The flight time from Atlanta to Baltimore is 1 hour, 42 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves ATL Atlanta, GA on time.
14 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 20 minutes in the air
6 minutes taxiing in
Arrives BWI Baltimore, MD 2 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
83%
Southwest
81%
Spirit
76%
Frontier
69%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Atlanta to Baltimore is 1 hour, 42 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 20 minutes.

The flight distance from Atlanta to Baltimore is 577 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Baltimore to Atlanta
1 hour, 49 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 39m
Spirit
1h 41m
Delta
1h 42m
Frontier
1h 49m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights Per Week

119

Distance

577 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun051015

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Delta
54
Southwest
42
Frontier
12
Spirit
9

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Atlanta from Baltimore by plane?

The distance from Atlanta to Baltimore by plane is 577 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Atlanta to Baltimore?

The flight time from Atlanta to Baltimore is 1 hour, 42 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 20 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 39 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 1 hour, 49 minutes.

What airlines fly from Atlanta to Baltimore?

Southwest, Delta, Frontier, and Spirit are the airlines with direct flights from Atlanta to Baltimore.

Does Southwest fly from Atlanta to Baltimore?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Atlanta (ATL) to Baltimore (BWI). On average, they have 42 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Atlanta on time
Taxi Out Time 14 minutes
In the Air 80 minutes
Taxiing In 6 minutes
Arrives Baltimore 2 minutes early

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Atlanta to Baltimore, Southwest is 81% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 81% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 83% 16% 1%
Southwest 81% 18% 1%
Spirit 76% 23% 1%
Frontier 69% 28% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Atlanta and Baltimore, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 13 81 4 99
Spirit 12 81 6 101
Delta 15 80 6 102
Frontier 17 82 9 109

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
8am 0.7
11am 1.2
8pm 0.63
4pm 1.63
6am 0.59
6pm 0.58
5am 0.04
1pm 1.47
3pm 0.87
9am 1.22
9pm 1.21
2pm 0.86
10pm 1.34
7am 1.4
5pm 0.84
12pm 0.53
7pm 0.94
10am 0.68

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to Baltimore that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 443
February 410
March 495
April 534
May 572
June 494
July 498
August 591
September 527
October 570
November 548
December 517

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Atlanta to Baltimore that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 18
Tuesday 17.25
Wednesday 17.23
Thursday 18.1
Friday 18
Saturday 13.81
Sunday 16.83

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
Delta 1
Southwest 1
Frontier 0
Spirit 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
8am 14 80 5 100
11am 15 80 6 103
8pm 16 81 6 104
4pm 14 80 6 102
6am 14 81 6 102
6pm 14 81 5 102
5am 13 80 11 106
1pm 13 81 6 101
3pm 14 81 6 103
9am 14 80 6 101
9pm 15 80 6 102
2pm 12 81 5 100
10pm 16 79 6 101
7am 15 80 6 102
5pm 15 82 6 104
12pm 13 81 5 102
7pm 15 80 6 102
10am 16 81 5 102
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.