BUF → BWIBuffalo to Baltimore

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Direct flights from Buffalo (BUF) to Baltimore (BWI): 50 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 92% of the last 37 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 21 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 41 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 453 km, an estimated 1 hour 5 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Buffalo and Baltimore. Updated 4 November 2026 at 20:33 UTC.

Today, BUF → BWI

Wed 4 Nov · local times
  1. 05:55 WN1355Southwest Left 06:01 +6 Landed 06:48 −37
  2. 07:25 WN2165Southwest Left 07:33 +8 Landed 08:22 −33
  3. 09:10 WN1538Southwest Left 09:18 +8 BWI est. 10:05In the air · sched 10:25
  4. 12:45 WN2381Southwest Left 12:50 +5 BWI est. 13:38In the air · sched 13:55
  5. 15:55 WN498Southwest Est. 16:35Departure not confirmed by the board BWI est. 17:24 +14sched 17:10

Checked BUF board 15:18 · BWI board 15:33

BUF Buffalo smooth · +9
BWI Baltimore smooth · +0
453 km · ~1h 05m est.
dep bank 05:55–17:4550x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 50x weekly · nonstop
92% on time

of the last 37 tracked BUF → BWI flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −21 min. 0 of 41 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−21 minacross the last 37 arrivals
Flight time~1h 05mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures50x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 41

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Southwest Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Southwest AirlinesWN94% on time

Flights WN1355 varies Mo Tu We Su · WN499 06:00 Fr Sa · WN823 06:00 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · WN284 06:15 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-04WN1355dep +6 → arr−37
11-04WN1538departed+8
11-04WN2165dep +8 → arr−33
11-04WN2381departed+5
11-03WN1355dep +3 → arr−42
11-03WN1538dep +11 → arr−17
11-03WN2165dep +5 → arr−36
11-03WN2381dep +0 → arr−21
11-03WN498dep +5 → arr−24
11-02WN1355dep +11 → arr−24
11-02WN1538dep +15 → arr−19
11-02WN2381dep +11 → arr−18
11-02WN5092dep +3 → arr−33
11-02WN5094dep +4 → arr−24
11-02WN827dep +4 → arr−30
11-02WN988dep +10 → arr−25
11-01WN1355dep +4 → arr−32
11-01WN1538dep +6 → arr−29
11-01WN2381dep +11 → arr−19
11-01WN827dep +7 → arr−26
11-01WN988dep +26 → arr−11
10-31WN3539departed+6
10-31WN499departed+8
10-31WN503dep +34 → arr+8
10-30LXJ417dep +188 → arr+34
10-30WN420dep +14 → arr−11
10-30WN499arrived+465
10-30WN823dep +7 → arr−11
10-30WN824dep +3 → arr−21
10-30WN826dep −2 → arr−28
10-30WN827dep +2 → arr−22
10-29WN420dep +7 → arr−16
10-29WN823dep +15 → arr−5
10-29WN824dep +5 → arr−21
10-29WN826dep +81 → arr+82
10-29WN827dep −1 → arr−24
10-28WN284dep +5 → arr−20
10-28WN420dep +10 → arr−15
10-28WN826dep +1 → arr−22
10-28WN845dep +2 → arr−30

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
BUFBuffalo +9 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full BUF delay board →
BWIBaltimore +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SSE 5 kt Full BWI delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at BUF and BWI: a 37% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Buffalo to Baltimore route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop BUF to BWI flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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BUF to BWI questions

Is BUF–BWI running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at BUF is the weaker end, route health score 93/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on BUF–BWI?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:00 and evening departures around 17:30 from BUF. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the BWI delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from BUF to BWI?

Great-circle distance is 453 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 62–69 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does BUF–BWI fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 50 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.