{
  "response": {
    "Key": "BWI-AW",
    "orig": {
      "code": "BWI",
      "type": "airport",
      "city": "Baltimore",
      "fullCity": "Baltimore, Maryland",
      "airport": "Thurgood Marshall Intl Airport"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "AW",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Aruba"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in Aruba can I fly to from Baltimore?",
        "answer": "Aruba has one international airport, Queen Beatrix International Airport near Oranjestad, so all flights from Baltimore arrive there. You can fly nonstop on seasonal or limited schedules, or connect through hubs like Miami or Charlotte. Oranjestad and the resort areas are all easily reached from the airport."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Baltimore to Aruba?",
        "answer": "Non-stop flights from Baltimore to Aruba take about 4 hours 30 minutes southbound and roughly 4 hours 45 minutes northbound. One-stop itineraries usually range from 6 to 9 hours total, depending on the connection city and layover time."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Baltimore to Aruba?",
        "answer": "No, there are currently no non-stop flights from Baltimore (BWI) to Aruba. The most common one-stop routings connect through Miami, Charlotte, or Atlanta on American Airlines, Delta, or Southwest, with total travel times typically between 7 and 9 hours depending on layover duration."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Baltimore to Aruba?",
        "answer": "From BWI to Aruba, you can fly nonstop on Southwest. One-stop options include Delta, American, United, and JetBlue via their hubs."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Baltimore to Aruba?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from Baltimore to Aruba are typically May, April, January, and February, while peak summer, late fall, and the December holidays tend to be pricier. Booking about 2 to 5 weeks ahead usually yields the best fares, and you can often save by departing on a Monday rather than a Thursday. Early morning and evening departures are generally the most affordable times of day, with midweek flights offering lower prices than weekend travel.",
        "methodology": "This 'good deal' estimate shows a representative best price for each departure date across roughly a 12-month window (about 3 months back and 9 months forward). It is built from real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, accumulated into a price history for each departure date. Rather than weighting all of that history equally, we apply exponential time decay so recent prices dominate — a price seen yesterday counts almost in full, one from about a month ago roughly a third, and prices from a few months back very little — giving a figure that tracks today's market instead of a stale long-run average. Clear price outliers are removed before any calculation, departure dates with no observations are filled in from nearby dates, and the resulting curve is lightly smoothed so it reads as a clean seasonal trend rather than day-to-day noise. This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row. The cheapest day of the week and time of day to depart are drawn from the same large sample of real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours, grouped by the day of the week and by the time-of-day window of the outbound departure, with the lowest and average price reported for each."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "How far in advance should I book flights from Baltimore to Aruba?",
        "answer": "Book flights from Baltimore to Aruba about 2 to 5 weeks ahead for the best fares, with prices typically lowest around 20 days out at roughly $509.",
        "methodology": "This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "What are the most popular cities to visit in Aruba?",
        "answer": "Aruba is a small island so most visitors stay near the capital, Oranjestad, for shopping and dining, or at beach resort areas like Palm Beach and Eagle Beach, known for calm waters and water sports. San Nicolas offers colorful street art and a more local feel, while Arikok National Park covers nearly 20% of the island with caves and rugged terrain, all reachable by car within an hour from Queen Beatrix International Airport."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from Baltimore to Aruba?",
        "answer": "U.S. citizens do not need a visa for tourist stays in Aruba of up to 90 days. You must present a valid U.S. passport and may need to complete an online Embarkation/Disembarkation card before travel. Always verify the latest entry rules before departure, as requirements can change."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Aruba are best to fly into from Baltimore?",
        "answer": "Aruba has one international airport, Queen Beatrix International Airport in Oranjestad, which handles all flights from the U.S. including from Baltimore. It is close to most resorts and the island's small size makes regional travel easy by car or taxi, with no need for onward trains."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Aruba?",
        "answer": "Aruba has a consistent warm climate year-round. Mid-April to June offers a sweet spot with lower prices and fewer tourists than the winter high season, while still avoiding the fall hurricane risk in the broader region."
      }
    }
  }
}