Historical on-time performance
Baltimore to Cleveland
314 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BWI–CLE arrive on time 76% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate76%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.0%of scheduled flights
based on 966 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9040 minCancel2.0%Flights966
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft48%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BWI → CLE
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 179 flights · limited
- Middays85% on time · p90 20 min · 885 flights
- Afternoons73% on time · p90 45 min · 460 flights
- Evenings68% on time · p90 55 min · 418 flights
- Overnights60% on time · p90 55 min · 1,043 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 460 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 40 min · 441 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 40 min · 434 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 40 min · 446 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 45 min · 316 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 45 min · 452 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 50 min · 436 flights
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