Flights San Juan → Baltimore
SJU → BWI
How long is the flight from San Juan to Baltimore?
The flight from San Juan (SJU) to Baltimore (BWI) takes 3h 40m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 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 San Juan to Baltimore is operated with a Boeing 737-800 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 64%, with an average delay of 25.7 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 311 total flights, serving a destination airport that opened in 1947 and currently handles approximately 22,804,744 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 Juan (SJU) → Baltimore (BWI) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 787 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 18 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.78%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 25.9/100 (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 Juan the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Baltimore: what to expect in this direction
Flying from San Juan (SJU) to Baltimore (BWI) heads north for about 2,525 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 40m.
Departures from San Juan on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 41% of SJU-BWI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing San Juan the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Baltimore it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 787 tracked SJU-BWI flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 18 min and a 1.8% 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 SJU-BWI
The flight from San Juan (SJU) to Baltimore (BWI) takes 3h 40m on average. That is the median time recorded across 2 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the San Juan (SJU) -> Baltimore (BWI) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 18 minutes, based on 787 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on San Juan-Baltimore is 1.78% across 787 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.
