Flights Baltimore → Phoenix
BWI → PHX
Route overview
The flight route from Baltimore to Phoenix operates with an average on-time performance of 65%, and when delays occur, the mean delay is approximately sixteen minutes. Over a period, there have been 327 flights on this route, utilizing aircraft such as Airbus A319, Airbus A320, and Boeing 737-800.
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) → Phoenix (PHX) route is operated by American Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 411 flights monitored in recent months, 65% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.46%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Phoenix the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Phoenix: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Baltimore (BWI) to Phoenix (PHX) heads west for about 3,209 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 26m.
Departures from Baltimore on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 40% of BWI-PHX flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Phoenix it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 411 tracked BWI-PHX flights, 65% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 1.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about BWI-PHX
On the Baltimore (BWI) -> Phoenix (PHX) route, on-time performance is 65% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 411 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Baltimore-Phoenix is 1.46% across 411 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American 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.
