Hartford

BDL · KBDL

Bradley International Airport

41.94°, -72.69°CT, United States

Passengers a year

6.5M

#54 busiest in the U.S.

46

nonstop destinations

33

airlines

75

departures a day

75.7%

arrivals on time

2.3%

flights cancelled

82.5%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from BDL, by passengers: ATL, MCO, CLT, ORD, BWI, DTW, DEN, SJU, IAD, TPABDLORDDTWSJUMCOTPACLTBWIATLIADDEN
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, June 2025 – May 2026.

Airlines

American Airlines is the largest carrier at Hartford, with 22% of all passengers. 33 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

American Airlines holds 22% of the airport — the 34th most concentrated of 35 medium hubs. The nearest comparison is RDU at 25%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
AA
American84% fullAmerican Eagle · operated by PSA, Republic, Piedmont, Envoy
21.6%1.4M-5.3%
DL
Delta84% fullDelta Connection · operated by Endeavor, Republic, SkyWest
17.1%1.1M-1.9%
WN
Southwest82% full
16.4%1.1M-4.4%
B6
JetBlue86% full
16.1%1M+0.6%
MX
Breeze81% full
11.7%759.4K+18.1%
+Other airlines
17.2%1.1M—

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

42 domestic and 4 international nonstop destinations from Hartford, across 6 countries.

98% domestic · 2% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Atlanta (ATL)

    333.7K departing · 84% full

    Delta Air Lines · Frontier Airlines

  • Orlando (MCO)

    286.3K departing · 87% full

    JetBlue Airways · Southwest Airlines · Frontier Airlines · Breeze Airways

  • Charlotte (CLT)

    243.1K departing · 87% full

    American Airlines

  • Chicago (ORD)

    225.6K departing · 80% full

    United Airlines · American Airlines

  • Baltimore (BWI)

    211.4K departing · 78% full

    Southwest Airlines

  • Detroit (DTW)

    139.4K departing · 78% full

    Delta Air Lines · Spirit Airlines

  • Denver (DEN)

    135.4K departing · 88% full

    United Airlines · Southwest Airlines

  • San Juan (SJU)

    132K departing · 85% full

    JetBlue Airways · Frontier Airlines

  • Dulles (IAD)

    125.5K departing · 80% full

    United Airlines

  • Tampa (TPA)

    112K departing · 88% full

    JetBlue Airways · Southwest Airlines · Breeze Airways

Top international destinations

  • Dublin, Ireland (DUB)

    34.1K departing · 70.1K both ways

    Aer Lingus

  • Montego Bay, Jamaica (MBJ)

    7.4K departing · 15K both ways

    Avelo Airlines

  • Punta Cana, Dominican Republic (PUJ)

    5.4K departing · 10.8K both ways

    Avelo Airlines

  • Cancún, Mexico (CUN)

    4.3K departing · 8.4K both ways

    Avelo Airlines

All nonstop destinations

46 nonstop · 11 airlines · 42 domestic / 4 intl

Aircraft

By share of departures at Hartford.

Body class · share of departures

When Hartford is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Departures a month · peak July 2025

Annual passengers since 1990

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
4,745,725
1991
4,298,271
1992
4,455,631
1993
4,423,195
1994
4,462,532
1995
4,880,003
1996
5,097,979
1997
5,112,309
1998
5,297,467
1999
5,961,198
2000
7,071,711
2001
6,617,001
2002
6,224,920
2003
6,240,545
2004
6,693,283
2005
7,264,515
2006
6,851,555
2007
6,484,584
2008
6,040,148
2009
5,272,572
2010
5,311,366
2011
5,579,789
2012
5,317,496
2013
5,399,387
2014
5,852,690
2015
5,882,287
2016
5,998,257
2017
6,362,546
2018
6,579,783
2019
6,684,390
2020
2,341,874
2021
4,564,154
2022
5,719,412
2023
6,265,256
2024
6,604,932
2025
6,587,123
2026
2,562,418 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Hartford, 76 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 22 arrive late, and 2 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 76Late 22Cancelled 2

18 min

average delay

510

flights cancelled

22K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

Delta Air Lines 81.3%

Least reliable here

American Airlines 69.9%

Among US airports

#54

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 67.7%–83%

The weak spot is July 2025, when 67.7% of arrivals landed on time — 8 points below the year. The strongest was September 2025 at 83%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Bradley International Airport (BDL)?

Bradley International Airport handled about 6.5M passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #54 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 75 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Bradley International Airport (BDL)?

American Airlines is the largest carrier at Hartford (BDL), flying about 22% of its passengers. 33 airlines serve Hartford in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Bradley International Airport (BDL)?

Hartford (BDL) has 46 nonstop destinations — 42 domestic and 4 international across 6 countries.

How often do flights arrive on time at Bradley International Airport (BDL)?

About 75.7% of flights arriving at Hartford (BDL) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 2.3% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Bradley International Airport (BDL)?

The Airbus A320 flew the largest share of departures from Hartford (BDL), about 23% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Hartford; international destinations also show both directions. Data: traffic June 2025 – May 2026, on-time July 2025 – June 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).