Hartford (BDL) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU)
Flight time
≈ 1h 52m
Bearing
220° SW
Hartford (BDL) to Raleigh/Durham (RDU) is 532 miles (855 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BDL–RDU
Filed traffic dataIn July 2026, Breeze Airways operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop BDL–RDU; the Airbus A220-300 was the most common aircraft at 98% of departures; flights ran 87% full.
Departures
64
July 2026
Seats
8,826
both directions
Passengers
7,675
both directions
Load factor
87.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BDL–RDU?
Breeze Airways operated the most nonstop BDL–RDU departures in July 2026 (63), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- MX
63 departures · 8,637 seats
Share of departures98.4%88.9%
Load
- XP
1 departures · 189 seats
Share of departures1.6%0.0%
Load
What plane flies BDL–RDU?
In July 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew 98% of BDL–RDU departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Airbus A220-300
63 departures · 88.9% load
98.4% - Boeing 737-800
1 departures · 0.0% load
1.6%
How has BDL–RDU traffic changed?
Nonstop BDL–RDU departures rose from 54 in August 2025 to 64 in July 2026.
Monthly nonstop BDL–RDU traffic, trailing 12 months through July 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
August 2025
54 departures · 6,684 passengers
90.3%
Load
September 2025
51 departures · 5,691 passengers
81.2%
Load
October 2025
63 departures · 7,178 passengers
83.0%
Load
November 2025
62 departures · 6,744 passengers
78.3%
Load
December 2025
67 departures · 7,088 passengers
77.2%
Load
January 2026
62 departures · 6,084 passengers
71.2%
Load
February 2026
55 departures · 5,689 passengers
75.3%
Load
March 2026
68 departures · 7,415 passengers
78.4%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 6,891 passengers
83.8%
Load
May 2026
63 departures · 7,817 passengers
90.6%
Load
June 2026
61 departures · 7,563 passengers
90.0%
Load
July 2026
64 departures · 7,675 passengers
87.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BDL → RDU
85.3% full
32 departures · 3,785 passengers
RDU → BDL
88.7% full
32 departures · 3,890 passengers
Nonstop BDL–RDU traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through July 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Hartford (BDL) from Raleigh/Durham (RDU)?
BDL to RDU is 532 miles (855 km / 462 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BDL to RDU?
A nonstop covers the 532-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 52m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BDL–RDU?
In July 2026, the Airbus A220-300 flew the largest share of departures (98.4%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (1.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying BDL–RDU?
Distance-based programs credit off the 532-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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