Airports / Maryland / BWI
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
KBWI / BWIBaltimore, MarylandELEV 146 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
7 nm
To the nearest alternate
Fort Meade Executive Airport (FME) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, listed as KBWI / BWI, is a large commercial airport in Baltimore, Maryland. The field lies at an elevation of 146 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
BWI has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Fort Meade Executive Airport (FME, 7 nm), Martin State Airport (MTN, 15 nm), and Joint Base Andrews (ADW, 24 nm).
Quotes for flights out of BWI vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as WAS and Friendship International. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from BWI, or browse verified operators serving the area.
What fliers highlight
Terminal & facilities
5/5 reviews“🧼 Clean & Well-Maintained One thing that stood out immediately was how clean and spacious the airport is.”
Charzi Reviews5★ on Google
Easy in & out
4/5 reviews“From the moment we arrived until boarding our flight from Gate B7, everything felt clean, organized, and easy to navigate.”
Charzi Reviews5★ on Google
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Field capability
ICAO
KBWI
IATA
BWI
FAA / Local
BWI
Elevation
146 ft
Coordinates
39.1754° N · 76.6683° W
Airspace
B · BravoClass B — BravoThe FAA's busiest airspace tier — major hubs like LAX or JFK. Every flight needs an explicit ATC clearance to enter, and charter jets are sequenced alongside airline traffic.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs MD fields
state range 11–2,933 ft
At 146 ft, BWI sits higher than 59% of the 17 Maryland fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 7nmFMEFort Meade Executive AirportFort Meade(Odenton)
- 15nmMTNMartin State AirportBaltimore
- 24nmADWJoint Base AndrewsCamp Springs
- 26nmDCARonald Reagan Washington National AirportWashington
- 29nmAPGPhillips Army Air FieldAberdeen
- 37nmDAADavison Army Air FieldFort Belvoir
Location
Open the full mapKBWI · Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · Baltimore, MD
From the ramp
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