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Route Reliability

Dallas–Fort Worth → Hartford

DFW–BDL · 1,471 miles · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport to Bradley International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
65%
Arrive within 15 minutes
20 min
Average arrival delay
3.3%
Cancelled
728
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 65% of the time across 728 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

DFW–BDL flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 81% of the time, versus 59% between 6–9 PM.

Mondays have been rough.

DFW–BDL flights arrived on time 77% of the time on Tuesdays and just 58% on Mondays. That gap is worth planning around.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 3.3% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

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
  • Mon58%(102 flights)
  • Tue77%(83 flights)
  • Wed63%(94 flights)
  • Thu73%(111 flights)
  • Fri66%(108 flights)
  • Sat60%(83 flights)
  • Sun61%(115 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM81%(128 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM77%(17 flights)
  • 12–3 PM64%(234 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(32 flights)
  • 6–9 PM59%(285 flights)
On-time trend by month
66%
May

Jun 58% → May 66% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202558%81
July 202549%77
August 202572%68
September 202571%66
October 202576%76
November 202566%41
December 202551%45
January 202667%42
February 202679%38
March 202664%52
April 202669%54
May 202666%56

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Based on 728 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.