Airport comparison · BDL vs HVN
Bradley (BDL) vs Tweed New Haven (HVN)
In short
Bradley International Airport (BDL) is 19 km (12 mi) north of central Hartford; Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN) is 59 km (37 mi) south-southwest.
The two airports are 77 km (48 mi) apart.
OurAirports classifies BDL as a large airport and HVN as medium-sized.
Distances are great-circle from Natural Earth's point for Hartford; airport data from OurAirports, retrieved 2026-10-18.
Data updated
Side by side
| BDLBradley International Airport | HVNTweed New Haven Airport | |
|---|---|---|
| Distance from central Hartford | 19 km (12 mi) | 59 km (37 mi) |
| Direction from the centre | N (358°) | SSW (197°) |
| OurAirports class | Large | Medium |
| Longest runway | 2,899 m (9,510 ft) | 1,707 m (5,600 ft) |
| Runways | 2 | 1 |
| Elevation | 53 m (173 ft) | 4 m (12 ft) |
| Country | United States | United States |
The two airports are 77 km (48 mi) apart in a straight line.
What the data shows
BDL is 41 km (25 mi) closer to central Hartford than HVN, measured in a straight line from the city point.
How we calculated this: Difference of great-circle distances from the Natural Earth city point.
BDL's longest runway is 3,910 ft (1,192 m) longer than HVN's.
How we calculated this: Difference of OurAirports longest runway lengths.
OurAirports classifies BDL as a large airport and HVN as medium-sized.
How we calculated this: OurAirports airport type (large_airport / medium_airport).
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