General Downing - Peoria International to Bradley International PIA → BDL
770 nautical miles (886 statute miles) east on a straight line, true course 079°, about 081° magnetic at the departure end (variation 2W). At 120 knots that is 4 h 52 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 38-knot tailwind), arriving about 11:52 am EDT (15:52 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 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 590 nm of the route.
- AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 470 to 710 nm out.
- AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 130 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 PIA.
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 7 forecast points nearest it (SPI, JOT, FWA, CLE, PSB, AVP, 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 | 300° at 11 kt | −9 kt | 129 kt | 5 h 58 min | 12:58 pm EDT (16:58 UTC) | |
| 5,500 ft | 340° at 13 kt | −4 kt | 12 °C | 124 kt | 6 h 13 min | 1:13 pm EDT (17:13 UTC) |
| 7,500 ft | 330° at 13 kt | −5 kt | 11 °C | 125 kt | 6 h 10 min | 1:10 pm EDT (17:10 UTC) |
| 9,500 ft | 330° at 14 kt | −7 kt | 8 °C | 127 kt | 6 h 04 min | 1:04 pm EDT (17:04 UTC) |
| 11,500 ft | 320° at 17 kt | −10 kt | 4 °C | 130 kt | 5 h 55 min | 12:55 pm EDT (16:55 UTC) |
| 13,500 ft | 310° at 19 kt | −13 kt | 0 °C | 133 kt | 5 h 47 min | 12:47 pm EDT (16:47 UTC) |
| 15,500 ft | 310° at 22 kt | −15 kt | -4 °C | 135 kt | 5 h 42 min | 12:42 pm EDT (16:42 UTC) |
| 17,500 ft | 310° at 24 kt | −18 kt | -8 °C | 138 kt | 5 h 35 min | 12:35 pm EDT (16:35 UTC) |
| 18,000 ft FL180 | 310° at 25 kt | −18 kt | -9 °C | 138 kt | 5 h 35 min | 12:35 pm EDT (16:35 UTC) |
| 24,000 ft FL240 | 310° at 28 kt | −20 kt | -21 °C | 140 kt | 5 h 30 min | 12:30 pm EDT (16:30 UTC) |
| 30,000 ft FL300 | 300° at 33 kt | −25 kt | -36 °C | 145 kt | 5 h 19 min | 12:19 pm EDT (16:19 UTC) |
| 34,000 ft FL340 | 300° at 46 kt | −36 kt | -43 °C | 156 kt | 4 h 56 min | 11:56 am EDT (15:56 UTC) |
| 39,000 ft FL390 | 300° at 49 kt | −38 kt | -51 °C | 158 kt | 4 h 52 min | 11:52 am EDT (15:52 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
| Point | From | 3,000 | 6,000 | 9,000 | 12,000 | 18,000 | 24,000 | 30,000 | 34,000 | 39,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPI | used from 0 nm out; 59 nm from the line | 260/28 | 250/22 15° | 250/14 9° | 260/20 6° | 280/27 -7° | 280/34 -19° | 280/48 -32° | 280/59 -41° | 300/60 -49° |
| JOT | used from 50 nm out; 38 nm from the line | 250/25 | 260/22 14° | 250/17 9° | 270/21 5° | 280/28 -8° | 280/36 -20° | 270/41 -35° | 280/57 -42° | 290/65 -50° |
| FWA | used from 150 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 270/20 | 300/16 15° | 290/14 10° | 280/17 3° | 290/25 -7° | 280/30 -19° | 280/34 -35° | 290/48 -44° | 300/64 -52° |
| CLE | used from 300 nm out; 34 nm from the line | 310/7 | 350/20 14° | 340/16 9° | 320/21 2° | 320/32 -8° | 330/34 -20° | 330/45 -36° | 320/60 -45° | 320/64 -51° |
| PSB | used from 450 nm out; 74 nm from the line | 020/21 12° | 360/28 7° | 360/29 1° | 350/33 -10° | 350/42 -22° | 350/49 -37° | 340/63 -43° | 350/39 -52° | |
| AVP | used from 550 nm out; 67 nm from the line | 010/20 | 020/24 11° | 360/19 8° | 350/23 2° | 320/24 -11° | 330/25 -22° | 330/27 -37° | 310/28 -42° | 290/30 -50° |
| BDL | used from 700 nm out; 45 nm from the line | 020/15 | 010/19 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
| Airport | Where | Conditions | Wind | Visibility | Ceiling | Elevation | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIA Peoria, IL | departure | no report just now | 660 ft | ||||
| BMI Bloomington/Normal, IL | 30 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 871 ft | ||||
| RWN Winamac, IN | 140 nm out, 2 nm east of the line | no report just now | 708 ft | ||||
| FWA Fort Wayne, IN | 200 nm out, 17 nm southeast of the line, tower | no report just now | 814 ft | ||||
| TOL Toledo, OH | 270 nm out, 11 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 683 ft | ||||
| CGF Cleveland, OH | 380 nm out, 5 nm southwest of the line, tower | no report just now | 876 ft | ||||
| YNG Youngstown/Warren, OH | 410 nm out, 24 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,191 ft | ||||
| BFD Bradford, PA | 500 nm out, 4 nm east of the line | no report just now | 2,143 ft | ||||
| ELM Elmira/Corning, NY | 580 nm out, 18 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 955 ft | ||||
| BGM Binghamton, NY | 620 nm out, 19 nm north of the line, tower | no report just now | 1,635 ft | ||||
| POU Poughkeepsie, NY | 720 nm out, 19 nm south of the line, tower | no report just now | 163 ft | ||||
| BDL Windsor Locks, CT | destination | no report just now | 173 ft |
The highest airport on this list sits at 2,143 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, 11:52 am EDT (15:52 UTC)
BDL has no terminal forecast; use the nearest airport that does.
Temporary flight restrictions on the line or within 25 nm of it
- 6/8587 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local on the route, 400 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
- 6/8888 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 21 nm from the route, 410 nm along the route · security · today · ZOB
- 6/8829 Youngstown, OH, Monday, October 12, 2026 through Monday, October 12, 2026 Local 18 nm from the route, 410 nm along the route · a VIP movement · today · ZOB
Daylight
Sunset at PIA 6:23 pm CDT (23:23 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: General Downing - Peoria International, Bradley International.