Flights Washington → Windsor Locks
IAD → BDL
Route overview
The flight route from Washington to Windsor Locks operates with a high on-time performance rate of 90%, with an average delay of just 3.8 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 333 flights using aircraft such as the Boeing 737-800 and Airbus A319/A320 models, serving the busy destination airport which handles nearly 5.8 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 Washington (IAD) → Windsor Locks (BDL) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 434 flights monitored in recent months, 85% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.76%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 17.5/100 (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 (IAD) to Windsor Locks (BDL) heads north-east for about 523 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 4m.
Departures from Washington on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 28% of IAD-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 434 tracked IAD-BDL flights, 85% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 2.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about IAD-BDL
On the Washington (IAD) -> Windsor Locks (BDL) route, on-time performance is 85% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 434 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Washington-Windsor Locks is 2.76% across 434 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
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.
