Performance Science

Travel Fatigue Calculator

Miles flown, time zones crossed, rest days, altitude shifts. Convert the road trip into a fatigue index and an expected performance decrement.

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Inputs

Miles Traveled1400 mi

Time Zones Crossed2

Direction

Days of Rest1 days

Days between games at the destination.

Altitude Change0 ft

Absolute elevation gain vs. home.

Back-to-Back Games0

Consecutive road games with < 24h turnaround.

Result

Fatigue Index

Moderate — manageable with rotation

Expected Δ Performance

-2.3%

Team-efficiency delta vs. rested baseline.

Distance load: 11.7
Circadian load: 22.4
Rest deficit: 12.0
Altitude: 0.0
Back-to-back: 0.0

Methodology

The Fatigue Index sums five weighted schedule stressors on a 0–100 scale. Weights are drawn from published circadian and travel-density literature and are visible in the breakdown above.

Circadian. Eastward travel is scored 1.4× a westward equivalent — the peer-reviewed mismatch between advancing and delaying the phase of the body clock.

Performance mapping. Index scales linearly to a 0–5% expected team-efficiency decrement, consistent with observed spreads in NBA and MLB back-to-back / long-flight studies.