# Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI / KBWI)

**Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport** (IATA: BWI, ICAO: KBWI) is a large airport in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. It opened on 24 Jun 1950. It has 3 runways; the longest is 10,503 ft (3,201 m). It is operated by Maryland Aviation Administration. In 2025 it handled 24.6 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbwi

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BWI / KBWI
- FAA: BWI
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Maryland Aviation Administration
- Owner: Baltimore
- Serves: Baltimore, Maryland, United States
- Opened: 24 Jun 1950
- Elevation: 143 ft / 44 m
- Coordinates: 39.1754, -76.6683
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 10,503 ft / 3,201 m
- Instrument procedures: 20 approaches, 6 departures, 5 arrivals
- Passengers: 24,638,947 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Website: https://www.bwiairport.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore/Washington_International_Airport (41 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q94895
- Weather station: KBWI · WMO 72406
- Ident: KBWI

## Timeline

- 1947: Baltimore becomes the owner.
- 1947: Renamed Friendship International Airport.
- 24 Jun 1950: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport opens.
- 1972: Maryland Aviation Administration becomes the operator.
- 1973: Renamed Baltimore/Washington International Airport.
- 1 Oct 2005: Renamed Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 10,503 ft / 3,201 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 094° / 274° | yes |
| 15R/33L | 9,501 ft / 2,896 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 144° / 324° | yes |
| 15L/33R | 5,000 ft / 1,524 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 144° / 324° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00804AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 22,312,676 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 24,009,133 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 25,207,798 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 26,461,442 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 27,122,088 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 26,985,319 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 11,246,232 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 18,693,360 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 22,582,499 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 26,110,890 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 26,614,437 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 24,638,947 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

36 destinations in 9 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (27)

- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 361 mi / 581 km · Frontier Airlines, American Airlines
- [BOS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbos.md) Boston Logan International Airport · United States · 369 mi / 594 km · Delta Connection
- [BTV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbtv.md) Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport · United States · 408 mi / 657 km · Breeze Airways
- [DTW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdtw.md) Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport · United States · 408 mi / 657 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 577 mi / 928 km · Frontier Airlines, Delta Air Lines
- [MCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmcn.md) Middle Georgia Regional Airport · United States · 594 mi / 956 km · Contour Airlines
- [MDW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmdw.md) Chicago Midway International Airport · United States · 610 mi / 981 km · Frontier Airlines
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 620 mi / 998 km · American Eagle, United Airlines
- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 789 mi / 1,269 km · Frontier Airlines
- [BDA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/txkf.md) L.F. Wade International Airport · Bermuda · 820 mi / 1,319 km · BermudAir
- [VRB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvrb.md) Vero Beach Regional Airport · United States · 825 mi / 1,327 km · Breeze Airways
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 928 mi / 1,493 km · Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways
- [MSP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsp.md) Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · United States · 935 mi / 1,504 km · Delta Air Lines
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 948 mi / 1,526 km · Frontier Airlines, American Airlines
- [MSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsy.md) Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · United States · 999 mi / 1,607 km · Frontier Airlines
- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 1,215 mi / 1,955 km · Frontier Airlines, American Airlines
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 1,234 mi / 1,986 km · Frontier Airlines, United Express, United Airlines
- [CUN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mmun.md) Cancún International Airport · Mexico · 1,391 mi / 2,239 km · Frontier Airlines
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,488 mi / 2,394 km · United Airlines
- [SJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tjsj.md) Luis Munoz Marin International Airport · Puerto Rico · 1,569 mi / 2,525 km · Frontier Airlines, JetBlue Airways
- [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 1,860 mi / 2,994 km · Delta Air Lines
- [PTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mpto.md) Tocumen International Airport · Panama · 2,087 mi / 3,358 km · Copa Airlines
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 2,324 mi / 3,740 km · United Airlines
- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 2,329 mi / 3,748 km · Alaska Airlines
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 2,451 mi / 3,944 km · United Airlines
- [KEF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/bikf.md) Keflavik International Airport · Iceland · 2,756 mi / 4,436 km · Icelandair
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 3,625 mi / 5,834 km · British Airways

### Seasonal (9)

- [HVN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khvn.md) Tweed New Haven Airport · United States · 246 mi / 396 km · Avelo Airlines
- [ILM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kilm.md) Wilmington International Airport · United States · 345 mi / 556 km · Avelo Airlines
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 620 mi / 998 km · Frontier Airlines, American Airlines
- [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 844 mi / 1,358 km · Frontier Airlines
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 948 mi / 1,526 km · American Eagle
- [PLS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/mbpv.md) Providenciales International Airport · Turks & Caicos Islands · 1,230 mi / 1,980 km · BermudAir
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,488 mi / 2,394 km · Frontier Airlines
- [AXA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/tqpf.md) Clayton J. Lloyd International Airport · Anguilla · 1,663 mi / 2,676 km · BermudAir
- [PDX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpdx.md) Portland International Airport · United States · 2,353 mi / 3,786 km · Alaska Airlines

### Cargo (3)

- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 168 mi / 271 km · FedEx Express
- [CVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kcvg.md) Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport · United States · 429 mi / 690 km · DHL Aviation
- [SDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdf.md) Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · United States · 494 mi / 795 km · UPS Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BWI, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (1)

- 9X [Southern Airways Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/southern-airways-express)

### Passenger (16)

- F9 [Frontier Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/frontier-airlines) · 15
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 5
- AA [American Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-airlines) · 4
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 4
- [BermudAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bermudair) · 3
- AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 2
- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 2
- XP [Avelo Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/avelo-airlines) · 2 · seasonal
- MX [Breeze Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/breeze-airways) · 2
- B6 [JetBlue Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jetblue-airways) · 2
- BA [British Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/british-airways) · 1
- LF [Contour Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/contour-airlines) · 1
- CM [Copa Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/copa-airlines) · 1
- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 1
- FI [Icelandair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/icelandair) · 1
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 1

### Cargo (3)

- [DHL Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/dhl-aviation) · 1
- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 1
- 5X [UPS Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ups-airlines) · 1

Former hub of [AirTran Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airtran-airways), [MetroJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/metrojet-usa).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 24.6M (2025) | #95 of 3,974 | #30 in North America | #26 in US |
| Longest runway | 10,503 ft / 3,201 m | #801 of 29,858 | #181 in North America | #146 in US |
| Elevation | 143 ft / 44 m | #35,527 of 43,403 | #16,139 in North America | #13,545 in US |
| Age | Opened 1950 | =3,626 of 15,079 | =2,491 in North America | =2,432 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | POTOMAC APP | 119.000 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 115.100 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 118.050 |
| DEP | POTOMAC DEP | 126.750 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | LEESBURG RDO | 122.200 |
| TWR | TWR | 119.400 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [FME](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfme.md) Fort Meade Executive Airport · 7.9 mi / 13 km
- [MTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmtn.md) Martin State Airport · 17 mi / 28 km
- [ADW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kadw.md) Joint Base Andrews · 27 mi / 44 km
- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · 30 mi / 48 km
- [APG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kapg.md) Phillips Army Air Field · 33 mi / 54 km
- [DAA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdaa.md) Davison Army Air Field · 42 mi / 68 km

## In collections

- [Busiest airports](https://dromopedia.com/collections/busiest) #85

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Baltimore/Washington International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baltimore/Washington_International_Airport&oldid=1375257997), revision of 16 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbwi/data