Flights Atlanta → Baltimore
ATL → BWI
Route overview
This flight route connects Atlanta with Baltimore, featuring a mix of aircraft types including the Boeing 737-700 and Airbus A320. With an average delay of 13.4 minutes per flight and 75% of flights arriving on time, punctuality is generally high despite some variability.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Atlanta (ATL) → Baltimore (BWI) route is operated by Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 1645 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.82%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Baltimore: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Atlanta (ATL) to Baltimore (BWI) heads north-east for about 928 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 35m.
Departures from Atlanta on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 37% of ATL-BWI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Baltimore it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 1,645 tracked ATL-BWI flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 1.8% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ATL-BWI
On the Atlanta (ATL) -> Baltimore (BWI) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 1645 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Atlanta-Baltimore is 1.82% across 1645 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 5 airlines: Air France, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
