Flights Baltimore → Dallas-Fort Worth
BWI → DFW
Route overview
The flight route from Baltimore to Dallas-Fort Worth, which has been operating since the opening of the origin airport in 1947, sees an average delay of 29.4 minutes per flight with a total of 296 flights recorded. Despite having a punctuality rate of only 69%, this route utilizes both McDonnell Douglas MD-83 and Airbus A320 aircraft to serve the high-volume Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, which handles over 87 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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Baltimore (BWI) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route is operated by American Airlines, Spirit Airlines. Across 410 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 32 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.46%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Baltimore (BWI) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads west for about 1,955 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 52m.
Departures from Baltimore on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 37% of BWI-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 410 tracked BWI-DFW flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 32 min and a 1.5% cancellation rate.
Route facts
Flights on this route
Check the risk of a specific flight.
Flexible on this trip? Compare flights
Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 74% | 10 min | 1.5% |
Airlines operating BWI-DFW
Airports
Frequently asked questions about BWI-DFW
On the Baltimore (BWI) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 32 minutes, based on 410 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Baltimore-Dallas-Fort Worth is 1.46% across 410 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Spirit Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Dallas-Fort Worth, 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.
