Flights Houston → Baltimore
IAH → BWI
How long is the flight from Houston to Baltimore?
The flight from Houston (IAH) to Baltimore (BWI) takes 2h 45m 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 Houston to Baltimore operates with a high on-time performance rate of 86%, with an average delay of just 5.3 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 339 flights using various aircraft models including Boeing 737-700, Boeing 737-900, Airbus A320, Boeing 737-800, and Airbus A319, serving Baltimore's busy airport which opened in 1947 and currently handles over 22.8 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 Houston (IAH) → Baltimore (BWI) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 799 flights monitored in recent months, 81% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.50%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 26.1/100 (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 Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Baltimore: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (IAH) to Baltimore (BWI) heads north-east for about 1,986 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 45m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 36% of IAH-BWI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Baltimore it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 799 tracked IAH-BWI flights, 81% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 3.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about IAH-BWI
The flight from Houston (IAH) to Baltimore (BWI) takes 2h 45m 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 Houston (IAH) -> Baltimore (BWI) route, on-time performance is 81% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 799 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-Baltimore is 3.50% across 799 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
