Flights Baltimore → Pittsburgh
BWI → PIT
How long is the flight from Baltimore to Pittsburgh?
The flight from Baltimore (BWI) to Pittsburgh (PIT) takes about 51 min. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Baltimore to Pittsburgh has a 72% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 14.1 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 263 flights, connecting two historically significant airports that opened in 1947 and 1944 respectively, serving millions of passengers annually at the destination airport alone.
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) → Pittsburgh (PIT) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 655 flights monitored in recent months, 66% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.60%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Pittsburgh the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Pittsburgh: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Baltimore (BWI) to Pittsburgh (PIT) heads north-west for about 338 km, a flight time of roughly 51m.
Departures from Baltimore on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 47% of BWI-PIT flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Pittsburgh it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 655 tracked BWI-PIT flights, 66% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 2.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about BWI-PIT
The flight from Baltimore (BWI) to Pittsburgh (PIT) takes about 51 min. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Baltimore (BWI) -> Pittsburgh (PIT) route, on-time performance is 66% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 655 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Baltimore-Pittsburgh is 2.60% across 655 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
