Dubois Municipal to Bradley International DUB → BDL
1,621 nautical miles (1,866 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 080°, about 070° magnetic at the departure end (variation 10E). At 120 knots that is 9 h 16 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 55-knot tailwind), arriving about 6:22 am EDT (10:22 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: 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
- 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 first 418 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 first 129 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 3C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Over the first 0 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 36,000 ft. Over the first 288 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 159 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 139 nm of 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 1174 to 1184 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 18,000 ft. Over the last 278 nm of the route.
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 24,000 ft. Over the last 259 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 259 nm of 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 last 209 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 1412 to 1571 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). Over the route from 1462 to 1492 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 DUB.
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 20:00–03:00 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 14 forecast points nearest it (LND, RAP, PIR, FSD, MSP, LSE, GRB, MKG, TVC, CLE, BUF, SYR, ALB, 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 | 200° at 16 kt | −5 kt | 125 kt | 12 h 58 min | 10:04 am EDT (14:04 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 220° at 10 kt | −6 kt | 14 °C | 126 kt | 12 h 52 min | 9:58 am EDT (13:58 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 220° at 12 kt | −9 kt | 12 °C | 129 kt | 12 h 34 min | 9:40 am EDT (13:40 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 230° at 14 kt | −11 kt | 9 °C | 131 kt | 12 h 22 min | 9:28 am EDT (13:28 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 230° at 15 kt | −12 kt | 5 °C | 132 kt | 12 h 17 min | 9:23 am EDT (13:23 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 240° at 17 kt | −15 kt | 1 °C | 135 kt | 12 h | 9:06 am EDT (13:06 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 240° at 20 kt | −18 kt | -4 °C | 138 kt | 11 h 45 min | 8:51 am EDT (12:51 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 250° at 23 kt | −22 kt | -9 °C | 142 kt | 11 h 25 min | 8:31 am EDT (12:31 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 250° at 23 kt | −22 kt | -10 °C | 142 kt | 11 h 25 min | 8:31 am EDT (12:31 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 250° at 27 kt | −26 kt | -21 °C | 146 kt | 11 h 06 min | 8:12 am EDT (12:12 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 250° at 37 kt | −35 kt | -36 °C | 155 kt | 10 h 27 min | 7:33 am EDT (11:33 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 250° at 48 kt | −45 kt | -43 °C | 165 kt | 9 h 49 min | 6:55 am EDT (10:55 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 260° at 58 kt | −55 kt | -50 °C | 175 kt | 9 h 16 min | 6:22 am EDT (10:22 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LND | used from 0 nm out; 51 nm from the line | 180/33 10° | 190/50 3° | 210/59 -9° | 200/50 -21° | 190/41 -34° | 230/55 -39° | 240/65 -47° | ||
| RAP | used from 149 nm out; 115 nm from the line | 120/15 12° | 180/22 11° | 220/26 5° | 230/35 -9° | 240/40 -22° | 240/50 -37° | 240/51 -41° | 240/47 -47° | |
| PIR | used from 348 nm out; 37 nm from the line | L/V 17° | 230/13 12° | 220/22 6° | 250/31 -9° | 250/34 -21° | 240/50 -35° | 230/61 -43° | 240/62 -51° | |
| FSD | used from 497 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 200/16 | 220/20 17° | 240/26 13° | 230/19 6° | 240/25 -9° | 240/28 -20° | 250/39 -33° | 250/44 -43° | 260/63 -52° |
| MSP | used from 646 nm out; 52 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° |
| LSE | used from 746 nm out; 36 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° |
| GRB | used from 845 nm out; 64 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° |
| MKG | used from 995 nm out; 47 nm from the line | 250/5 | 320/10 15° | 310/19 9° | 320/21 3° | 310/23 -10° | 330/37 -22° | 330/51 -38° | 320/44 -47° | 300/60 -49° |
| TVC | used from 1044 nm out; 60 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° |
| CLE | used from 1144 nm out; 137 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° |
| BUF | used from 1243 nm out; 79 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° |
| SYR | used from 1392 nm out; 49 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° |
| ALB | used from 1492 nm out; 55 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° |
| BDL | used from 1591 nm out; 15 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° |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUB Dubois, WY | departure | no report just now | 7,298 ft | ||||
| HSG Thermopolis, WY | 60 nm out, 2 nm west of the line | no report just now | 4,891 ft | ||||
| RAP Rapid City, SD | 288 nm out, 7 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 3,203 ft | ||||
| PIR Pierre, SD | 408 nm out, 6 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,744 ft | ||||
| HON Huron, SD | 497 nm out, 2 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,288 ft | ||||
| LSE La Crosse, WI | 796 nm out, 24 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 655 ft | ||||
| ATW Appleton, WI | 915 nm out, 8 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 918 ft | ||||
| MBS Saginaw, MI | 1114 nm out, 13 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 668 ft | ||||
| BAX Bad Axe, MI | 1154 nm out, 9 nm north of the line | no report just now | 763 ft | ||||
| IAG Niagara Falls, NY | 1333 nm out, 3 nm east of the line, tower | no report just now | 592 ft | ||||
| BGM Binghamton, NY | 1472 nm out, 23 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,635 ft | ||||
| BDL Windsor Locks, CT | destination | no report just now | 173 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 BDL when you get there the forecast at the estimated arrival, 6:22 am EDT (10:22 UTC)
BDL 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 DUB 6:40 pm MDT (00:40 UTC), at BDL 6:14 pm EDT (22:14 UTC) (civil twilight ends 6:42 pm EDT (22:42 UTC)). At 120 knots the arrival at BDL is before sunrise there (6:59 am EDT (10:59 UTC)).
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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: Dubois Municipal, Bradley International.