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Bradley International to Phoenix Sky Harbor International BDL → PHX

1,919 nautical miles (2,208 statute miles) west on a straight line, true course 268°, about 282° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14W). At 120 knots that is 18 h 49 min at the quickest height in today's winds (10,500 ft, a 18-knot headwind), arriving about 6:35 pm MST (01:35 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 206 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 C10C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 34,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 3:55 am EDT (07:55 UTC). Near the route, 1549 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 120555
    MKCC WST 120555
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 10C
    VALID UNTIL 0755Z
    CO NM
    FROM 20NNE PUB-40WSW LAA-30WSW CIM-50WSW ALS-50ESE HBU-20NNE PUB
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. 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 650 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the first 250 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 70 to 310 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 879 to 1449 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the route from 1449 to 1859 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 35,000 ft to 45,000 ft. Over the last 420 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1829 to 1899 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 18 forecast points nearest it (BDL, ALB, AVP, PSB, AGC, CLE, FWA, IND, JOT, SPI, COU, MKC, SLN, ICT, GCK, TCC, ABQ, PHX). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
4,500 ft230° at 19 kt+19 kt18 °C101 kt19 h6:46 pm MST (01:46 UTC)
6,500 ft250° at 18 kt+19 kt14 °C101 kt19 h6:46 pm MST (01:46 UTC)
8,500 ft250° at 18 kt+19 kt11 °C101 kt19 h6:46 pm MST (01:46 UTC)
10,500 ft250° at 17 kt+18 kt8 °C102 kt18 h 49 min6:35 pm MST (01:35 UTC)
12,500 ft240° at 17 kt+18 kt4 °C102 kt18 h 49 min6:35 pm MST (01:35 UTC)
14,500 ft250° at 20 kt+21 kt0 °C99 kt19 h 23 min7:09 pm MST (02:09 UTC)
16,500 ft250° at 23 kt+24 kt-5 °C96 kt19 h 59 min7:45 pm MST (02:45 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180250° at 25 kt+27 kt-8 °C93 kt20 h 38 min8:24 pm MST (03:24 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240250° at 33 kt+35 kt-20 °C85 kt22 h 35 min10:21 pm MST (05:21 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300260° at 47 kt+48 kt-31 °C72 kt26 h 39 min2:25 am MST (09:25 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 53 kt+54 kt-39 °C66 kt29 h 05 min4:51 am MST (11:51 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390270° at 48 kt+48 kt-49 °C72 kt26 h 39 min2:25 am MST (09:25 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°
ALBused from 50 nm out; 58 nm from the line120/9270/8 10°L/V 5°260/9 1°260/34 -10°250/42 -22°240/57 -35°240/70 -42°240/65 -50°
AVPused from 100 nm out; 31 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 200 nm out; 51 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 300 nm out; 68 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°
CLEused from 350 nm out; 38 nm from the line340/7010/16 13°350/18 8°350/20 3°340/31 -10°340/46 -21°340/54 -37°330/62 -44°340/65 -49°
FWAused from 500 nm out; 41 nm from the line300/17320/20 16°330/20 10°340/15 3°310/27 -8°320/37 -20°330/52 -36°330/65 -43°330/60 -50°
INDused from 600 nm out; 58 nm from the line290/16310/20 16°320/21 10°330/13 3°300/25 -7°320/32 -19°330/46 -34°320/61 -43°320/63 -50°
JOTused from 650 nm out; 67 nm from the line250/23270/22 15°250/16 10°240/9 4°280/22 -7°280/29 -19°300/29 -34°290/50 -43°300/64 -52°
SPIused from 700 nm out; 58 nm from the line220/21250/23 16°260/27 9°270/14 6°270/23 -7°270/31 -19°270/28 -33°290/48 -42°300/55 -52°
COUused from 849 nm out; 59 nm from the line230/31230/30 15°260/16 11°270/14 6°260/24 -6°270/27 -18°270/37 -32°280/49 -41°290/56 -51°
MKCused from 949 nm out; 37 nm from the line220/44250/28 18°250/18 13°240/12 6°280/24 -6°240/34 -18°260/47 -30°260/51 -40°270/58 -50°
SLNused from 1099 nm out; 38 nm from the line210/53230/41 20°240/26 14°230/16 8°240/25 -7°240/35 -19°250/61 -30°260/65 -38°260/56 -49°
ICTused from 1199 nm out; 73 nm from the line200/48230/39 19°240/24 14°240/20 8°240/22 -6°250/31 -18°250/61 -29°260/58 -38°270/54 -49°
GCKused from 1249 nm out; 41 nm from the line220/48 21°230/37 14°250/30 8°230/37 -6°240/37 -20°240/69 -28°250/67 -37°260/58 -48°
TCCused from 1399 nm out; 107 nm from the line210/42230/33 14°230/32 6°220/35 -6°230/49 -19°240/72 -27°250/62 -36°250/52 -48°
ABQused from 1549 nm out; 68 nm from the line220/27 11°210/35 5°220/46 -9°230/62 -20°240/78 -25°240/80 -35°240/56 -47°
PHXused from 1799 nm out; 95 nm from the line150/5200/21 12°200/27 6°200/35 3°220/58 -8°220/69 -19°220/87 -26°230/93 -35°230/79 -47°

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 50 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 163 ft
YNG Youngstown/Warren, OH 360 nm out, 9 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,191 ft
CLE Cleveland, OH 410 nm out, 7 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 799 ft
GUS Peru, IN 610 nm out, 5 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 810 ft
SPI Springfield, IL 780 nm out, 17 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 597 ft
MKC Kansas City, MO 1009 nm out, 2 nm west of the line, tower no report just now 756 ft
HUT Hutchinson, KS 1179 nm out, 14 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 1,542 ft
EHA Elkhart, KS 1379 nm out, 8 nm southeast of the line no report just now 3,621 ft
SAF Santa Fe, NM 1599 nm out, 7 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 6,348 ft
SOW Show Low, AZ 1809 nm out, 2 nm northeast of the line no report just now 6,415 ft
PHX Phoenix, AZ destination no report just now 1,134 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 6,415 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.

At PHX when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:35 pm MST (01:35 UTC)

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

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

  • 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 340 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
  • 6/8888 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 7 nm from the route, 360 nm along the route · security · today · ZOB
  • 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 3 nm from the route, 360 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB

Daylight

Sunset at BDL 6:14 pm EDT (22:14 UTC), at PHX 5:58 pm MST (00:58 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:23 pm MST (01:23 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at PHX is after sunset there (5:58 pm MST (00:58 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 upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper 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, Phoenix Sky Harbor International.