Historical on-time performance
Baltimore to Richmond
121 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BWI–RIC arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.2%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-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel2.2%Flights729
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Late aircraft62%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline6%
- Weather69%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 16 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 BWI → RIC
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
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 · 578 flights
- Mornings84% on time · p90 20 min · 149 flights · limited
- Overnights59% on time · p90 70 min · 721 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 62% to 86% on time.
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 208 flights
- Tuesdays83% on time · p90 35 min · 207 flights
- Saturdays77% on time · p90 40 min · 208 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 50 min · 208 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 45 min · 208 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 40 min · 206 flights
- Sundays62% on time · p90 65 min · 207 flights
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