Flights Memphis → Baltimore
MEM → BWI
How long is the flight from Memphis to Baltimore?
The flight from Memphis (MEM) to Baltimore (BWI) takes 1h 43m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Memphis to Baltimore has a punctuality rate of 74%, with an average delay of 9.8 minutes per flight. Over the past year, there have been 69 flights on this route, serving the busy Baltimore-Washington International Airport, which opened in 1947 and handles over 22 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 Memphis (MEM) → Baltimore (BWI) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 171 flights monitored in recent months, 70% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.58%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.5/100 (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 Memphis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Baltimore: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Memphis (MEM) to Baltimore (BWI) heads north-east for about 1,265 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 43m.
Departures from Memphis on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 78% of MEM-BWI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Memphis the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Baltimore it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 171 tracked MEM-BWI flights, 70% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 0.6% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about MEM-BWI
The flight from Memphis (MEM) to Baltimore (BWI) takes 1h 43m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Memphis (MEM) -> Baltimore (BWI) route, on-time performance is 70% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 171 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Memphis-Baltimore is 0.58% across 171 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.
