Route · LGA → BWI · 2020–2025 BTS data
New York to Baltimore
The LGA–BWI corridor (New York, NY → Baltimore, MD) runs ahead of the national average, served by 1 carrier across roughly 185 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 82.8%
- On-time
- +3.8 pts
- vs US avg
- 72 min
- Delay when late
- 1,076
- Flights
Cancelled
5.0%
Best Month
May 2020 93%
Worst Month
Aug 2022 76%
Distance
185 mi
Carriers
1
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2022 | 88 | 11 | 7 | 0 | WN |
| Sep 2022 | 86 | 14 | 3 | 0 | WN |
| Aug 2022 | 89 | 21 | 9 | 0 | WN |
| Jul 2022 | 88 | 18 | 4 | 0 | WN |
| Jun 2022 | 86 | 20 | 4 | 0 | WN |
| May 2022 | 89 | 20 | 2 | 0 | WN |
| Apr 2022 | 85 | 20 | 1 | 0 | WN |
| Mar 2022 | 89 | 18 | 8 | 0 | WN |
| Feb 2022 | 80 | 10 | 4 | 0 | WN |
| Jan 2022 | 86 | 10 | 12 | 0 | WN |
| Dec 2021 | 86 | 13 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| Nov 2021 | 66 | 6 | 0 | 0 | WN |
| May 2020 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 0 | WN |
Cancellation Rate
5.0%
54 of 1,076 flights
Diversion Rate
0.0%
0 of 1,076 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
LGA - New York
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for New York, NY.
Origin airport →BWI - Baltimore
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Baltimore, MD.
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What the Data Says About LGA to BWI
Bureau of Transportation Statistics records show New York to Baltimore (LGA to BWI) running a 82.8% on-time rate over 1,076 tracked flights, on the stronger end of a typical domestic pairing. When flights do run late, the average delay is 71.8 minutes. The 185-mile corridor is served by 1 carrier, and over the last 24 months 5.0% of 1,076 flights were cancelled, 0.0% diverted.
The monthly split is wide on this route: May 2020 posted the strongest performance at 93% on-time, while Aug 2022 came in at just 76% - a 17-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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