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Flight planning: Hartford-Brainard Airport HFD / KHFD

What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Hartford-Brainard Airport in Hartford, Connecticut, in plain English: right now marginal VFR: flyable but watch the ceiling and visibility, Wind from the north (010°) at 7 knots. The warnings, reports and winds below come from the government's aviation weather service and the restrictions from the FAA, refreshed every few minutes. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools.

Warnings in force SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area covers this field

AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist).
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft.

A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft (thunderstorms, severe turbulence or icing, volcanic ash); an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments (moderate turbulence or icing, low cloud, strong surface wind, mountains hidden in cloud). An area is counted when it covers this field's position.

Pilot reports within 100 nautical miles, last three hours, nearest first

urgent PC12 at 11,000 ft, 26 nm east, 7:29 pm EDT (23:29 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: during the descent on wipor arrival.
as filed, and in English
```
IJD UUA /OV ORW340007/TM 2329/FL110/TP PC12/TB MOD 110-100 SEV 100-080/RM DURD ON WIPOR ARR
```
Report
an urgent report filed through IJD
Where
7 nm north (340°) of ORW
Time
23:29 UTC
Height
at 11,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Turbulence
moderate from 11,000 ft to 10,000 ft severe from 10,000 ft to 8,000 ft
Remarks
during the descent on wipor arrival
urgent CL60 at 800 ft, 62 nm southwest, 6:44 pm EDT (22:44 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: low-level wind shear +10/-10 during the descent onf runway 16.
as filed, and in English
```
HPN UUA /OV HPN/TM 2244/FL008/TP CL60/TB MOD CHOP/RM LLWS +10/-10 DURD ONF RWY16
```
Report
an urgent report filed through HPN
Where
over HPN
Time
22:44 UTC
Height
at 800 ft
Aircraft
CL60
Turbulence
moderate chop
Remarks
low-level wind shear +10/-10 during the descent onf runway 16
E75S at 30,000 ft, 10 nm northwest, 8:50 pm EDT (00:50 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: during the climb.
as filed, and in English
```
BDL UA /OV BDL240010/TM 0050/FL300/TP E75S/TB OCNL LGT CHOP/RM DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through BDL
Where
10 nm southwest (240°) of BDL
Time
00:50 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
E75S
Turbulence
occasional light chop
Remarks
during the climb
CL60 at 200 ft, 12 nm north, 8:30 pm EDT (00:30 UTC): a broken layer above 600 ft, remarks: during the descent RY6.
as filed, and in English
```
BDL UA /OV BDL/TM 0030/FLSFC/TP CL60/SK BKN006/RM DURD RY6
```
Report
a routine report filed through BDL
Where
over BDL
Time
00:30 UTC
Height
at the surface
Aircraft
CL60
Sky
a broken layer from 600 ft
Remarks
during the descent RY6
B38M at 200 ft, 12 nm north, 6:52 pm EDT (22:52 UTC): light chop turbulence, a broken layer above 800 ft, remarks: during the descent RY6.
as filed, and in English
```
BDL UA /OV BDL/TM 2252/FLSFC/TP B38M/SK BKN008/TB LGT CHOP/RM DURD RY6
```
Report
a routine report filed through BDL
Where
over BDL
Time
22:52 UTC
Height
at the surface
Aircraft
B38M
Sky
a broken layer from 800 ft
Turbulence
light chop
Remarks
during the descent RY6
E75S at 16,000 ft, 18 nm west, 8:28 pm EDT (00:28 UTC): moderate chop turbulence.
as filed, and in English
```
POU UA /OV PWL100025/TM 0028/FL160/TP E75S/TB MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through POU
Where
25 nm east (100°) of PWL
Time
00:28 UTC
Height
at 16,000 ft
Aircraft
E75S
Turbulence
moderate chop
PC12 at 10,000 ft, 22 nm east, 7:53 pm EDT (23:53 UTC): moderate turbulence.
as filed, and in English
```
BDL UA /OV HFD100017/TM 2353/FL100/TP PC12/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through BDL
Where
17 nm east (100°) of HFD
Time
23:53 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Turbulence
moderate
PC12 descending, 27 nm southwest, 7:02 pm EDT (23:02 UTC): light to moderate turbulence up to 1,300 ft, overcast above 1,400 ft, remarks: during the descent runway 36.
as filed, and in English
```
OXC UA /OV OXC/TM 2302/FLUNKN/TP PC12/SK OVC014/TB CONT LGT-MDT BLO 013/RM DURD RWY 36
```
Report
a routine report filed through OXC
Where
over OXC
Time
23:02 UTC
Height
height not given
Aircraft
PC12
Sky
overcast from 1,400 ft
Turbulence
continuous lgt-mdt below 1,300 ft
Remarks
during the descent runway 36
B738 descending, 30 nm south, 7:49 pm EDT (23:49 UTC): a broken layer above 900 ft.
as filed, and in English
```
HVN UA /OV HVN/TM 2349/FLDURD/TP B738/SK BKN009
```
Report
a routine report filed through HVN
Where
over HVN
Time
23:49 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B738
Sky
a broken layer from 900 ft
C68 descending, 30 nm south, 7:28 pm EDT (23:28 UTC): a broken layer above 900 ft.
as filed, and in English
```
HVN UA /OV HVN/TM 2328/FLDURD/TP C68/SK BKN009
```
Report
a routine report filed through HVN
Where
over HVN
Time
23:28 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
C68
Sky
a broken layer from 900 ft
BCS3 descending, 30 nm south, 6:55 pm EDT (22:55 UTC): a broken layer above 1,100 ft.
as filed, and in English
```
HVN UA /OV HVN/TM 2255/FLDURD/TP BCS3/SK BKN011
```
Report
a routine report filed through HVN
Where
over HVN
Time
22:55 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
BCS3
Sky
a broken layer from 1,100 ft
E75L at 12,000 ft, 30 nm south, 6:30 pm EDT (22:30 UTC): light turbulence, heavy rain, remarks: during the descent from 24,000 ft to 12,000 ft.
as filed, and in English
```
HVN UA /OV HVN/TM 2230/FL120/TP E75L/WX +RA/TB CONS LGT INTMT MOD/RM DURD 240-120
```
Report
a routine report filed through HVN
Where
over HVN
Time
22:30 UTC
Height
at 12,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Weather
heavy rain
Turbulence
continuous light intermittent moderate
Remarks
during the descent from 24,000 ft to 12,000 ft

What pilots in the air told air traffic control or Flight Service: turbulence, icing, cloud tops and bases, temperature, wind, and whatever they remarked on (wind shear on final, a smooth ride). An urgent report is one of severe turbulence or icing, wind shear, or similar. Open "as filed, and in English" for the coded report and its translation line by line.

Winds and temperatures aloft forecast point BDL, 12 nm north of the field · for use 20:00–03:00 UTC

Height	Wind from	Speed	Temperature
3,000 ft	140° (southeast)	28 knots
6,000 ft	180° (south)	29 knots	10 °C
9,000 ft	220° (southwest)	38 knots	8 °C
12,000 ft	250° (west)	30 knots	3 °C
18,000 ft	250° (west)	40 knots	-8 °C
24,000 ft	240° (southwest)	46 knots	-18 °C
30,000 ft	240° (southwest)	58 knots	-32 °C
34,000 ft	240° (southwest)	80 knots	-41 °C
39,000 ft	240° (southwest)	89 knots	-55 °C

Based on data from the 11th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; the lowest rows are left out where the ground is already that high.

Temporary flight restrictions within 50 nautical miles, from the FAA's list

6/7153 North Sicuate, RI, Saturday, October 10, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 UTC 44 nm east · drones kept away from a public gathering · until 12 October · ZBW

Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (a closed runway, lights out, a crane) are not shown here: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time, and the application for the FAA's data feed is in hand.

Radar and forecast charts government pictures, the latest each time the page loads

Radar now: KOKX (53 nautical miles away) · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

The radar pictures come from the National Weather Service (the nearest radar, then the region); the surface analysis and the 12- and 24-hour forecast charts from the Weather Prediction Center. They are public-domain government images shown as they are published.

Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, and the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Back to Hartford-Brainard Airport, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.