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Route Reliability

Washington → Hartford

DCA–BDL · 313 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Bradley International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
15 min
Average arrival delay
5.3%
Cancelled
1,743
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 70% of the time across 1,743 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DCA–BDL flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 81% of the time, versus 58% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

DCA–BDL flights arrived on time 75% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 64%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.3% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Ticking up lately.

DCA–BDL flights arrived on time 73% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 67% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon66%(250 flights)
  • Tue73%(246 flights)
  • Wed73%(247 flights)
  • Thu65%(253 flights)
  • Fri72%(254 flights)
  • Sat75%(170 flights)
  • Sun64%(229 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM81%(258 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM79%(377 flights)
  • 12–3 PM75%(114 flights)
  • 3–6 PM61%(535 flights)
  • 6–9 PM58%(81 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM63%(284 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
May

Jun 61% → May 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202561%159
July 202574%146
August 202576%165
September 202567%117
October 202573%139
November 202563%134
December 202559%125
January 202674%126
February 202667%123
March 202671%136
April 202677%133
May 202673%146

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Based on 1,743 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.