Historical on-time performance
Windsor Locks to Dallas-Fort Worth
1,471 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BDL–DFW arrive on time 70% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate70%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.3%of scheduled flights
based on 728 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9060 minCancel3.3%Flights728
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft40%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline4%
- Weather92%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 24 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 → DFW
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 — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 20 min · 1,092 flights
- Middays74% on time · p90 50 min · 188 flights · limited
- Evenings58% on time · p90 80 min · 665 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 260 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 55 min · 273 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 50 min · 298 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 45 min · 297 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 319 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 50 min · 247 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 55 min · 325 flights
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