Flights Baltimore → New York
BWI → JFK
Route overview
This flight route connects Baltimore with New York, operating with an Embraer RJ145 aircraft. The destination airport, which opened in 1948, sees over sixty-two million passengers annually, making it one of the busiest airports in the region.
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) → New York (JFK) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 56 flights monitored in recent months, 76% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 43 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.36%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.6/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Baltimore (BWI) to New York (JFK) heads north-east for about 295 km, a flight time of roughly 47m.
Departures from Baltimore on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 54% of BWI-JFK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 56 tracked BWI-JFK flights, 76% left on time with an average delay of 43 min and a 5.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about BWI-JFK
On the Baltimore (BWI) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 76% with an average delay of 43 minutes, based on 56 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Baltimore-New York is 5.36% across 56 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines.
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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.
