Bradley International to Dubois Municipal BDL → DUB
1,621 nautical miles (1,866 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 286°, about 300° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14W). At 120 knots that is 14 h 52 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 11-knot headwind), arriving about 11:34 am MDT (17:34 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: 542 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
- SIGMET 8W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 35,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 11:55 pm EDT (03:55 UTC). Over the route from 1392 to 1561 nm out.
as issued
WSUS33 KKCI 120155 MKCW WST 120155 CONVECTIVE SIGMET 8W VALID UNTIL 0355Z CO MT WY FROM 40N SHR-60WNW RAP-20ENE CYS-30SW CYS-10NW BOY-40N SHR AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL350.
- 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 428 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 278 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 13,000 ft. Over the first 149 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 40 to 199 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 50 to 179 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Near the route, 925 nm along the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Near the route, 1044 nm along the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, precipitation, mist). Over the last 418 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the last 328 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 199 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 1W: low-level wind shear (due to air speed loss or gain of 20 knots or more below 2,000 ft above the ground). Over the last 159 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the last 139 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the last 119 nm of the route.
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, ALB, SYR, BUF, CLE, TVC, MKG, GRB, LSE, MSP, FSD, ABR, PIR, RAP, LND). 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 | 240° at 12 kt | +11 kt | 15 °C | 109 kt | 14 h 52 min | 11:34 am MDT (17:34 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 250° at 11 kt | +12 kt | 14 °C | 108 kt | 15 h 01 min | 11:43 am MDT (17:43 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 240° at 12 kt | +12 kt | 10 °C | 108 kt | 15 h 01 min | 11:43 am MDT (17:43 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 240° at 15 kt | +14 kt | 7 °C | 106 kt | 15 h 18 min | 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 240° at 18 kt | +17 kt | 3 °C | 103 kt | 15 h 44 min | 12:26 pm MDT (18:26 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 250° at 19 kt | +19 kt | -2 °C | 101 kt | 16 h 03 min | 12:45 pm MDT (18:45 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 260° at 21 kt | +22 kt | -7 °C | 98 kt | 16 h 32 min | 1:14 pm MDT (19:14 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 23 kt | +24 kt | -10 °C | 96 kt | 16 h 53 min | 1:35 pm MDT (19:35 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 28 kt | +29 kt | -22 °C | 91 kt | 17 h 49 min | 2:31 pm MDT (20:31 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 34 kt | +35 kt | -35 °C | 85 kt | 19 h 04 min | 3:46 pm MDT (21:46 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 42 kt | +43 kt | -42 °C | 77 kt | 21 h 03 min | 5:45 pm MDT (23:45 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 54 kt | +54 kt | -50 °C | 66 kt | 24 h 34 min | 9:16 pm MDT (03:16 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° |
| ALB | used from 50 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 120/9 | 270/8 10° | L/V 5° | 260/9 1° | 260/34 -10° | 250/42 -22° | 240/57 -35° | 240/70 -42° | 240/65 -50° |
| SYR | used from 99 nm out; 50 nm from the line | 280/13 | 350/18 10° | 340/10 6° | 300/15 1° | 280/17 -12° | 270/16 -23° | 280/25 -38° | 250/40 -42° | 240/53 -50° |
| BUF | used from 199 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 320/10 | 010/16 10° | 360/10 6° | 340/13 2° | 330/22 -11° | 300/25 -23° | 320/31 -38° | 300/29 -44° | 280/36 -50° |
| CLE | used from 398 nm out; 127 nm from the line | 340/7 | 010/16 13° | 350/18 8° | 350/20 3° | 340/31 -10° | 340/46 -21° | 340/54 -37° | 330/62 -44° | 340/65 -49° |
| TVC | used from 448 nm out; 123 nm from the line | 260/31 | 280/22 15° | 290/18 10° | 270/13 2° | 290/25 -10° | 300/35 -21° | 310/52 -37° | 320/59 -47° | 300/84 -54° |
| MKG | used from 597 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 260/22 | 290/16 15° | 300/11 10° | 290/5 3° | 300/26 -9° | 300/32 -20° | 320/48 -36° | 320/61 -45° | 310/74 -53° |
| GRB | used from 646 nm out; 30 nm from the line | 250/36 | 270/23 16° | 270/14 9° | 240/18 4° | 280/26 -9° | 280/29 -20° | 290/42 -36° | 290/51 -45° | 290/72 -55° |
| LSE | used from 746 nm out; 57 nm from the line | 230/40 | 240/24 17° | 240/13 10° | 250/13 6° | 280/22 -9° | 250/28 -21° | 250/41 -34° | 260/42 -44° | 270/62 -53° |
| MSP | used from 845 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 230/26 | 240/30 17° | 240/24 12° | 250/22 5° | 250/35 -10° | 260/36 -21° | 250/41 -36° | 250/49 -45° | 260/58 -52° |
| FSD | used from 995 nm out; 63 nm from the line | 190/9 | 230/30 18° | 240/23 13° | 240/20 6° | 260/22 -9° | 250/31 -21° | 250/43 -36° | 260/49 -43° | 270/53 -47° |
| ABR | used from 1094 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 070/14 | 250/10 17° | 270/16 11° | 260/28 5° | 260/36 -10° | 260/41 -22° | 270/33 -37° | 260/42 -42° | 260/50 -48° |
| PIR | used from 1144 nm out; 44 nm from the line | 170/22 19° | 190/25 13° | 210/32 6° | 240/23 -9° | 250/32 -21° | 250/38 -36° | 260/44 -40° | 260/52 -47° | |
| RAP | used from 1293 nm out; 16 nm from the line | 180/23 12° | 200/38 13° | 210/38 6° | 220/28 -10° | 230/34 -21° | 230/37 -36° | 250/52 -38° | 250/59 -46° | |
| LND | used from 1442 nm out; 130 nm from the line | 200/23 6° | 220/31 1° | 220/39 -11° | 230/39 -23° | 220/51 -28° | 220/66 -37° | 230/68 -45° |
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 | ||||
| BGM Binghamton, NY | 149 nm out, 23 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,635 ft | ||||
| IAG Niagara Falls, NY | 288 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 592 ft | ||||
| BAX Bad Axe, MI | 467 nm out, 9 nm north of the line | no report just now | 763 ft | ||||
| MBS Saginaw, MI | 507 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 668 ft | ||||
| ATW Appleton, WI | 706 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 918 ft | ||||
| LSE La Crosse, WI | 825 nm out, 24 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 655 ft | ||||
| HON Huron, SD | 1124 nm out, 2 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,288 ft | ||||
| PIR Pierre, SD | 1213 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,744 ft | ||||
| RAP Rapid City, SD | 1333 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,203 ft | ||||
| HSG Thermopolis, WY | 1561 nm out, 2 nm west of the line | no report just now | 4,891 ft | ||||
| DUB Dubois, WY | destination | no report just now | 7,298 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 7,298 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At DUB when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 11:34 am MDT (17:34 UTC)
DUB has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
No temporary flight restriction on or near this route right now.
Daylight
Sunset at BDL 6:14 pm EDT (22:14 UTC), at DUB 6:40 pm MDT (00:40 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:09 pm MDT (01:09 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, Dubois Municipal.