How far does a ball carry at Chase Field?
Chase Field is the Arizona Diamondbacks home park in Phoenix: a retractable-roof park at 1,086 ft, 407′ to center. Below is what moves fly balls here — elevation, temperature, humidity and wind — plus the current wind for the next game. Carry distances are model estimates and part of the Groundskeeper plan.
Next game conditions
No game at Chase Field on the current slate. Today's wind for every park that is playing is on the wind carry today page.
Carry estimate
The carry range is The Cold Line's model estimate of how much today's wind and temperature add to or take away from a fly ball to center. Already a Groundskeeper member? Open the live weather board.
Chase Field park facts
- Elevation
- 1,086 ft above sea level (2nd highest of 30 MLB parks)
- Roof
- Retractable roof
- Center-field bearing
- 0° — home plate faces north
- Fences (LF · LCF · CF · RCF · RF)
- 328′ · 376′ · 407′ · 376′ · 335′
- Wall heights (LF · CF · RF)
- 8′ · 25′ · 8′
- Surface
- Artificial turf
Park notes: Retractable roof + AC in desert; 25ft batter's eye in CF; Pool beyond RF fence; Dirt strip from mound to plate.
What moves the ball at Chase Field
Elevation
At 1,086 ft, Chase Field is the 2nd-highest park in MLB. That is well short of Denver, but the air is still a little thinner than at the coastal parks, which gives fly balls a small, steady boost.
Temperature
With the roof open, warm air (less dense) helps carry and cold air hurts it, as at any outdoor park. With the roof closed, the bowl is climate-controlled and temperature drops out of the read.
Humidity
Humid air is slightly lighter than dry air, so higher humidity helps carry a little — the opposite of what most people expect. It is a minor factor next to elevation, temperature and wind.
Wind
Home plate faces north, so a wind out of the south blows straight out to center and helps carry, while a wind from the north blows in and knocks fly balls down. Cross-winds push the ball toward one line — at Chase Field the shorter left-field corner (328′) is where a helping wind shows up first. All of this applies only when the roof is open.
Chase Field carry questions
How far does a ball carry at Chase Field?
At 1,086 ft, Chase Field is the 2nd-highest park in MLB. That is well short of Denver, but the air is still a little thinner than at the coastal parks, which gives fly balls a small, steady boost. The Cold Line's game-by-game carry estimate (a model estimate, in feet) is part of the Groundskeeper plan.
Does wind affect home runs at Chase Field?
Home plate faces north, so a wind out of the south blows straight out to center and helps carry, while a wind from the north blows in and knocks fly balls down. Cross-winds push the ball toward one line — at Chase Field the shorter left-field corner (328′) is where a helping wind shows up first. All of this applies only when the roof is open.
Does Chase Field have a roof?
Chase Field has a retractable roof. Check whether it is open before reading the wind — closed, it plays like an indoor park.
Where can I see today's wind at Chase Field?
This page shows the current wind for the next game at Chase Field. The Cold Line's live MLB weather board tracks wind, roof status and conditions for every park on the slate, and Groundskeeper members see the full carry card there.
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