Plan a flight · Mon 4:01 am EDT (08:01 UTC)

Morristown Municipal to Bradley International MMU → BDL

104 nautical miles (119 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 048°, about 061° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13W). At 120 knots that is 28 min at the quickest height in today's winds (34,000 ft, a 99-knot tailwind), arriving about 4:29 am EDT (08:29 UTC), after sunset at the destination. Right now MMU is IFR, wind from the north (010°) at 4 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: 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, fog). Over the whole route.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the whole 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 MMU.

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

B763 at 800 ft, 27 nm southeast, 1:51 am EDT (05:51 UTC): a broken layer, remarks: bases at at 80,000 ft and tops 1500. 19 nm along the route, 27 nm southeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
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JFK UA /OV JFK 2 MILES SOUTHEAST/TM 0551/FL008/TP B763/SK BKN/RM BASES AT 800 AND TOPS 1500
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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 2 forecast points nearest it (JFK, 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	180° at 8 kt	−5 kt		125 kt	50 min	4:51 am EDT (08:51 UTC)
5,500 ft	270° at 17 kt	−14 kt		134 kt	47 min	4:48 am EDT (08:48 UTC)
7,500 ft	260° at 23 kt	−19 kt	11 °C	139 kt	45 min	4:46 am EDT (08:46 UTC)
9,500 ft	250° at 26 kt	−24 kt	7 °C	144 kt	43 min	4:44 am EDT (08:44 UTC)
11,500 ft	250° at 33 kt	−31 kt	4 °C	151 kt	41 min	4:42 am EDT (08:42 UTC)
13,500 ft	250° at 36 kt	−34 kt	0 °C	154 kt	41 min	4:42 am EDT (08:42 UTC)
15,500 ft	250° at 37 kt	−36 kt	-5 °C	156 kt	40 min	4:41 am EDT (08:41 UTC)
17,500 ft	250° at 39 kt	−37 kt	-10 °C	157 kt	40 min	4:41 am EDT (08:41 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	250° at 39 kt	−38 kt	-11 °C	158 kt	39 min	4:40 am EDT (08:40 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	230° at 46 kt	−46 kt	-21 °C	166 kt	38 min	4:39 am EDT (08:39 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	230° at 82 kt	−82 kt	-32 °C	202 kt	31 min	4:32 am EDT (08:32 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	230° at 99 kt	−99 kt	-41 °C	219 kt	28 min	4:29 am EDT (08:29 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	230° at 85 kt	−85 kt	-52 °C	205 kt	30 min	4:31 am EDT (08:31 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
JFK	used from 0 nm out; 28 nm from the line	250/18	250/23 14°	240/33 9°	240/33 4°	240/38 -10°	240/45 -21°	230/86 -32°	230/102 -40°	230/84 -51°
BDL	used from 47 nm out; 33 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
MMU Morristown, NJ	departure	IFR Sky: overcast at 900 feet	from the north (010°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	900 ft	186 ft	3:55 am EDT (07:55 UTC)
HPN White Plains, NY	38 nm out, 10 nm southeast of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,500 feet	from the north (010°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	1,500 ft	439 ft	07:56 UTC
DXR Danbury, CT	57 nm out, 3 nm south of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,200 feet, a broken layer at 2,200 feet	from the northeast (040°) at 4 knots	10+ mi	2,200 ft	456 ft	07:53 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 456 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, 4:29 am EDT (08:29 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

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

5/2811 NEW YORK, NY, Monday, October 20, 2025 through Tuesday, October 20, 2026 Local 14 nm from the route, 9 nm along the route · security · until 20 October · ZNY

Daylight

Sunset at MMU 6:22 pm EDT (22:22 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)).

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 · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the whole country · loop National Weather Service

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

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: Morristown Municipal, Bradley International.