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Pilot information for Bradley International Airport

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General information for Bradley International Airport

Airport codes: BDL KBDL
Type: major airport (frequent airline service)
Scheduled airline service: yes
Serves: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Latitude: 41.938900 | 41 56.334000 N | N41 56 20
Longitude: -72.683197 | 72 40.991821 W | W072 40 59
Field elevation: 173 ft/53 m MSL
Magnetic variation: 14.22°W

Radio communication frequencies for Bradley International Airport

APP: 32.58 MHz
APP: 123.95 MHz
ATIS: 118.15 MHz
CLD: 121.75 MHz (CLNC DEL)
DEP: 35.9 MHz
DEP: 123.95 MHz
GND: 121.9 MHz
MISC: 41.9 MHz (ARNG OPS)
OPS: 138.55 MHz (ANG OPS)
RDO: 122.3 MHz (BRIDGEPORT RDO)
TWR: 120.3 MHz
UNIC: 122.95 MHz (UNICOM)

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Runways at Bradley International Airport

01/19
5,145 x 100 ft (1,568 x 30 m) — paved — lighted
06/24
9,510 x 200 ft (2,899 x 61 m) — paved — lighted
15/33
6,847 x 150 ft (2,087 x 46 m) — paved — lighted

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Aviation weather for Bradley International Airport

Current conditions (METAR) for Bradley International Airport

Retrieved 2012/02/10 23:51: 

KBDL 102351Z 19008KT 10SM FEW140 OVC200 04/M04 A2995

Forecast (TAF) for Bradley International Airport

Retrieved 2012/02/10 00:27: 

TAF KBDL 102323Z 1100/1206 18009KT P6SM BKN250 
     FM110600 VRB03KT P6SM OVC050 
     FM111200 01004KT 2SM -SN BR OVC020 
     FM111500 36005KT 1SM -SN BR OVC008 
     FM111800 35007KT 3SM -SN OVC025 
     FM112100 35009KT P6SM -SN OVC050 
     FM112300 35008KT P6SM OVC050 
     FM120500 33011G19KT P6SM SCT110

Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) for Bradley International Airport

Please confirm all NOTAMs at the original source! These are for information only, and may be wrong, out of date, or incomplete.

NOTAM 02/015: Bradley International Airport (KBDL) 
!BDL 02/015 BDL RWY 6 ALS OTS WEF 1202131730-1202132000
CREATED: 10 Feb 2012 17:37:00 
SOURCE: KBTVYFYX
NOTAM 02/014: Bradley International Airport (KBDL) 
!BDL 02/014 BDL SVC MICROBURST/WINDSHEAR DETECTION SYSTEM OTS WEF
 1202121200-1202121800
CREATED: 09 Feb 2012 12:05:00 
SOURCE: KMIVYFYX
NOTAM 02/013: Bradley International Airport (KBDL) 
!BDL 02/013 BDL SVC TERMINAL AREA RADAR/SECONDARY SURVEILLANCE RADAR
 OTS WEF 1202121200-1202121800
CREATED: 09 Feb 2012 12:04:00 
SOURCE: KISPYFYX
NOTAM 08/069: Bradley International Airport (KBDL) 
!BDL 08/069 BDL NAV TACAN AZM OTS
CREATED: 23 Aug 2011 20:45:00 
SOURCE: KISPYFYX
NOTAM 2/3943: Bradley International Airport (KBDL) 
!FDC 2/3943 BDL FI/T IAP BRADLEY INTL, WINDSOR LOCKS, CT.
   RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 24, AMDT 3...
     CHANGE PLANVIEW NOTE TO READ: NOPT FOR ARRIVAL AT KIBBE ON V146
     SOUTHEAST BOUND.
CREATED: 19 Jan 2012 15:03:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX
NOTAM 2/0176: Bradley International Airport (KBDL) 
!FDC 2/0176 BDL FI/P BRADLEY INTL, WINDSOR LOCKS, CT 
    RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 15 ORIG-A
    CHANGE THE TITLE LINE OF MINIMA SPECIAL AIRCRAFT & AIRCREW 
    AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED TO READ:  AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED
    THIS IS RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 15 ORIG-B
CREATED: 03 Jan 2012 20:16:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX
NOTAM 1/3480: Bradley International Airport (KBDL) 
!FDC 1/3480 BDL CT.. BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTOMATIC 
DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE, ESSENTIAL SERVICE BROADCAST. 
   EFFECTIVE 1109301200 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 
THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRAT-ION (FAA) HAS ADOPTED TWO ADS-B DATA
LINKS: 1090 MHZ EXTENDED SQUITTER (1090ES) AND 978 MHZ UNIVERSAL 
ACCESS TRANSCEIVER (UAT). THE TWO LINKS OPERATE SIMILARLY AND SUPPORT
TRAFFIC INFORMATION SERVICE-BROADCAST (TIS-B). ADDITIONALLY, THE UAT
LINK SUPPORTS FLIGHT INFORMATION SERVICE-BROADCAST (FIS-B). TIS-B 
SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM 
(NAS) WHERE THERE ARE BOTH ADEQUATE SURVEILLANCE COVERAGE (RADAR) AND
ADEQUATE BROADCAST COVERAGE FROM ADS-B GROUND STATIONS. FIS-B 
SERVICE AVAILABILITY IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE NAS IN 2013, AND IS 
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE WITHIN CERTAIN REGIONS. THIS NOTAM ANNOUNCES THE 
AVAILABILITY OF THE INITIAL TIS-B AND FIS-B CAPABILITY WITH THE 
BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BDL AIRSPACE. THE FAA IS DEVELOPING 
POLICY GUIDANCE MATERIAL ON AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT 
SURVEILLANCE-BROADCAST (ADS-B), ESSENTIAL SERVICES- TIS-B AND FIS-B 
THAT WILL BE PUBLISHED IN TRADITIONAL SOURCE REFERENCES SUCH AS THE 
AERONAUTICAL INFORMATION MANUAL (AIM). REPORTS OF TIS-B AND FIS-B 
MALFUNCTIONS SHOULD BE REPORTED BY RADIO OR TELEPHONE TO THE NEAREST 
FLIGHT SERVICE STATION (FSS) FACILITY.
CREATED: 28 Sep 2011 10:18:00 
SOURCE: KDZZNAXX
NOTAM L0006/11: Bradley International Airport (KBDL) 
L0006/11 NOTAMN
Q)  /QXXXX
A)  KBDL
B)  201112291835
C)  201202152000
E)  ANG RAMP N SIDE CONSTRUCTION BARRIERS  UNLIT
CREATED: 29 Dec 2011 18:38:00 
SOURCE: KBDL