Flights Baltimore → Cleveland
BWI → CLE
How long is the flight from Baltimore to Cleveland?
The flight from Baltimore (BWI) to Cleveland (CLE) takes about 1h 3m. 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 Cleveland, operated primarily with Boeing 737-300 and De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8 aircraft, has seen 227 flights with a 70% on-time performance rate. Despite an average delay of 17.4 minutes, the route connects two historically significant airports: Baltimore's airport opened in 1947 and Cleveland's in 1925, serving over 8.6 million passengers annually.
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) → Cleveland (CLE) route is operated by United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 585 flights monitored in recent months, 65% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.39%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 16.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Cleveland the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Cleveland: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Baltimore (BWI) to Cleveland (CLE) heads north-west for about 505 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 3m.
Departures from Baltimore on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 48% of BWI-CLE flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Cleveland it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 585 tracked BWI-CLE flights, 65% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 2.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about BWI-CLE
The flight from Baltimore (BWI) to Cleveland (CLE) takes about 1h 3m. 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) -> Cleveland (CLE) route, on-time performance is 65% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 585 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Baltimore-Cleveland is 2.39% across 585 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: United Airlines, Southwest Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Cleveland, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
