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San Francisco International to Bradley International SFO → BDL

2,275 nautical miles (2,618 statute miles) northeast on a straight line, true course 067°, about 053° magnetic at the departure end (variation 14E). At 120 knots that is 13 h 47 min at the quickest height in today's winds (39,000 ft, a 45-knot tailwind), arriving about 9:43 pm EDT (01:43 UTC), after sunset at the destination. 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: 2 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 W23W: thunderstorms (a convective SIGMET) up to 27,000 ft, moving from the southwest at 20 knots, until 6:55 am PDT (13:55 UTC). Near the route, 489 nm along the route.
    as issued
    WSUS33 KKCI 121155
    MKCW WST 121155
    CONVECTIVE SIGMET 23W
    VALID UNTIL 1355Z
    UT ID
    FROM 20WSW PIH-20NE MLD-30SW SLC-20NW BVL-20WSW PIH
    AREA TS MOV FROM 24020KT. TOPS TO FL270.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 18,000 ft to 39,000 ft. Over the first 210 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 2E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 90 to 140 nm out.
  • AIRMET ZULU 2C: moderate icing up to 23,000 ft. Over the route from 249 to 748 nm out.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 1E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, precipitation, mist). Over the route from 259 to 778 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 12,000 ft. Over the route from 389 to 659 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 4W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) from 34,000 ft to 43,000 ft. Over the route from 539 to 878 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 1W: 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 699 to 958 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 2W: moderate turbulence below 18,000 ft (due to mountain wave) up to 22,000 ft. Over the route from 729 to 848 nm out.
  • AIRMET TANGO 5W: strong surface winds (30 knots or more) (due to sustained surface winds greater than 30 knots). Over the route from 729 to 758 nm out.
  • 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 928 to 1138 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 1088 to 1437 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 529 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET TANGO 3W: moderate turbulence above 18,000 ft from 24,000 ft to 33,000 ft. Over the last 279 nm of the route.
  • AIRMET SIERRA 4E: mountains obscured by cloud (due to mountains obscured by clouds, mist). Over the route from 2046 to 2225 nm out.

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 SFO.

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 19 forecast points nearest it (SFO, SAC, RNO, BAM, ELY, SLC, RKS, BFF, ONL, FSD, MCW, DBQ, JOT, MKG, CLE, BUF, SYR, ALB, BDL). A plus sign is a headwind, a minus sign a tailwind.

HeightAverage windHead- or tailwindTemperatureGround speedTime en routeArrival
3,500 ft270° at 15 kt−15 kt135 kt16 h 51 min12:47 am EDT (04:47 UTC)
5,500 ft270° at 14 kt−15 kt22 °C135 kt16 h 51 min12:47 am EDT (04:47 UTC)
7,500 ft260° at 15 kt−16 kt11 °C136 kt16 h 44 min12:40 am EDT (04:40 UTC)
9,500 ft250° at 16 kt−17 kt6 °C137 kt16 h 36 min12:32 am EDT (04:32 UTC)
11,500 ft250° at 19 kt−20 kt2 °C140 kt16 h 15 min12:11 am EDT (04:11 UTC)
13,500 ft250° at 20 kt−21 kt-2 °C141 kt16 h 08 min12:04 am EDT (04:04 UTC)
15,500 ft250° at 20 kt−21 kt-7 °C141 kt16 h 08 min12:04 am EDT (04:04 UTC)
17,500 ft260° at 19 kt−21 kt-11 °C141 kt16 h 08 min12:04 am EDT (04:04 UTC)
18,000 ft FL180260° at 19 kt−21 kt-12 °C141 kt16 h 08 min12:04 am EDT (04:04 UTC)
24,000 ft FL240260° at 24 kt−26 kt-22 °C146 kt15 h 35 min11:31 pm EDT (03:31 UTC)
30,000 ft FL300260° at 33 kt−35 kt-34 °C155 kt14 h 41 min10:37 pm EDT (02:37 UTC)
34,000 ft FL340260° at 38 kt−41 kt-39 °C161 kt14 h 08 min10:04 pm EDT (02:04 UTC)
39,000 ft FL390270° at 42 kt−45 kt-47 °C165 kt13 h 47 min9:43 pm EDT (01:43 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
SFOused from 0 nm out; 25 nm from the line090/9050/12 4°010/17 -2°350/34 -3°360/70 -11°360/75 -22°350/57 -38°330/37 -42°280/25 -44°
SACused from 50 nm out; 37 nm from the lineL/VL/V 4°340/9 -4°340/22 -8°360/71 -12°360/82 -23°350/58 -37°310/30 -40°270/25 -44°
RNOused from 100 nm out; 67 nm from the line010/6270/12 -3°220/26 -10°280/13 -19°350/44 -24°320/30 -32°260/22 -36°240/24 -42°
BAMused from 249 nm out; 81 nm from the line280/9 -2°260/18 -8°190/47 -19°200/50 -29°210/56 -29°220/54 -34°220/45 -42°
ELYused from 299 nm out; 51 nm from the line210/34 1°220/40 -4°220/39 -17°210/51 -24°220/65 -30°220/60 -37°220/56 -44°
SLCused from 449 nm out; 49 nm from the line200/16210/23 4°220/34 -3°210/40 -16°220/66 -23°220/64 -31°220/57 -36°220/50 -43°
RKSused from 599 nm out; 47 nm from the line250/9230/21 -1°210/43 -14°220/59 -23°220/55 -32°220/53 -35°220/48 -44°
BFFused from 798 nm out; 78 nm from the line280/28260/39 11°240/34 5°210/38 -11°210/52 -22°230/61 -31°230/61 -36°240/56 -45°
ONLused from 998 nm out; 100 nm from the line250/31 22°230/27 16°220/25 8°230/25 -9°220/29 -22°250/42 -33°250/48 -36°250/52 -46°
FSDused from 1198 nm out; 55 nm from the line210/20230/23 21°220/25 14°230/30 5°230/26 -9°240/30 -21°270/33 -36°260/47 -37°270/58 -47°
MCWused from 1297 nm out; 43 nm from the line250/36250/24 19°240/26 11°250/30 5°270/22 -9°260/30 -21°260/31 -36°280/53 -38°280/66 -48°
DBQused from 1397 nm out; 63 nm from the line250/27260/23 17°240/26 10°260/30 4°280/26 -9°280/36 -21°270/41 -36°280/52 -41°290/67 -48°
JOTused from 1547 nm out; 90 nm from the line250/25260/22 14°250/17 9°270/21 5°280/28 -8°280/36 -20°270/41 -35°280/57 -42°290/65 -50°
MKGused from 1597 nm out; 52 nm from the line260/28260/18 15°250/16 9°260/22 4°280/31 -9°270/35 -21°270/44 -35°270/42 -45°290/61 -51°
CLEused from 1796 nm out; 98 nm from the line310/7350/20 14°340/16 9°320/21 2°320/32 -8°330/34 -20°330/45 -36°320/60 -45°320/64 -51°
BUFused from 1896 nm out; 83 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 2046 nm out; 63 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 2146 nm out; 62 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 2245 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
SFO San Francisco, CA departure no report just now 13 ft
SCK Stockton, CA 60 nm out, 6 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 32 ft
TMT Austin, NV 269 nm out, 17 nm northwest of the line no report just now 5,735 ft
PVU Provo, UT 519 nm out, 17 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 4,496 ft
SAA Saratoga, WY 758 nm out, 4 nm west of the line no report just now 7,014 ft
AIA Alliance, NE 938 nm out, 1 nm north of the line no report just now 3,930 ft
SUX Sioux City, IA 1227 nm out, 18 nm south of the line, tower no report just now 1,098 ft
UES Waukesha, WI 1587 nm out, 4 nm northwest of the line, tower no report just now 911 ft
MKE Milwaukee, WI 1597 nm out, 4 nm southeast of the line, tower no report just now 728 ft
BUF Buffalo, NY 2006 nm out, 21 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 726 ft
ITH Ithaca, NY 2106 nm out, 6 nm north of the line, tower no report just now 1,099 ft
BDL Windsor Locks, CT destination no report just now 173 ft

The highest airport on this list sits at 7,014 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, 9:43 pm EDT (01:43 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 SFO 6:35 pm PDT (01:35 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 after sunset there (6:14 pm EDT (22:14 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 Pacific Southwest
Radar now, the Pacific Southwest · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the southern Rockies
Radar now, the southern Rockies · loop National Weather Service
Radar now, the northern Rockies
Radar now, the northern Rockies · 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: San Francisco International, Bradley International.