Flights Windsor Locks → Chicago
BDL → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Windsor Locks to Chicago operates with an 80% on-time performance rate, with the average delay for delayed flights being 19 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 545 flights using a variety of aircraft including Embraer and Boeing models as well as Airbus A319s, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at nearly 80 million passengers.
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 Windsor Locks (BDL) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 677 flights monitored in recent months, 80% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.28%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Windsor Locks the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Windsor Locks (BDL) to Chicago (ORD) heads west for about 1,257 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 59m.
Departures from Windsor Locks on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 41% of BDL-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Windsor Locks the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 677 tracked BDL-ORD flights, 80% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 4.3% 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% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about BDL-ORD
On the Windsor Locks (BDL) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 80% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 677 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Windsor Locks-Chicago is 4.28% across 677 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, United 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.
