The flight time from Baltimore to Houston is 3 hours, 18 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves BWI Baltimore, MD 2 minutes early.
12 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 53 minutes in the air
10 minutes taxiing in
Arrives IAH Houston, TX 7 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

United
84%
Spirit
76%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Baltimore to Houston is 3 hours, 18 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 53 minutes.

The flight distance from Baltimore to Houston is 1235 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Houston to Baltimore
2 hours, 57 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

United
3h 18m
Spirit
3h 18m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

27

Distance

1235 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

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Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
16
Spirit
10

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Baltimore from Houston by plane?

The distance from Baltimore to Houston by plane is 1235 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Baltimore to Houston?

The flight time from Baltimore to Houston is 3 hours, 18 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 53 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Spirit being the fastest taking 3 hours, 18 minutes, and United the slowest taking 3 hours, 18 minutes.

What airlines fly from Baltimore to Houston?

Spirit and United are the airlines with direct flights from Baltimore to Houston.

Does Southwest fly from Baltimore to Houston?

Southwest does not fly from Baltimore (BWI) to Houston (IAH). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

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 Baltimore 2 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 12 minutes
In the Air 173 minutes
Taxiing In 10 minutes
Arrives Houston 7 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 Baltimore to Houston, Spirit is 76% reliable, which means that Spirit flights are on time 76% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
United 84% 14% 2%
Spirit 76% 23% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Baltimore and Houston, 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)
United 13 174 9 198
Spirit 12 171 10 198

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
7pm 0.1
9am 0.21
8am 0.59
7am 0.03
2pm 0.45
6am 0.62
5pm 0.05
10am 0.08
8pm 0.16
6pm 0.33
1pm 0.39
11am 0.02
10pm 0.12
5am 0.04
4pm 0.41
9pm 0.01
12pm 0.22

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Baltimore to Houston 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 71
February 76
March 86
April 134
May 134
June 133
July 144
August 140
September 131
October 129
November 131
December 115

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Baltimore to Houston 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 4.4
Tuesday 3.63
Wednesday 3.79
Thursday 4.19
Friday 4.29
Saturday 3.37
Sunday 3.71

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
United 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)
7pm 12 168 11 194
9am 13 169 10 200
8am 14 179 9 205
7am 12 166 11 189
2pm 12 183 9 208
6am 13 168 8 191
5pm 15 169 10 195
10am 12 176 12 204
8pm 12 171 10 194
6pm 12 178 11 203
1pm 11 169 9 193
11am 11 186 6 202
10pm 12 164 8 186
5am 11 165 8 185
4pm 12 169 12 196
9pm 17 170 11 203
12pm 11 173 10 199
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.