Where is BDL airport?

BDL is a large airport in Hartford, Connecticut, United States, at 41.9386, -72.6880, 53 m above sea level.

What time zone is BDL in?

BDL is in the America/New_York time zone, UTC−5 / UTC−4 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use BDL?

6,267,319 passengers in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (scheduled flights).

Bradley International Airport opened in 1941.

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Large airport in Hartford, United States.

IATA code: BDL
ICAO code: KBDL
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 6,267,319; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Nonstop routes: 115; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−5 / UTC−4; America/New_York
Elevation: 53 m; 174 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 2,899 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with B

About BDL

Bradley International Airport is a large airport serving Hartford, United States. It opened in 1941. 6,267,319 passengers used it in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Open traffic data shows 115 nonstop routes from BDL.

Wikidata (CC0) · US BTS T-100. Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from BDL

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
BDL → ATL	Atlanta, United States	1,383 km	675,801
BDL → MCO	Orlando, United States	1,690 km	571,099
BDL → CLT	Charlotte, United States	1,036 km	480,454
BDL → ORD	Chicago, United States	1,260 km	458,188
BDL → BWI	Washington, United States	456 km	420,846
BDL → SJU	San Juan, Puerto Rico	2,681 km	277,466
BDL → DTW	Detroit, United States	883 km	264,460
BDL → DEN	Denver, United States	2,689 km	255,836
BDL → IAD	Washington, United States	523 km	253,134
BDL → TPA	Tampa, United States	1,788 km	220,421
BDL → DCA	Washington, United States	504 km	211,355
BDL → MDW	Chicago, United States	1,249 km	207,330
BDL → MSP	Saint Paul, United States	1,690 km	205,897
BDL → FLL	Fort Lauderdale, United States	1,888 km	197,283
BDL → DFW	Dallas-Fort Worth, United States	2,367 km	193,230
BDL → PHL	Philadelphia, United States	315 km	171,441
BDL → RSW	Fort Myers, United States	1,899 km	133,237
BDL → MIA	Miami, United States	1,922 km	119,583
BDL → BNA	Nashville, United States	1,370 km	101,731
BDL → MYR	Myrtle Beach, United States	1,068 km	86,895
BDL → RDU	Raleigh, United States	855 km	82,098
BDL → DUB	Dublin, Ireland	4,955 km	70,677
BDL → CHS	Charleston, United States	1,195 km	59,297
BDL → JFK	New York, United States	171 km	54,620
BDL → ORF	Norfolk, United States	636 km	52,889
BDL → VRB	Vero Beach, United States	1,733 km	37,409
BDL → RIC	Richmond, United States	632 km	35,951
BDL → LAS	Las Vegas, United States	3,696 km	35,247
BDL → SRQ	Sarasota, United States	1,847 km	32,397
BDL → JAX	Jacksonville, United States	1,504 km	28,263
BDL → ILM	Wilmington, United States	966 km	25,775
BDL → PHX	Phoenix, United States	3,560 km	24,017
BDL → GSP	Greer, United States	1,141 km	23,018
BDL → PIT	Pittsburgh, United States	653 km	22,835
BDL → SAV	Savannah, United States	1,325 km	22,296
BDL → GSO	Greensboro, United States	902 km	21,871
BDL → EWN	New Bern, United States	851 km	20,870
BDL → CMH	Columbus, United States	885 km	20,220
BDL → DAB	Daytona Beach, United States	1,604 km	18,581
BDL → IAH	Houston, United States	2,424 km	15,737

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at BDL

DL Delta Air Lines · 8,413 flights
WN Southwest Airlines · 8,054 flights
AA American Airlines · 7,593 flights
MX Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze · 6,985 flights
B6 JetBlue Airways · 6,749 flights
UA United Air Lines · 5,131 flights
YX Republic Airline · 2,476 flights
OH PSA Airlines · 2,115 flights
PT Piedmont Airlines · 1,618 flights
F9 Frontier Airlines · 1,180 flights
EI Aer Lingus · 542 flights
OO SkyWest Airlines · 530 flights
YV Mesa Airlines · 496 flights
MQ Envoy Air · 302 flights
NK Spirit Air Lines · 295 flights
XP TEM Enterprises dba Avelo Airlines · 202 flights
C5 CommuteAir LLC dba CommuteAir · 132 flights
SY Sun Country Airlines · 80 flights
9E Endeavor Air · 16 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Punctuality

Departures on time: 81%; Within 15 minutes of schedule
Cancelled: 2.4%
Departures counted: 21,828; US domestic flights

US domestic flights of the larger US airlines, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance. Sources

Airports within 150 km

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
ORH	Worcester Regional Airport	Worcester, United States	76 km
HVN	Tweed New Haven Airport	Houston, United States	77 km
WST	Westerly State Airport	Westerly, United States	98 km
PVD	Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport	Providence, United States	107 km
MTP	Montauk Airport	Montauk, United States	115 km
NPT	Newport State Airport	Newport, United States	125 km
BID	Block Island State Airport	Block Island, United States	126 km
SWF	New York Stewart International Airport	Hudson Valley, United States	127 km
ALB	Albany International Airport	Albany, United States	128 km
HPN	Westchester County Airport	White Plains, United States	129 km
BED	Laurence G Hanscom Field	Bedford, United States	129 km
ISP	Long Island MacArthur Airport	Islip, United States	132 km

Distance from BDL to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
BDL → LHR	London, United Kingdom	5,394 km	—
BDL → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	10,856 km	—
BDL → CDG	Paris, France	5,691 km	—
BDL → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	6,044 km	—
BDL → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	7,884 km	—
BDL → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	5,700 km	—
BDL → JFK	New York, United States	171 km	54,620
BDL → ATL	Atlanta, United States	1,383 km	675,801
BDL → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	4,066 km	—
BDL → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	15,198 km	—
BDL → HND	Tokyo, Japan	10,811 km	—
BDL → DOH	Doha, Qatar	10,625 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
06/24	2,899 m	61 m	Asphalt	Yes
15/33	2,087 m	46 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Hartford, Connecticut, United States · 41.9386, -72.6880

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Questions

Bradley International Airport has the IATA code BDL and the ICAO code KBDL. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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