Flights Denver → Baltimore
DEN → BWI
Route overview
The flight route from Denver to Baltimore operates with a fleet of Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 series aircraft, serving 600 flights annually. With an on-time performance rate of 77%, the average delay for these flights is approximately 11.9 minutes.
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 Denver (DEN) → Baltimore (BWI) route is operated by United Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 837 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 13 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.15%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Baltimore the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Baltimore: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Denver (DEN) to Baltimore (BWI) heads east for about 2,394 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 25m.
Departures from Denver on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 47% of DEN-BWI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Denver the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Baltimore it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 837 tracked DEN-BWI flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 13 min and a 2.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about DEN-BWI
On the Denver (DEN) -> Baltimore (BWI) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 13 minutes, based on 837 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Denver-Baltimore is 2.15% across 837 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: United 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.
