Airports / Connecticut / BDL
Bradley International Airport
KBDL / BDLHartford, ConnecticutELEV 173 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
12 nm
To the nearest alternate
Hartford Brainard Airport (HFD) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Bradley International Airport, listed as KBDL / BDL, is a large commercial airport in Hartford, Connecticut. The field lies at an elevation of 173 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
BDL has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Hartford Brainard Airport (HFD, 12 nm), Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport (BAF, 13 nm), and Westover Metropolitan Airport / Westover Air Reserve Base (CEF, 17 nm).
Quotes for flights out of BDL vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as HFD and Hartford. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from BDL, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Easy in & out
5/5 reviews“Security lines tend to move quickly thanks to well‑trained staff and a process that feels structured rather than chaotic.”
Alfredo Schery5★ on Google
Terminal & facilities
5/5 reviews“The spaces feel open, bright, and clean, with seating areas that actually accommodate the number of travelers passing through.”
Alfredo Schery5★ on Google
Staff & service
5/5 reviews“Security lines tend to move quickly thanks to well‑trained staff and a process that feels structured rather than chaotic.”
Alfredo Schery5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Bradley International Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KBDL
IATA
BDL
FAA / Local
BDL
Elevation
173 ft
Coordinates
41.9386° N · 72.6880° W
Airspace
C · CharlieClass C — CharlieRadar-controlled airspace around mid-size hubs. Aircraft must be in two-way radio contact and squawking a transponder while approach control sequences arrivals.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs CT fields
state range 9–726 ft
At 173 ft, BDL sits higher than 57% of the 7 Connecticut fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 12nmHFDHartford Brainard AirportHartford
- 13nmBAFWestfield-Barnes Regional AirportWestfield
- 17nmCEFWestover Metropolitan Airport / Westover Air Reserve BaseChicopee
- 41nmORHWorcester Regional AirportWorcester
- 42nmHVNTweed New Haven AirportNew Haven
- 47nmGONGroton New London AirportGroton
Location
Open the full mapKBDL · Bradley International Airport · Hartford, CT
From the ramp
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