Bradley International Airport
BDL · KBDL · Hartford, CT · 173 ft elevation · var 14W · Towered
Airport information
- ICAO / IATA
- KBDL / BDL
- Coordinates
- 41.9386, -72.6880
- Elevation
- 173 ft MSL
- Magnetic variation
- 14W
- Sectional chart
- NEW YORK
- Airport use
- Public
- Control tower
- Yes
- ARTCC
- BOSTON (ZBW)
- Flight service (FSS)
- BRIDGEPORT
- NOTAM facility
- BDL
- Attendance
- ALL ALL
- Beacon
- white-green (SS-SR)
- Segmented circle
- No
- Wind indicator
- lighted
- Activated
- 1942/07
- Distance from city
- 3 W
Weather
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Sun & FAA night 2026-06-21
| Event | Local (EDT) | UTC |
|---|---|---|
| Morning civil twilight Loggable night ends | 04:41 AM | 08:41Z |
| Sunrise | 05:15 AM | 09:15Z |
| Sunset | 08:30 PM | 00:30Z |
| Evening civil twilight Loggable night begins | 09:04 PM | 01:04Z |
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Night operations
- Airport lighting
- SS-SR
- Rotating beacon
- white-green · SS-SR
- Pilot-controlled lighting
- Usually keyed on CTAF 122.95 — confirm the click sequence in the Chart Supplement ↗
Runway lighting aids — 06: 4-light PAPI (left) + ALSF2 · 24: 4-light PAPI (left) + MALSR · 15: 4-light PAPI (left) · 33: 4-light PAPI (right) + MALSF.
FAA night windows (civil twilight, loggable night §1.1, currency §61.57) are in the live weather panel above.
Traffic pattern
- Landing
- Rwy 06 · 058°
- Pattern
- left (turns left)
- TPA
- 1,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL)
- CTAF
- 122.95
Enter the left downwind for Rwy 06 at 1,200 ft MSL (≈1,000 AGL) on a 45°. TPA estimated at 1,000 ft AGL (not charted for this field).
Runway 06/24
9,510 ft × 200 ft · Asphalt (Excellent)- Heading
- 058° mag · 44° true
- Markings
- precision
- VGSI
- 4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
- Approach lights
- ALSF2
- Instrument landing
- ILS/DME · CAT III · LOC 111.1 (BDL) · GS 3.00°
- Traffic pattern
- Left
- Approach obstacle
- Trees, 185 ft, 7,200 ft from threshold, 400 ft R of centerline — 37:1 slope to clear
- Heading
- 238° mag · 224° true
- Markings
- precision
- VGSI
- 4-light PAPI (left) (3°)
- Approach lights
- MALSR
- Instrument landing
- ILS/DME · CAT I · LOC 111.1 (MYQ) · GS 3.00°
- Traffic pattern
- Left
- Approach obstacle
- Trees, 71 ft, 3,300 ft from threshold, 0 ft B of centerline — 43:1 slope to clear
Runway 15/33
6,847 ft × 150 ft · Asphalt (Excellent)- Heading
- 148° mag · 134° true
- Markings
- nonprecision
- VGSI
- 4-light PAPI (left) (3.5°)
- Traffic pattern
- Left
- Approach obstacle
- Trees, 75 ft, 1,700 ft from threshold, 0 ft B of centerline — 20:1 slope to clear
- Heading
- 328° mag · 314° true
- Markings
- precision
- VGSI
- 4-light PAPI (right) (3°)
- Approach lights
- MALSF
- Instrument landing
- ILS/DME · CAT I · LOC 108.55 (IKX) · GS 3.00°
- Traffic pattern
- Left
- Approach obstacle
- Trees, 44 ft, 1,700 ft from threshold, 430 ft L of centerline — 34:1 slope to clear
| Runway | Length | Your margin |
|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 9,510 ft | |
| 15/33 | 6,847 ft |
Communication frequencies
| Service | Frequency | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| APP | 32.58 | |
| APP | 123.95 | |
| ATIS | 118.15 | |
| CLD | 121.75 | CLNC DEL |
| DEP | 35.9 | |
| DEP | 123.95 | |
| GND | 121.9 | |
| MISC | 41.9 | ARNG OPS |
| OPS | 138.55 | ANG OPS |
| RDO | 122.3 | BRIDGEPORT RDO |
| TWR | 120.3 | |
| UNIC | 122.95 | UNICOM |
Nearby navigation aids
| NavAid | Type | Freq | Radial / Dist magnetic |
|---|---|---|---|
| BDL · Bradley | VORTAC | 109.00 | r184° / 0.1 NM |
| BAF · Barnes | VORTAC | 113.00 | r189° / 13.5 NM |
| CEF · Westover | VORTAC | 114.00 | r219° / 17.1 NM |
| HFD · Hartford | VOR-DME | 114.90 | r354° / 18.9 NM |
| CTR · Chester | VOR-DME | 115.10 | r164° / 24.2 NM |
| MAD · Madison | VOR-DME | 110.40 | r013° / 37.5 NM |
| PUT · Putnam | VOR-DME | 117.40 | r283° / 37.7 NM |
Airport diagram
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Procedures at a glance
⚠ Hot spots published at this airport — review the hot-spot chart before you taxi ↗Approaches12
Departures
Arrivals
Minimums & Hot Spots
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VFR sectional
Services
- Fuel available
- 100LL, Jet A
- Bottled oxygen
- HIGH/LOW
- Bulk oxygen
- HIGH/LOW
- Airframe service
- MAJOR
- Powerplant service
- MAJOR
- Parking
- tiedowns, hangars
- Other services
- Air freight, Avionics, Cargo, Charter, Aircraft sales
Ownership & management
Remarks FAA
- EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.
- 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.
- LDG FEE FOR BUS/CORPORATE & REVENUE PRODUCING ACFT.
- CUST BY PRIOR ARNGMT.
- 1700 FT AGL HVY ACFT.
- PCR VALUE: 1100/F/B/X/T
- PCR VALUE: 1100/F/B/X/T
- 245 FT BY 200 FT BLAST PAD SW END.
- 100 FT BY 200 FT BLAST PAD SE END.
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About KBDL
Bradley International Airport (BDL · KBDL) is an airport in Hartford, CT, at 173 ft MSL. It has 2 runways, the longest 9,510 ft, with a control tower. This page shows live METAR/TAF weather, runway crosswinds, frequencies, navaids, and FAA charts for KBDL, refreshed from the Aviation Weather Center and FAA NASR.
Does KBDL have a control tower?
Yes. Bradley International Airport has an operating FAA control tower. Check the Comms & NavAids tab for tower and ground frequencies.
What is the longest runway at KBDL?
Bradley International Airport has 2 runways; the longest is 9,510 ft. See the Runways tab for headings, surface, and lighting.
Where is KBDL?
Bradley International Airport is in Hartford, CT, at an elevation of 173 ft MSL. Coordinates: 41.9386, -72.6880.
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