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Bradley International to Perot Fld/Fort Worth Alliance Airport BDL → AFW

1,285 nautical miles (1,479 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 253°, about 267° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14W). At 120 knots that is 11 h 35 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 9-knot headwind), arriving about 10:07 am CDT (15:07 UTC). For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools. Airlines fly this pair: 65 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.

The return flight

The route the straight line, the warnings crossed, restrictions, pilot reports and the airports along the way · click a mark for its words

Green, blue, red and purple airport dots are the flying conditions reported there now (VFR, marginal VFR, IFR, low IFR); grey means no report. Red areas are SIGMETs, orange areas AIRMETs, hatched red areas temporary flight restrictions. Map tiles: OpenFreeMap, data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Warnings the route crosses SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area the line passes through or comes within 25 nm of

  • SIGMET E10E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 39,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 35 knots, until 12:55 am EDT (04:55 UTC). Near the route, at the departure end.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120255
    MKCE WST 120255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 10E
    VALID UNTIL 0455Z
    MA RI CT NY AND MA RI NJ NY CT CSTL WTRS
    FROM 20NW PVD-70SSE ACK-190SSE HTO-70ESE CYN-30SW BDL-20NW PVD
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24035KT. TOPS TO FL390.
  • SIGMET E11E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 12:55 am EDT (04:55 UTC). Near the route, 299 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120255
    MKCE WST 120255
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 11E
    VALID UNTIL 0455Z
    NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND DE NJ NY MD CT VA CSTL WTRS
    FROM 20NE JFK-90SE SIE-20NNW ORF-30ENE EKN-10S JST-20NE JFK
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL340.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 3E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the first 717 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 379 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 13,000 ft. Over the first 169 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 25,000 ft. Near the route, at the departure end.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 100 to 408 nm out.

A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft; an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments. "From 60 to 180 nm out" is measured along the route from BDL.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

Not fetched just now.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 02:00–09:00 UTC · at 120 knots true airspeed

The westbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: even thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 14 forecast points nearest it (BDL, JFK, AVP, PSB, AGC, CMH, CVG, LOU, EVV, CGI, MEM, LIT, FSM, DAL). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft280° at 10 kt+9 kt13 °C111 kt11 h 35 min10:07 am CDT (15:07 UTC)
6,500 ft300° at 14 kt+9 kt14 °C111 kt11 h 35 min10:07 am CDT (15:07 UTC)
8,500 ft300° at 15 kt+10 kt11 °C110 kt11 h 41 min10:13 am CDT (15:13 UTC)
10,500 ft300° at 15 kt+9 kt7 °C111 kt11 h 35 min10:07 am CDT (15:07 UTC)
12,500 ft300° at 14 kt+9 kt4 °C111 kt11 h 35 min10:07 am CDT (15:07 UTC)
14,500 ft290° at 16 kt+10 kt0 °C110 kt11 h 41 min10:13 am CDT (15:13 UTC)
16,500 ft290° at 17 kt+11 kt-4 °C109 kt11 h 47 min10:19 am CDT (15:19 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180290° at 18 kt+12 kt-8 °C108 kt11 h 54 min10:26 am CDT (15:26 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240290° at 23 kt+16 kt-19 °C104 kt12 h 21 min10:53 am CDT (15:53 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300290° at 35 kt+23 kt-33 °C97 kt13 h 15 min11:47 am CDT (16:47 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340290° at 43 kt+29 kt-41 °C91 kt14 h 07 min12:39 pm CDT (17:39 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390290° at 38 kt+25 kt-50 °C95 kt13 h 32 min12:04 pm CDT (17:04 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 00:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 06:00 UTC for use 02:00 to 09:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; a height is left out when the forecast has no wind for it over most of the line (the ground is higher). Ground speed is the airspeed less the headwind; the time en route is for the straight line and ignores climb, descent and routing around weather.

The forecast points as issued
PointFrom3,0006,0009,00012,00018,00024,00030,00034,00039,000
BDLused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line120/24290/23 12°280/21 8°250/36 3°250/41 -11°230/48 -21°230/78 -32°230/96 -41°230/86 -52°
JFKused from 50 nm out; 60 nm from the line250/18250/23 14°240/33 9°240/33 4°240/38 -10°240/45 -21°230/86 -32°230/102 -40°230/84 -51°
AVPused from 100 nm out; 18 nm from the line150/5350/13 12°270/20 8°260/17 4°260/25 -11°240/31 -22°240/54 -35°230/61 -41°240/55 -49°
PSBused from 199 nm out; 32 nm from the line360/13 13°330/14 7°300/11 3°290/12 -11°240/23 -23°270/25 -36°250/34 -40°250/45 -48°
AGCused from 299 nm out; 24 nm from the line350/14330/20 11°340/18 8°330/17 3°340/22 -11°340/31 -22°330/33 -36°300/34 -41°300/35 -47°
CMHused from 398 nm out; 71 nm from the line330/15340/22 14°340/24 9°340/23 4°340/35 -9°340/49 -20°340/58 -37°330/70 -42°340/55 -47°
CVGused from 498 nm out; 58 nm from the line320/18350/32 16°350/35 10°350/30 3°330/30 -7°340/44 -20°340/58 -35°330/72 -41°320/36 -49°
LOUused from 598 nm out; 14 nm from the line310/18340/28 16°340/29 10°350/27 3°330/27 -7°340/39 -19°330/58 -33°330/67 -41°330/40 -49°
EVVused from 697 nm out; 33 nm from the line280/15290/12 17°310/16 10°320/13 5°310/22 -6°320/26 -18°320/38 -33°310/56 -41°320/55 -51°
CGIused from 797 nm out; 33 nm from the line240/20270/15 15°280/15 11°300/13 6°290/20 -6°280/24 -18°300/34 -32°300/47 -41°310/49 -51°
MEMused from 897 nm out; 76 nm from the line230/19260/16 15°270/17 12°300/13 6°300/15 -5°300/26 -18°300/34 -32°300/41 -40°310/46 -52°
LITused from 946 nm out; 57 nm from the line220/21230/17 16°250/24 12°260/15 7°260/13 -5°280/25 -16°290/35 -30°300/42 -40°300/40 -52°
FSMused from 1046 nm out; 48 nm from the line210/27250/23 16°250/20 13°240/17 8°250/18 -6°260/31 -16°280/42 -30°280/44 -40°290/38 -51°
DALused from 1195 nm out; 53 nm from the line190/29220/23 17°220/17 13°250/18 8°230/18 -5°240/18 -15°270/34 -29°280/33 -39°300/36 -51°

The weather now: both ends and the airports along the way public airports with a weather report within 25 nm of the line, one for each stretch

AirportWhereConditionsWindVisibilityCeilingElevationReported
BDL Windsor Locks, CT departure no report just now 173 ft
POU Poughkeepsie, NY 60 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower no report just now 163 ft
AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA 139 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 961 ft
LBE Latrobe, PA 319 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 1,198 ft
PKB Parkersburg, WV 428 nm out, 13 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 858 ft
SDF Louisville, KY 638 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 500 ft
OWB Owensboro, KY 717 nm out, 10 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 407 ft
PAH Paducah, KY 797 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 410 ft
BVX Batesville, AR 956 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line no report just now 465 ft
MEZ Mena, AR 1106 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line no report just now 1,079 ft
TKI Dallas, TX 1245 nm out, 10 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 588 ft
AFW Fort Worth, TX destination no report just now 723 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,198 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At AFW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 10:07 am CDT (15:07 UTC)

AFW has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it

  • 9/2934 DALLAS, TX 18 nm from the route, at the destination end · a VIP movement · ZFW
  • 6/8646 Arlington, TX, Thursday, October 15, 2026 through Friday, October 16, 2026 UTC 18 nm from the route, at the destination end · drones kept away from a public gathering · starts Thursday 15 October · ZFW

Daylight

Sunset at BDL 6:14 pm EDT (22:14 UTC), at AFW 6:59 pm CDT (23:59 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:24 pm CDT (00:24 UTC)).

Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.

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

Radar now, the Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley
Radar now, the lower Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar, the whole country
Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service
Surface analysis now
Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead
Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft, observations and terminal forecasts), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes, and the FAA's airport file for the positions, elevations and magnetic variation. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Each leg is the straight line between its two airports; airways, terrain and airspace are not considered. The airports in detail: Bradley International, Perot Fld/Fort Worth Alliance Airport.