One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
BDL8.4
ORH8.6+0.2
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
BDL7.4
ORH7.4
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
BDL6.8+0.2
ORH6.6
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
BDL7.0
ORH8.2+1.2
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
BDL7.0
ORH7.6+0.6
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
BDL7.2+5.2
ORH2.0
Best for
BDL
Hartford / Springfield trips that should skip BOS or JFKPriority Pass, Amex Platinum, or Delta Reserve holders who can use Escape LoungeDrivers who want $7–10 official parking 12 miles north of downtownBreeze / JetBlue Florida banks from a single-terminal field
ORH
Drivers who can use the official free-under-24-hours / $7 lot with a credit cardJetBlue Fort Lauderdale and Orlando leisure turnsAmerican Eagle Philadelphia and Delta Connection LaGuardia connections
Watch out for
BDL
No rail in the terminal — Hartford Line is 3 miles away at Windsor Locks via weekday Route 24Terminal B is CBP arrivals only; Aer Lingus Dublin arrives Terminal A after DUB preclearanceStale maps still show Avelo, Spirit, Phillips Seafood, Black Bear Saloon, or a closed Escape LoungePriority Pass must be pre-booked; walk-up PP is not the product. CLEAR closes by early evening
ORH
Official TSA leftover-prints two hours prior; JetBlue leftover-prints 90 minutes and leftover 11:00am–5:00pm checkpoint hoursNo passenger lounge and no mapped drinking fountainOfficial WRTA leftover-prints free rides through June 2026; WRTA leftover-prints June 2027 and leftover Sunday Route 2
The expanded main TSA checkpoint is fully open (two extra lanes after the old center exit closed). Arrive 90 minutes before a typical domestic; give yourself two hours for the first bank, Aer Lingus check-in, or a holiday Monday.
One hall; Dublin arrives at Terminal A
After security you can walk East 1–12, new 18–20, and West 21–30 on one boarding pass. Aer Lingus Dublin preclears at DUB and arrives Terminal A — do not wait at Terminal B for that flight.
Urban Lodge in the lobby; Tap & Pour on 1–12
Urban Lodge Brewing Co. (09:00–20:00) is the airside-lobby sit-down in the old Black Bear bay. Tap & Pour (03:00–20:30) and Two Roads Tap Room (05:00–20:00) sit on Gates 1–12.
ORH
Mirage Express and LoungeLot A / Lot BBaggage-claim vendingFree Wi-FiMother's RoomPet relief area
Official leftover-prints TSA two hours prior; JetBlue leftover-prints 90 minutes
Official Security leftover-prints TSA recommends two hours prior to domestic departures and leftover the checkpoint normally opens one hour prior to the first departure of the day.
One 1993 hall, not a KORH page
Official leftover-prints check-in on the first floor, TSA on the second floor, and the holdroom seconds later. Official leftover-prints Gates 1 and 2 for Mirage.
Eat Mirage after TSA; buy landside vending if you need a bottle first
Official leftover-prints Mirage Express and Lounge post-security on the second floor near Gates 1 and 2, leftover open daily during flight operations, leftover pre-order 508-612-1671.
BDL · Compact Connecticut field with one walkable Terminal A, a real Priority Pass Escape Lounge, CLEAR, and a $1.75 downtown bus — traded against no rail in the building and a one-gate international arrivals annex.
ORH · A one-hall Massport field on Tatnuck Hill with $7 parking (first 24 hours free), post-security Mirage Express and Lounge, free Wi-Fi, and no passenger lounge — useful for PHL, LGA, and JetBlue Florida turns if you hit the official two-hour TSA cell.
