There are a lot of flights out of Fresno, just very few non-stops to cities outside the Pacific time zone. Still, it's not too hard to commute in and out. I live (and work) on the east coast right now, but I go back to FAT a couple times a month or so. I have only had a problem getting in/out once or twice. I know Delta is thinking about adding a flight to ATL, and maybe there will even be a ORD flight at some point down the road. That would make things a lot easier.