Flights Baltimore → Los Angeles
BWI → LAX
Route overview
This flight route connects Baltimore with Los Angeles, operating a total of 397 flights annually. The on-time performance is at 72%, with an average delay of 18.1 minutes per flight. The aircraft used for this route include Boeing 737-800 and Airbus A319 models.
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) → Los Angeles (LAX) route is operated by United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 521 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.65%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Los Angeles: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Baltimore (BWI) to Los Angeles (LAX) heads west for about 3,740 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 6m.
Departures from Baltimore on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 45% of BWI-LAX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Los Angeles it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 521 tracked BWI-LAX flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 3.6% 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-LAX
On the Baltimore (BWI) -> Los Angeles (LAX) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 521 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Baltimore-Los Angeles is 3.65% across 521 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.
