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Airport Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI)
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Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD Airport
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Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI)
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| Time zone: |
GMT -5 |
| Country: |
United States (US) |
| Latitude / Longitude: |
39°10'0"N / 76°40'0"W |
| Alternative spelling: |
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| Service telephone: |
+1 410 859-7111 |
Access to public transport: |
Interstate I-95, I-195, Baltimore-Washington Parkway |
| Address: |
Baltimore Airport, Maryland Aviation Administration, Third Floor, Terminal Building, BWI Airport, MD 21240-0766, USA |
Passengers: |
21.184.208 |
| Operating Company: |
Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) |
Take-off and landing: |
305.630 |
| Parking spaces: |
yes; 25100 short term and long term parking spaces; multi level parking. |
Stations: |
BWI Rail Station (airport station), trains operated by Amtrak, MARC; Maryland Transit Administration (MTA): Light Rail (city rail ) and buses. |
| Altitude of runway: |
45 m |
Length of runway: |
2901 m |
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Nearby cities:
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Baltimore (15 km), Washington (44 km), Arlington (47 km), Alexandria (52 km)
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Operating airlines:
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Southwest Airlines, ATA, US Airways, Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Northwest Airlines, American Airlines
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Alternative airports:
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Washington-DC (WAS) 45 km, Washington DC - Ronald Reagan National Airport, VA (DCA) 47 km, Washington DC - Dulles International Airport, DC (IAD) 72 km, Hagerstown Washington (HGR) 108 km, Philadelphia Pa-(Greater) Wilmington (ILG) 108 km, Lancaster, PA (LNS) 110 km |
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Description:
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Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is the international airport in the US American city of Baltimore in Maryland. Baltimore-Washington airport serves the entire Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area in den United States and is generally referred to as BWI Airport. It is situated 15 km from Baltimore in Anne Arundel County and is operated by the Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) of the Maryland Department of Transportation.
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Location:
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The Friendship International Airport was opened on 24.06.1950 and Maryland state bought it in 1972 via the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) from the city of Baltimore. In 1973 it was renamed Baltimore/Washington International Airport, in an effort to have a part in the travel market of the Washington region. Since 01.10.2005 it has been known under its current name, after the former US Supreme Court Judge, who grew up in Baltimore.
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History:
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Baltimore/ Washington airport is near the Baltimore-Washington Parkway and is also accessible from Interstate 95 via the motorway access road the Interstate 195. Baltimore Washington Airport has its own train station, BWI Rail Station which was inaugurated in 1980. Trains operated by the MARC Penn Line and Amtrak Northeast Corridor Trains stop here, there are also free shuttle services taking passengers to the airport terminals.
Directly at the international Terminal is the Light Rail of the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) with its train station. This service takes passengers to a number of destinations in Anne Arundel County, in Baltimore City and Baltimore County. There is also a passage to the Metro Subway in Baltimore or one of the MARC Baltimore Terminals. Bus services operated by the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) go from BWI Airport to the Parkway Center, to Arundel Mills Mall, the Airport 100 Park and to the Patapsco Light Rail Stop. There is also a link to the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport as well as to the Washington Metrorail Subway Station in Greenbelt, Maryland.
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Destinations:
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British Airways and Icelandair have been present at Baltimore airport for many years. Other airlines such as KLM, AerLingus, Ghana Airways and El Al came later, but have in the meantime stopped flying to BWI. In the 90s, US Airways had their main hub here, but in the meantime the company has reduced its presence at the airport. Since Southwest Airlines joined the ranks in September 1993, the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area has become a major airport for low-cost airlines. From the year 2000, Southwest increased the number of its flights considerably and is today the biggest airline at Baltimore airport with a 47% proportion of passengers.
There are 30 commercial airlines, of which Southwest, AirTran, American, United and Delta were the top 5 passengers airlines in 2004. 7 airlines provide international scheduled travel at Baltimore Airport, including Air Canada, Jazz, Air Jamaica, AirTran, British Airways, Mexicana Airlines, Icelandair and USA 3000. The 12 most frequented destinations of international non-stop flights are Bermuda, Cancun, Freeport, La Romana, London, Mexico City, Montego Bay, Nassau, Punta Cana, Reykjavik, Toronto and various destinations in the Carribean. The 5 Top domestic destinations in 2005 were Orlando, Atlanta, Providence (RI), Manchester (NH) and Las Vegas.
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Favorite flights from and to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD / BWI
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Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI) to Orlando International Airport, FL (MCO) 118 Flights per week with Southwest Airlines, Airtran Airways
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Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI) to Kansas City International Airport, MO (MCI) 21 Flights per week with Southwest Airlines, ATA, US Airways
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Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI) to Las Vegas - McCarran International Airport, NV (LAS) 121 Flights per week with Southwest Airlines, US Airways, ATA
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Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI) to Boston Logan International Airport, MA (BOS) 118 Flights per week with Delta Air Lines, Alitalia Linee Aeree Italiane
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Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI) to Miami International Airport, FL (MIA) 29 Flights per week with American Airlines, Lan Chile, Airtran Airways, Alliance Airlines/Kenosha Aero, TAM Linhas Aereas
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Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI) to Nashville International Airport, TN (BNA) 76 Flights per week with Southwest Airlines, ATA
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Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI) to Buffalo Niagara International, NY (BUF) 60 Flights per week with Southwest Airlines, ATA
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Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI) to Charleston-SC (CHS)
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Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI) to Charlotte Douglas International Airport, NC (CLT) 88 Flights per week with US Airways, Deutsche Lufthansa
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Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI) to Dallas-Love Field, TX (DAL) 68 Flights per week with Southwest Airlines
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Flights from Tampa International Airport, FL (TPA) to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI) 98 Flights per week with Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines
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Flights from Melbourne-FL (MLB) to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI) 4 Flights per week with USA 3000 Airlines
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Flights from Phoenix - Sky Harbor International Airport, AZ (PHX) to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI) 87 Flights per week with US Airways, Southwest Airlines
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Flights from Albany-NY (ALB) to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI) 60 Flights per week with Southwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines, KLM
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Flights from Providence, RI (PVD) to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI) 106 Flights per week with Southwest Airlines, COPA
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Flights from Manchester, NH (MHT) to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI) 72 Flights per week with Southwest Airlines
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Flights from Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX) to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI) 86 Flights per week with US Airways, Southwest Airlines, Air China, United Airlines, ATA
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Flights from Moscow-Sheremetyevo (SVO) to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI)
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Flights from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, FL (FLL) to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI) 75 Flights per week with Southwest Airlines, Airtran Airways
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Flights from New York - Newark Liberty International Airport, NJ (EWR) to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, MD (BWI) 98 Flights per week with Continental Airlines, COPA, EVA Airways, Northwest Airlines
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