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Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
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Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Maryland Aviation Administration
Serves Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area
Location Linthicum, Maryland, U.S.
Hub for Southern Airways Express
Focus city for Southwest Airlines
Elevation AMSL 146 ft / 45 m
Coordinates 39°10′31″N 076°40′06″W / 39.17528°N 76.66833°W / 39.17528; -76.66833Coordinates: 39°10′31″N 076°40′06″W / 39.17528°N 76.66833°W / 39.17528; -76.66833
Website www.bwiairport.com
Maps
A map with a grid overlay showing the terminals runways and other structures of the airport.
FAA airport diagram
BWI is located in Maryland
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BWI is located in the US
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Location of airport in Maryland / United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 10,502 3,201 Asphalt
15L/33R 5,000 1,524 Asphalt
15R/33L 9,500 2,896 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface
ft m
H1 100 30 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 25,122,651
Aircraft operations 248,585
Based aircraft 73 (2,010)
Cargo 260,309,358 lb (118,074 t)
Source: Federal Aviation Administration and BWI Airport.
Passengers 25,122,651
Aircraft operations 248,585
Based aircraft 73 (2,010)
Cargo 260,309,358 lb (118,074 t)
Thomas A. Dixon Jr. Aircraft Observation Area
Type Observation Plaza
Location BWI Airport
1911 Dorsey Road
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
Coordinates 39°09′45″N 76°39′48″W / 39.162367°N 76.663221°W / 39.162367; -76.663221 (Thomas A. Dixon Jr. Aircraft Observation Area)
Area 50 acres (20 ha)
Operated by BWI Airport
Open All year
Website http://www.bwiairport.com/

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (IATA: BWIICAO: KBWIFAA LID: BWI) is an international airport located in Linthicum in northern unincorporated Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The airport is 9 miles (14 km) south of downtown Baltimore and 32 miles (51 km) northeast of Washington, D.C. It is the busiest, by passenger count, of three major airports serving the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area in the United States, the other two being Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport. It is commonly referred to as BWI or BWI Marshall. The airport is named after Thurgood Marshall, a Baltimore native who became the first African American to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States.

BWI is a focus city for Southwest Airlines, and is the second-largest airport by number of departures for that airline after Chicago–Midway. With a 71% market share in 2014, BWI is also a fortress hub for Southwest. BWI is also a small regional hub for Southern Airways Express. A record 25.1 million passengers traveled through BWI in 2016, an increase of 5.45% over the previous year. BWI was ranked as the 23rd-busiest airport in North America and the 75th busiest airport in the world in 2014 by the number of passengers.


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