Historical on-time performance
Austin to Baltimore
1,342 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on AUS–BWI arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,285 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.6%Flights1,285
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft50%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline10%
- Weather76%
- Air traffic (NAS)14%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 21 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly AUS → BWI
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 94% on time.
- Mornings94% on time · p90 5 min · 1,279 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 30 min · 1,002 flights
- Overnights75% on time · p90 45 min · 265 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 70 min · 496 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 45 min · 924 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 554 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 469 flights
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 551 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 35 min · 605 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 40 min · 599 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 35 min · 595 flights
- Thursdays74% on time · p90 35 min · 593 flights
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