Historical on-time performance
Los Angeles to Baltimore
2,329 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LAX–BWI arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,733 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time90%Medianon timep9010 minCancel0.4%Flights570
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time80%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.8%Flights1,042
- Spirit AirlinesOn-time74%Medianon timep9030 minCancel0.8%Flights121
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline41%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)24%
- Late aircraft35%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline9%
- Weather82%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 11 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 LAX → 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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 1,861 flights
- Overnights82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,800 flights
- Middays76% on time · p90 35 min · 779 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 55 min · 605 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 40 min · 112 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 84% on time.
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 700 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 20 min · 711 flights
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 711 flights
- Mondays81% on time · p90 25 min · 783 flights
- Thursdays80% on time · p90 25 min · 788 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 30 min · 746 flights
- Fridays79% on time · p90 30 min · 779 flights
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