Flights Baltimore → Charlotte
BWI → CLT
Route overview
The flight route from Baltimore to Charlotte operates with a mix of aircraft including the Embraer 190, Airbus A321, Boeing 757, Airbus A319, Boeing 737, and Airbus A320. With 666 total flights recorded, the route has an on-time performance rate of 76%, with an average delay time of 15.3 minutes.
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) → Charlotte (CLT) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 877 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.60%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Charlotte: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Baltimore (BWI) to Charlotte (CLT) heads south-west for about 581 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 9m.
Departures from Baltimore on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 43% of BWI-CLT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Charlotte it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 877 tracked BWI-CLT flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 1.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about BWI-CLT
On the Baltimore (BWI) -> Charlotte (CLT) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 877 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Baltimore-Charlotte is 1.60% across 877 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American 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.
