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Missoula Montana Airport to Bradley International MSO → BDL

1,779 nautical miles (2,047 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 084°, about 071° magnetic at the departure end (variation 13E). At 120 knots that is 10 h 10 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 55-knot tailwind), arriving about 5:37 pm EDT (21:37 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: 1 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 C17C: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 36,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 40 knots, until 6:55 am MDT (12:55 UTC). Near the route, 540 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS32 KKCI 121055
    MKCC WST 121055
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 17C
    VALID UNTIL 1255Z
    SD ND
    FROM 20NW BIS-60E BIS-20WNW PIR-20SW DPR-20NW BIS
    AREA TS MOV FROM 22040KT. TOPS TO FL360.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 18,000 ft. Over the first 330 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 20 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the first 210 nm of the route.
  • 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 route from 30 to 920 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 340 to 430 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 1189 to 1329 nm out.
  • 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 470 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 1609 to 1739 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 120 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 MSO.

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 08:00–15:00 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 16 forecast points nearest it (GPI, GTF, BIL, GGW, MLS, DIK, MOT, GFK, AXN, DLH, GRB, TVC, BUF, SYR, ALB, BDL). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft300° at 8 kt−8 kt128 kt13 h 54 min9:21 pm EDT (01:21 UTC)
5,500 ft290° at 8 kt−8 kt1 °C128 kt13 h 54 min9:21 pm EDT (01:21 UTC)
7,500 ft270° at 11 kt−11 kt9 °C131 kt13 h 35 min9:02 pm EDT (01:02 UTC)
9,500 ft270° at 14 kt−15 kt5 °C135 kt13 h 11 min8:38 pm EDT (00:38 UTC)
11,500 ft260° at 18 kt−19 kt2 °C139 kt12 h 48 min8:15 pm EDT (00:15 UTC)
13,500 ft260° at 21 kt−21 kt-2 °C141 kt12 h 37 min8:04 pm EDT (00:04 UTC)
15,500 ft270° at 22 kt−23 kt-6 °C143 kt12 h 26 min7:53 pm EDT (23:53 UTC)
17,500 ft270° at 24 kt−25 kt-10 °C145 kt12 h 16 min7:43 pm EDT (23:43 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180270° at 24 kt−26 kt-11 °C146 kt12 h 11 min7:38 pm EDT (23:38 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240260° at 27 kt−29 kt-23 °C149 kt11 h 56 min7:23 pm EDT (23:23 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300260° at 29 kt−32 kt-37 °C152 kt11 h 42 min7:09 pm EDT (23:09 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 41 kt−43 kt-43 °C163 kt10 h 55 min6:22 pm EDT (22:22 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390270° at 52 kt−55 kt-49 °C175 kt10 h 10 min5:37 pm EDT (21:37 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 06:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 12:00 UTC for use 08:00 to 15:00 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
GPIused from 0 nm out; 87 nm from the line090/8 -4°140/7 -7°090/10 -8°110/10 -19°210/25 -30°200/24 -40°210/31 -39°210/35 -42°
GTFused from 50 nm out; 46 nm from the lineL/VL/V -7°240/8 -8°240/30 -14°240/40 -28°210/52 -38°210/76 -38°220/72 -43°
BILused from 200 nm out; 81 nm from the line300/14270/19 -2°260/26 -2°220/28 -13°210/51 -25°220/56 -33°220/61 -39°220/72 -45°
GGWused from 250 nm out; 70 nm from the line100/7 -1°070/10 -3°190/6 -4°210/34 -10°230/33 -24°210/48 -37°230/65 -40°230/71 -46°
MLSused from 300 nm out; 46 nm from the line290/17 -1°250/18 0°230/25 0°220/31 -11°220/32 -24°220/50 -32°220/60 -38°230/71 -46°
DIKused from 400 nm out; 43 nm from the line190/12 5°230/29 7°220/33 1°220/43 -11°210/47 -23°220/53 -33°240/56 -40°250/72 -47°
MOTused from 550 nm out; 90 nm from the line120/14 4°190/25 5°220/41 1°240/43 -11°230/39 -22°220/44 -38°240/62 -42°250/73 -48°
GFKused from 600 nm out; 91 nm from the line080/18L/V 11°260/22 7°250/48 3°260/51 -11°250/44 -22°260/34 -38°260/53 -44°270/66 -49°
AXNused from 700 nm out; 68 nm from the line110/6260/10 16°240/17 12°250/20 5°260/29 -10°260/35 -22°260/29 -38°270/48 -41°270/61 -48°
DLHused from 850 nm out; 38 nm from the line090/31250/7 14°250/26 11°250/36 4°280/36 -11°290/35 -22°300/39 -38°280/41 -44°280/66 -49°
GRBused from 999 nm out; 98 nm from the line250/32250/22 17°240/18 8°280/21 6°280/34 -11°280/35 -21°280/39 -37°270/52 -45°290/60 -49°
TVCused from 1099 nm out; 75 nm from the line270/31280/23 15°260/22 8°260/29 4°280/29 -11°280/42 -21°270/42 -36°270/54 -47°290/67 -51°
BUFused from 1349 nm out; 141 nm from the line300/11330/15 11°340/26 8°330/28 2°340/31 -10°340/32 -21°340/52 -37°340/59 -46°330/66 -53°
SYRused from 1549 nm out; 39 nm from the line330/17320/14 9°350/18 8°350/26 2°340/25 -11°360/34 -22°350/43 -39°330/50 -46°350/50 -54°
ALBused from 1649 nm out; 47 nm from the line340/22340/19 9°320/16 7°330/16 2°330/19 -11°320/21 -23°320/25 -39°280/30 -44°270/41 -51°
BDLused from 1749 nm out; 15 nm from the line020/15010/19 10°340/10 7°300/17 3°280/23 -10°250/35 -22°250/44 -38°250/55 -42°250/57 -51°

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
MSO Missoula, MT departure no report just now 3,205 ft
LWT Lewistown, MT 190 nm out, 5 nm south of the line no report just now 4,170 ft
GDV Glendive, MT 380 nm out, 2 nm south of the line no report just now 2,458 ft
FAR Fargo, ND 710 nm out, 9 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 901 ft
AIT Aitkin, MN 840 nm out, 4 nm north of the line no report just now 1,206 ft
ARV Minocqua-Woodruff, WI 1009 nm out, 4 nm west of the line no report just now 1,629 ft
GOV Grayling, MI 1229 nm out, 24 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,158 ft
APN Alpena, MI 1269 nm out, 13 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 689 ft
ROC Rochester, NY 1549 nm out, 18 nm southwest of the line, tower no report just now 558 ft
SYR Syracuse, NY 1609 nm out, 7 nm northeast of the line, tower no report just now 421 ft
BDL Windsor Locks, CT destination no report just now 173 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 4,170 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, 5:37 pm EDT (21:37 UTC)

BDL has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.

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

  • 6/8927 Kalispell, MT, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local on the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZSE
  • 6/8923 Kalispell, MT, Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Local on the route, at the departure end · a VIP movement · starts Wednesday 14 October · ZLC

Daylight

Sunset at MSO 6:53 pm MDT (00:53 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 northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley
Radar now, the upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the central Great Lakes
Radar now, the central Great Lakes · 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: Missoula Montana Airport, Bradley International.