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Baltimore/Washington International Airport
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Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (IATA: BWI, ICAO: KBWI, FAA LID: BWI), commonly referred to as Baltimore/Washington International Airport, BWI, and BWI Marshall, is an international airport in Anne Arundel County, Maryland,[2] located 9 miles (14 km) south of downtown Baltimore and 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Washington, D.C.[4][5]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Maryland Aviation Administration (MDOT MAA)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Anne Arundel County, Maryland, U.S.[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | June 24, 1950; 73 years ago (1950-06-24) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating base for | Southwest Airlines | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 143 ft / 44 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°10′31″N 76°40′06″W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Website | bwiairport | ||||||||||||||||||
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BWI is one of three major airports, including Dulles International Airport (IAD) and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), that serves the Washington–Baltimore metropolitan area.[6][failed verification]
The airport, which serves as one of several operating bases for Southwest Airlines, is the 22nd-busiest airport in the United States and the busiest in the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area as of 2021.[7] BWI covers 3,160 acres (1,280 hectares) of land.[8][9]
The airport is named after Thurgood Marshall, a Baltimore native who was the first African American to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court justice.