BDL → RFDHartford to Chicago/Rockford

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Direct flights from Hartford (BDL) to Chicago/Rockford (RFD): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 33% of the last 6 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 22 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,353 km, an estimated 2 hours 14 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Hartford and Chicago/Rockford. Updated 15 September 2026 at 19:33 UTC.

BDL Hartford busy · +25
RFD Chicago/Rockford tracking
1,353 km · ~2h 14m est.
departs 13:007x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
33% on time

of the last 6 operated BDL → RFD flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +22 min. 0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+22 minacross the last 6 operated legs
Flight time~2h 14mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Air Transport International

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Air Transport International8C33% on time

Flights 8C3355 13:00 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-148C3355departed+25
09-138C3355departed+7
09-128C3355departed+16
09-118C3355departed+34
09-108C3355departed+22
09-098C3355departed+15

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
BDLHartford +25 min busy 🌤 clear · S 5 kt Full BDL delay board →
RFDChicago/Rockford tracking Full RFD delay board →

How the Hartford to Chicago/Rockford route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop BDL to RFD flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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BDL to RFD questions

Is BDL–RFD running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The departure side at BDL is the weaker end, route health score 66/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from BDL to RFD?

Great-circle distance is 1,353 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 126–146 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does BDL–RFD fly?

Air Transport International runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at BDL and arrival-side delay at RFD, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.