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Airport month · August 2024
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall in August 2024
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In August 2024, reporting carriers scheduled 8,940 domestic departures from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI). 62.4% left less than 15 minutes late and 66.3% reached their destination on time; 2.6% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 75.4% of flights departed on time and 74.7% arrived on time, so BWI departures were 13.0 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in August 2023, the airport had 8,507 departures with 64.0% leaving on time: a change of −1.6 points, with flights up 5%.
Flights arriving at BWI that month were on time 72.0% of the time (8,946 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 39%, air carrier 33% and national aviation system 24%.
- On time 66.3%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 30.9%
- Cancelled 2.6%
- Diverted 0.2%
August 2024 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Aug 2024 | Aug 2023 | BWI, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Aug 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 62.4% | 64.0% | 71.7% | 75.4% |
| Arrived on time | 66.3% | 68.2% | 76.4% | 74.7% |
| Cancelled | 2.6% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2.1% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 23.8 min | 19.9 min | 16.5 min | 18.4 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 298 | 284 | 259 | 20,634 |
| Scheduled departures | 8,940 | 8,507 | 94,429 | 619,025 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WN Southwest Airlines | 6,458 | 72% | 65.0% | 17.0 min | 2.3% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 762 | 9% | 65.4% | 20.9 min | 3.3% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 471 | 5% | 79.8% | 11.3 min | 0.4% |
| AA American Airlines | 366 | 4% | 76.8% | 19.5 min | 3.0% |
| UA United Airlines | 364 | 4% | 73.1% | 9.5 min | 1.9% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 266 | 3% | 51.5% | 36.7 min | 6.4% |
| YX Republic Airline | 79 | 1% | 75.9% | 8.6 min | 8.9% |
| 9E Endeavor Air | 62 | 1% | 58.1% | 19.0 min | 19.4% |
| AS Alaska Airlines | 62 | 1% | 69.4% | 21.3 min | 0.0% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 37 | 0% | 56.8% | 23.3 min | 2.7% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 9 | 0% | 66.7% | 5.5 min | 11.1% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 4 | 0% | 75.0% | -0.7 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BWI–ATL | Baltimore to Atlanta | 539 | 70.7% | 17.9 min | 0.9% |
| BWI–MCO | Baltimore to Orlando | 450 | 64.2% | 19.6 min | 3.8% |
| BWI–BOS | Baltimore to Boston | 385 | 67.5% | 20.2 min | 4.9% |
| BWI–FLL | Baltimore to Fort Lauderdale | 314 | 61.1% | 19.4 min | 5.4% |
| BWI–CLT | Baltimore to Charlotte | 313 | 68.4% | 26.2 min | 2.9% |
| BWI–DEN | Baltimore to Denver | 282 | 63.8% | 18.7 min | 1.8% |
| BWI–TPA | Baltimore to Tampa | 267 | 66.3% | 11.4 min | 6.0% |
| BWI–ORD | Baltimore to Chicago | 223 | 74.4% | 6.1 min | 1.8% |
| BWI–MIA | Baltimore to Miami | 213 | 53.5% | 21.5 min | 7.5% |
| BWI–LAS | Baltimore to Las Vegas | 206 | 71.4% | 15.7 min | 1.9% |
| BWI–LAX | Baltimore to Los Angeles | 194 | 66.5% | 14.3 min | 1.5% |
| BWI–DTW | Baltimore to Detroit | 187 | 72.2% | 9.2 min | 2.7% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left BWI on time in August 2024?
62.4% of 8,940 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 66.3% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 75.4% and 74.7%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In August 2023, 64.0% of 8,507 departures left on time and 1.8% were cancelled, against 62.4% and 2.6% in August 2024.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for August 2024; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for BWI · methodology · corrections.