Flights Baltimore → Houston
BWI → IAH
Route overview
The flight route from Baltimore to Houston operates with a mix of aircraft including Airbus A320, Boeing 737 series models, and Airbus A319. With an on-time performance rate of 78%, the flights experience an average delay of 19.8 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) → Houston (IAH) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 408 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.94%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.9/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Houston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Baltimore (BWI) to Houston (IAH) heads south-west for about 1,986 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 54m.
Departures from Baltimore on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 38% of BWI-IAH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Houston it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 408 tracked BWI-IAH flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 2.9% 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% |
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Frequently asked questions about BWI-IAH
On the Baltimore (BWI) -> Houston (IAH) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 408 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Baltimore-Houston is 2.94% across 408 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
