Plan a flight · Mon 10:46 am CDT (15:46 UTC)

Chicago O'Hare International to Bradley International ORD → BDL

679 nautical miles (781 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 085°, about 088° magnetic at the departure end (variation 3W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 07 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 45-knot tailwind), arriving about 3:53 pm EDT (19:53 UTC). Right now ORD is VFR, wind from the southwest (220°) at 11 knots; BDL is VFR, wind from the north-northeast (030°) at 3 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: 4,618 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 1E: low cloud or poor visibility (IFR conditions) (due to ceilings below 1,000 ft, visibility below 3 miles, mist). Over the route from 319 to 589 nm out.
AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 399 to 619 nm out.
AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 40,000 ft. Over the last 210 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 ORD.

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

E170 at 28,000 ft, 41 nm north, 8:10 am CDT (13:10 UTC): moderate chop turbulence. 110 nm along the route, 41 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
GRR UA /OV VIO/TM 1310/FL280/TP E170/TB OCNL MOD CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through GRR
Where
over VIO
Time
13:10 UTC
Height
at 28,000 ft
Aircraft
E170
Turbulence
occasional moderate chop
B38M at 37,000 ft, 23 nm north, 10:08 am CDT (15:08 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence above 37,000 ft. 559 nm along the route, 23 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BGM UA /OV RKA/TM 1508/FL370/TP B38M/TB OCNL MOD CAT 370
```
Report
a routine report filed through BGM
Where
over RKA
Time
15:08 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
occasional moderate clear-air turbulence at 37,000 ft
B38M at 37,000 ft, 42 nm north, 10:09 am CDT (15:09 UTC): moderate turbulence. 569 nm along the route, 42 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BGM UA /OV RKA030020/TM 1509/FL370/TP B38M/TB CONS MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through BGM
Where
20 nm northeast (030°) of RKA
Time
15:09 UTC
Height
at 37,000 ft
Aircraft
B38M
Turbulence
continuous moderate
CL30 at 34,000 ft, 27 nm north, 8:56 am CDT (13:56 UTC): moderate turbulence. 569 nm along the route, 27 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
OIC UA /OV N66/TM 1356/FL340/TP CL30/TB MOD
```
Report
a routine report filed through OIC
Where
over N66
Time
13:56 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
CL30
Turbulence
moderate
E75L at 34,000 ft, 7 nm north, 9:32 am CDT (14:32 UTC): moderate clear-air turbulence above 34,000 ft. 579 nm along the route, 7 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BGM UA /OV DNY/TM 1432/FL340/TP E75L/TB OCNL MOD CAT 340
```
Report
a routine report filed through BGM
Where
over DNY
Time
14:32 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
occasional moderate clear-air turbulence at 34,000 ft
A320 at 24,000 ft, 41 nm northeast, 8:42 am CDT (13:42 UTC): moderate turbulence. At the destination end, 41 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
ORH UA /OV ORH/TM 1342/FL240/TP A320/TB MOD 240-270 CONS LGT 280-ABV
```
Report
a routine report filed through ORH
Where
over ORH
Time
13:42 UTC
Height
at 24,000 ft
Aircraft
A320
Turbulence
moderate from 24,000 ft to 27,000 ft continuous light 280-ABV
C17 at 2,000 ft, 28 nm southwest, 10:06 am CDT (15:06 UTC): overcast above 2,000 ft, remarks: during the descent. At the departure end, 28 nm southwest of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
KADW UA /OV 1L ARR/TM 1506/FL020/TP C17/SK OVC020/WV 23KT HEAD WIND/RM DURD
```
Report
a routine report filed through KADW
Where
1L arrival
Time
15:06 UTC
Height
at 2,000 ft
Aircraft
C17
Sky
overcast from 2,000 ft
Wind
23 knots head wind
Remarks
during the descent
B39M at 36,000 ft, 15 nm north, 8:18 am CDT (13:18 UTC): no turbulence. At the departure end, 15 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
PWK UA /OV OBK/TM 1318/FL360/TP B39M/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through PWK
Where
over OBK
Time
13:18 UTC
Height
at 36,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
B39M at 34,000 ft, 40 nm north, 9:01 am CDT (14:01 UTC): no turbulence. 60 nm along the route, 40 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BIV UA /OV PMM300030/TM 1401/FL340/TP B39M/TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through BIV
Where
30 nm northwest (300°) of PMM
Time
14:01 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B39M
Turbulence
none
B752 at 32,000 ft, 23 nm north, 8:03 am CDT (13:03 UTC): light chop turbulence. 80 nm along the route, 23 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
BIV UA /OV PMM/TM 1303/FL320/TP B752/TB CONS LGT CHOP
```
Report
a routine report filed through BIV
Where
over PMM
Time
13:03 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
B752
Turbulence
continuous light chop
F2TH descending, 34 nm south, 8:17 am CDT (13:17 UTC): remarks: base 900 ft top 1,500 ft. 180 nm along the route, 34 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV TOL/TM 1317/FLDURD/TP F2TH/RM BASE 009 TOP 015
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over TOL
Time
13:17 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
F2TH
Remarks
base 900 ft top 1,500 ft
P28A at 1,300 ft, 34 nm south, 8:00 am CDT (13:00 UTC): remarks: base 1,000 ft tops 1,300 ft runway 25 final. 180 nm along the route, 34 nm south of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
TOL UA /OV TOL/TM 1300/FL013/TP P28A/RM BASE 010 TOPS 013 RY25 FINAL
```
Report
a routine report filed through TOL
Where
over TOL
Time
13:00 UTC
Height
at 1,300 ft
Aircraft
P28A
Remarks
base 1,000 ft tops 1,300 ft runway 25 final
B738 at 34,000 ft, 33 nm north, 8:18 am CDT (13:18 UTC): light chop turbulence from 32,000 ft to 34,000 ft, remarks: zob. 190 nm along the route, 33 nm north of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
FNT UA /OV FNT179015/TM 1318/FL340/TP B738/TB LGT CHOP 340-320/RM ZOB
```
Report
a routine report filed through FNT
Where
15 nm south (179°) of FNT
Time
13:18 UTC
Height
at 34,000 ft
Aircraft
B738
Turbulence
light chop from 34,000 ft to 32,000 ft
Remarks
zob
B739 descending, 4 nm northeast, 9:11 am CDT (14:11 UTC): a routine report with nothing remarked on. 200 nm along the route, 4 nm northeast of the line.
as filed, and in English
```
DTW UA /OV 22R/TM 1411/FLDURD/TP B739/SK 006 FIELD IN SIGHT
```
Report
a routine report filed through DTW
Where
over 22R
Time
14:11 UTC
Height
during the descent
Aircraft
B739
Sky
at 600 ft field in sight

16 more routine reports are on the map.

Winds aloft along the route, and the time en route the forecast for use 14:00–21:00 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 9 forecast points nearest it (JOT, MKG, FWA, 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 18 kt	−18 kt		138 kt	4 h 55 min	4:41 pm EDT (20:41 UTC)
5,500 ft	290° at 19 kt	−19 kt		139 kt	4 h 53 min	4:39 pm EDT (20:39 UTC)
7,500 ft	290° at 21 kt	−20 kt	11 °C	140 kt	4 h 51 min	4:37 pm EDT (20:37 UTC)
9,500 ft	300° at 23 kt	−21 kt	8 °C	141 kt	4 h 49 min	4:35 pm EDT (20:35 UTC)
11,500 ft	310° at 25 kt	−21 kt	5 °C	141 kt	4 h 49 min	4:35 pm EDT (20:35 UTC)
13,500 ft	310° at 26 kt	−21 kt	1 °C	141 kt	4 h 49 min	4:35 pm EDT (20:35 UTC)
15,500 ft	300° at 27 kt	−22 kt	-3 °C	142 kt	4 h 47 min	4:33 pm EDT (20:33 UTC)
17,500 ft	300° at 28 kt	−24 kt	-8 °C	144 kt	4 h 43 min	4:29 pm EDT (20:29 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180	300° at 28 kt	−24 kt	-9 °C	144 kt	4 h 43 min	4:29 pm EDT (20:29 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240	290° at 34 kt	−31 kt	-21 °C	151 kt	4 h 30 min	4:16 pm EDT (20:16 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300	300° at 37 kt	−34 kt	-37 °C	154 kt	4 h 25 min	4:11 pm EDT (20:11 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340	300° at 48 kt	−42 kt	-44 °C	162 kt	4 h 11 min	3:57 pm EDT (19:57 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390	310° at 56 kt	−45 kt	-50 °C	165 kt	4 h 07 min	3:53 pm EDT (19:53 UTC)

Based on data from the 12th at 12:00 UTC; valid on the 12th at 18:00 UTC for use 14:00 to 21:00 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
JOT	used from 0 nm out; 47 nm from the line	230/30	250/26 16°	270/27 11°	280/34 5°	290/32 -8°	280/37 -21°	280/40 -36°	290/46 -37°	290/56 -47°
MKG	used from 50 nm out; 66 nm from the line	240/27	240/26 15°	270/27 9°	280/27 5°	280/28 -9°	280/32 -22°	270/41 -38°	290/44 -41°	300/60 -48°
FWA	used from 100 nm out; 69 nm from the line	250/18	260/22 15°	260/27 7°	290/26 6°	290/28 -8°	290/39 -20°	280/36 -37°	290/54 -39°	310/60 -48°
CLE	used from 200 nm out; 65 nm from the line	280/17	270/17 14°	280/22 10°	290/26 4°	290/25 -8°	280/31 -21°	280/35 -36°	280/43 -44°	300/53 -48°
BUF	used from 349 nm out; 56 nm from the line	270/25	300/28 14°	300/29 8°	310/29 2°	300/30 -9°	290/33 -21°	290/44 -37°	290/56 -47°	300/62 -51°
SYR	used from 449 nm out; 77 nm from the line	290/24	310/27 13°	310/34 8°	320/32 2°	300/32 -10°	300/40 -21°	300/45 -37°	310/58 -47°	310/64 -54°
AVP	used from 499 nm out; 51 nm from the line	330/21	340/24 14°	350/27 9°	350/25 3°	330/29 -8°	310/31 -20°	330/41 -36°	330/57 -46°	320/55 -51°
ALB	used from 599 nm out; 44 nm from the line	310/19	330/25 12°	330/29 8°	330/29 3°	320/34 -10°	310/42 -21°	320/43 -37°	330/55 -47°	320/52 -54°
BDL	used from 649 nm out; 15 nm from the line	330/20	340/23 12°	340/25 8°	340/27 3°	330/30 -9°	330/39 -21°	340/48 -37°	340/53 -46°	320/33 -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
ORD Chicago, IL	departure	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 25,000 feet	from the southwest (220°) at 11 knots	10+ mi	none	680 ft	9:51 am CDT (14:51 UTC)
GYY Gary/Chicago, IN	20 nm out, 23 nm south of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	none	596 ft	13:50 UTC
AZO Kalamazoo, MI	110 nm out, 9 nm northwest of the line, tower	VFR	from the south (190°) at 7 knots	10+ mi	none	873 ft	14:53 UTC
DTW Detroit, MI	200 nm out, 4 nm northeast of the line, tower	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 1,500 feet, a broken layer at 20,000 feet	from the south-southwest (200°) at 8 knots	8 mi	20,000 ft	645 ft	14:53 UTC
DET Detroit, MI	220 nm out, 14 nm north of the line, tower	VFR	from the south-southwest (210°) at 7 knots	8 mi	none	624 ft	14:53 UTC
ERI Erie, PA	349 nm out, 9 nm southwest of the line, tower	marginal VFR Sky: overcast at 3,000 feet	variable at 4 knots	10+ mi	3,000 ft	732 ft	00:51 UTC
ELZ Wellsville, NY	439 nm out, 5 nm southeast of the line	IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet	from the west-northwest (290°) at 9 knots	10+ mi	600 ft	2,124 ft	14:56 UTC
ELM Elmira/Corning, NY	489 nm out, 2 nm east of the line, tower	IFR Sky: overcast at 600 feet Weather: light rain	from the west (260°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	600 ft	955 ft	15:26 UTC
MSV Monticello, NY	589 nm out, 22 nm south of the line	marginal VFR Sky: a broken layer at 1,500 feet, overcast at 2,000 feet	from the north-northwest (330°) at 13 knots	10+ mi	1,500 ft	1,403 ft	15:37 UTC
POU Poughkeepsie, NY	629 nm out, 23 nm south of the line, tower	VFR Sky: scattered clouds at 1,100 feet, overcast at 3,400 feet	from the north (350°) at 6 knots	10+ mi	3,400 ft	163 ft	15:13 UTC
BDL Windsor Locks, CT	destination	VFR Sky: a few clouds at 2,000 feet, a few clouds at 5,000 feet	from the north-northeast (030°) at 3 knots	10+ mi	none	173 ft	10:51 am EDT (14:51 UTC)

The highest airport on this list sits at 2,124 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, 3:53 pm EDT (19:53 UTC)

Wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet VFR

The whole forecast for BDL

From Mon 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the north at 3 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 1,000 feet, a few clouds at 2,500 feet
From Mon 11:00 am EDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the north at 5 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 4,000 feet
From Tue 6:00 am EDT (10:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, light rain, overcast at 600 feet
From Tue 12:00 pm EDT (16:00 UTC): wind from the south-southeast at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, overcast at 1,000 feet

The forecast for ORD, the departure

From Mon 10:00 am CDT (15:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a broken layer at 25,000 feet
From Mon 12:00 pm CDT (17:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 14 knots, gusting to 24, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet
From Mon 6:00 pm CDT (23:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 12,000 feet
From Mon 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the southwest at 11 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, low-level wind shear, a few clouds at 10,000 feet
From Tue 5:00 am CDT (10:00 UTC): wind from the west at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 20,000 feet

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

6/8992 Monroe, MI, Thursday, October 15, 2026 Local 9 nm from the route, 200 nm along the route · a VIP movement · starts Thursday 15 October · ZOB

Daylight

Sunset at ORD 6:15 pm CDT (23:15 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 upper Mississippi valley · loop National Weather Service

Radar now, the central Great Lakes · loop National Weather Service

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: Chicago O'Hare International, Bradley International.