Route Reliability
Hartford → Washington
BDL–DCA · 313 miles · Bradley International Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- 69%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 19 min
- Average arrival delay
- 6.0%
- Cancelled
- 1,744
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 69% of the time across 1,744 flights. No comparison to make.
What the data says
Morning-you made the right choice.
BDL–DCA flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 92% of the time, versus 52% between 6–9 PM.
Sunday scaries are real for this one.
BDL–DCA flights arrived on time 81% of the time on Saturdays and just 62% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.
Keep a backup plan handy.
This route was cancelled 6.0% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.
Trending in the right direction.
BDL–DCA flights arrived on time 73% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 65% in the three months before that.
Flights on this route
The breakdown
- Mon67%(249 flights)
- Tue72%(243 flights)
- Wed70%(249 flights)
- Thu66%(253 flights)
- Fri67%(246 flights)
- Sat81%(165 flights)
- Sun62%(229 flights)
- 3–6 AM92%(270 flights)
- 6–9 AM82%(147 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM78%(243 flights)
- 12–3 PM66%(382 flights)
- 3–6 PM54%(313 flights)
- 6–9 PM52%(279 flights)
Jun 66% → May 77% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 66% | 147 |
| July 2025 | 71% | 143 |
| August 2025 | 65% | 164 |
| September 2025 | 67% | 117 |
| October 2025 | 75% | 139 |
| November 2025 | 65% | 132 |
| December 2025 | 59% | 123 |
| January 2026 | 74% | 126 |
| February 2026 | 62% | 123 |
| March 2026 | 71% | 140 |
| April 2026 | 72% | 134 |
| May 2026 | 77% | 146 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 1,744 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.