Baltimore (BWI) Delays

#22 U.S. airport by BTS-tracked flight volume · 72.8% on-time departures, 79.4% on-time arrivals over the last 12 months · 2015–2026

95,481Flights
72.8%Departures on-time
17.6 minAvg dep. delay
79.4%Arrivals on-time
13.5 minAvg arr. delay
1.7%Cancelled

Delay causes (last 12 months)

  • Air carrier31.9%
  • Extreme weather6.1%
  • National Aviation System21.6%
  • Security0.5%
  • Late-arriving aircraft39.9%

By year

Baltimore (BWI) on-time performance by year
YearFlightsDep on-timeArr on-timeAvg dep delayCancelled
202637,49173.7%80.9%15.8 min2.3%
202596,10074.2%80.2%17.3 min1.3%
202498,57271.3%80.3%17 min1.1%
202396,27170.5%80%17.2 min1.1%
202286,55965.7%77.6%19.6 min3.6%
202175,37470.9%82.2%16.1 min2.5%
202071,64189.7%93.1%5.8 min6.6%
2019104,65279%84.5%13.1 min2.5%
2018106,73978.9%82.7%13.5 min2.2%
2017101,01580.8%83.8%11.6 min1.7%
201696,21881.8%84.9%11.1 min1.7%
201594,10175.8%82.3%14.6 min1.7%

On-time = arrival within 15 minutes of schedule, per U.S. DOT definitions. Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (public domain). Delay-cause attribution is reported by carriers since June 2003.