Plan a flight · Sun 8:27 pm EDT (00:27 UTC)

Bradley International to Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport BDL → MSP

910 nautical miles (1,048 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 288°, about 302° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14W). At 120 knots that is 7 h 55 min at the quickest height in today's winds (4,500 ft, a 5-knot headwind), arriving about 3:22 am CDT (08:22 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now BDL is low IFR, wind from the north-northeast (020°) at 8 knots; MSP is VFR, wind from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 knots. 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: 1,709 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 198 nm of the route.
AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 24,000 ft. Over the first 267 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 267 nm of the route.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 287 nm of the route.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 49 to 198 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 2W: 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, 129 nm along the route.
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 route from 435 to 435 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

urgent PC12 at 11,000 ft, 32 nm southeast, 7:29 pm EDT (23:29 UTC): moderate turbulence, remarks: during the descent on wipor arrival. At the departure end, 32 nm southeast of the line.
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
PC12 at 10,000 ft, 29 nm southeast, 7:53 pm EDT (23:53 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the departure end, 29 nm southeast of the line.
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
E75S at 16,000 ft, 37 nm east, 7:35 pm EDT (23:35 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence above 16,000 ft, remarks: moderate in +ra to light chop. At the departure end, 37 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SFZ UA /OV PUT360003/TM 2335/FL160/TP E75S/TB MOD 160 CAT/RM MOD IN +RA TO LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through SFZ
Where
3 nm north (360°) of PUT
Time
23:35 UTC
Height
at 16,000 ft
Aircraft
E75S
Turbulence
moderate at 16,000 ft clear-air turbulence
Remarks
moderate in +ra to light chop
E75S at 10,000 ft, 11 nm south, 7:53 pm EDT (23:53 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence. 49 nm along the route, 11 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
POU UA /OV PWL350015/TM 2353/FL100/TP E75S/TB MOD CAT
```
Report
a routine report filed through POU
Where
15 nm north (350°) of PWL
Time
23:53 UTC
Height
at 10,000 ft
Aircraft
E75S
Turbulence
moderate clear-air turbulence
A388 at 34,000 ft, 7 nm northeast, 7:19 pm EDT (23:19 UTC): moderate chop turbulence. 49 nm along the route, 7 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
POU UA /OV PWL010030/TM 2319/FL340/TP A388/TB MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through POU
Where
30 nm north (010°) of PWL
Time
23:19 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
A388
Turbulence
moderate chop
PC12 at 8,000 ft, 12 nm south, 7:29 pm EDT (23:29 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence. 69 nm along the route, 12 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
POU UA /OV IGN340030/TM 2329/FL080/TP PC12/TB MOD CAT
```
Report
a routine report filed through POU
Where
30 nm north (340°) of IGN
Time
23:29 UTC
Height
at 8,000 ft
Aircraft
PC12
Turbulence
moderate clear-air turbulence
E75 at 34,000 ft, 30 nm northeast, 7:15 pm EDT (23:15 UTC): moderate turbulence. 129 nm along the route, 30 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RME UA /OV UCA/TM 2315/FL340/TP E75/TB CONS MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through RME
Where
over UCA
Time
23:15 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
E75
Turbulence
continuous moderate
A21N at 35,000 ft, 30 nm northeast, 6:57 pm EDT (22:57 UTC): moderate turbulence. 129 nm along the route, 30 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
RME UA /OV UCA/TM 2257/FL350/TP A21N/TB CONS MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through RME
Where
over UCA
Time
22:57 UTC
Height
at 35,000 ft
Aircraft
A21N
Turbulence
continuous moderate
CRJ7 at 33,000 ft, 17 nm south, 6:31 pm EDT (22:31 UTC): moderate turbulence. 168 nm along the route, 17 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ITH UA /OV ITH/TM 2231/FL330/TP CRJ7/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ITH
Where
over ITH
Time
22:31 UTC
Height
at 33,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ7
Turbulence
moderate
E75L at 31,000 ft, 17 nm south, 6:27 pm EDT (22:27 UTC): moderate turbulence. 168 nm along the route, 17 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ITH UA /OV ITH/TM 2227/FL310/TP E75L/TB CONS MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through ITH
Where
over ITH
Time
22:27 UTC
Height
at 31,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
continuous moderate
DH8D at 19,000 ft, 7 nm northwest, 7:35 pm EDT (23:35 UTC): moderate chop turbulence, remarks: zob. 228 nm along the route, 7 nm northwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ROC UA /OV ROC/TM 2335/FL190/TP DH8D/TB CONS MOD CHOP/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through ROC
Where
over ROC
Time
23:35 UTC
Height
at 19,000 ft
Aircraft
DH8D
Turbulence
continuous moderate chop
Remarks
zob
E170 at 25,000 ft, 18 nm south, 6:37 pm EDT (22:37 UTC): moderate turbulence above 25,000 ft, remarks: zob. 267 nm along the route, 18 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BUF UA /OV BUF120010/TM 2237/FL250/TP E170/TB MOD 250/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through BUF
Where
10 nm southeast (120°) of BUF
Time
22:37 UTC
Height
at 25,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
moderate at 25,000 ft
Remarks
zob
E75S at 16,000 ft, 44 nm east, 8:07 pm EDT (00:07 UTC): light chop turbulence, remarks: moderate during the climb. At the departure end, 44 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
SFZ UA /OV PUT030015/TM 0007/FL160/TP E75S/TB OCNL LGT CHOP 160 MOD CAT BLO 150/RM MOD DURC
```
Report
a routine report filed through SFZ
Where
15 nm northeast (030°) of PUT
Time
00:07 UTC
Height
at 16,000 ft
Aircraft
E75S
Turbulence
occasional light chop at 16,000 ft moderate clear-air turbulence below 15,000 ft
Remarks
moderate during the climb
B772 at 37,000 ft, 36 nm east, 8:04 pm EDT (00:04 UTC): light turbulence. At the departure end, 36 nm east of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
IJD UA /OV LZD/TM 0004/FL370/TP B772/TB LGT MOD CHOP 370
```
Report
a routine report filed through IJD
Where
over LZD
Time
00:04 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B772
Turbulence
light moderate chop at 37,000 ft

16 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 20:00–03:00 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 9 forecast points nearest it (BDL, ALB, SYR, BUF, CLE, TVC, GRB, LSE, MSP). 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	210° at 13 kt	+5 kt		115 kt	7 h 55 min	3:22 am CDT (08:22 UTC)
6,500 ft	250° at 12 kt	+9 kt	12 °C	111 kt	8 h 12 min	3:39 am CDT (08:39 UTC)
8,500 ft	270° at 11 kt	+10 kt	9 °C	110 kt	8 h 16 min	3:43 am CDT (08:43 UTC)
10,500 ft	270° at 11 kt	+11 kt	6 °C	109 kt	8 h 21 min	3:48 am CDT (08:48 UTC)
12,500 ft	270° at 11 kt	+11 kt	2 °C	109 kt	8 h 21 min	3:48 am CDT (08:48 UTC)
14,500 ft	270° at 14 kt	+13 kt	-2 °C	107 kt	8 h 30 min	3:57 am CDT (08:57 UTC)
16,500 ft	270° at 16 kt	+16 kt	-7 °C	104 kt	8 h 45 min	4:12 am CDT (09:12 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	270° at 18 kt	+18 kt	-10 °C	102 kt	8 h 55 min	4:22 am CDT (09:22 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	270° at 25 kt	+23 kt	-21 °C	97 kt	9 h 23 min	4:50 am CDT (09:50 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	270° at 37 kt	+34 kt	-36 °C	86 kt	10 h 35 min	6:02 am CDT (11:02 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	270° at 47 kt	+43 kt	-45 °C	77 kt	11 h 49 min	7:16 am CDT (12:16 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	270° at 59 kt	+54 kt	-51 °C	66 kt	13 h 47 min	9:14 am CDT (14:14 UTC)

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; 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	140/28	180/29 10°	220/38 8°	250/30 3°	250/40 -8°	240/46 -18°	240/58 -32°	240/80 -41°	240/89 -55°
ALB	used from 49 nm out; 34 nm from the line	160/27	190/16 9°	200/29 7°	230/21 3°	240/24 -9°	240/43 -19°	230/65 -33°	240/91 -42°	230/99 -53°
SYR	used from 99 nm out; 48 nm from the line	160/17	200/22 10°	250/10 6°	L/V 1°	270/11 -11°	220/25 -20°	220/66 -36°	230/89 -42°	240/74 -51°
BUF	used from 198 nm out; 54 nm from the line	170/19	L/V 10°	040/9 6°	220/8 2°	230/15 -11°	220/33 -22°	220/47 -35°	230/55 -41°	230/56 -50°
CLE	used from 396 nm out; 141 nm from the line	340/5	320/13 14°	300/12 8°	310/10 2°	310/14 -10°	340/14 -23°	320/27 -35°	260/28 -40°	250/36 -48°
TVC	used from 445 nm out; 120 nm from the line	210/17	290/14 15°	310/20 9°	310/18 2°	310/24 -11°	320/35 -22°	320/53 -39°	310/45 -49°	290/58 -51°
GRB	used from 643 nm out; 24 nm from the line	240/24	260/18 16°	270/20 11°	290/14 4°	280/24 -9°	300/34 -21°	310/51 -38°	310/54 -48°	300/71 -51°
LSE	used from 792 nm out; 53 nm from the line	220/33	250/29 17°	250/15 9°	260/12 6°	280/21 -9°	280/33 -20°	300/43 -36°	310/56 -45°	300/79 -53°
MSP	used from 841 nm out; 45 nm from the line	200/28	240/30 19°	240/24 12°	240/17 5°	270/24 -10°	270/33 -20°	280/48 -35°	290/55 -45°	280/84 -54°

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	low IFR Sky: a broken layer at 400 feet, a broken layer at 1,300 feet, overcast at 3,600 feet Weather: rain, mist	from the north-northeast (020°) at 8 knots	2 mi	400 ft	173 ft	7:51 pm EDT (23:51 UTC)
GBR Great Barrington, MA	40 nm out, 6 nm northeast of the line	no report just now				739 ft
ITH Ithaca, NY	168 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 700 feet, overcast at 3,800 feet Weather: light rain	calm	7 mi	3,800 ft	1,099 ft	00:18 UTC
ROC Rochester, NY	228 nm out, 7 nm north of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 2,100 feet, overcast at 4,500 feet Weather: light rain, mist	from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 knots	4 mi	4,500 ft	558 ft	00:03 UTC
IAG Niagara Falls, NY	287 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: overcast at 4,000 feet	calm	10+ mi	4,000 ft	592 ft	23:53 UTC
BAX Bad Axe, MI	465 nm out, 8 nm south of the line	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,300 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	1,300 ft	763 ft	00:15 UTC
CAD Cadillac, MI	574 nm out, 3 nm north of the line	VFR	from the south-southwest (200°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	none	1,306 ft	00:15 UTC
GRB Green Bay, WI	693 nm out, 2 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (170°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	695 ft	23:53 UTC
CWA Mosinee, WI	762 nm out, 8 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (180°) at 5 knots	10+ mi	none	1,277 ft	23:50 UTC
EAU Eau Claire, WI	841 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southeast (160°) at 8 knots	10+ mi	none	913 ft	23:56 UTC
MSP Minneapolis, MN	destination	VFR Sky: a broken layer at 25,000 feet	from the south-southeast (150°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	25,000 ft	841 ft	6:53 pm CDT (23:53 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 1,306 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At MSP when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:22 am CDT (08:22 UTC)

Wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 20,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for MSP

From Sun 7:00 pm CDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 20,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 am CDT (11:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 20,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the northwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet, a broken layer at 15,000 feet

The forecast for BDL, the departure

From Sun 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility 4 miles, rain, mist, a few clouds at 800 feet, a broken layer at 1,200 feet and more above
From Sun 9:00 pm EDT (01:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 5 knots, visibility 2 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 800 feet
From Mon 12:00 am EDT (04:00 UTC): wind from the north-northeast at 7 knots, visibility 3 miles, light rain, mist, overcast at 800 feet
From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north at 8 knots, visibility 4 miles, mist, overcast at 800 feet
30% chance between Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC) and 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, light rain showers, mist, overcast at 100 feet
From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 1,500 feet
From Mon 4:00 pm EDT (20:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet

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

6/6656 ANOKA, MN, Monday, October 5, 2026 through Monday, October 19, 2026 Local 19 nm from the route, at the destination end · security · until 19 October · ZMP

Daylight

Sunset at BDL 6:14 pm EDT (22:14 UTC), at MSP 6:35 pm CDT (23:35 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:04 pm CDT (00:04 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at MSP is before sunrise there (7:24 am CDT (12:24 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 · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · 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

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, Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain Airport.