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Airport month · March 2026
Bradley International in March 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 March 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,877 domestic departures from Bradley International (BDL). 76.7% left less than 15 minutes late and 75.9% reached their destination on time; 2.8% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 72.8% of flights departed on time and 73.2% arrived on time, so BDL departures were 3.9 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in March 2025, the airport had 1,965 departures with 82.6% leaving on time: a change of −5.9 points, with flights down 4%.
Flights arriving at BDL that month were on time 67.5% of the time (1,877 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 49%, air carrier 30% and national aviation system 20%.
- On time 75.9%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 20.9%
- Cancelled 2.8%
- Diverted 0.4%
March 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 | BDL, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 76.7% | 82.6% | 79.0% | 72.8% |
| Arrived on time | 75.9% | 82.2% | 76.7% | 73.2% |
| Cancelled | 2.8% | 1.4% | 2.4% | 2.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 20.9 min | 15.2 min | 16.3 min | 20.3 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 63 | 66 | 61 | 20,403 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,877 | 1,965 | 22,344 | 612,102 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 430 | 23% | 70.5% | 11.1 min | 1.9% |
| AA American Airlines | 358 | 19% | 74.0% | 19.8 min | 2.8% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 332 | 18% | 83.7% | 2.9 min | 3.6% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 302 | 16% | 84.1% | 1.9 min | 1.3% |
| UA United Airlines | 180 | 10% | 80.6% | 7.4 min | 1.7% |
| YX Republic Airline | 113 | 6% | 61.1% | 19.3 min | 6.2% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 86 | 5% | 76.7% | 9.7 min | 5.8% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 55 | 3% | 61.8% | 29.8 min | 3.6% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 15 | 1% | 66.7% | 14.6 min | 6.7% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 6 | 0% | 16.7% | 26.8 min | 16.7% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDL–ATL | Hartford to Atlanta | 191 | 84.3% | -0.3 min | 2.1% |
| BDL–MCO | Hartford to Orlando | 177 | 72.9% | 10.9 min | 3.4% |
| BDL–ORD | Hartford to Chicago | 171 | 66.1% | 15.2 min | 5.3% |
| BDL–BWI | Hartford to Baltimore | 149 | 85.9% | -3.5 min | 2.0% |
| BDL–CLT | Hartford to Charlotte | 149 | 71.8% | 6.6 min | 1.3% |
| BDL–DCA | Hartford to Washington | 149 | 65.8% | 30.4 min | 5.4% |
| BDL–IAD | Hartford to Washington | 111 | 81.1% | 8.6 min | 2.7% |
| BDL–DTW | Hartford to Detroit | 92 | 85.9% | -0.7 min | 4.3% |
| BDL–SJU | Hartford to San Juan | 82 | 62.2% | 30.9 min | 0.0% |
| BDL–FLL | Hartford to Fort Lauderdale | 80 | 67.5% | 6.8 min | 2.5% |
| BDL–MDW | Hartford to Chicago | 79 | 79.7% | 12.1 min | 1.3% |
| BDL–DEN | Hartford to Denver | 64 | 81.3% | -2.0 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left BDL on time in March 2026?
76.7% of 1,877 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 75.9% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 72.8% and 73.2%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In March 2025, 82.6% of 1,965 departures left on time and 1.4% were cancelled, against 76.7% and 2.8% in March 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for March 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.