DCA → BWIWashington to Baltimore

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Direct flights from Washington (DCA) to Baltimore (BWI): 2 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 28 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 48 km, an estimated 34 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Washington and Baltimore. Updated 4 November 2026 at 20:18 UTC.

Today, DCA → BWI

Wed 4 Nov · local times
  1. 08:55 WN8603Southwest Airlines Left 09:25 +30 Landed 09:43 +28
  2. 09:21 WN8629Southwest Airlines Left 09:21 BWI 09:36In the air · scheduled landing

Checked DCA board 15:18 · BWI board 10:33

DCA Washington smooth · +11
BWI Baltimore smooth · +0
48 km · ~0h 34m est.
dep bank 08:55–09:212x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 2x weekly · nonstop
92 / 100

route health from live DCA and BWI delay boards

Median arrival delay is +28 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+28 minacross the last 1 arrival
Flight time~0h 34mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures2x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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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 AirlinesWN

Flights WN8603 08:55 We · WN8629 09:21 We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-04WN8603dep +30 → arr+28
11-04WN8629departed+0

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
DCAWashington +11 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · S 11 kt Full DCA delay board →
BWIBaltimore +0 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · ESE 9 kt Full BWI delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DCA and BWI: a 37% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +5 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Washington to Baltimore route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DCA 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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Pro Flight Search: Washington (DCA) to Baltimore (BWI) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

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How we measure this →

DCA to BWI questions

Is DCA–BWI running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DCA is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DCA–BWI?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:55 from DCA. 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 DCA to BWI?

Great-circle distance is 48 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 33–34 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DCA–BWI fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 2 flights a week (wed). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.