769.0FT (189.0FT above ground level) out of service until Mon 16 Nov, 7:35 pm PST (03:35 UTC) · 67 nm along the route, 9 nm off the line · L00 08/070
as issued
!RAL 08/070 L00 OBST TOWER LGT (ASR 1002687) 345249.90N1180944.30W (2.2NM ENE L00) 2769.0FT (189.0FT AGL) U/S 2608190235-2611170335
- Obstruction tower lights (ASN 2025-AWP-1527-OE) 35°02′N 118°16′W (6.5 nautical miles west MHV) 3,620 ft (216 ft above ground level) out of service until Sat 17 Oct, 7:36 am PDT (14:36 UTC) · 77 nm along the route, 4 nm off the line · MHV 10/007
as issued
!MHV 10/007 MHV OBST TOWER LGT (ASN 2025-AWP-1527-OE) 350203N1181645W (6.5NM W MHV) 3620FT (216FT AGL) U/S 2610021437-2610171436
- Obstruction tower lights (ASR 1200615) 36°11′N 119°24′W (4.0 nautical miles WNW TLR) 668.3FT (409.1FT above ground level) out of service until Thu 31 Dec, 3:59 pm PST (23:59 UTC) · 163 nm along the route, 10 nm off the line · TLR 11/061
as issued
!RIU 11/061 TLR OBST TOWER LGT (ASR 1200615) 361103.80N1192404.40W (4.0NM WNW TLR) 668.3FT (409.1FT AGL) U/S 2511101942-2612312359
- Obstruction tower lights (ASR 1061866) 36°46′N 119°50′W (3.0 nautical miles NNW FCH) 633.9FT (339.9FT above ground level) out of service until Thu 31 Dec, 3:59 pm PST (23:59 UTC) · 202 nm along the route, 6 nm off the line · FCH 09/002
as issued
!FCH 09/002 FCH OBST TOWER LGT (ASR 1061866) 364643.00N1195030.80W (3.0NM NNW FCH) 633.9FT (339.9FT AGL) U/S 2609301933-2612312359
- Airspace parachute jumping within an area defined as 3 nautical miles radius of HDF201010.3 the surface-14,000 ft until Wed 14 Oct, 7:00 pm PDT (02:00 UTC) · 0 nm along the route, 19 nm off the line · HDF 10/044
as issued
!RAL 10/044 HDF AIRSPACE PJE WI AN AREA DEFINED AS 3NM RADIUS OF HDF201010.3 SFC-14000FT 2610051836-2610150200
- Airspace SEE HDF 02/095 unmanned aircraft (drones) until Wed 17 Feb, 3:59 pm PST (23:59 UTC) · 0 nm along the route, 24 nm off the line · HMT 02/096
as issued
!RAL 02/096 HMT AIRSPACE SEE HDF 02/095 UAS 2602172143-2702172359
- Airspace unmanned aircraft (drones) within an area defined as 2.6 nautical miles radius of 33°44′N 116°57′W (3.5 nautical miles east HMT) the surface-400 ft above ground level until Wed 17 Feb, 3:59 pm PST (23:59 UTC) · 0 nm along the route, 19 nm off the line · HDF 02/095
as issued
!RAL 02/095 HDF AIRSPACE UAS WI AN AREA DEFINED AS 2.6NM RADIUS OF 334459N1165739W (3.5NM E HMT) SFC-400FT AGL 2602172142-2702172359
- Airspace aerobatic aircraft within an area defined as 1 nautical miles radius of POM071033.8 (2.5 nautical miles northeast REI) ACT 3,800 ft-7,800 ft daily SR-SS until Fri 30 Oct, 5:57 pm PDT (00:57 UTC) · Daily:SR-SS~DLY SR-SS · 0 nm along the route, 4 nm off the line · REI 08/112
as issued
!RAL 08/112 REI AIRSPACE AEROBATIC ACFT WI AN AREA DEFINED AS 1NM RADIUS OF POM071033.8 (2.5NM NE REI) ACT 3800FT-7800FT DLY SR-SS 2508271318-2610310057
- Airspace aerobatic aircraft within an area defined as 1 nautical miles radius of 34°36′N 117°07′W (3.5 nautical miles northeast APV) the surface-6,500 ft daily 10:00 am PDT to 6:00 pm PDT until Thu 22 Oct, 6:00 pm PDT (01:00 UTC) · Daily:1700-0100~DLY 10:00 am PDT to 6:00 pm PDT · 19 nm along the route, 19 nm off the line · APV 10/060
as issued
!RAL 10/060 APV AIRSPACE AEROBATIC ACFT WI AN AREA DEFINED AS 1NM RADIUS OF 343604N1170751W (3.5NM NE APV) SFC-6500FT DLY 1700-0100 2610071700-2610230100
- Airspace unmanned aircraft (drones) within an area defined as 3 nautical miles radius of 33°55′N 117°53′W (5.5 nautical miles northeast FUL) the surface-400 ft above ground level until Thu 31 Dec, 3:59 pm PST (23:59 UTC) · 19 nm along the route, 23 nm off the line · POM 01/019
as issued
!RAL 01/019 POM AIRSPACE UAS WI AN AREA DEFINED AS 3NM RADIUS OF 335501N1175321W (5.5NM NE FUL) SFC-400FT AGL 2601051803-2612312359
- Airspace unmanned aircraft within an area defined as VCV270019 to VCV360018 to VCV090010 to VCV180006 to Point of Origin the surface-13,000 ft until further notice · 29 nm along the route, 12 nm off the line · VCV 05/003
as issued
!VCV 05/003 VCV AIRSPACE UNMANNED ACFT WITHIN AN AREA DEFINED AS VCV270019 TO VCV360018 TO VCV090010 TO VCV180006 TO POINT OF ORIGIN SFC-13000FT 2605041945-PERM
- Airspace unmanned aircraft (drones) within an area defined as 5 nautical miles Either side of A line from PMD061001 to PMD054011 the surface-12,000 ft until further notice · 48 nm along the route, 15 nm off the line · PMD 03/024
as issued
!PMD 03/024 PMD AIRSPACE UAS WI AN AREA DEFINED AS 5NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FM PMD061001 TO PMD054011 SFC-12000FT 1803291300-PERM
- Airspace unmanned aircraft (drones) within an area defined as 1.3 nautical miles radius of 35°14′N 117°58′W (5.5 nautical miles northeast L71) the surface-225 ft above ground level until Thu 31 Dec, 3:59 pm PST (23:59 UTC) · 58 nm along the route, 3 nm off the line · EDW 03/002
as issued
!EDW 03/002 EDW AIRSPACE UAS WI AN AREA DEFINED AS 1.3NM RADIUS OF 351459N1175802W (5.5NM NE L71) SFC-225FT AGL 2603242235-2612312359
- Airspace unmanned aircraft (drones) within an area defined as 1 nautical miles radius of 35°58′N 119°04′W (3.88 nautical miles south PTV) the surface-225 ft above ground level until Mon 30 Nov, 3:59 pm PST (23:59 UTC) · 144 nm along the route, 4 nm off the line · PTV 08/009
as issued
!PTV 08/009 PTV AIRSPACE UAS WI AN AREA DEFINED AS 1NM RADIUS OF 355813N1190402W (3.88NM S PTV) SFC-225FT AGL 2608070501-2611302359
- Airspace unmanned aircraft (drones) within an area defined as 36°52′N 119°43′W (5.3 nautical miles north FAT) to 36°51′N 119°37′W (7.1 nautical miles northeast FAT) to 36°47′N 119°36′W (5.3 nautical miles east FAT) to 36°47′N 119°41′W (1.1 nautical miles northeast FAT) to 36°47′N 119°42′W (1.6 nautical miles north FAT) to 36°47′N 119°43′W (1.4 nautical miles northwest FAT) to Point of Origin the surface-200 ft above ground level until Thu 31 Dec, 3:59 pm PST (23:59 UTC) · 202 nm along the route, 8 nm off the line · CZQ 08/027
as issued
!FAT 08/027 CZQ AIRSPACE UAS WI AN AREA DEFINED AS 365201N1194348W (5.3NM N FAT) TO 365159N1193727W (7.1NM NE FAT) TO 364712N1193636W (5.3NM E FAT) TO 364701N1194159W (1.1NM NE FAT) TO 364759N1194200W (1.6NM N FAT) TO 364759N1194354W (1.4NM NW FAT) TO POINT OF ORIGIN SFC-200FT AGL 2608300143-2612312359
From the FAA's notice service (NOTAMs), the site's copy refreshed every few minutes; last checked a minute ago. The FAA has so far issued eFlight its test feed, which misses some notices (checked against the FAA's own search on 12 October: about a third missing at Santa Barbara and Burbank, none at Atlanta or Las Vegas); the request for the full feed is with the FAA. Times are local to the field. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools.
Daylight
Sunset at SBD 6:16 pm PDT (01:16 UTC), at FAT 6:23 pm PDT (01:23 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:49 pm PDT (01:49 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at FAT is before sunrise there (7:04 am PDT (14:04 UTC)).
Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times.
The wind over the route live wind map, from Windy.com · drag the time bar for the coming hours; the level menu changes the height
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction, at the surface unless you pick a height. Map and forecast by Windy.com; a second opinion beside the government's winds-aloft table above.
Radar and forecast charts for the regions crossed government pictures, the latest each time the page loads · the turbulence and icing forecasts: turbulence ↗ · icing ↗
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: San Bernardino International, Fresno Yosemite International.