Flights Windsor Locks → Philadelphia
BDL → PHL
Route overview
The flight route from Windsor Locks to Philadelphia operates with a high on-time performance rate of 90%, with an average delay of just 1.5 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 288 flights using various aircraft models including Airbus A319, De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8, and Embraer 190, serving a destination airport that accommodates nearly 28 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 Windsor Locks (BDL) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 370 flights monitored in recent months, 90% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 2 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.70%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Windsor Locks (BDL) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads south-west for about 314 km, a flight time of roughly 49m.
Departures from Windsor Locks on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 58% of BDL-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Windsor Locks the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Philadelphia it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 370 tracked BDL-PHL flights, 90% left on time with an average delay of 2 min and a 2.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about BDL-PHL
On the Windsor Locks (BDL) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 90% with an average delay of 2 minutes, based on 370 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Windsor Locks-Philadelphia is 2.70% across 370 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
