John Glenn Columbus International to Bradley International CMH → BDL
477 nautical miles (549 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 073°, about 080° magnetic at the departure end (variation 7W). At 120 knots that is 2 h 58 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 41-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:05 am EDT (11:05 UTC). Right now CMH is marginal VFR, wind from the west-northwest (290°) at 6 knots; BDL is IFR, wind from the north (350°) at 9 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: 205 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, fog). Over the whole route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 129 to 397 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 149 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 CMH.
Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first
No pilot reports within 50 nautical miles of the line in the last three hours.
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 eastbound cruising heights for this course (VFR: odd thousands plus 500 ft; above 18,000 ft the forecast levels), with the wind averaged along the line from the 5 forecast points nearest it (CMH, AGC, PSB, AVP, BDL). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.
| Height | Average wind | Head- or tailwind | Temperature | Ground speed | Time en route | Arrival |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,500 ft | 010° at 5 kt | +3 kt | 117 kt | 4 h 05 min | 8:12 am EDT (12:12 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 330° at 14 kt | −3 kt | 13 °C | 123 kt | 3 h 53 min | 8:00 am EDT (12:00 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 320° at 16 kt | −6 kt | 10 °C | 126 kt | 3 h 47 min | 7:54 am EDT (11:54 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 310° at 16 kt | −9 kt | 7 °C | 129 kt | 3 h 42 min | 7:49 am EDT (11:49 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 290° at 15 kt | −12 kt | 4 °C | 132 kt | 3 h 37 min | 7:44 am EDT (11:44 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 290° at 16 kt | −13 kt | 0 °C | 133 kt | 3 h 35 min | 7:42 am EDT (11:42 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 290° at 18 kt | −14 kt | -5 °C | 134 kt | 3 h 34 min | 7:41 am EDT (11:41 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 290° at 19 kt | −14 kt | -10 °C | 134 kt | 3 h 34 min | 7:41 am EDT (11:41 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 290° at 19 kt | −15 kt | -11 °C | 135 kt | 3 h 32 min | 7:39 am EDT (11:39 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 280° at 21 kt | −19 kt | -22 °C | 139 kt | 3 h 26 min | 7:33 am EDT (11:33 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 270° at 32 kt | −30 kt | -35 °C | 150 kt | 3 h 11 min | 7:18 am EDT (11:18 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 260° at 43 kt | −41 kt | -41 °C | 161 kt | 2 h 58 min | 7:05 am EDT (11:05 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 42 kt | −41 kt | -48 °C | 161 kt | 2 h 58 min | 7:05 am EDT (11:05 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMH | used from 0 nm out; 25 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° |
| AGC | used from 50 nm out; 64 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° |
| PSB | used from 199 nm out; 9 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° | |
| AVP | used from 298 nm out; 15 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° |
| BDL | used from 397 nm out; 55 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CMH Columbus, OH | departure | marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,000 feet, overcast at 1,400 feet Weather: mist | from the west-northwest (290°) at 6 knots | 5 mi | 1,400 ft | 815 ft | 3:51 am EDT (07:51 UTC) |
| VTA Newark, OH | 20 nm out, 4 nm south of the line | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 1,500 feet Weather: light rain, mist | from the west (280°) at 6 knots | 4 mi | 600 ft | 883 ft | 07:54 UTC |
| PHD New Philadelphia, OH | 70 nm out, 8 nm north of the line | IFR Sky: a broken layer at 900 feet, overcast at 2,100 feet | calm | 7 mi | 900 ft | 894 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| PIT Pittsburgh, PA | 129 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 400 feet Weather: light drizzle, mist | from the northwest (310°) at 9 knots | 6 mi | 400 ft | 1,202 ft | 07:51 UTC |
| IDI Indiana, PA | 179 nm out, 12 nm south of the line | IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet | from the north-northwest (330°) at 7 knots | 10+ mi | 500 ft | 1,419 ft | 06:15 UTC |
| UNV State College, PA | 238 nm out, 14 nm south of the line, tower | low IFR Sky: overcast at 1,100 feet Weather: mist | from the south (170°) at 1 knots | 0.75 mi | 1,100 ft | 1,231 ft | 07:55 UTC |
| IPT Williamsport, PA | 278 nm out, 4 nm east of the line, tower | VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,500 feet, overcast at 4,100 feet | from the west (260°) at 4 knots | 10+ mi | 4,100 ft | 528 ft | 07:54 UTC |
| WBW Wilkes-Barre, PA | 328 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line | no report just now | 543 ft | ||||
| AVP Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA | 338 nm out, 8 nm south of the line, tower | marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 1,500 feet | calm | 10+ mi | 1,500 ft | 961 ft | 07:54 UTC |
| POU Poughkeepsie, NY | 417 nm out, 9 nm southeast of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet | from the north (360°) at 8 knots | 10+ mi | 600 ft | 163 ft | 07:53 UTC |
| OXC Oxford, CT | 447 nm out, 24 nm southeast of the line, tower | IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet | from the northeast (040°) at 11 knots | 10+ mi | 600 ft | 730 ft | 07:56 UTC |
| BDL Windsor Locks, CT | destination | IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet | from the north (350°) at 9 knots | 10+ mi | 600 ft | 173 ft | 3:51 am EDT (07:51 UTC) |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,419 ft; the ground between airports is higher still. Check the sectional chart for the terrain and the minimum safe heights along the line.
At BDL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 7:05 am EDT (11:05 UTC)
Wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility 4 miles, mist, overcast at 800 feet IFR
The whole forecast for BDL
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the north at 9 knots, visibility 4 miles, mist, overcast at 800 feet
- From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north at 7 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 northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Tue 1:00 am EDT (05:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 15,000 feet
- From Tue 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 1,500 feet
The forecast for CMH, the departure
- From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,200 feet
- From Mon 4:00 am EDT (08:00 UTC): wind from the west at 4 knots, visibility 4 miles, mist, overcast at 800 feet
- At times between Mon 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC) and 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): visibility 2 miles, mist, scattered clouds at 800 feet
- From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 9 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
- From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind from the south at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 10,000 feet, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, 119 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, 119 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
Daylight
Sunset at CMH 6:56 pm EDT (22:56 UTC), at BDL 6:14 pm EDT (22:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm EDT (22:42 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: John Glenn Columbus International, Bradley International.