Bradley International to Dallas-Fort Worth International BDL → DFW
1,276 nautical miles (1,468 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 24 min at the quickest height in today's winds (6,500 ft, a 8-knot headwind), arriving about 1:07 pm CDT (18:07 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: 1,313 flights in the DOT's last twelve reported months, the route's page.
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
- 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 738 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 289 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 10,000 ft. Over the first 0 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 110 to 409 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 15 forecast points nearest it (BDL, JFK, AVP, PSB, AGC, CRW, CMH, CVG, LOU, EVV, CGI, MEM, LIT, FSM, DAL). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4,500 ft | 280° at 10 kt | +9 kt | 13 °C | 111 kt | 11 h 30 min | 1:13 pm CDT (18:13 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 300° at 13 kt | +8 kt | 14 °C | 112 kt | 11 h 24 min | 1:07 pm CDT (18:07 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 300° at 15 kt | +9 kt | 11 °C | 111 kt | 11 h 30 min | 1:13 pm CDT (18:13 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 300° at 15 kt | +9 kt | 7 °C | 111 kt | 11 h 30 min | 1:13 pm CDT (18:13 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 300° at 14 kt | +9 kt | 4 °C | 111 kt | 11 h 30 min | 1:13 pm CDT (18:13 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 290° at 16 kt | +10 kt | 0 °C | 110 kt | 11 h 36 min | 1:19 pm CDT (18:19 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 290° at 17 kt | +11 kt | -4 °C | 109 kt | 11 h 42 min | 1:25 pm CDT (18:25 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 18 kt | +12 kt | -8 °C | 108 kt | 11 h 49 min | 1:32 pm CDT (18:32 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 23 kt | +15 kt | -19 °C | 105 kt | 12 h 09 min | 1:52 pm CDT (18:52 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 290° at 35 kt | +22 kt | -33 °C | 98 kt | 13 h 01 min | 2:44 pm CDT (19:44 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 42 kt | +29 kt | -40 °C | 91 kt | 14 h 01 min | 3:44 pm CDT (20:44 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 38 kt | +25 kt | -50 °C | 95 kt | 13 h 26 min | 3:09 pm CDT (20:09 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
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDL | used from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line | 120/24 | 290/23 12° | 280/21 8° | 250/36 3° | 250/41 -11° | 230/48 -21° | 230/78 -32° | 230/96 -41° | 230/86 -52° |
| JFK | used from 50 nm out; 60 nm from the line | 250/18 | 250/23 14° | 240/33 9° | 240/33 4° | 240/38 -10° | 240/45 -21° | 230/86 -32° | 230/102 -40° | 230/84 -51° |
| AVP | used from 100 nm out; 18 nm from the line | 150/5 | 350/13 12° | 270/20 8° | 260/17 4° | 260/25 -11° | 240/31 -22° | 240/54 -35° | 230/61 -41° | 240/55 -49° |
| PSB | used from 199 nm out; 33 nm from the line | 360/13 13° | 330/14 7° | 300/11 3° | 290/12 -11° | 240/23 -23° | 270/25 -36° | 250/34 -40° | 250/45 -48° | |
| AGC | used from 299 nm out; 26 nm from the line | 350/14 | 330/20 11° | 340/18 8° | 330/17 3° | 340/22 -11° | 340/31 -22° | 330/33 -36° | 300/34 -41° | 300/35 -47° |
| CRW | used from 399 nm out; 69 nm from the line | 330/20 | 330/23 11° | 340/25 8° | 340/21 2° | 340/33 -9° | 340/41 -20° | 330/42 -35° | 320/44 -39° | 320/43 -47° |
| CMH | used from 449 nm out; 54 nm from the line | 330/15 | 340/22 14° | 340/24 9° | 340/23 4° | 340/35 -9° | 340/49 -20° | 340/58 -37° | 330/70 -42° | 340/55 -47° |
| CVG | used from 498 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 320/18 | 350/32 16° | 350/35 10° | 350/30 3° | 330/30 -7° | 340/44 -20° | 340/58 -35° | 330/72 -41° | 320/36 -49° |
| LOU | used from 598 nm out; 17 nm from the line | 310/18 | 340/28 16° | 340/29 10° | 350/27 3° | 330/27 -7° | 340/39 -19° | 330/58 -33° | 330/67 -41° | 330/40 -49° |
| EVV | used from 698 nm out; 40 nm from the line | 280/15 | 290/12 17° | 310/16 10° | 320/13 5° | 310/22 -6° | 320/26 -18° | 320/38 -33° | 310/56 -41° | 320/55 -51° |
| CGI | used from 797 nm out; 41 nm from the line | 240/20 | 270/15 15° | 280/15 11° | 300/13 6° | 290/20 -6° | 280/24 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/47 -41° | 310/49 -51° |
| MEM | used from 897 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 230/19 | 260/16 15° | 270/17 12° | 300/13 6° | 300/15 -5° | 300/26 -18° | 300/34 -32° | 300/41 -40° | 310/46 -52° |
| LIT | used from 947 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 220/21 | 230/17 16° | 250/24 12° | 260/15 7° | 260/13 -5° | 280/25 -16° | 290/35 -30° | 300/42 -40° | 300/40 -52° |
| FSM | used from 1047 nm out; 58 nm from the line | 210/27 | 250/23 16° | 250/20 13° | 240/17 8° | 250/18 -6° | 260/31 -16° | 280/42 -30° | 280/44 -40° | 290/38 -51° |
| DAL | used from 1146 nm out; 99 nm from the line | 190/29 | 220/23 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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDL Windsor Locks, CT | departure | no report just now | 173 ft | ||||
| POU Poughkeepsie, NY | 60 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 163 ft | ||||
| AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA | 140 nm out, 8 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 961 ft | ||||
| JST Johnstown, PA | 299 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 2,284 ft | ||||
| PKB Parkersburg, WV | 429 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 858 ft | ||||
| LEX Lexington, KY | 598 nm out, 21 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 979 ft | ||||
| SDF Louisville, KY | 638 nm out, 10 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 500 ft | ||||
| PAH Paducah, KY | 797 nm out, 14 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 410 ft | ||||
| PGR Paragould, AR | 897 nm out, 4 nm west of the line | no report just now | 290 ft | ||||
| BDQ Morrilton, AR | 1027 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | no report just now | 321 ft | ||||
| TKI Dallas, TX | 1246 nm out, 3 nm west of the line, tower | no report just now | 588 ft | ||||
| DFW Dallas-Fort Worth, TX | destination | no report just now | 606 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,284 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At DFW when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 1:07 pm CDT (18:07 UTC)
DFW 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 6 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 8 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 DFW 6:58 pm CDT (23:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:23 pm CDT (00:23 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
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, Dallas-Fort Worth International.