Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall
BWI · KBWI · Baltimore, Maryland · Anne Arundel County · map
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall is a public-use airport owned by the State of Maryland, 9 miles south of Baltimore, Maryland, 143 feet above sea level. It has 3 runways; the longest, 10/28, is 10,503 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 42 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The receiver network heard 77 different aircraft arrive or depart here in the last seven days. The FAA counts about 246,131 takeoffs and landings a year. About 12,740,215 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall?
Its FAA code is BWI, and its ICAO code is KBWI.
Where is Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall?
It is 9 miles south of Baltimore, Maryland, 143 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall?
The longest of its 3 runways, 10/28, is 10,503 feet long.
Does Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International, Orlando International, General Edward Lawrence Logan International, Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International, Charlotte/Douglas International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall?
7 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it, including Cirreus Flyers LLC and SR Flyers LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall?
14 pilot examiners and 44 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BWI · ICAO KBWI
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- State of Maryland
- Elevation
- 143 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · around the clock
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Washington sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 11W
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1950
Runways 3
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 10,503 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 15R/33L | 9,501 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 15L/33R | 5,000 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 10: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the right, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), threshold displaced 550 ft, 9,953 ft available for landing, tree 35 ft high 1,606 ft from the end
- Runway 28: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 700 ft, 9,803 ft available for landing, tree 31 ft high 1,230 ft from the end
- Runway 15R: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the right, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 301 ft, 8,301 ft available for landing, ant 126 ft high 4,724 ft from the end
- Runway 33L: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), threshold displaced 500 ft, 8,301 ft available for landing, tower 154 ft high 7,460 ft from the end
- Runway 15L: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, pole 31 ft high 1,120 ft from the end
- Runway 33R: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), tree 39 ft high 1,470 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Digital ATIS | 115.1 | Baltimore |
| Digital ATIS | 127.8 | Baltimore |
| Clearance delivery | 118.05 | Baltimore |
| Ground | 121.9 | Baltimore |
| Apt Remark 39 With UNICOM Freq · Apt Remark 40 With UNICOM Freq · Tower | 119.4 | Baltimore · During air traffic control zero events, UNICOM 119.4. |
| Approach · Approach (secondary) · Class B airspace arriving from headings 020 to 100; arriving from headings 131 to 180 | 119.0 | Baltimore |
| Approach · Approach (secondary) · Class B airspace arriving from headings 131 to 180; arriving from headings 020 to 130 | 119.7 | Baltimore |
| Approach · Class B airspace · Departure procedure (CONLE) arriving from headings 101 to 130; East | 124.55 | Baltimore |
| Approach · Class B airspace · Departure arriving from headings 181 to 019; West | 128.7 | Baltimore |
| Approach (secondary) · Class B (secondary) · Trish and star arriving from headings 181 to 019 | 125.525 | Baltimore |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Baltimore |
| Westminster and star 10000 feet and below | 126.825 | Baltimore |
| Ravnn and star | 128.35 | Baltimore |
| Miidy and star | 133.75 | Baltimore |
| Anthm and star · Westminster and star 11000 feet and above | 133.85 | Baltimore |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 227-217-0474.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bottled oxygen (high- and low-pressure), bulk oxygen (high- and low-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
- Notes
- landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Fort Meade Executive (7 nm southwest), Pier 7 Heliport (7 nm northeast), Martin State Airport (15 nm northeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Maryland · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Surveyed.
- Runway 33L +2 feet road 170 feet from runway end 500 feet left.
- Midfield rvr sensor shared by runway 10/28 and runway 15R/33L.
- Approach ratio 50:1 to displaced threshold.
- Approach ratio 50:1 to displaced threshold.
- Practice landing and approach by TURBO-PWRD aircraft prohibited 10:00 pm to 6:00 am; practice landing and takeoff by B-747 aircraft prohibited runway 15R/33L.
- Continuous mowing operations adjacent all runways and taxiways - apr through nov.
- No apron parking for unscheduled air carrier.
- Deer and birds ocnlly on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Distracting lights (golf driving range) right side extdd centerline runway 33L from aer to 1/4 MI final.
- Aircraft on visual approaches expect to maintain 3000 feet until 10 DME from bal vortac; departure aircraft should expect turns based on Baltimore DME.
- Taxiing prohibited between concourse C and adjacent building structure southwest of concourse C. access to gate C12 must be via taxiway a.
Sustainable aviation fuel from the SAFxCHANGE record
Other · 1 announcement, latest 2023-03 · supplied by Mahoney Environmental.
Airport collects used cooking oil from hospitality partners for SAF production.
Sustainable aviation fuel at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall: every announcement · Every airport with sustainable aviation fuel
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 102,558 departures from BWI in those twelve months, carrying 12,017,694 passengers in 15,938,076 seats (75% filled), to 234 destinations (46 abroad) on 57 airlines.
All 234 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 27 |
| multi-engine | 4 |
| jets | 11 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The aircraft heard arriving or departing are the site's own record from the volunteer receiver network, airliners included; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 246,131, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 220,281 |
| air taxi and commuter | 14,749 |
| general aviation, travelling | 10,181 |
| military | 920 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Baltimore from the FAA register
89 aircraft are registered to owners in Baltimore, Maryland: 61 piston singles, 9 helicopters, 8 business jets, 3 turboprops, 3 gliders. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Maryland.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Cirreus Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Baltimore
- SR Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Baltimore
- Three Diamond Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Glen Burnie, 4 miles away
- Trinidad Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · Fort Meade, 6 miles away
- Fmfa INC 4 aircraft · Fort Meade (Odenton), 8 miles away Fort Meade Flight Activity Inc is a flying club located at Tipton Airport in Fort Meade, Maryland.
- Phoenix Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Odenton, 8 miles away Phoenix Flying Club is a member-owned flying club based at Tipton Airport (KFME) in Odenton, Maryland.
- Beech Aero Club of Frederick INC 1 aircraft · Columbia, 10 miles away The Beech Aero Club is the official type club for Beechcraft Musketeer and related aircraft (Sport, Super, Sundowner, Sierra, Duchess, and Skipper).
Charter operators and airlines based in Baltimore:
- Charm City Aviation LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Baltimore:
- Baltimore Police Aviation Unit
- Global Aviation Services LLC
- Jade Air LLC
- Maryland State Police Aviation Command
- Ste Mras, LLC
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
14 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 14 for private pilot, 13 for commercial and instrument, 8 for airline transport pilot, 9 for flight instructor, 5 for sport pilot, 5 for type ratings; 12 for airplanes, 10 for multi-engine airplanes, 4 for helicopters, 1 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 44 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 4 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives, 3 training center examiners, 9 administrative pilot examiners.
- Charles Epstein private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Baltimore, MD (0 nm) · (410) 804-2402 · [email protected]
- Melissa Torres private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Middle River Flight Center · Baltimore, MD (0 nm) · (301) 787-7441 · [email protected]
- Robert Bruce Hollen private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Middle River Aviation, Martin State Airport · Baltimore, MD (0 nm) · (410) 292-6390 · [email protected]
- Jude Gallagher private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency); helicopters · Middle River, MD (17 nm) · (315) 767-7707 · [email protected]
- Michael Wayne Deruggiero private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, commercial pilot, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Brett Aviation - Martin State Airport (KMTN) · Middle River, MD (17 nm) · (410) 299-6502 · [email protected]
- Neal Daniel Lanning private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Middle River Flight Center · Middle River, MD (17 nm) · (240) 355-5782 · [email protected]
- Curt Tucker private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, commercial pilot, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, helicopters · Davidsonville, MD (19 nm) · (202) 369-1886 · [email protected]
- Harry William Kraemer private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Montgomery County Airpark · Gaithersburg, MD (23 nm) · (301) 520-2109 · [email protected]
All 82 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 38 since 1982, 6 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Baltimore 89 aircraft · 61 piston singles, 9 helicopters, 8 business jets
- Fly for Fun Aircraft LLC 4 aircraft in town
- North American Wave Engine CORP 3 aircraft in town
- Mayor and City Council of Baltimore 3 aircraft in town
- Inner Harbor 100 LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Charm City Aviation LLC 2 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Cirreus Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- SR Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Three Diamond Flyers LLC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Baltimore Police Aviation Unit · repair station
- Global Aviation Services LLC · repair station
- Jade Air LLC · repair station
- Maryland State Police Aviation Command · repair station
- Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) 5,675 flights in twelve months · Delta Air Lines Inc., Southwest Airlines Co.
- Orlando International (MCO) 4,582 flights in twelve months · Southwest Airlines Co., Frontier Airlines Inc.
- General Edward Lawrence Logan International (BOS) 3,574 flights in twelve months · Southwest Airlines Co., Republic Airline
- Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International (FLL) 3,063 flights in twelve months · Southwest Airlines Co., Spirit Air Lines
- Charlotte/Douglas International (CLT) 2,916 flights in twelve months · American Airlines Inc., Southwest Airlines Co.
- Denver International (DEN) 2,781 flights in twelve months · Southwest Airlines Co., United Air Lines Inc.
- Tampa International (TPA) 2,630 flights in twelve months · Southwest Airlines Co., Frontier Airlines Inc.
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 2,626 flights in twelve months · United Air Lines Inc., Envoy Air
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 38 since 1982 · 6 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Maryland 836 since 1982 · 110 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Maryland 34 landing places
- Maryland 2,344 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/BWI.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 23, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.