BWI to DFW flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · 1,217 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at BWI or DFW right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Baltimore (BWI) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) arrived on time 73% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 2.9% were cancelled, and 11% arrived an hour or more late.
- Spirit Airlines was the most punctual airline here (86% on time); Frontier Airlines was the least (68%).
- Departures scheduled around 12pm did best (86% on time); around 6pm did worst (55%).
- Thursday was the most reliable day to fly (80% on time) and Saturday the least (67%).
- The largest source of delay minutes was airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling) (43%).
Which airline is most on time from BWI to DFW?
Ranked by on-time arrival rate. Regional airlines fly under their partner's brand (e.g. SkyWest for Delta Connection or United Express).
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | 1 hr+ late | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envoy AirRegional airline operating American Eagle flights. | 100% | 0.0% | 0 min | 0.0% | 3 |
| Spirit Airlines | 86% | 0.0% | 10 min | 4.4% | 92 |
| American Airlines | 73% | 3.5% | 28 min | 10.2% | 966 |
| Frontier Airlines | 68% | 1.8% | 34 min | 15.5% | 277 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
- 6am84%233 flights
- 7am85%144 flights
- 9am90%21 flights
- 10am84%19 flights
- 11am69%28 flights
- 12pm86%78 flights
- 1pm74%130 flights
- 2pm75%66 flights
- 3pm70%219 flights
- 4pm66%65 flights
- 6pm55%56 flights
- 7pm58%224 flights
- 8pm75%16 flights
- 9pm62%35 flights
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday72%3.4% cancelled
- Tuesday74%3.9% cancelled
- Wednesday74%1.3% cancelled
- Thursday80%1.4% cancelled
- Friday73%1.4% cancelled
- Saturday67%3.4% cancelled
- Sunday71%5.4% cancelled
On-time trend by month
Why flights are late
Share of delay minutes by cause, as reported by airlines to the DOT.
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)43%
- Late-arriving aircraft37%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion14%
- Extreme weather6%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
- Extreme weather77%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)23%
- Air traffic control & airport congestion0%
- Security0%
BWI to DFW: common questions
- How often are BWI to DFW flights on time?
- 73% of flights arrived less than 15 minutes late in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, compared with 78% for all US flights.
- How often are flights from Baltimore to Dallas/Fort Worth cancelled?
- 2.9% of scheduled flights were cancelled (39 of 1,338).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 28 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 100 min behind schedule on average, and 10.9% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at BWI?
- Flights on this route spent 16 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: DFW to BWI — 70% on time
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Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: BWI → DFW, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.