Bradley International
BDL · KBDL · Windsor Locks, Connecticut · Hartford County · map
Bradley International is a public-use airport owned by Connecticut Airport Authority, 3 miles west of Windsor Locks, Connecticut, 173 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 06/24, is 9,510 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KBDL · observed 5:51 pm EDT (21:51 UTC), 16 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northwest (320°) at 5 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 57°F (14°C), dew point 28°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter 30.04 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 4:30 pm EDT (20:30 UTC), good until Wed 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC)
- From Tue 5:00 pm EDT (21:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 1:00 pm EDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KBDL 062151Z 32005KT 10SM CLR 14/M02 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP174 T01391022
TAF KBDL 062030Z 0621/0724 30009KT P6SM SKC FM070000 29006KT P6SM SKC FM070600 00000KT P6SM FEW250 FM071500 21006KT P6SM SKC FM071700 20010G20KT P6SM FEW250
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BDL · ICAO KBDL
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Connecticut Airport Authority
- Elevation
- 173 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights sunset to sunrise; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14W
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1942
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 9,510 × 200 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 15/33 | 6,847 × 150 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 06: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), trees 185 ft high 7,200 ft from the end
- Runway 24: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), trees 71 ft high 3,300 ft from the end
- Runway 15: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 75 ft high 1,700 ft from the end
- Runway 33: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with flashers (MALSF), trees 44 ft high 1,700 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| Digital ATIS · Bdl and automated weather (ASOS) | 118.15 | Bradley |
| Clearance delivery | 121.75 | Bradley |
| Ground | 121.9 | Bradley |
| Tower | 120.3 | Bradley |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace · Deer Park Star arriving from headings 061 to 240 | 123.95 | Bradley |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace · Deer Park Star arriving from headings 241 to 060 | 125.35 | Bradley |
| Approach · Class C airspace | 127.225 | Bradley |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Bradley |
| Bdl and vot | 111.4 | |
| Ng and operations | 123.45 | Bradley |
| Ang and operations | 138.55 | Bradley |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 860-386-3480.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Windsor Locks from the FAA register
6 aircraft are registered to owners in Windsor Locks, Connecticut: 5 piston singles, 1 business jet. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Connecticut.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 17 since 1982, 4 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Nmrs birds fqtly on or in the vicinity of airport.
- Landing fee for bus/corporate and revenue producing aircraft.
- Customs by prior arngmt.
- 1700 feet above ground level hvy aircraft.
- 245 feet by 200 feet blast pad southwest end.
- 100 feet by 200 feet blast pad southeast end.
- Military: ang: operates 1200-2030Z++ MON-FRI (Saturday, Sunday unit training assembly), closed holidays.
- Military: ang: prior permission required V220-2356.
- No DE-ICING available at ang.
- No training flights, no plas, no tgls between: 2300 - 0700 Monday through Saturday and 2300 - 1200 Sunday.
- (E117) CT ang and U.south. Army NG.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.