Historical on-time performance
Memphis to Baltimore
787 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MEM–BWI arrive on time 64% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate64%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 61 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time64%Median5 minp9065 minCancel1.6%Flights61
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline15%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)46%
- Late aircraft36%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly MEM → BWI
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 75% to 83% on time.
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 246 flights
- Evenings75% on time · p90 70 min · 126 flights · limited
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 40 min · 263 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 72% to 90% on time.
- Saturdays90% on time · p90 10 min · 61 flights · limited
- Sundays82% on time · p90 25 min · 135 flights · limited
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 50 min · 116 flights · limited
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 20 min · 67 flights · limited
- Mondays78% on time · p90 30 min · 114 flights · limited
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 40 min · 66 flights · limited
- Fridays72% on time · p90 40 min · 116 flights · limited
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