The flight time from San Diego to Baltimore is 4 hours, 44 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves SAN San Diego, CA 5 minutes late.
15 minutes taxiing out
4 hours, 23 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives BWI Baltimore, MD 1 minute early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
79%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from San Diego to Baltimore is 4 hours, 44 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 23 minutes.

The flight distance from San Diego to Baltimore is 2295 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Baltimore to San Diego
5 hours, 22 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
4h 44m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h4h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

11

Distance

2295 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0.00.51.01.52.0

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
11

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is San Diego from Baltimore by plane?

The distance from San Diego to Baltimore by plane is 2295 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from San Diego to Baltimore?

The flight time from San Diego to Baltimore is 4 hours, 44 minutes. The time spent in the air is 4 hours, 23 minutes. These numbers are averages.

What airlines fly from San Diego to Baltimore?

Southwest is the only airline with direct flights from San Diego to Baltimore.

Does Southwest fly from San Diego to Baltimore?

Yes! Southwest does fly from San Diego (SAN) to Baltimore (BWI). On average, they have 11 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 San Diego 5 minutes late
Taxi Out Time 15 minutes
In the Air 263 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Baltimore 1 minute 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 San Diego to Baltimore, Southwest is 79% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 79% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 79% 20% 1%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between San Diego 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 15 263 5 284

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
5pm 0.17
7am 0.18
4pm 0.13
12pm 0.23
2pm 0
11am 0.14
1pm 0.05
10am 0.06
6am 0.25
3pm 0.19
9am 0
8am 0.17

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from San Diego 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 31
February 28
March 31
April 35
May 39
June 54
July 59
August 47
September 61
October 63
November 63
December 68

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from San Diego 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 1.54
Tuesday 1.56
Wednesday 1.56
Thursday 1.54
Friday 1.54
Saturday 1.62
Sunday 1.79

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 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)
5pm 15 261 4 281
7am 15 267 5 289
4pm 13 264 5 285
12pm 16 266 5 288
2pm 9 269 3 281
11am 15 247 5 272
1pm 15 263 5 283
10am 12 259 4 278
6am 18 262 4 285
3pm 13 263 5 282
9am 13 259 4 276
8am 14 268 4 289
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.