Flights Windsor Locks → Detroit
BDL → DTW
Route overview
The flight route from Windsor Locks to Detroit operates with a high on-time performance rate of 91%, with an average delay of just 4.6 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, approximately 260 flights are conducted using either McDonnell Douglas MD-88 or Airbus A319 aircraft, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passengers at Detroit's destination airport, which sees around 28,160,572 travelers 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 Windsor Locks (BDL) → Detroit (DTW) 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 6 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.72%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 19.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Detroit 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 Detroit: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Windsor Locks (BDL) to Detroit (DTW) heads west for about 880 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 31m.
Departures from Windsor Locks on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 35% of BDL-DTW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Windsor Locks the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Detroit it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 349 tracked BDL-DTW flights, 86% left on time with an average delay of 6 min and a 3.7% 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 BDL-DTW
On the Windsor Locks (BDL) -> Detroit (DTW) route, on-time performance is 86% with an average delay of 6 minutes, based on 349 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Windsor Locks-Detroit is 3.72% across 349 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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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.
