RDU → BWIRaleigh/Durham to Baltimore

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Direct flights from Raleigh/Durham (RDU) to Baltimore (BWI): 48 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 95% of the last 40 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 13 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 41 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 412 km, an estimated 1 hour 2 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Raleigh/Durham and Baltimore. Updated 5 November 2026 at 15:33 UTC.

Today, RDU → BWI

Thu 5 Nov · local times
  1. 06:15 WN3607Southwest Left 06:19 Landed 07:04 −16
  2. 07:50 WN3591Southwest Left 07:57 +7 Landed 08:43 −22
  3. 09:40 WN484Southwest Left 09:50 +10 BWI est. 10:39In the air · sched 10:45
  4. 13:55 WN697Southwest On scheduleT1 ·

Checked RDU board 10:03 · BWI board 10:33

RDU Raleigh/Durham smooth · +7
BWI Baltimore smooth · +0
412 km · ~1h 02m est.
dep bank 06:10–20:2048x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 48x weekly · nonstop
95% on time

of the last 40 tracked RDU → BWI flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −13 min. 0 of 41 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−13 minacross the last 40 arrivals
Flight time~1h 02mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures48x1 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 AirlinesWN95% on time

Flights WN3557 06:10 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · WN3607 06:15 Mo Tu We Th Su · WN3591 07:50 Mo Th Su · WN1552 08:40 Mo Th Fr Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-05WN3591dep +7 → arr−22
11-05WN3607dep +4 → arr−16
11-05WN484departed+10
11-04WN2887dep +5 → arr−23
11-04WN3501dep +18 → arr−1
11-04WN3607dep +15 → arr−13
11-04WN3609dep +16 → arr−5
11-04WN697dep +9 → arr−4
11-031I842dep +4 → arr+12
11-03WN2887dep +6 → arr−28
11-03WN3501dep +6 → arr−13
11-03WN3607dep +7 → arr−22
11-03WN3609dep +7 → arr−19
11-03WN697dep +12 → arr−10
11-02WN3591dep +11 → arr−26
11-02WN3607dep +5 → arr−22
11-02WN3609dep +198 → arr+150
11-02WN484dep +2 → arr−26
11-02WN697dep +67 → arr+39
11-01WN3591dep +8 → arr−27
11-01WN3607dep +11 → arr−18
11-01WN3609dep +28 → arr−3
11-01WN461dep +32 → arr+1
11-01WN484dep +24 → arr−1
11-01WN697dep +13 → arr+12
10-31WN2386dep +5 → arr−20
10-31WN3273dep +2 → arr−22
10-31WN3346dep +3 → arr−23
10-30WN1444dep +13 → arr−14
10-30WN1552dep +12 → arr−7
10-30WN3557dep +5 → arr−17
10-30WN3590dep +10 → arr−16
10-30WN552dep +17 → arr−4
10-30WN696dep +19 → arr−15
10-291I768dep −12 → arr−8
10-29WN1444dep +16 → arr−10
10-29WN1552dep +4 → arr−22
10-29WN3557dep +22 → arr−2
10-29WN3590dep +13 → arr−15
10-29WN552dep +41 → 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
RDURaleigh/Durham +7 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · S 11 kt Full RDU delay board →
BWIBaltimore +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · S 8 kt Full BWI delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at RDU and BWI: a 36% 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 Raleigh/Durham to Baltimore route actually runs

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

Is RDU–BWI running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at RDU is the weaker end, route health score 94/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on RDU–BWI?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:10 and evening departures around 18:25 from RDU. 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 RDU to BWI?

Great-circle distance is 412 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 59–65 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does RDU–BWI fly?

Southwest Airlines runs the route with about 48 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, wed, thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.