Flights Baltimore → Austin
BWI → AUS
How long is the flight from Baltimore to Austin?
The flight from Baltimore (BWI) to Austin (AUS) takes about 3h 7m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Baltimore to Austin has a 76% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 10.4 minutes when flights are not on time. Over the past year, this route has seen 292 total flights departing from Baltimore's airport, which opened in 1947, heading towards Austin, where the annual passenger traffic exceeds 21 million at its main airport.
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 Baltimore (BWI) → Austin (AUS) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 763 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.97%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Austin the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Austin: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Baltimore (BWI) to Austin (AUS) heads west for about 2,156 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 7m.
Departures from Baltimore on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 35% of BWI-AUS flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Austin it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 763 tracked BWI-AUS flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 2.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about BWI-AUS
The flight from Baltimore (BWI) to Austin (AUS) takes about 3h 7m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Baltimore (BWI) -> Austin (AUS) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 763 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Baltimore-Austin is 1.97% across 763 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
