BOS to BWI flight delays
BOS BWI Boston Logan to Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall · 369 miles
11,746 flights were scheduled from BOS to BWI over July 2023 through June 2026. Of the 11,518 that made the trip, 80% reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. These are arrival figures: “on time” means the flight reached the gate less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Arrivals are what decide whether you make the connection, so route and airline pages are scored on them rather than on pushback.
Data through June 2026 · Bureau of Transportation Statistics
The route in brief
- Flights in the window
- 11,746
- Arrived on time
- 80%
- Cancelled
- 1.8%
- Scheduled distance
- 369 miles
Cancellations are counted against everything scheduled. Diverted flights are counted with them rather than as very late arrivals, which is why the on-time share and the cancellation rate do not add up to everything that happened.
Airline by airline
Airlines with at least 100 flights on BOS–BWI, busiest first. Same route, same weather, same air traffic — which makes this the fairest comparison on the site.
| Airline | Arrived on time | Typical delay | Cancelled | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines | 78.9% | 66 min | 1.5% | 7,387 |
| Republic Airways | 84.4% | 66 min | 2.1% | 2,840 |
| Spirit Airlines | 75.3% | 83 min | 3.2% | 940 |
| JetBlue Airways | 80.7% | 79 min | 2.2% | 579 |
Month by month
July was the month to avoid on BOS–BWI: 68.7% of flights arrived on time, against 86.8% in November. Each bar pools three years of that calendar month.
| Month | Share flights that arrived on time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 86.2% | 826 |
| February | 85.2% | 772 |
| March | 85.1% | 883 |
| April | 82.4% | 1,004 |
| May | 77.5% | 1,025 |
| June | 73.9% | 998 |
| July | 68.7% | 1,075 |
| August | 76.4% | 1,093 |
| September | 78.4% | 1,002 |
| October | 80.3% | 1,089 |
| November | 86.8% | 1,015 |
| December | 83.7% | 964 |
Both ends of the route
A route’s record is built out of two airports’ habits. The hour-by-hour grid for each is on its own page.
BOS to BWI in one number
BOS → BWI
When a flight on this route was late, it was late by about 68 min.
Questions about BOS to BWI
- Which airline is most reliable from BOS to BWI?
- Republic Airways — its flights on this pairing arrived on time 84.4% of the time, with 2,840 scheduled. Spirit Airlines came in at 75.3% over 940 scheduled. Airlines with fewer than 100 flights on the route are not rated.
- What is the worst month to fly BOS to BWI?
- July, at 68.7% of arrivals on time, with 1,075 flights scheduled. November was the best of the year at 86.8%.
- How late are BOS–BWI flights when they are late?
- 68 min on average, counting only the flights that arrived 15 minutes or more behind schedule. The on-time flights are left out of that average on purpose — mixing them in would flatter it.
- How often is the BOS to BWI flight cancelled?
- 1.8% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled, July 2023 through June 2026. Diverted flights are counted with the cancellations rather than as late arrivals.
- Are these departure or arrival numbers?
- Arrival. A flight counts as on time here if it reached the gate at BWI less than 15 minutes behind schedule. Airport pages score departures instead, because that is the number you can act on when you pick a booking time.