Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWIKBWI

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is a practical, high-volume airport between Baltimore and Washington, with a strong Southwest Airlines presence rather than a global alliance-hub role. It is best understood as a major domestic and regional airport with selected international service, not as the Washington area’s main long-haul international gateway. The airport has one terminal building with concourses A through E: Southwest is heavily concentrated around A/B/C, other domestic carriers generally use C/D, and Concourse E handles the main international operation. For central Baltimore, Light Rail is usually the most predictable public-transit choice, reaching the downtown/Inner Harbor area in roughly 25-35 minutes depending on your stop and walk; rideshare or taxi is often faster door to door when traffic cooperates. For Washington, use the free airport shuttle to BWI Rail Station, then MARC or Amtrak toward Union Station. Connections are generally straightforward within the same concourse group, but BWI is not a classic all-airside mega-hub, so build in extra time if you are changing airlines or moving between the A/B/C side and D/E, especially if bags, security, or international arrival formalities are involved.

Timezone: America/New_York

Airport lounges

Lounge access is reference info; commission never ranks.

Official info

Official site

https://bwiairport.com/

Lost & found

443-960-5424

Customer service

410-859-7683

As of 2026-06-20 — confirm with the airport.

Airport facts

ICAO

KBWI

Elevation

146 ft

Scheduled service

Yes

Runways

3

Longest runway

10503 ft

Terminals

To the city

• MTA Light Rail → Baltimore Inner Harbor / Camden Yards · 25 min to Camden Yards, then walk 4 blocks east to Inner Harbor · Lower Level outside Door 19; runs about every 30 minutes; weekdays 4:59 AM-12:10 AM, Saturdays 5:10 AM-12:41 AM, Sundays/holidays 10:40 AM-8:40 PM; airport page notes one-way fare as $2.00.
• MARC Train → Baltimore Penn Station / Washington Union Station via BWI Marshall Rail Station · Free 24-hour airport shuttle connects the terminal with the MARC/Amtrak station; BWI Rail Station is on MARC Penn Line.

Bus / coach

MDOT MTA LocalLink #75 bus connects BWI with Parkway Center, Arundel Mills Mall, Airport 100 Park and Patapsco Light Rail Stop.

Taxi

Taxi stands are on the Arrivals/Lower Level terminal roadway outside baggage claim, accessible from Doors 5 and 13; airport taxi information phone 410-859-1100.

Train / metro

MTA Light Rail station is outside the lower level near Concourse E; MARC/Amtrak rail station is reached by free 24-hour airport shuttle.

Rideshare

App-based ride services pick up and drop off on the outer curb of the Departures/Upper Level between Doors 5-12.

Airport services

Cities served

Hotels near the airport