Flights Baltimore → Rochester
BWI → ROC
Route overview
The flight route from Baltimore to Rochester has a 66% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 15.5 minutes when flights are not on time. Over the past year, there have been 273 total flights on this route, connecting passengers from Baltimore's historic airport, which opened in 1947, to Rochester, a city that sees nearly 2.4 million passengers annually at its main airport.
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) → Rochester (ROC) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 372 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 1.34%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Rochester the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Rochester: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Baltimore (BWI) to Rochester (ROC) heads north for about 446 km, a flight time of roughly 59m.
Departures from Baltimore on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 53% of BWI-ROC flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Rochester it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 372 tracked BWI-ROC flights, 65% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 1.3% 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-ROC
On the Baltimore (BWI) -> Rochester (ROC) route, on-time performance is 65% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 372 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Baltimore-Rochester is 1.34% across 372 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.
