Flights Baltimore → Denver
BWI → DEN
Route overview
The flight route from Baltimore to Denver, with an average on-time performance of 74%, sees aircraft such as the Boeing 737-900, Airbus A320, and Boeing 737-800 operate a total of 597 flights. The destination airport in Denver, which opened in 1989 and handles over 82 million passengers annually, contrasts with Baltimore's older airport that has been operational since 1947.
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) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 836 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.15%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Baltimore (BWI) to Denver (DEN) heads west for about 2,394 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 25m.
Departures from Baltimore on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 39% of BWI-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Denver it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 836 tracked BWI-DEN flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 2.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about BWI-DEN
On the Baltimore (BWI) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 836 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Baltimore-Denver is 2.15% across 836 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: United 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.
