Flights Windsor Locks → Denver
BDL → DEN
Route overview
The flight route from Windsor Locks to Denver has an on-time performance rate of 83%, with an average delay of 11.1 minutes per flight. The destination airport, which opened in 1989, serves over 82 million passengers annually, making it one of the busiest airports in the region.
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) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 231 flights monitored in recent months, 83% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.63%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 22.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Denver 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 Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Windsor Locks (BDL) to Denver (DEN) heads west for about 2,683 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 46m.
Departures from Windsor Locks on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 52% of BDL-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Windsor Locks the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Denver it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 231 tracked BDL-DEN flights, 83% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 5.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about BDL-DEN
On the Windsor Locks (BDL) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 83% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 231 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Windsor Locks-Denver is 5.63% across 231 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Southwest 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.
