Flights Windsor Locks → Washington
BDL → DCA
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) → Washington (DCA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 417 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 22 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.56%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 10/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Washington the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Windsor Locks the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 76% | 9 min | 2.4% |
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On the Windsor Locks (BDL) -> Washington (DCA) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 22 minutes, based on 417 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Windsor Locks-Washington is 4.56% across 417 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.
