The flight time from Boston to Baltimore is 1 hour, 27 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves BOS Boston, MA 1 minute early.
15 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 6 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives BWI Baltimore, MD 6 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
88%
Southwest
81%
JetBlue
79%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Boston to Baltimore is 1 hour, 27 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 6 minutes.

The flight distance from Boston to Baltimore is 369 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Baltimore to Boston
1 hour, 21 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 24m
JetBlue
1h 29m
Delta
1h 37m
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

83

Distance

369 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0510

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
50
JetBlue
16
Delta
16

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Boston from Baltimore by plane?

The distance from Boston to Baltimore by plane is 369 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Boston to Baltimore?

The flight time from Boston to Baltimore is 1 hour, 27 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 6 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 24 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 1 hour, 37 minutes.

What airlines fly from Boston to Baltimore?

Delta, JetBlue, and Southwest are the airlines with direct flights from Boston to Baltimore.

Does Southwest fly from Boston to Baltimore?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Boston (BOS) to Baltimore (BWI). On average, they have 50 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 Boston 1 minute early
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 66 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Baltimore 6 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 Boston 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 88% 10% 2%
Southwest 81% 17% 2%
JetBlue 79% 19% 2%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Boston 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 65 4 84
JetBlue 16 66 6 89
Delta 22 68 7 97

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
7am 0.48
6pm 0.66
1pm 0.68
8pm 0.58
7pm 0.44
10pm 0.26
5am 0.5
10am 0.47
12pm 0.71
6am 0.95
8am 1
11am 0.62
5pm 0.67
9pm 0.43
3pm 0.66
2pm 0.51
9am 0.94
4pm 1.07

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Boston 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 332
February 312
March 363
April 372
May 411
June 360
July 372
August 388
September 355
October 364
November 353
December 338

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Boston 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 13
Tuesday 12.77
Wednesday 12.56
Thursday 12.94
Friday 13.02
Saturday 8.02
Sunday 10.77

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
Southwest 1
JetBlue 0
Delta 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)
7am 16 66 6 89
6pm 18 67 5 92
1pm 13 66 5 88
8pm 15 66 6 89
7pm 13 64 5 85
10pm 10 63 4 78
5am 12 63 4 81
10am 13 64 4 82
12pm 13 66 5 85
6am 17 66 5 88
8am 17 66 5 92
11am 15 67 5 88
5pm 22 67 5 96
9pm 11 63 5 82
3pm 15 67 5 88
2pm 13 68 5 86
9am 16 65 5 88
4pm 16 66 5 88
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.