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Plan a flight · Mon 2:39 am EDT (06:39 UTC)

Miami International to Bradley International MIA → BDL

1,040 nautical miles (1,196 statute miles) north on a straight line, true course 019°, about 024° magnetic at the departure end (variation 5W). At 120 knots that is 5 h 34 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 67-knot tailwind), arriving about 8:13 am EDT (12:13 UTC). Right now MIA is VFR, wind calm; 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: 856 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 E23E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 35,000 ft, moving from the west at 20 knots, until 3:55 am EDT (07:55 UTC). Near the route, 230 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120555
    MKCE WST 120555
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 23E
    VALID UNTIL 0755Z
    FL GA CSTL WTRS
    FROM 180SE CHS-230SSE ILM-200ENE TRV-140E OMN-180SE CHS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 26020KT. TOPS TO FL350.
    REF INTL SIGMET LIMA SERIES.
  • SIGMET E22E: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 40,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 3:55 am EDT (07:55 UTC). Over the route from 810 to 950 nm out.
    as issued
    WSUS31 KKCI 120555
    MKCE WST 120555
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 22E
    VALID UNTIL 0755Z
    NY NJ PA DE MD VA DC WV AND MA RI DE NJ NY CSTL WTRS
    FROM 40E HTO-80SSW ACK-100ESE SIE-30SW CSN-40SSE JST-40E HTO
    AREA EMBD TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL400.
  • 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 300 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 130 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 10,000 ft. Over the last 10 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 MIA.

Pilot reports along the route within 50 nm of the line, last three hours, the serious ones first

  • B763 at 800 ft, 14 nm west, 1:51 am EDT (05:51 UTC): a broken layer, remarks: bases at at 80,000 ft and tops 1500. 950 nm along the route, 14 nm west of the line.
    as filed, and in English
    JFK UA /OV JFK 2 MILES SOUTHEAST/TM 0551/FL008/TP B763/SK BKN/RM BASES AT 800 AND TOPS 1500
    Report
    a routine report filed through JFK
    Where
    jfk 2 miles southeast
    Time
    05:51 UTC
    Height
    at 800 ft
    Aircraft
    B763
    Sky
    a broken layer
    Remarks
    bases at at 80,000 ft and tops 1500

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 8 forecast points nearest it (MIA, MLB, CHS, ILM, ORF, ACY, JFK, BDL). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft250° at 15 kt−10 kt130 kt8 h10:39 am EDT (14:39 UTC)
5,500 ft250° at 18 kt−13 kt133 kt7 h 49 min10:28 am EDT (14:28 UTC)
7,500 ft240° at 21 kt−16 kt12 °C136 kt7 h 39 min10:18 am EDT (14:18 UTC)
9,500 ft240° at 25 kt−20 kt10 °C140 kt7 h 26 min10:05 am EDT (14:05 UTC)
11,500 ft240° at 27 kt−23 kt7 °C143 kt7 h 16 min9:55 am EDT (13:55 UTC)
13,500 ft240° at 30 kt−25 kt3 °C145 kt7 h 10 min9:49 am EDT (13:49 UTC)
15,500 ft240° at 32 kt−27 kt-1 °C147 kt7 h 04 min9:43 am EDT (13:43 UTC)
17,500 ft240° at 35 kt−28 kt-5 °C148 kt7 h 02 min9:41 am EDT (13:41 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180240° at 35 kt−29 kt-6 °C149 kt6 h 59 min9:38 am EDT (13:38 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240240° at 44 kt−35 kt-17 °C155 kt6 h 43 min9:22 am EDT (13:22 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300220° at 61 kt−57 kt-31 °C177 kt5 h 53 min8:32 am EDT (12:32 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340220° at 70 kt−67 kt-40 °C187 kt5 h 34 min8:13 am EDT (12:13 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390220° at 62 kt−57 kt-51 °C177 kt5 h 53 min8:32 am EDT (12:32 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
MIAused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line150/7140/5 17°160/5 14°L/V 9°230/8 -5°230/8 -17°150/11 -32°150/25 -41°180/29 -51°
MLBused from 100 nm out; 64 nm from the line230/6230/12 17°240/13 12°240/14 7°240/20 -5°240/24 -16°210/21 -32°190/33 -41°200/36 -52°
CHSused from 300 nm out; 153 nm from the line280/21270/23 12°280/28 11°260/35 6°250/41 -5°250/45 -16°230/59 -32°220/74 -40°230/67 -52°
ILMused from 400 nm out; 111 nm from the line270/22270/23 11°260/35 10°240/41 6°240/49 -5°240/61 -16°230/74 -30°220/79 -40°230/71 -51°
ORFused from 600 nm out; 81 nm from the line250/24230/32 11°220/37 10°220/37 6°230/47 -5°230/62 -17°220/89 -30°220/93 -40°230/77 -51°
ACYused from 800 nm out; 49 nm from the line220/19220/18 14°210/36 9°210/35 5°220/36 -8°240/49 -21°220/90 -31°230/103 -40°230/81 -50°
JFKused from 900 nm out; 28 nm from the line250/18250/23 14°240/33 9°240/33 4°240/38 -10°240/45 -21°230/86 -32°230/102 -40°230/84 -51°
BDLused from 1000 nm out; 20 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°

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
MIA Miami, FL departure VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet, scattered clouds at 2,700 feet, a broken layer at 3,800 feet calm 10+ mi 3,800 ft 9 ft 1:53 am EDT (05:53 UTC)
PMP Pompano Beach, FL 30 nm out, 1 nm south of the line, tower VFR calm 10+ mi none 19 ft 05:53 UTC
MRH Beaufort, NC 570 nm out, 9 nm west of the line VFR from the west-southwest (250°) at 14 knots, gusting to 23 10+ mi none 10 ft 05:58 UTC
ECG Elizabeth City, NC 660 nm out, 20 nm northwest of the line, tower VFR from the west-southwest (240°) at 11 knots 10+ mi none 10 ft 05:54 UTC
OXB Ocean City, MD 800 nm out, 19 nm west of the line VFR Sky: a few clouds at 400 feet from the west-southwest (240°) at 6 knots 7 mi none 15 ft 05:53 UTC
ACY Atlantic City, NJ 870 nm out, 21 nm west of the line, tower IFR Sky: overcast at 500 feet Weather: light rain, mist from the north-northeast (030°) at 8 knots 4 mi 500 ft 74 ft 06:23 UTC
FRG Farmingdale, NY 960 nm out, 1 nm northwest of the line, tower IFR Sky: overcast at 700 feet from the north-northeast (020°) at 8 knots, gusting to 18 10+ mi 700 ft 81 ft 05:53 UTC
BDL Windsor Locks, CT destination IFR Sky: a broken layer at 600 feet, overcast at 2,800 feet Weather: light drizzle, mist from the north (350°) at 9 knots 6 mi 600 ft 173 ft 1:51 am EDT (05:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 173 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, 8:13 am EDT (12:13 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 MIA, the departure
  • From Mon 2:00 am EDT (06:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
  • From Mon 9:00 am EDT (13:00 UTC): wind from the north-northwest at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet
  • From Mon 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the northeast at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, showers nearby, scattered clouds at 2,500 feet
  • From Mon 8:00 pm EDT (00:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 2,500 feet

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

  • 5/2809 Palm Beach, FL, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 6 nm from the route, 50 nm along the route · security · until 20 October · ZMA
  • 5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 25 nm from the route, 950 nm along the route · security · until 20 October · ZNY

Daylight

Sunset at MIA 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

Radar now, the Southeast
Radar now, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the Northeast
Radar now, the Northeast · 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: Miami International, Bradley International.