Flights Washington → Windsor Locks
DCA → BDL
Route overview
This flight route operates between Washington and Windsor Locks, with an average on-time performance of 70%. Over the past year, it has recorded a mean delay of 22.4 minutes per flight out of a total of 417 flights. The aircraft used for this route are primarily Embraer 175 and Embraer 170 models. Washington's airport, where the journey originates, has been in operation since 1938, while the destination airport sees approximately 5,797,044 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 Washington (DCA) → Windsor Locks (BDL) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 572 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 24 minutes. The cancellation rate is 6.12%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.5/100 (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 Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Windsor Locks: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Washington (DCA) to Windsor Locks (BDL) heads north-east for about 503 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 3m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 49% of DCA-BDL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Windsor Locks it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 572 tracked DCA-BDL flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 24 min and a 6.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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On the Washington (DCA) -> Windsor Locks (BDL) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 24 minutes, based on 572 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Windsor Locks is 6.12% across 572 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
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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.
