Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Windsor Locks
1,471 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–BDL arrive on time 61% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate61%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay80 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-time61%Medianon timep9080 minCancel3.3%Flights728
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft54%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather96%
- 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 DFW → BDL
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 — 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 30 min · 242 flights
- Middays62% on time · p90 65 min · 704 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 80 min · 1,024 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 60% to 69% on time.
- Tuesdays69% on time · p90 65 min · 261 flights
- Thursdays64% on time · p90 55 min · 319 flights
- Fridays63% on time · p90 60 min · 298 flights
- Mondays63% on time · p90 70 min · 297 flights
- Saturdays63% on time · p90 75 min · 247 flights
- Wednesdays63% on time · p90 70 min · 273 flights
- Sundays60% on time · p90 70 min · 324 flights
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