# Bradley International Airport (BDL / KBDL)

**Bradley International Airport** (IATA: BDL, ICAO: KBDL) is a large airport in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. It opened in 1941. It has 2 runways; the longest is 9,510 ft (2,899 m). In 2025 it handled 6.6 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbdl

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BDL / KBDL
- FAA: BDL
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Hartford, Connecticut, United States
- Opened: 1941
- Elevation: 173 ft / 53 m
- Coordinates: 41.9386, -72.6880
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 9,510 ft / 2,899 m
- Instrument procedures: 12 approaches, 2 departures, 2 arrivals
- Passengers: 6,587,123 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: http://www.bradleyairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_International_Airport (26 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1420233
- Weather station: KBDL · WMO 72508
- Ident: KBDL

## Timeline

- 1941: Bradley International Airport opens.
- 12 Nov 1995: American Airlines Flight 1572. No deaths.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 06/24 | 9,510 ft / 2,899 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Asphalt | 044° / 224° | yes |
| 15/33 | 6,847 ft / 2,087 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 134° / 314° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00460AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 5,875,801 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 5,882,287 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 5,998,257 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 6,362,546 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 6,579,783 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 6,684,390 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 2,341,874 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 4,564,154 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 5,719,412 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 6,265,256 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 6,604,932 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 6,587,123 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

14 destinations in 3 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (14)

- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 106 mi / 171 km · JetBlue Airways
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 195 mi / 314 km · American Eagle
- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 313 mi / 503 km · American Eagle
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 325 mi / 523 km · United Express
- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 547 mi / 880 km · Delta Air Lines
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 781 mi / 1,257 km · American Eagle
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 859 mi / 1,382 km · Delta Air Lines
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 1,048 mi / 1,686 km · Delta Air Lines
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 1,051 mi / 1,692 km · JetBlue Airways
- [DJT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpbi.md) President Donald J. Trump International Airport · United States · 1,135 mi / 1,826 km · JetBlue Airways
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 1,176 mi / 1,892 km · JetBlue Airways
- [RSW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krsw.md) Southwest Florida International Airport · United States · 1,182 mi / 1,902 km · JetBlue Airways
- [SJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjsj.md) Luis Munoz Marin International Airport · Puerto Rico · 1,671 mi / 2,689 km · JetBlue Airways
- [DUB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eidw.md) Dublin Airport · Ireland · 3,070 mi / 4,941 km · Aer Lingus

### Seasonal (1)

- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 781 mi / 1,257 km · United Express

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BDL, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (5)

- B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 6
- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 3
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 3
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 2
- EI [Aer Lingus](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aer-lingus) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 6.6M (2025) | #292 of 3,974 | #68 in North America | #54 in US |
| Longest runway | 9,510 ft / 2,899 m | #1,510 of 29,858 | #313 in North America | #231 in US |
| Elevation | 173 ft / 53 m | =34,655 of 43,403 | =15,804 in North America | =13,292 in US |
| Age | Opened 1941 | =1,548 of 15,079 | =737 in North America | =705 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | APP | 123.950 |
| APP | APP | 32.580 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 118.150 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 121.750 |
| DEP | DEP | 123.950 |
| DEP | DEP | 35.900 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| MISC | ARNG OPS | 41.900 |
| OPS | ANG OPS | 138.550 |
| RDO | BRIDGEPORT RDO | 122.300 |
| TWR | TWR | 120.300 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [HFD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khfd.md) Hartford Brainard Airport · 14 mi / 23 km
- [BAF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbaf.md) Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport · 15 mi / 24 km
- [CEF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcef.md) Westover Metropolitan Airport / Westover Air Reserve Base · 19 mi / 31 km
- [ORH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/korh.md) Worcester Regional Airport · 47 mi / 76 km
- [HVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khvn.md) Tweed New Haven Airport · 48 mi / 77 km
- [GON](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgon.md) Groton New London Airport · 54 mi / 86 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Bradley International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bradley_International_Airport&oldid=1376880827), revision of 26 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbdl/data