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Airport month · February 2026
Bradley International in February 2026
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,688 domestic departures from Bradley International (BDL). 72.6% left less than 15 minutes late and 71.0% reached their destination on time; 6.8% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so BDL departures were 5.5 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 1,700 departures with 80.4% leaving on time: a change of −7.8 points, with flights down 1%.
Flights arriving at BDL that month were on time 68.0% of the time (1,688 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 41%, air carrier 37% and national aviation system 21%.
- On time 71.0%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 22.1%
- Cancelled 6.8%
- Diverted 0.1%
February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Feb 2026 | Feb 2025 | BDL, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Feb 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 72.6% | 80.4% | 79.0% | 78.1% |
| Arrived on time | 71.0% | 74.7% | 76.7% | 78.3% |
| Cancelled | 6.8% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.3% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 18.3 min | 15.7 min | 16.3 min | 15.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 56 | 57 | 61 | 17,168 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,688 | 1,700 | 22,344 | 515,037 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 389 | 23% | 56.0% | 22.9 min | 8.0% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 306 | 18% | 79.7% | 0.0 min | 6.2% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 290 | 17% | 77.9% | -4.4 min | 6.9% |
| AA American Airlines | 275 | 16% | 76.0% | 8.1 min | 7.6% |
| UA United Airlines | 187 | 11% | 77.0% | -0.4 min | 5.3% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 89 | 5% | 61.8% | 12.4 min | 7.9% |
| YX Republic Airline | 86 | 5% | 66.3% | -2.0 min | 7.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 58 | 3% | 69.0% | 21.2 min | 1.7% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 8 | 0% | 62.5% | 9.3 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDL–MCO | Hartford to Orlando | 188 | 66.0% | 19.9 min | 6.4% |
| BDL–ATL | Hartford to Atlanta | 170 | 78.2% | -9.2 min | 5.9% |
| BDL–ORD | Hartford to Chicago | 148 | 70.3% | 15.6 min | 5.4% |
| BDL–DCA | Hartford to Washington | 133 | 57.1% | 18.0 min | 7.5% |
| BDL–BWI | Hartford to Baltimore | 130 | 77.7% | -1.5 min | 6.9% |
| BDL–CLT | Hartford to Charlotte | 121 | 79.3% | -5.9 min | 8.3% |
| BDL–IAD | Hartford to Washington | 90 | 80.0% | -3.3 min | 6.7% |
| BDL–DTW | Hartford to Detroit | 78 | 79.5% | 1.3 min | 6.4% |
| BDL–DEN | Hartford to Denver | 75 | 77.3% | 0.9 min | 5.3% |
| BDL–SJU | Hartford to San Juan | 73 | 42.5% | 61.2 min | 5.5% |
| BDL–FLL | Hartford to Fort Lauderdale | 67 | 59.7% | 10.2 min | 6.0% |
| BDL–TPA | Hartford to Tampa | 67 | 76.1% | -0.6 min | 7.5% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left BDL on time in February 2026?
72.6% of 1,688 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 71.0% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In February 2025, 80.4% of 1,700 departures left on time and 2.4% were cancelled, against 72.6% and 6.8% in February 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for BDL · methodology · corrections.