Flights San Diego → Baltimore
SAN → BWI
How long is the flight from San Diego to Baltimore?
The flight from San Diego (SAN) to Baltimore (BWI) takes about 5h 2m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from San Diego to Baltimore operates with a Boeing 737-800 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 70%, with an average delay of 14 minutes. Over the past year, there have been 288 flights on this route, connecting two historically significant airports: San Diego International Airport, which opened in 1928, and Baltimore/Washington International Airport, established in 1947, serving 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 San Diego (SAN) → Baltimore (BWI) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 705 flights monitored in recent months, 67% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.42%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.2/100 (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 San Diego the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Baltimore: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Diego (SAN) to Baltimore (BWI) heads north-east for about 3,686 km, a flight time of roughly 5h 2m.
Departures from San Diego on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 45% of SAN-BWI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Diego the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Baltimore it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 705 tracked SAN-BWI flights, 67% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 1.4% 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 SAN-BWI
The flight from San Diego (SAN) to Baltimore (BWI) takes about 5h 2m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the San Diego (SAN) -> Baltimore (BWI) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 705 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Diego-Baltimore is 1.42% across 705 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.
