AirportsBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is a large airport serving Baltimore, in Maryland, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BWI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BWI
- ICAO code
- KBWI
- City
- Baltimore
- State or region
- Maryland
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 39.1754° N, 76.6683° W
- Elevation
- 45 m (146 ft)
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 3,201 m (10,503 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BWI means Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KBWI. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 39.1754° N, 76.6683° W. It stands 45 metres (146 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/New York, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport has 3 runways in the data. The longest is 3,201 metres (10,503 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 71.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,201 m 10,503 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 15R/33L | 2,896 m 9,501 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 15L/33R | 1,524 m 5,000 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Ronald Reagan Washington National AirportWashington | DCA | 48 km |
| Washington Dulles International AirportDulles | IAD | 73 km |
| Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force BaseDover | DOV | 104 km |
| Wilmington AirportWilmington | ILG | 107 km |
| Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson FieldHagerstown | HGR | 109 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,008 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,803 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,291 km | 14 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,834 km | 7 h 30 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 295 km | 50 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,740 km | 5 h 00 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,508 km | 19 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,903 km | 13 h 40 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,752 km | 19 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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