Bradley International Airport (BDL)

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Location and general information

IATA code: BDL
ICAO code: KBDL
FAA site number: 02946.*A
City / state: Windsor Locks, CT
County: Hartford
Time zone: America/New_York
Reference point: 41°56'20.52" N
72°41'03.54" W
Elevation: 173.3 ft (surveyed)
Magnetic variation: 14° W (1980)
Status: Operational
Ownership: Public, Connecticut Airport Authority
Use: Open to the public
Airport area: 2,432 acres
From downtown: 3 NM west
Sectional chart: New York
Activated: 07/1942

Services and facilities

Control tower: Yes, 24 hours
Attendance: Continuous
Fuel: 100LL, Jet A
Airframe / engine repair: Major / major
Oxygen: Bottled high/low, bulk high/low
Transient storage: Hangar, tie-downs
Other services: Air freight, avionics, cargo handling, charter, aircraft sales
ARTCC: Boston (ZBW)
Flight service: Bridgeport (BDR)
1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAM facility: BDL
Wind indicator: Lighted
Beacon: White and green, sunset to sunrise
Segmented circle: No
Landing fee: No
Customs: Landing rights airport
FAR 139 certification: Class I, ARFF index C, scheduled air carrier (05/1973)
Airport manager: Michael W. Shea, Cpa
860-292-2000
Last FAA inspection: 08/14/2025

FAA remarks

Numerous birds fqtly on or in the vicinity of airport.
Operations contact autovon 636-8385; coml 860-627-3001.
Military: ANG: operate 1200-2030Z++ mon-fri (SAT, sun unit training assembly), closed hol.
Military: ANG: prior permission required V220-2356.
No de-icing available at ANG.
No training flts, no plas, no tgls between: 2300 - 0700 MON through SAT and 2300 - 1200 sun.
(E117) CT ANG and U.S. Army NG.
Military: ANG: non-standard wingtip clearance white dashed lines spanning bhnd front and back of aircraft parking rows and white ground eqpt boxes painted on ANG ramp.
Military: ANG - DSN 636-7519/7520. C860-292-4519/4520.
Military: ANG: airfield manager does not issue or store comsec for transient crews.
Caution: ANG ramp MRK may not be appropriate for large aircraft: FLW marshallers instr.
Parallel taxiway operations on taxiway C and taxiway B restricted to aircraft with wingspans of 171 ft or less.
Aircraft reqg US cust services must park on the cust spot W/ the nose of the aircraft facing SW. Contact cust at 860-292-1314 when parked.
Military: RMK: bash phase II incrd bird actvty sep-oct and mar-apr.
Fuel: a++ (military).
Fixed wing aircraft 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 aircraft contact ANG airfield operations on UHF for current BWC and any assocd restrictions.
Taxiway C between taxiway B and taxiway C4 aircraft tax SPD restriction of 8 KTS/10 MPH max for aircraft with wingspan 214 ft or greater.
Lighted obstacle ant 36 ft AGL/205 ft MSL (runway 24 ILS/GS ant) 162 ft NW of taxiway C centerline marking between taxiway B and taxiway C4.
Military: ANG: operate 1200-2030Z++ MON, tue, FRI; 1200-0400++ wed, thu. 41.9 149.825 335.775 (havoc operations).
Runway 6 de-ice pad closed to aircraft with wingspan 171 ft or greater except with follow-me escort by airport operations.
Non-based diversion aircraft contact airport operations 860-627-3001 prior to divg and provide CO flight operations contact info, aircraft type, POB, international or dom flight and ground operations agreements. Only 1 international aircraft jetbridge available for passengers.
Military: ANG: OG/CC waiver on file for C-130H/J with operate WT up to 155000 LB. All other aircraft over ANG ramp PCN require waiver FR OG/CC through airfield management.
Taxiway D closed between taxiway S and taxiway D1 to aircraft with wingspan in excess of 170 ft.

Source: FAA Airport Data and Information Portal (ADIP), effective October 29, 2026. View this airport on the FAA site

Airport facts

IATA code: BDL
ICAO code: KBDL
Location: Hartford, CT, United States
Elevation: 173.3 ft
Time zone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 41.93856, -72.68802

Runways

Runway	Size	Surface
06 / 24	9,510 × 200 ft	Asphalt, excellent, grooved
15 / 33	6,847 × 150 ft	Asphalt, excellent, grooved

Codes, elevation and runways: FAA airport data (NASR), effective 2026-10-29. Reference only, not for navigation.

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