Historical on-time performance
Windsor Locks to Washington
Flights on BDL–DCA arrive on time 65% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,462 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time69%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.0%Flights208
- PSA AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep9085 minCancel5.7%Flights915
- American AirlinesOn-time65%Medianon timep9080 minCancel5.9%Flights339
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline16%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline9%
- Weather80%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 74 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BDL → DCA
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,907 flights
- Middays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,335 flights
- Overnights73% on time · p90 40 min · 173 flights · limited
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 70 min · 588 flights
- Evenings56% on time · p90 85 min · 1,682 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 77% on time.
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 50 min · 530 flights
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 872 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 55 min · 877 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 70 min · 870 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 60 min · 879 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 65 min · 878 flights
- Sundays67% on time · p90 80 min · 779 flights
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