METAR & TAF KBDL
Current METAR
Observed 02:51Z
KBDL 120251Z 22004KT 10SM FEW070 FEW090 BKN250 25/21 A2972 RMK AO2 SLP064 T02500206 51007 $
- Wind
- 220° @ 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 25°C / 21°C
- Altimeter
- 29.72 inHg
- Clouds
- BKN
- Density alt
- 1,663 ft
- Ceiling
- 25,000 ft AGL
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 3 NM W
- VFR sectional
- NEW YORK
- ARTCC
- ZBW · BOSTON
- NOTAM facility
- BDL (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- MICHAEL W. SHEA, CPA
- Phone
- 860-292-2000
- Address
- BRADLEY INTL AIRPORT, WINDSOR LOCKS CT 06096
Flight service · Hours
- FSS BDR
- BRIDGEPORT1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- ALL
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 24
LEFT TRAFFIC| Runway | Heading (°M) | Length | Surface | Traffic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24Favored | 30° / 210° | 9,510 ft | ASPH | Standard L |
| 15/33 | 120° / 300° | 6,847 ft | ASPH | Standard L |
Runway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | 9,509' | 9,509' | 9,509' | 9,509' | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | ALSF2 | 185', trees, 7200' from thr, 400' R of cntrln, slope 37 |
| 24 | 9,509' | 9,509' | 9,509' | 9,509' | PAPI 4-box left(3°) | MALSR | 71', trees, 3300' from thr, 0' R of cntrln, slope 43 |
| 15 | 6,847' | 6,847' | 6,847' | 6,847' | PAPI 4-box left(3.5°) | — | 75', trees, 1700' from thr, 0' R of cntrln, slope 20 |
| 33 | 6,847' | 6,847' | 6,847' | 6,847' | PAPI 4-box right(3°) | MALSF | 44', trees, 1700' from thr, 430' R of cntrln, slope 34 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
ILS · 3
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LLA
- Oxygen (bottled)
- HIGH/LOW
- Oxygen (bulk)
- HIGH/LOW
- Airframe repair
- Major
- Power plant repair
- Major
- Other services
- AFRT,AVNCS,CARGO,CHTR,SALES
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Hangar
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- No
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- NMRS BIRDS FQTLY ON OR INVOF ARPT.
- OPS CTC AUTOVON 636-8385; COML 860-627-3001.
- MILITARY: ANG: OPR 1200-2030Z++ MON-FRI (SAT, SUN UNIT TRNG ASSEMBLY), CLSD HOL.
- MILITARY: ANG: PPR V220-2356.
- NO DE-ICING AVBL AT ANG.
- NO TRNG FLTS, NO PLAS, NO TGLS BTN: 2300 - 0700 MON THRU SAT & 2300 - 1200 SUN.
- (E117) CT ANG AND U.S. ARMY NG.
- MILITARY: ANG: NSTD WINGTIP CLNC WHITE DASHED LINES SPANNING BHND FRONT AND BACK OF ACFT PRKG ROWS AND WHITE GND EQPT BOXES PAINTED ON ANG RAMP.
- MILITARY: ANG - DSN 636-7519/7520. C860-292-4519/4520.
- MILITARY: ANG: AFLD MGR DOES NOT ISSUE OR STORE COMSEC FOR TRAN CREWS.
- CAUTION: ANG RAMP MRK MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE FOR LARGE ACFT: FLW MARSHALLERS INSTR.
- PARL TWY OPS ON TWY C & TWY B RSTRD TO ACFT WITH WINGSPANS OF 171 FT OR LESS.
- ACFT REQG US CUST SVCS MUST PARK ON THE CUST SPOT W/ THE NOSE OF THE ACFT FACING SW. CTC CUST AT 860-292-1314 WHEN PARKED.
- MILITARY: RMK: BASH PHASE II INCRD BIRD ACTVTY SEP-OCT AND MAR-APR.
- FUEL: A++ (MIL).
- FIXED WING ACFT USE LOW IDLE FOR TAXI, NO ENGINE CHECKS OR POWER RUNS ALLOWED ON THE ARNG RAMP DUE TO POSSIBLE FOD HAZARD.
- MILITARY: ANG: WHEN CKG ATIS, BIRDS IN VCY MAY INDC HEIGHTENED BIRD WATCH CONDITION (BWC). USAF ACFT CTC ANG AIRFIELD OPS ON UHF FOR CURRENT BWC & ANY ASSOCD RSTRNS.
- TWY C BTN TWY B & TWY C4 ACFT TAX SPD RSTRN OF 8 KTS/10 MPH MAX FOR ACFT WITH WINGSPAN 214 FT OR GTR.
- LGTD OBST ANT 36 FT AGL/205 FT MSL (RWY 24 ILS/GS ANT) 162 FT NW OF TWY C CNTRLN MARKING BTN TWY B & TWY C4.
- MILITARY: ANG: OPR 1200-2030Z++ MON, TUE, FRI; 1200-0400++ WED, THU. 41.9 149.825 335.775 (HAVOC OPS).
- RWY 6 DE-ICE PAD CLSD TO ACFT WITH WINGSPAN 171 FT OR GTR EXC WITH FOLLOW-ME ESCORT BY ARPT OPS.
- NON-BASED DVRSN ACRS CTC ARPT OPS 860-627-3001 PRIOR TO DIVG & PRVD CO FLT OPS CTC INFO, ACFT TYPE, POB, INTL OR DOM FLT & GND OPS AGRMTS. ONLY 1 INTL ACR JETBRIDGE AVBL FOR PAX.
- MILITARY: ANG: OG/CC WAIVER ON FILE FOR C-130H/J WITH OPR WT UP TO 155000 LB. ALL OTHER ACFT OVR ANG RAMP PCN RQR WAIVER FR OG/CC THRU AFLD MGMT.
- TWY D CLSD BTN TWY S & TWY D1 TO ACFT WITH WINGSPAN IN EXCESS OF 170 FT.
Runway surface & condition
- 06/24PCR VALUE: 1100/F/B/X/T
- 15/33PCR VALUE: 1100/F/B/X/T
- 06/24245 FT BY 200 FT BLAST PAD SW END.
- 15/33100 FT BY 200 FT BLAST PAD SE END.
Other notes
- EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.
- LDG FEE FOR BUS/CORPORATE & REVENUE PRODUCING ACFT.
- CUST BY PRIOR ARNGMT.
- 1700 FT AGL HVY ACFT.
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · KBDL
Answer card- ICAO
- KBDL
- Name
- BRADLEY INTL
- Location
- WINDSOR LOCKS, CONNECTICUT
- Elevation
- 173.3 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 1,173.3 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Towered · 24
- Total runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 06/24 · 9,510 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 3
- Published frequencies
- 23
- Magnetic variation
- 14°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 220° at 4 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 24
Bradley Intl is in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. The field elevation is 173.3 ft MSL. It has 2 asphalt runways. The longest is 9,510 ft on 06/24. The airport is towered 24 hours. Three ILS approaches are published for runway ends 06, 24 and 33.
Pattern altitude is not published for light piston traffic in the facts provided. Use 1,000 ft AGL unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise. Heavy aircraft use 1,700 ft AGL. That matters here because Bradley is a busy commercial field with military activity on the field. The published remarks also call out special ramp markings near the Air National Guard area. Follow marshallers closely there.
Atlantic Aviation is on the field. It carries 100LL and Jet A. Signature Aviation is also on the field. It carries 100LL and Jet A. The airport remarks also note military A++ fuel availability. Fixed-wing aircraft must use low idle for taxi. No engine checks or power runs are allowed on the Army National Guard ramp. If you are diverting in, call airport operations before arrival. Bradley is a major controlled airport in central Connecticut. Expect structured ground movement and plan ahead for the tower, ramp and military areas.