Historical on-time performance
Baltimore to Richmond
121 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BWI–RIC arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.4%of scheduled flights
based on 729 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.4%Flights729
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft59%
- 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 → RIC
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 92% on time.
- Middays92% on time · p90 10 min · 440 flights
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 136 flights · limited
- Overnights57% on time · p90 65 min · 570 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 59% to 86% on time.
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 166 flights · limited
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 35 min · 165 flights · limited
- Saturdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 164 flights · limited
- Mondays74% on time · p90 35 min · 164 flights · limited
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 40 min · 164 flights · limited
- Fridays71% on time · p90 50 min · 164 flights · limited
- Sundays59% on time · p90 75 min · 163 flights · limited
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