DTW → BWIDetroit to Baltimore

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Direct flights from Detroit (DTW) to Baltimore (BWI): 51 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 95% of the last 42 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 20 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 42 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 657 km, an estimated 1 hour 21 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Detroit and Baltimore. Updated 5 November 2026 at 15:03 UTC.

Today, DTW → BWI

Thu 5 Nov · local times
  1. 05:00 WN1872Southwest Left 05:12 +12 Landed 06:10 −30
  2. 10:20 DL1546Delta Air Lines On scheduleTM ·
  3. 12:44 F91516Frontier On schedule ·

Checked DTW board 10:03 · BWI board 06:33

DTW Detroit smooth · +9
BWI Baltimore smooth · +0
657 km · ~1h 21m est.
dep bank 05:00–21:3051x weekly
Runs reliable · 3 airlines · 51x weekly · nonstop
95% on time

of the last 42 tracked DTW → BWI flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −20 min. 0 of 42 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−20 minacross the last 42 arrivals
Flight time~1h 21mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures51x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 42

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Delta Air LinesFrontier AirlinesSouthwest 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
Delta Air LinesDL100% on time

Flights DL2341 07:20 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · DL1546 10:20 daily · DL2480 15:17 daily · DL2715 varies daily

Frontier AirlinesF9

Flights F91516 varies Mo Th Fr Su

Southwest AirlinesWN93% on time

Flights WN1872 05:00 Mo Tu We Th Su · WN1842 05:25 Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa · WN2069 15:55 Tu We · WN1124 16:50 Mo Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-05WN1872dep +12 → arr−30
11-04DL1546dep +11 → arr−17
11-04DL2480dep +4 → arr−24
11-04DL2715dep +12 → arr−21
11-04WN1872dep +7 → arr−36
11-04WN2069dep +20 → arr−6
11-03DL1546dep +5 → arr−21
11-03DL2480dep +5 → arr−26
11-03DL2715dep +25 → arr−9
11-03WN1872dep +14 → arr−23
11-03WN2069dep +5 → arr−20
11-02DL1546dep +5 → arr−20
11-02DL2480dep +6 → arr−20
11-02DL2715dep +11 → arr−19
11-02F91516dep +50 → arr+20
11-02WN1124dep +13 → arr−17
11-02WN1872dep +9 → arr−30
11-01DL1546dep −1 → arr−27
11-01DL2480dep +21 → arr−10
11-01DL2715dep +9 → arr−21
11-01F91516dep +3 → arr+4
11-01WN1124dep +33 → arr+4
11-01WN1872dep +7 → arr−33
10-31DL1546dep +4 → arr−26
10-31DL2480dep +9 → arr−23
10-31DL2715dep +9 → arr−25
10-31WN1179dep +10 → arr−17
10-31WN1180dep +6 → arr−13
10-30DL1546dep +3 → arr−28
10-30DL2341dep +6 → arr−24
10-30DL2480dep +3 → arr−29
10-30DL2715dep +16 → arr−21
10-30F91516dep +10 → arr−19
10-30WN1295dep +19 → arr−11
10-30WN1842dep +9 → arr−16
10-29DL1546dep +1 → arr−27
10-29DL2341dep +16 → arr−11
10-29DL2480dep +4 → arr−27
10-29DL2715dep +8 → arr−22
10-29F91516dep +8 → arr−15

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
DTWDetroit +9 min smooth 🌤 overcast · SSW 14 kt Full DTW delay board →
BWIBaltimore +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · S 7 kt Full BWI delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at BWI: a 25% 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 Detroit to Baltimore route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DTW 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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DTW to BWI questions

Is DTW–BWI running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DTW 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 DTW–BWI?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:00 and evening departures around 17:35 from DTW. 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 DTW to BWI?

Great-circle distance is 657 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 76–86 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DTW–BWI fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 51 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.