Historical on-time performance
Washington to Windsor Locks
Flights on DCA–BDL arrive on time 66% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,463 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-time74%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.9%Flights210
- PSA AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9070 minCancel5.3%Flights914
- American AirlinesOn-time57%Medianon timep9090 minCancel5.9%Flights339
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft60%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline10%
- Weather78%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 72 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 DCA → BDL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 61% to 79% on time.
- Mornings79% on time · p90 30 min · 958 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,773 flights
- Afternoons72% on time · p90 60 min · 1,157 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 55 min · 1,007 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 85 min · 787 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 77% on time.
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 530 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 872 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 876 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 60 min · 870 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 60 min · 878 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 55 min · 878 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 65 min · 778 flights
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