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Fresno Yosemite International Airport

Fresno, United States

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Fresno Yosemite International Airport

Fresno, United States

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336 ft

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Central California's primary gateway to Yosemite and beyond.

Opened

1939

Location

Fresno, United States

Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT/KFAT) serves as the principal commercial airport for California's Central Valley, located approximately 4 miles northeast of downtown Fresno. It provides air service to millions of residents across the surrounding agricultural and metropolitan region. The airport offers nonstop flights to major domestic hubs and select destinations, serving as a convenient alternative to the larger Los Angeles and San Francisco airports for Central Valley travelers. Its proximity to Yosemite National Park, Kings Canyon, and Sequoia makes it a popular entry point for tourists visiting the Sierra Nevada region. Fresno Yosemite International has undergone significant terminal modernization and expansion projects in recent years, improving passenger amenities and capacity to meet growing regional demand.

Terminals

The airport operates a single terminal building with two concourses, Concourse A and Concourse B, handling all commercial passenger traffic.

Getting to & from

Ground transportation options include rental cars, taxis, rideshare services, and hotel shuttles, with the airport located about 10 minutes from downtown Fresno via Highway 41.

Airlines here

Major airlines serving FAT include American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, and Alaska Airlines, providing connections to their respective hub airports.

Notable facts

›The airport's name references Yosemite National Park, located roughly 60 miles to the northeast.
›FAT handles approximately 1.5 to 2 million passengers annually in recent years.
›The airport covers approximately 2,300 acres of land.
›It has two runways, the longest measuring 9,222 feet.
›A multi-year Capital Improvement Program modernized the terminal and concourses in the 2010s.

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Route map (11 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Routes

FAT → DFWAA · M80

FAT → LAXAA · CRJ

FAT → PHXAA · CR9 CRJ

FAT → GDLAM · 738

FAT → LAXAS · CRJ

FAT → PDXAS · DH4

FAT → SANAS · DH4

FAT → SEAAS · CR7

FAT → GDLDL · 738

FAT → SLCDL · CR9 CRJ

FAT → DENF9 · 319

FAT → LASG4 · M80

FAT → DENUA · CR7 CRJ

FAT → LASUA · EM2

FAT → LAXUA · CR7 EM2

FAT → SFOUA · EM2 CRJ

FAT → DFWUS · M80

FAT → LAXUS · CRJ

FAT → PHXUS · CR9 CRJ

FAT → GDLY4 · 320

Aircraft operating here

CRJ8 routes M803 routes Canadair Regional Jet 9003 routes Canadair Regional Jet 7003 routes Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia3 routes Boeing 737-8002 routes De Havilland Canada DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q2 routes Airbus A3191 routes Airbus A3201 routes

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Encyclopaedia

Fresno Yosemite International Airport is a joint military–public airport in Fresno, California, United States. It is the primary commercial airport for the San Joaquin Valley and three national parks: Yosemite, Sequoia and Kings Canyon. It offers scheduled passenger flights to several major airline hubs in the United States and international service to Mexico. The facility opened in June 1942 as Hammer Field, a military airfield. The airport is owned and operated by the city of Fresno and operates two runways on a property spanning 1,728 acres (699 ha). Its airport code "FAT" stands for Fresno Air Terminal, a former name for the airport.

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