Flights Baltimore → Providence
BWI → PVD
Route overview
The flight route from Baltimore to Providence operates with a Boeing 737-800 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 75%, with an average delay time of 13.3 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been 438 total flights on this route, connecting two cities served by airports that see significant traffic: Baltimore's airport, which opened in 1947, and Providence's airport, which handles nearly three million passengers annually.
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) → Providence (PVD) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 580 flights monitored in recent months, 73% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.97%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Providence the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Providence: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Baltimore (BWI) to Providence (PVD) heads north-east for about 526 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 5m.
Departures from Baltimore on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of BWI-PVD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Providence it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 580 tracked BWI-PVD flights, 73% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 4.0% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about BWI-PVD
On the Baltimore (BWI) -> Providence (PVD) route, on-time performance is 73% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 580 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Baltimore-Providence is 3.97% across 580 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.
