Flights Windsor Locks → Minneapolis
BDL → MSP
Route overview
The flight route from Windsor Locks to Minneapolis operates with an Airbus A319 and has a high on-time performance rate of 86%, with an average delay of just 12 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees 166 flights serving one of the busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic, handling approximately 31,241,822 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 Windsor Locks (BDL) → Minneapolis (MSP) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 227 flights monitored in recent months, 87% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.29%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Windsor Locks (BDL) to Minneapolis (MSP) heads west for about 1,686 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 32m.
Departures from Windsor Locks on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 53% of BDL-MSP flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Windsor Locks the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Minneapolis it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 227 tracked BDL-MSP flights, 87% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 5.3% 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-MSP
On the Windsor Locks (BDL) -> Minneapolis (MSP) route, on-time performance is 87% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 227 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Windsor Locks-Minneapolis is 5.29% across 227 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.
