BWI → AUSBaltimore to Austin

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Direct flights from Baltimore (BWI) to Austin (AUS): 39 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 76% of the last 25 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 2 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 26 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,157 km, an estimated 3 hours 16 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Baltimore and Austin. Updated 29 October 2026 at 08:22 UTC.

Today, BWI → AUS

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. · WN498Southwest Airlines On schedule AUS 12:15scheduled
  2. · WN948Southwest Airlines On schedule AUS 10:45scheduled

Checked BWI board 22:04 · AUS board 03:22

BWI Baltimore smooth · +9
AUS Austin smooth · +0
2,157 km · ~3h 16m est.
dep bank 08:10–19:5539x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 39x weekly · nonstop
76% on time

of the last 25 tracked BWI → AUS flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −2 min. 0 of 26 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−2 minacross the last 25 arrivals
Flight time~3h 16mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures39x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 26

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 AirlinesWN76% on time

Flights WN948 varies daily · WN498 09:45 Mo Th Fr Sa · WN2740 11:20 Su · WN361 11:55 Tu We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-28SBE723departed+0
10-28WN2233arrived+19
10-28WN3410arrived+3
10-28WN361dep +86 → arr+70
10-28WN441dep +7 → arr−15
10-28WN449arrived+54
10-28WN727arrived−2
10-28WN948dep +9 → arr−19
10-28WN949dep +47 → arr+21
10-27WN2233arrived+19
10-27WN361dep +23 → arr−2
10-27WN441dep +34 → arr+7
10-27WN449arrived−6
10-27WN727arrived+7
10-27WN948dep +5 → arr−33
10-27WN949dep +25 → arr+1
10-26WN441dep +15 → arr−19
10-26WN498dep +48 → arr+14
10-26WN948dep +19 → arr−18
10-26WN949dep +22 → arr−11
10-25WN1002arrived−15
10-25WN1961dep +44 → arr+27
10-25WN2208arrived−9
10-25WN2365dep +23 → arr−6
10-25WN2740dep +12 → arr−12
10-25WN948dep +33 → arr+9

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
BWIBaltimore +9 min smooth 🌤 overcast · N 0 kt Full BWI delay board →
AUSAustin +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · N 0 kt Full AUS delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at BWI and AUS: a 37% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +6 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Baltimore to Austin route actually runs

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

Is BWI–AUS running on time right now?

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

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:45 and evening departures around 17:55 from BWI. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the AUS delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from BWI to AUS?

Great-circle distance is 2,157 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 182–215 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does BWI–AUS fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 39 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.