Does it really take an hour to fly from Baltimore to Hartford?

[Nermel9]

Hi everyone!

I'm trying to convince my DH to take a quick weekend trip down to WDW in December for the weekend, so I'm looking at SW flights. We would go from Saturday to Tuesday morning and he would have to work that Tuesday at 2:30 so I need the earliest flight out of MCO possible.

There are 2 options I'm considering, one leaves MCO at 7:20 and lands in Baltimore at 9:30, then leaves Baltimore at 10:40 and lands in Hartford at 11:45.

The other one is a nonstop flight from MCO to Hartford that leaves at 9:30 and arrives in Hartford at 12:10.

I was thinking the first option would be better, since it gets in almost a half hour before the 2nd flight, and I know SW usually arrives earlier than scheduled. That's why I'm wondering, does it really take over an hour to get from Baltimore to Hartford? That seems like a long time to me! Would we be better off just taking the nonstop and hoping to get in a little early?

Thanks!

 

[FourBees]

Yes it really does. I hate flying and this flight was great. Just after you took off the captain was telling you that he was getting ready to make his landing! Love it

 

[DebbieB]

Hi everyone!

I'm trying to convince my DH to take a quick weekend trip down to WDW in December for the weekend, so I'm looking at SW flights. We would go from Saturday to Tuesday morning and he would have to work that Tuesday at 2:30 so I need the earliest flight out of MCO possible.

There are 2 options I'm considering, one leaves MCO at 7:20 and lands in Baltimore at 9:30, then leaves Baltimore at 10:40 and lands in Hartford at 11:45.

The other one is a nonstop flight from MCO to Hartford that leaves at 9:30 and arrives in Hartford at 12:10.

I was thinking the first option would be better, since it gets in almost a half hour before the 2nd flight, and I know SW usually arrives earlier than scheduled. That's why I'm wondering, does it really take over an hour to get from Baltimore to Hartford? That seems like a long time to me! Would we be better off just taking the nonstop and hoping to get in a little early?

Thanks!

The hour on the schedule is from leaving the gate at Baltimore to arriving at the gate at Hartford. I checked flightaware, the average actual flight time is 43 minutes. The rest of the time is backing out of the gate, taxi out, wait for takeoff, taxi after landing, being guided into the gate.

 

[Tozzie]

Hi everyone!

I'm trying to convince my DH to take a quick weekend trip down to WDW in December for the weekend, so I'm looking at SW flights. We would go from Saturday to Tuesday morning and he would have to work that Tuesday at 2:30 so I need the earliest flight out of MCO possible.

There are 2 options I'm considering, one leaves MCO at 7:20 and lands in Baltimore at 9:30, then leaves Baltimore at 10:40 and lands in Hartford at 11:45.

The other one is a nonstop flight from MCO to Hartford that leaves at 9:30 and arrives in Hartford at 12:10.

I was thinking the first option would be better, since it gets in almost a half hour before the 2nd flight, and I know SW usually arrives earlier than scheduled. That's why I'm wondering, does it really take over an hour to get from Baltimore to Hartford? That seems like a long time to me! Would we be better off just taking the nonstop and hoping to get in a little early?

Thanks!

If you absolutely have to be home by midday on Tuesday take the nonstop flight. You are flying in December and if there are weather delays you might not get home when you need to

 

[Nermel9]

Thanks, I never really considered weather delays. I mean, I suppose if we got delayed, my DH could just call out of work, but we're really trying to prevent that...I was thinking even though the nonstop arrives a little later, it might just be easier.

 

[JennSaint]

Personally unless the flight with a layover is alot less expensive I would always book the nonstop!

 

[vacationclub]

Talk about living dangerously! If you want to pull this off, I would say non-stop. One less airport, one less airplane, one less city with weather.

 

[SilverMickey]

I would say the non-stop. The longer flights "could" make some good time and get you in early. (maybe) as with the short flight there isn't really any time to get in early. I agree with PP that one less airport to deal with is better.

 

[MrMarv]

All of the airlines have been padding their published schedules for ages, and SWA is no exception.

I've flown from LAX to Phoenix four times this year, and none of those flights has ever taken more than 48-52 minutes in either direction, (with E/B flights being slightly quicker), which is substantially less than the 75-minute schedule flight duration listed in their timetable.

 

[Anal Annie]

Always, whenever possible non-stop, non-stop, non-stop!!!

(This is like the "location, location, location" of flying!)

 

[Betty Rohrer]

either flight could be a weather problem getting depending on where the plane is coming from before your flight. years ago daughter twirled for citrus bowl and had their flight snowed out in orlando. of course it was the flight into orlando from detriot that was snowed but the plane could not get there for their flight. the group had a hard time rebooking. just something else to add to possible delays.