Bradley International to Montrose Regional BDL → MTJ
1,616 nautical miles (1,859 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 275°, about 289° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14W). At 120 knots that is 15 h 32 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 16-knot headwind), arriving about 3:36 pm MDT (21:36 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 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 638 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 239 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 ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 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 60 to 279 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). Over the route from 798 to 1366 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 38,000 ft. Over the last 249 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 229 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 140 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Near the route, at the destination end.
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, AVP, BUF, CLE, FWA, JOT, DBQ, BRL, DSM, OMA, GRI, GLD, DEN, GJT). 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 | 250° at 19 kt | +19 kt | 21 °C | 101 kt | 16 h | 4:04 pm MDT (22:04 UTC) |
| 6,500 ft | 260° at 18 kt | +19 kt | 14 °C | 101 kt | 16 h | 4:04 pm MDT (22:04 UTC) |
| 8,500 ft | 260° at 16 kt | +17 kt | 11 °C | 103 kt | 15 h 41 min | 3:45 pm MDT (21:45 UTC) |
| 10,500 ft | 260° at 16 kt | +16 kt | 7 °C | 104 kt | 15 h 32 min | 3:36 pm MDT (21:36 UTC) |
| 12,500 ft | 260° at 16 kt | +17 kt | 3 °C | 103 kt | 15 h 41 min | 3:45 pm MDT (21:45 UTC) |
| 14,500 ft | 260° at 19 kt | +20 kt | -1 °C | 100 kt | 16 h 10 min | 4:14 pm MDT (22:14 UTC) |
| 16,500 ft | 260° at 21 kt | +22 kt | -5 °C | 98 kt | 16 h 29 min | 4:33 pm MDT (22:33 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 260° at 22 kt | +24 kt | -9 °C | 96 kt | 16 h 50 min | 4:54 pm MDT (22:54 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 260° at 28 kt | +30 kt | -21 °C | 90 kt | 17 h 57 min | 6:01 pm MDT (00:01 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 260° at 37 kt | +39 kt | -33 °C | 81 kt | 19 h 57 min | 8:01 pm MDT (02:01 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 270° at 47 kt | +47 kt | -40 °C | 73 kt | 22 h 08 min | 10:12 pm MDT (04:12 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 270° at 48 kt | +48 kt | -49 °C | 72 kt | 22 h 27 min | 10:31 pm MDT (04:31 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; 50 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° |
| AVP | used from 100 nm out; 45 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° |
| BUF | used from 199 nm out; 67 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 349 nm out; 56 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° |
| FWA | used from 499 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 300/17 | 320/20 16° | 330/20 10° | 340/15 3° | 310/27 -8° | 320/37 -20° | 330/52 -36° | 330/65 -43° | 330/60 -50° |
| JOT | used from 598 nm out; 72 nm from the line | 250/23 | 270/22 15° | 250/16 10° | 240/9 4° | 280/22 -7° | 280/29 -19° | 300/29 -34° | 290/50 -43° | 300/64 -52° |
| DBQ | used from 748 nm out; 55 nm from the line | 230/33 | 250/30 16° | 280/15 9° | 260/15 5° | 260/21 -7° | 260/24 -20° | 250/37 -33° | 270/42 -43° | 280/63 -52° |
| BRL | used from 798 nm out; 46 nm from the line | 230/24 | 240/29 15° | 290/16 10° | 280/15 4° | 260/23 -7° | 260/32 -19° | 260/36 -33° | 280/48 -41° | 280/59 -52° |
| DSM | used from 898 nm out; 22 nm from the line | 230/40 | 250/33 17° | 250/18 12° | 240/17 5° | 260/28 -8° | 270/34 -19° | 260/41 -33° | 260/55 -41° | 270/62 -51° |
| OMA | used from 997 nm out; 27 nm from the line | 220/47 | 240/33 19° | 250/18 11° | 230/17 6° | 260/29 -8° | 250/33 -19° | 250/51 -33° | 260/61 -40° | 270/62 -49° |
| GRI | used from 1097 nm out; 36 nm from the line | 230/35 21° | 230/23 13° | 220/20 7° | 240/25 -8° | 240/37 -20° | 250/49 -33° | 260/57 -38° | 260/58 -47° | |
| GLD | used from 1247 nm out; 62 nm from the line | 230/49 | 230/42 15° | 220/26 8° | 240/18 -7° | 230/27 -21° | 240/62 -30° | 240/61 -35° | 250/57 -47° | |
| DEN | used from 1396 nm out; 42 nm from the line | 240/21 14° | 250/44 6° | 220/49 -8° | 220/49 -21° | 230/54 -30° | 240/57 -35° | 240/49 -45° | ||
| GJT | used from 1546 nm out; 75 nm from the line | 210/43 7° | 230/45 1° | 220/49 -12° | 220/62 -22° | 220/59 -28° | 230/60 -33° | 220/55 -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 | 150 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,635 ft | ||||
| ELM Elmira/Corning, NY | 189 nm out, 3 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 955 ft | ||||
| ERI Erie, PA | 329 nm out, 6 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 732 ft | ||||
| ARB Ann Arbor, MI | 489 nm out, 11 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 839 ft | ||||
| ARR Chicago/Aurora, IL | 708 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 712 ft | ||||
| DSM Des Moines, IA | 938 nm out, 16 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 957 ft | ||||
| LNK Lincoln, NE | 1087 nm out, 5 nm northeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,218 ft | ||||
| GRI Grand Island, NE | 1147 nm out, 23 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,847 ft | ||||
| SYF St Francis, KS | 1326 nm out, 11 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 3,429 ft | ||||
| APA Denver, CO | 1456 nm out, 18 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 5,884 ft | ||||
| MTJ Montrose, CO | destination | no report just now | 5,758 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 5,884 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At MTJ when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 3:36 pm MDT (21:36 UTC)
MTJ has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8784 LAKE GEORGE, CO, Sunday, October 11, 2026 through Tuesday, October 13, 2026 UTC 7 nm from the route, 1496 nm along the route · a hazard on the ground (fire-fighting, a chemical spill, rescue work) · until 13 October · ZDV
Daylight
Sunset at BDL 6:14 pm EDT (22:14 UTC), at MTJ 6:36 pm MDT (00:36 UTC) (civil twilight ends 7:03 pm MDT (01:03 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, Montrose Regional.