Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Baltimore
DFW → BWI
How long is the flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Baltimore?
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Baltimore (BWI) takes 2h 43m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Dallas-Fort Worth to Baltimore operates with a mix of McDonnell Douglas MD-83 and Airbus A320 aircraft, completing 296 flights annually. With an on-time performance rate of 68%, the average delay for these flights is approximately 20.7 minutes, serving one of the busiest airports in the United States, which welcomed over 22,804,744 passengers in a year.
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 Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Baltimore (BWI) route is operated by American Airlines, Spirit Airlines. Across 830 flights monitored in recent months, 65% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 23 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.41%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.4/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Baltimore: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Baltimore (BWI) heads north-east for about 1,955 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 43m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 39% of DFW-BWI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Baltimore it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 830 tracked DFW-BWI flights, 65% left on time with an average delay of 23 min and a 2.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
| Spirit Airlines (NK) | 66% | 19 min | 3.4% |
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Frequently asked questions about DFW-BWI
The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Baltimore (BWI) takes 2h 43m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Baltimore (BWI) route, on-time performance is 65% with an average delay of 23 minutes, based on 830 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Baltimore is 2.41% across 830 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, Spirit 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.
