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Salina Regional to Fresno Yosemite International SLN → FAT

1,051 nautical miles (1,210 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 270°, about 263° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7E). At 120 knots that is 10 h 37 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 21-knot headwind), arriving about 3:02 pm PDT (22:02 UTC). Right now SLN is VFR, wind from the south (190°) at 15 knots, gusting to 22; FAT is VFR, wind from the east-southeast (120°) at 11 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: 3 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 W22W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 30,000 ft, moving from the south at 35 knots, until 7:55 am CDT (12:55 UTC). Over the route from 675 to 823 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 121055
    MKCW WST 121055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 22W
    VALID UNTIL 1255Z
    AZ UT NV
    FROM 40W DTA-40WNW HVE-20SSE BCE-50NE LAS-70ENE BTY-40W DTA
    AREA TS MOV FROM 20035KT. TOPS TO FL300.
  • 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 first 149 nm of the route.
  • 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 278 to 714 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 298 to 357 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 327 to 516 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 456 to 823 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). Near the route, 466 nm along the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 526 to 932 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 645 to 863 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the last 50 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 40 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 SLN.

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

  • A359 at 38,000 ft, 14 nm south, 5:13 am CDT (10:13 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: ZDVWC-37. 446 nm along the route, 14 nm south of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    GUC UA /OV HBU185015/TM 1013/FL380/TP A359/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZDVWC-37
    Report
    a routine report filed through GUC
    Where
    15 nm south (185°) of HBU
    Time
    10:13 UTC
    Height
    at 38,000 ft
    Aircraft
    A359
    Turbulence
    continuous light chop
    Remarks
    ZDVWC-37

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 10 forecast points nearest it (SLN, GCK, GLD, PUB, ALS, GJT, BCE, LAS, BIH, FAT). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
8,500 ft240° at 24 kt+22 kt9 °C98 kt10 h 43 min3:08 pm PDT (22:08 UTC)
10,500 ft230° at 26 kt+21 kt3 °C99 kt10 h 37 min3:02 pm PDT (22:02 UTC)
12,500 ft220° at 29 kt+22 kt0 °C98 kt10 h 43 min3:08 pm PDT (22:08 UTC)
14,500 ft220° at 34 kt+26 kt-4 °C94 kt11 h 11 min3:36 pm PDT (22:36 UTC)
16,500 ft220° at 40 kt+29 kt-9 °C91 kt11 h 33 min3:58 pm PDT (22:58 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180220° at 44 kt+32 kt-12 °C88 kt11 h 57 min4:22 pm PDT (23:22 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240230° at 52 kt+42 kt-22 °C78 kt13 h 28 min5:53 pm PDT (00:53 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300230° at 66 kt+58 kt-30 °C62 kt16 h 57 min9:22 pm PDT (04:22 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340240° at 67 kt+61 kt-36 °C59 kt17 h 49 min10:14 pm PDT (05:14 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390240° at 61 kt+56 kt-46 °C64 kt16 h 25 min8:50 pm PDT (03:50 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
SLNused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line230/49240/41 22°230/26 15°220/21 7°240/38 -8°240/44 -21°260/77 -29°270/70 -36°270/63 -48°
GCKused from 99 nm out; 54 nm from the line240/40 22°240/40 14°240/38 7°230/39 -7°230/45 -20°250/73 -28°260/74 -36°260/64 -49°
GLDused from 149 nm out; 41 nm from the line260/37260/25 14°250/27 8°230/36 -8°230/49 -21°250/71 -30°260/82 -36°250/73 -48°
PUBused from 248 nm out; 53 nm from the line260/45 11°240/38 6°230/47 -8°230/51 -19°240/74 -29°240/82 -35°250/72 -48°
ALSused from 397 nm out; 73 nm from the line240/35 3°230/54 -9°240/66 -19°230/85 -26°240/87 -34°240/70 -47°
GJTused from 446 nm out; 58 nm from the line220/26 6°230/39 0°220/55 -13°230/60 -23°230/78 -31°230/80 -35°230/74 -44°
BCEused from 595 nm out; 67 nm from the line200/32 -2°210/57 -15°220/71 -22°220/69 -30°220/64 -38°220/67 -44°
LASused from 794 nm out; 90 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 893 nm out; 66 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 992 nm out; 35 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
SLN Salina, KS departure VFR from the south (190°) at 15 knots, gusting to 22 10+ mi none 1,288 ft 5:53 am CDT (10:53 UTC)
HYS Hays, KS 79 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line VFR from the south-southwest (210°) at 15 knots 10+ mi none 1,999 ft 10:56 UTC
TQK Scott City, KS 149 nm out, 17 nm south of the line VFR from the south-southwest (210°) at 15 knots 10+ mi none 2,968 ft 11:15 UTC
COS Colorado Springs, CO 327 nm out, 12 nm north of the line, tower VFR Sky: a few clouds at 20,000 feet from the southwest (230°) at 11 knots, gusting to 22 10+ mi none 6,187 ft 10:54 UTC
GUC Gunnison, CO 436 nm out, 5 nm north of the line VFR Sky: a few clouds at 8,500 feet from the north-northwest (340°) at 7 knots 10+ mi none 7,679 ft 10:56 UTC
HVE Hanksville, UT 615 nm out, 18 nm north of the line VFR Sky: overcast at 5,500 feet from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots 10+ mi 5,500 ft 4,453 ft 11:10 UTC
CDC Cedar City, UT 734 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line VFR Sky: a few clouds at 4,100 feet from the south-southwest (200°) at 13 knots, gusting to 22 10+ mi none 5,622 ft 10:53 UTC
BIH Bishop, CA 982 nm out, 20 nm north of the line VFR from the southeast (130°) at 12 knots, gusting to 19 10+ mi none 4,124 ft 10:56 UTC
FAT Fresno, CA destination 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)

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,679 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, 3:02 pm PDT (22:02 UTC)

Wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 10,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for FAT
  • 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
The forecast for SLN, the departure
  • From Mon 1:00 am CDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the south at 15 knots, gusting to 25, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
  • From Mon 9:00 am CDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 18 knots, gusting to 28, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
  • From Tue 12:00 am CDT (05:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 13 knots, gusting to 21, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies

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

  • 6/8784 LAKE GEORGE, CO, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 UTC 21 nm from the route, 367 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 13 October · ZDV

Daylight

Sunset at SLN 6:56 pm CDT (23:56 UTC), at FAT 6:25 pm PDT (01:25 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:51 pm PDT (01:51 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 southern Plains
Radar now, the southern Plains · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · 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: Salina Regional, Fresno Yosemite International.