Baltimore/Washington International Airport

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (IATA: BWI, ICAO: KBWI, FAA LID: BWI) is an international airport in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, located 9 miles (14 km) south of downtown Baltimore and 30 miles (50 km) northeast of Washington, D.C.

"BWI Marshall Airport" redirects here. For the Baltimore Light Rail station, see BWI Marshall Airport station. For the Amtrak and MARC station, see BWI Rail Station.

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
The airport's main terminal in May 2009
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorMaryland Aviation Administration (MDOT MAA)
Serves
LocationAnne Arundel County, Maryland, U.S.
OpenedJune 24, 1950 (1950-06-24)
Operating base forSouthwest Airlines
Elevation AMSL143 ft / 44 m
Coordinates39°10′31″N 76°40′06″W
Websitebwiairport.com
Maps

FAA airport diagram
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 10,503 3,201 Asphalt
15L/33R 5,000 1,524 Asphalt
15R/33L 9,501 2,896 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 100 30 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passengers26,200,143
Aircraft operations239,417
Cargo (metric tons)538,733,019 lb (244,365 t)
Sources: BWI Airport

BWI is one of three major airports, including Dulles International Airport (IAD) and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), that serve the Washington–Baltimore metropolitan area.

The airport, which serves as one of several operating bases for Southwest Airlines, is the 22nd-busiest airport in the United States and the busiest in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area as of 2021. BWI covers 3,160 acres (12.8 km2) of land and contains three runways.

The airport is named after Thurgood Marshall, a Baltimore native who was the first African American to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice.

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