Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Baltimore
1,217 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–BWI arrive on time 66% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate66%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.2%of scheduled flights
based on 986 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time47%Median15 minp90105 minCancel3.3%Flights30
- American AirlinesbestOn-time67%Medianon timep9060 minCancel3.2%Flights956
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- Late aircraft47%
- 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 DFW → BWI
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 — 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 25 min · 773 flights
- Middays78% on time · p90 40 min · 937 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 55 min · 134 flights · limited
- Afternoons63% on time · p90 75 min · 1,235 flights
- Evenings60% on time · p90 80 min · 1,524 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 71% on time.
- Wednesdays71% on time · p90 65 min · 557 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 55 min · 628 flights
- Tuesdays70% on time · p90 60 min · 571 flights
- Thursdays68% on time · p90 55 min · 727 flights
- Fridays67% on time · p90 65 min · 689 flights
- Mondays67% on time · p90 65 min · 687 flights
- Sundays66% on time · p90 60 min · 744 flights
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