- British Airways contracts the Chesapeake Club Lounge in Concourse E, near entrance to the concourse, for use by its elite and Club World passengers.
- The USO operates a lounge on the lower level of the Terminal between Concourses D and E for United States military personnel and their families.
- Airspace Lounge opened on May 7, 2011.[38]
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Baltimore–Washington International Airport
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| Serves | Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan Area | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Anne Arundel County, near Glen Burnie, Maryland | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 39°10′31″N 076°40′06″WCoordinates: 39°10′31″N 076°40′06″W | ||||||||||||||||||
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BWI is a focus city for Southwest Airlines, and is the second largest airport by number of departures for that airline after Chicago–Midway.[6] With a 71% market share in 2014,[7] BWI is also a fortress hub for Southwest. A record 23.8 million passengers traveled through BWI in 2015, an increase of 6.8% over the previous year.[8] BWI was the 23rd busiest airport in North America and the 75th busiest airport in the world in 2014 by number of passengers.[9]
In 2010 BWI was ranked as the best airport of its size (15–25 mil. passengers) in the world by the Airports Council International based on its 2009 Airport Service Quality survey.[10] The airport also won second place for North American airports in the "Best Food and Beverage Program" of the 2010 Richard A. Griesbach Excellence in Airport Concessions Contest, sponsored by the Airports Council International.[11]
Police services are provided by the Maryland Transportation Authority Police.
Contents
History
Planning for a new airport on 3,200 acres (1,300 ha) to serve the Baltimore/Washington area began just before the end of World War II. In 1944, the Baltimore Aviation Commission decided the best location to build a new airport would be near Linthicum Heights.[12] The State Aviation Commission approved as well,[13] the land was purchased near Friendship Methodist Church in 1946,[14] and ground was broken in 1947.[15] Located in Anne Arundel County, Maryland next to the site where Friendship Methodist Church stood until 1948,[16]Friendship International Airport was dedicated on June 24, 1950, by President Harry Truman. At the time, it had the only commercial jet service in the Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area.[17] Truman arrived in the Independence from Washington National carrying Governor William Preston Lane, Jr. and Baltimore Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. on his first aircraft flight.[18] The following month the airlines moved to the new airport from Baltimore Municipal Airport (southeast of Baltimore at 39.25°N 76.53°W).
The Official Airline Guide for April 1957 shows 52 weekday departures: 19 Eastern, 12 Capital, 8 American, 4 National, 3 TWA, 3 United, 2 Delta, and 1 Allegheny. Miami had a couple of nonstop flights, but westward nonstop flights did not reach beyond Ohio; Baltimore's reach expanded when jet service started. The early Boeing 707s and Douglas DC-8s could not use Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport did not open until 1962, so Baltimore became Washington's jet airport in May–June 1959 when American and TWA began transcontinental 707 flights.[19]
The State of Maryland, through the Maryland Department of Transportation, purchased Friendship International Airport from the City of Baltimore for $36 million in 1972.[20] Under MDOT, the Maryland State Aviation Administration took over airfield operations and grew from three employees to more than 200. Plans to upgrade, improve, and modernize all Maryland airport facilities were announced almost immediately by the Secretary of Transportation, Harry Hughes.
In order to attract passengers from the Washington metropolitan area, particularly Montgomery and Prince George's counties,[17] the airport was renamed Baltimore/Washington International Airport, effective November 16, 1973.[21]
The first phase of the airport's modernization was completed in 1974 at a cost of $30 million. Upgrades included improved instrument landing capabilities and runway systems, and construction of three new air cargo terminals, expanding the airport's freight capacity to 2.53 acres (1.02 ha).[21]
The passenger terminal renovation program was complete in 1979, the most dramatic work of the airport's modernization, which was designed by DMJM along with Peterson & Brickbauer.[22] The BWI terminal more than doubled in size to 14.58 acres (5.90 ha); the number of gate positions increased from 20 to 27. The total cost was $70 million. To continue the work, the BWI Development Council was established to support initiatives for airport development.[21]
The BWI Rail Station opened in 1980, providing a rail connection to passengers on the busy Northeast Corridor through Amtrak. BWI was the first airport in the U.S. with a dedicated intercity rail station.[23] In particular, the station provided relatively easy transit access to Washington, D.C., something that Dulles will not have until 2018 at the earliest. In 1997 a new international terminal (Concourse E), designed by STV Group and William Nicholas Bodouva & Associates,[24] was added,[25] though Dulles continues to hold the lion's share of the region's international flights, and BWI has not attracted many long-haul international carriers. British Airways has had a presence at BWI for many years. AerLingus, Air Jamaica, Air Aruba, Air Greenland, El Al, Ghana Airways, Icelandair, KLM, Ladeco, and Mexicana previously flew to BWI. Military flights, operated by the U.S. Air Force's Air Mobility Command, continue to have a significant presence at BWI.[citation needed]
In the first half of the 1990s, runway 15L/33R was extended 1,800 feet from 3,199 feet (550 m from 975 m) to its current length of 5,000 ft (1,500 m), allowing it to be used for smaller passenger jets like the Boeing 737.
Beginning in the 1980s and later for much of the 1990s, BWI was a major hub for Piedmont Airlines and successor US Airways, but that airline's financial difficulties in the wake of the dot-com bust, the September 11 attacks, and intense low fare competition forced it to reduce its presence at the airport. The airport has been a major haven for low-cost flights in the Baltimore/Washington Metropolitan Area since Southwest Airlines' arrival in September 1993[26] and subsequent expansion in the early 2000s. Southwest is the airport's largest carrier, accounting for 56.12% of passengers carried in 2011.[27] Southwest Airlines currently serves on average 245 daily departures to destinations in the US, Mexico and the Caribbean.
To accommodate Southwest's extensive presence at the airport, in 2005 Concourses A and B were expanded, renovated, and integrated with one another to house all of that airline's operations there. This new facility, designed by URS Corporation, opened on May 22, 2005. On October 1 of that year, the airport was renamed again, to Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, to honor the former US Supreme Court justice, who grew up in Baltimore.[28][29]
On Aug 5, 2014, little-used runway 04-22 was permanently closed.[30] It was only 6,000 feet long and used primarily when the main runways needed to be closed for repairs. The last operation on the runway was a Southwest Airlines flight from Chicago Midway that arrived at 4:18 AM.[31]
The airport has been a backdrop in numerous films, including The Silence of the Lambs, Goldfinger, Broadcast News, and Twelve Monkeys.
In late 2008, Health magazine named BWI the second healthiest airport in the United States.[32] In 2009 the airport had a six percent increase in air travelers due to the proliferation of discount flights.[33] In a 2009 survey of airport service quality by Airports Council International, BWI was the world's top ranking airport in the 15-to-25-million-passenger category.[34] BWI also ranked seventh, in medium-sized airports, based on customer satisfaction conducted by J.D Power and Associates.[35]
In early 2016, a partnership between the airport and Towson University's WTMD Radio Station announced a new concert series that will take place at the terminal's baggage claim on the lower level.[36] The local bands of Wye Oak, Arboretum, and Super City. This new series follows the release event of Animal Collective's new album Painting With on November 25, 2015, where the new album was streamed throughout the airport.
Terminals
New Southwest Airlines ticket counter in the Concourse A-B expansion
Baggage claim area
International terminal (Pier E)
Passenger concourses
Concourses A and B have 25 gates: A1 to A11 and B2 to B15.Southwest Airlines is the only tenant of concourses A and B.
Concourse C has 14 gates: C1 to C14.
The tenants of the concourse are Alaska Airlines, American Airlines and Southwest Airlines. Concourse C is connected to Concourses A/B by a secure connector.
Concourse D has 38 gates: D1 to D5, D7, D8, D10 to D16, D21 to D42, D46, and D47.
It serves Air Canada Express, Allegiant Air, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, Spirit Airlines and United Airlines. The far end of Concourse D is built at ground level to serve small regional planes. Gates D30-D35 and D38-D47 are blocked off to passengers with a temporary wall.
Concourse E has 5 gates: E1, E3, E4, E6, and E8.
Officially known as the Governor William Donald Schaefer International Terminal, it serves British Airways, Condor, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Southwest Airlines (international arrivals that are not pre-cleared) and WOW Air. All international arrivals from non-pre-cleared destinations and all charter airlines are handled at Concourse E. The Air Mobility Command has a post in Concourse E flying active service troops out to worldwide destinations.
Cargo concourse
The airport's cargo concourse covers a 395,000 sq ft (36,700 m2) area. Its facilities include a 60,000 sq ft (5,600 m2) cargo building in the Midfield Cargo Complex, a foreign trade zone, a 17 acres (6.9 ha) air cargo ramp, and ramp parking for 17 aircraft with direct nose-in access for 8 freighters.Airline lounges
Terminal improvements
Currently improvements are being made to widen concourse C. Concourse C will be given the level of amenities found at the A and B concourses in approximately 8,500 square feet (790 m2; 0.20 acres) of new food and retail space. On April 30, 2013, the airport opened the new concourse C security checkpoint, with nine security lanes, the most at the airport, as well as a new concourse A/B-C connector.[39]The Federal Aviation Administration is currently in the process of designing a new air traffic control tower that will replace the current tower.[40] The new tower is estimated to cost between $21 million and $26 million and be 228 ft (69 m) tall.[41] There is no estimated start date.
On July 12, 2013, BWI Airport and the Maryland Aviation Administration launched a 3-year, $125-million construction project. This project will include modernizing concourse D, a new airside connection linking concourse D and E, and the new configuration of the concourses will allow 2 gates on concourse D to serve both domestic and international flights. The project is scheduled to begin in late 2014, with an estimated completion date of fall 2016.[41]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
Cargo
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| AirNet Express | Columbus–Rickenbacker |
| DHL Aviation operated by ABX Air |
Cincinnati, Greensboro |
| FedEx Express | Indianapolis, Memphis |
| FedEx Feeder operated by Mountain Air Cargo |
Newark, Salisbury |
| UPS Airlines | Chicago/Rockford, Louisville, New York–JFK |
Statistics
With winds from the north or west, aircraft will generally land on runway 33L and depart on runway 28. When the winds are from the south or east, arrivals are on runway 10 and departures are on runway 15R. Use of the smaller parallel runway (33R/15L) is restricted to smaller propeller-driven aircraft and small corporate jets. The largest planes that land at BWI regularly are Boeing 757s, McDonnell Douglas MD-11s, and Boeing 767s. Because of the many cargo and charter operations at BWI, it is common to see one or two Boeing 747s or Airbus A330s on a daily basis as well. Runway 10/28 was closed for a 60-day period that began on August 20, 2012 to update and implement safety requirements for Runway Safety Areas established by the Federal Aviation Administration.[48]For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2011, the airport had 276,133 aircraft operations, an average of 757 per day: 93% air carrier, 6% general aviation and less than 1% military operations. In 2009, there were 75 aircraft based at the airport: 45 single engine, 19 multi-engine, and 11 jets.[49]
As of January 2014, Southwest Airlines, including its subsidiary AirTran Airways, represents approximately 71% of passengers followed by Delta Air Lines at 8%.
BWI is currently the busiest airport within the Baltimore–Washington area[50] with 11,067,317 boardings in 2011. This is ahead of Dulles International Airport at 11,043,829 enplanements and in front of Ronald Reagan National Airport with 9,053,004 enplanements. BWI serves the most domestic passengers in the Baltimore–Washington area while Dulles serves more international passengers.
On August 1, 2016, British Airways replaced the daily Boeing 767-300 with a daily Boeing 787, marking the first regularly-scheduled Dreamliner service to the airport.[51]
Top destinations
| Rank | City | Passengers | Airline(s) |
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| 1 | Atlanta, Georgia | 801,000 | Delta, Southwest, Spirit |
| 2 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 607,000 | JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit |
| 3 | Boston, Massachusetts | 520,000 | JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit |
| 4 | Orlando, Florida | 513,000 | JetBlue, Southwest, Spirit |
| 5 | Charlotte, North Carolina | 420,000 | American, Southwest |
| 6 | Detroit, Michigan | 322,000 | Delta, Southwest, Spirit |
| 7 | Chicago–O'Hare, Illinois | 319,000 | American, Spirit, United |
| 8 | Denver, Colorado | 314,000 | Southwest, United |
| 9 | Providence, Rhode Island | 308,000 | Southwest |
| 10 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 303,000 | Southwest, Spirit |
| Rank | Airline | Passengers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southwest Airlines | 16,266,000 | 70.51% |
| 2 | Delta Air Lines | 1,825,000 | 7.91% |
| 3 | American Airlines | 1,551,000 | 6.72% |
| 4 | Spirit Airlines | 1,228,000 | 5.32% |
| 5 | United Airlines | 831,000 | 3.60% |
Annual traffic
| Passengers | Change from previous year | Aircraft operations | Cargo (pounds)[54] |
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| 2006 | 20,698,967 | 266,790 | 252,413,171 | |
| 2007 | 21,044,384 |  1.67% |
265,424 | 254,701,295 |
| 2008 | 20,488,881 |  2.64% |
249,456 | 225,275,286 |
| 2009 | 20,953,615 | 2.27% |
245,522 | 221,302,348 |
| 2010 | 21,936,461 | 4.69% |
253,165 | 225,706,183 |
| 2011 | 22,391,785 | 2.08% |
258,475 | 237,568,354 |
| 2012 | 22,679,987 | 1.29% |
268,186 | 246,366,867 |
| 2013 | 22,498,353 | 0.80% |
259,793 | 240,295,725 |
| 2014 | 22,312,676 | 0.83% |
245,121 | 231,862,614 |
| 2015 | 23,823,532 | 6.77% |
246,424 | 257,240,742 |
Ground transportation
BWI was ranked one of the "Top 10 Easiest U.S. Airports to Get to" by Aviation.com in 2007 and has a light rail station located in its main terminal.[55]Shuttle services, taxis, and buses
Passenger van service to and from the Eastern Shore and Western Maryland is available through BayRunner Shuttle with services to and from BWI to Kent Island, Easton, Cambridge, Salisbury, Ocean Pines, and Ocean City (for the Eastern Shore) and Grantsville, Frostburg, Cumberland, Hancock, Hagerstown, and Frederick (for Western Maryland). There are also numerous private car, rental car, and cab services, as well as shuttles that go to and from BWI to local hotels; Baltimore and Washington and their suburbs; and Central and Western Maryland.
Route 17 at BWI Business Center Light Rail Stop
The Maryland Transit Administration's Bus Route 17 serves BWI 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. During the hours when the Light Rail operates, buses operate to the Patapsco Light Rail Stop. When the Light Rail is not in service, buses operate to Downtown Baltimore.
The Maryland Transit Administration's Bus Route 99 serves BWI during peak periods every half-hour on weekdays from 6:15am–7:45am & 2pm-5pm NB and 6am-9am & 3:20pm–4:50pm SB. Route 99 connects with the MTA Light Rail Station at BWI Business District and Baltimore Metro at Old Court Station, also serving U.M.B.C, CCBC Catonsville, Catonsville, Security Sq Mall, Woodlawn, Milford Mill and Randallstown. Route 99 also has express portions of the route on I-95 from BWI to U.M.B.C. and I-695 from Edmonson Ave & Ingleside Ave (NB from CCBC Catonsville) to Security Sq Mall.
MTA Commuter Bus route 201 connects BWI with Arundel Mills, Burtonsville, Norbeck, Shady Grove station, and Gaithersburg. Buses operate once an hour (4am-6pm eastbound, 5am-11pm westbound), seven days a week. Fare is $5.00.
The RTA 501/Silver Route operates between BWI and The Mall in Columbia hourly at most times except overnight.
Highway
BWI is located at the southeast terminus of Interstate 195, a spur route providing connections to the Baltimore–Washington Parkway and Interstate 95.Rail
Light rail train at BWI station
The Maryland Transit Administration's Light Rail line has a stop just outside the entrance to the airport's International Terminal. Passengers can take the Light Rail to a variety of destinations in Anne Arundel County, Baltimore City, and Baltimore County, and can transfer to the Metro Subway in Baltimore, or to either of MARC's Baltimore terminals. A ride downtown takes approximately 30 minutes. Trains run every 20 minutes during peak hours, and 30 minutes all other times.[57]
In June 2007, the Maryland Department of Transportation, at the request of the Maryland General Assembly in 2006, commissioned a report on a proposal to extend the Washington Metro Green Line, from its current terminus at Greenbelt, through Howard County to BWI.[58]
Cycling
In August 2014, BWI launched a new bicycle sharing system with the Boston-based company Zagster.[59] Located adjacent to the BWI Airport Light Rail Station, the bike sharing service connects terminal passangers to the nearby BWI Trail, as well as other local destinations.[60]Other facilities
| Thomas A. Dixon Jr. Aircraft Observation Area | |
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| Type | Observation Plaza |
| Location | BWI Airport 1911 Dorsey Road Glen Burnie, MD 21061 |
| Coordinates | 39°09′45″N 76°39′48″W |
| Area | 50 acres (20 ha) |
| Operated by | BWI Airport |
| Open | All year |
| Website | http://www.bwiairport.com/ |
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