Flights West Palm Beach → Baltimore
PBI → BWI
How long is the flight from West Palm Beach to Baltimore?
The flight from West Palm Beach (PBI) to Baltimore (BWI) takes about 2h 12m. 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 West Palm Beach to Baltimore is operated by a Boeing 737-300 and has an on-time performance rate of 78%, with an average delay of 12.1 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 344 flights, connecting passengers to 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 West Palm Beach (PBI) → Baltimore (BWI) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 770 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.56%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11/100 (low), 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 West Palm Beach the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Baltimore: what to expect in this direction
Flying from West Palm Beach (PBI) to Baltimore (BWI) heads north for about 1,425 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 12m.
Departures from West Palm Beach on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 39% of PBI-BWI flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing West Palm Beach the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Baltimore it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 770 tracked PBI-BWI flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 1.6% 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 PBI-BWI
The flight from West Palm Beach (PBI) to Baltimore (BWI) takes about 2h 12m. 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 West Palm Beach (PBI) -> Baltimore (BWI) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 770 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on West Palm Beach-Baltimore is 1.56% across 770 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.
