Dane County Rgnl/Truax Field to Bradley International MSN → BDL
739 nautical miles (850 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 090°, about 093° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 27 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 46-knot tailwind), arriving about 7:12 am EDT (11:12 UTC). 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: 4 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). Over the last 589 nm of the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 21,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 230 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 509 to 689 nm out.
- AIRMET ZULU 1C: moderate icing up to 22,000 ft. Near the route, 699 nm along the route.
- AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft up to 10,000 ft. Over the last 0 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 MSN.
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 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 (GRB, MKG, CLE, BUF, SYR, AVP, 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 | 280° at 9 kt | −9 kt | 129 kt | 5 h 44 min | 8:29 am EDT (12:29 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 320° at 11 kt | −8 kt | 128 kt | 5 h 46 min | 8:31 am EDT (12:31 UTC) | |
| 7,500 ft | 320° at 11 kt | −7 kt | 10 °C | 127 kt | 5 h 49 min | 8:34 am EDT (12:34 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 320° at 10 kt | −8 kt | 7 °C | 128 kt | 5 h 46 min | 8:31 am EDT (12:31 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 310° at 10 kt | −9 kt | 4 °C | 129 kt | 5 h 44 min | 8:29 am EDT (12:29 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 300° at 13 kt | −12 kt | 0 °C | 132 kt | 5 h 36 min | 8:21 am EDT (12:21 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 300° at 17 kt | −15 kt | -5 °C | 135 kt | 5 h 28 min | 8:13 am EDT (12:13 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 300° at 22 kt | −19 kt | -9 °C | 139 kt | 5 h 19 min | 8:04 am EDT (12:04 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 300° at 23 kt | −20 kt | -10 °C | 140 kt | 5 h 17 min | 8:02 am EDT (12:02 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 290° at 27 kt | −25 kt | -21 °C | 145 kt | 5 h 06 min | 7:51 am EDT (11:51 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 35 kt | −31 kt | -36 °C | 151 kt | 4 h 54 min | 7:39 am EDT (11:39 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 290° at 42 kt | −38 kt | -44 °C | 158 kt | 4 h 41 min | 7:26 am EDT (11:26 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 290° at 49 kt | −46 kt | -51 °C | 166 kt | 4 h 27 min | 7:12 am EDT (11:12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRB | used from 0 nm out; 85 nm from the line | 250/36 | 270/23 16° | 270/14 9° | 240/18 4° | 280/26 -9° | 280/29 -20° | 290/42 -36° | 290/51 -45° | 290/72 -55° |
| MKG | used from 50 nm out; 61 nm from the line | 260/22 | 290/16 15° | 300/11 10° | 290/5 3° | 300/26 -9° | 300/32 -20° | 320/48 -36° | 320/61 -45° | 310/74 -53° |
| CLE | used from 250 nm out; 109 nm from the line | 340/7 | 010/16 13° | 350/18 8° | 350/20 3° | 340/31 -10° | 340/46 -21° | 340/54 -37° | 330/62 -44° | 340/65 -49° |
| BUF | used from 350 nm out; 92 nm from the line | 320/10 | 010/16 10° | 360/10 6° | 340/13 2° | 330/22 -11° | 300/25 -23° | 320/31 -38° | 300/29 -44° | 280/36 -50° |
| SYR | used from 549 nm out; 43 nm from the line | 280/13 | 350/18 10° | 340/10 6° | 300/15 1° | 280/17 -12° | 270/16 -23° | 280/25 -38° | 250/40 -42° | 240/53 -50° |
| AVP | used from 599 nm out; 61 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° |
| ALB | used from 649 nm out; 39 nm from the line | 120/9 | 270/8 10° | L/V 5° | 260/9 1° | 260/34 -10° | 250/42 -22° | 240/57 -35° | 240/70 -42° | 240/65 -50° |
| BDL | used from 699 nm out; 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSN Madison, WI | departure | no report just now | 886 ft | ||||
| MWC Milwaukee, WI | 60 nm out, 3 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 744 ft | ||||
| MKG Muskegon, MI | 140 nm out, 6 nm northwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 628 ft | ||||
| GRR Grand Rapids, MI | 170 nm out, 12 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 793 ft | ||||
| FNT Flint, MI | 250 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 782 ft | ||||
| PHN Port Huron, MI | 300 nm out, 2 nm south of the line | no report just now | 650 ft | ||||
| BUF Buffalo, NY | 469 nm out, 17 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 726 ft | ||||
| ITH Ithaca, NY | 569 nm out, 4 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,099 ft | ||||
| OIC Norwich, NY | 609 nm out, 15 nm north of the line | no report just now | 1,024 ft | ||||
| GBR Great Barrington, MA | 709 nm out, 9 nm north of the line | no report just now | 739 ft | ||||
| BDL Windsor Locks, CT | destination | no report just now | 173 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 1,099 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, 7:12 am EDT (11:12 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 MSN 6:19 pm CDT (23:19 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: Dane County Rgnl/Truax Field, Bradley International.