Historical on-time performance
Richmond to Baltimore
120 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on RIC–BWI arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate75%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%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-time75%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.7%Flights729
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline38%
- Weather8%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft36%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly RIC → 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 — 88% on time.
- Mornings88% on time · p90 15 min · 574 flights
- Afternoons81% on time · p90 20 min · 166 flights · limited
- Evenings58% on time · p90 55 min · 407 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 67% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 164 flights · limited
- Fridays80% on time · p90 20 min · 164 flights · limited
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 164 flights · limited
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 164 flights · limited
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 25 min · 166 flights · limited
- Sundays75% on time · p90 50 min · 163 flights · limited
- Mondays67% on time · p90 45 min · 164 flights · limited
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