Flights Detroit → Windsor Locks
DTW → BDL
Route overview
The flight route from Detroit to Windsor Locks operates with a high level of punctuality, with 88% of flights arriving on time. Over the course of a year, approximately 260 flights use either McDonnell Douglas MD-88 or Airbus A319 aircraft for this journey, experiencing an average delay of 7.9 minutes. The destination airport serves over 5.7 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Detroit (DTW) → Windsor Locks (BDL) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 349 flights monitored in recent months, 86% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 9 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.15%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Windsor Locks the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Windsor Locks: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Detroit (DTW) to Windsor Locks (BDL) heads east for about 880 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 31m.
Departures from Detroit on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 34% of DTW-BDL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Detroit the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Windsor Locks it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 349 tracked DTW-BDL flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 9 min and a 3.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about DTW-BDL
On the Detroit (DTW) -> Windsor Locks (BDL) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 9 minutes, based on 349 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Detroit-Windsor Locks is 3.15% across 349 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Windsor Locks, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
