Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)

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Location and general information

IATA code: BWI
ICAO code: KBWI
FAA site number: 08456.*A
City / state: Baltimore, MD
County: Anne Arundel
Time zone: America/New_York
Reference point: 39°10'32.62" N
76°40'08.37" W
Elevation: 143.4 ft (surveyed)
Magnetic variation: 11° W (2000)
Status: Operational
Ownership: Public, State of Maryland
Use: Open to the public
Airport area: 3,160 acres
From downtown: 9 NM south
Sectional chart: Washington
Activated: 01/1950

Services and facilities

Control tower: Yes, 24 hours
Attendance: Continuous
Fuel: 100LL, Jet A
Airframe / engine repair: Major / major
Oxygen: Bottled high/low, bulk high/low
Transient storage: Hangar, tie-downs
Other services: Air freight, cargo handling, charter, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
ARTCC: Washington (ZDC)
Flight service: Leesburg (DCA)
1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAM facility: BWI
Wind indicator: Lighted
Beacon: White and green, sunset to sunrise
Segmented circle: Yes
Landing fee: Yes
Customs: Landing rights airport
FAR 139 certification: Class I, ARFF index D, scheduled air carrier (05/1973)
Airport manager: Gregory Solek
410-859-7018
Last FAA inspection: 03/30/2026

FAA remarks

Practice landing and approach by turbo-pwrd aircraft prohibited 2200-0600; practice landing and takeoff by B-747 aircraft prohibited runway 15R/33L.
Cont mowing operations adjacent all runways and taxiways - apr through nov.
No apron parking for unscheduled aircraft.
Deer and birds ocnlly on and in the vicinity of airport.
Distracting lights (golf driving range) right side extended centerline runway 33L from aer to 1/4 miles final.
Noise abatement procedures in effect - restriction for runway 15L/33R except for emergency or mercy flights contact airport manager for info.
Major constr on airport daily; aircraft mov and parking areas subject to short notice change/closure. For current info phone BWI operations center 410-859-7018.
Aircraft on visual approaches expect to maintain 3000 ft until 10 DME from BAL VORTAC; departure aircraft should expect turns based on Baltimore DME.
Taxiing prohibited between concourse C and adjacent building structure SW of concourse C. Access to gate C12 must be via taxiway A.
Taxiway "S", south of taxiway "P", restricted to aircraft 60000 lb and less.
GA aircraft contact 129.0 prior to arrival at GA ramp for scty purposes.
Taxilanes 'T-1' and "H" restricted to group iii aircraft with max wingspan of 118 feet.
Concourse A altitude deicing area is restricted to B737-800 size aircraft with winglets or smlr on spots 6, 7 and 8.
Runway 28 de-ice pad lane 1 restricted to aircraft with wingspan 171 ft or less, lane 2 restricted to aircraft with wingspan 135 ft or less, lane 3 is used by large aircraft max wingspan 215 ft and when in use- lanes 2 and 4 are unavailable. Lanes 4, 5 and 6 are restricted to aircraft wingspan 135 ft or less.
Taxiway T between taxiway H and taxiway E restricted to group IV aircraft with wingspan less than 171 ft. Taxiway T between taxiway E and taxiway B restricted to group V aircraft with wingspan less than 214 ft; when group V aircraft are on taxiway T, taxiway A is restricted to max wingspans of 110 ft.
Dual parallel taxilanes have been added to the 'D'/'e' alleyway; taxilane 'N' and taxilane 'N1'. Taxilane 'N' is designated a "group V" taxilane with max wingspan of 213 ft. Taxilane 'N1' is designated a "group IV" taxilane with max wingspan of 170 ft.
Taxiway 'A' is restricted to group IV aircraft wingspan 171 ft or less.
Runway len available for runway 28 departures from taxiway U1 is 9802 ft.
Runway status lights in operation.
Aircraft departing runway 28 exp departure from taxiway U1.
During ATC zero events, UNICOM 119.4.
UNICOM 119.4.
Runway 15R deice pad psns 1 through 5 restricted to aircraft with wingspan 117 ft 6 INS or less.

Source: FAA Airport Data and Information Portal (ADIP), effective October 29, 2026. View this airport on the FAA site

Airport facts

IATA code: BWI
ICAO code: KBWI
Location: Baltimore, MD, United States
Elevation: 143.4 ft
Time zone: America/New_York
Coordinates: 39.1754, -76.6683

Runways

Runway	Size	Surface
10 / 28	10,503 × 150 ft	Asphalt, good, grooved
15R / 33L	9,501 × 150 ft	Asphalt, good, grooved
15L / 33R	5,000 × 100 ft	Asphalt, fair, grooved

Codes, elevation and runways: FAA airport data (NASR), effective 2026-10-29. Reference only, not for navigation.

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