BWI Airport History & Flight Activity

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July 23, 2025 – September 30, 202570 days7,016 flights5,470,844 ADS-B points

BWI flight path print — Inferno theme · Dark

About the data

Flights reconstructed from ADS-B, the position signal modern aircraft broadcast to air traffic. Coverage is strongest across North America and Europe, thinner over oceans, polar regions, and parts of Asia and Africa.

The print is a curated selection, not a full capture. To draw the clearest image, we keep the flights with a clean arrival or departure at the airport and set the rest aside. On a busy airport, that can mean most of the raw ADS-B. Every stat, route, and total on this page counts only those kept flights, not all the traffic overhead.

A few of those kept flights are long-haul, crossing sparsely-covered airspace where the receiver network loses sight of them mid-ocean. That leaves an origin or destination unknown, which we mark rather than guess. They still count in the totals above, but the route-by-route breakdown lists only flights with both endpoints identified.

About Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport opened on July 23, 1950, when Eastern Airlines flew the first scheduled flight, a DC-3, into the airport at 12:01 am. Known then as Friendship International Airport, it had been dedicated by President Harry S. Truman the previous month and was considered the most advanced airport of its era, featuring a 9-story control tower that was the tallest in the country at the time.

The airport occupies roughly 3,596 acres in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, positioned almost exactly between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. That geography is its defining advantage. It serves both metropolitan areas simultaneously and is the busiest of the 3 major airports in the region. In 1973 the name changed to Baltimore/Washington International Airport to signal that dual mandate more clearly, and Maryland had purchased the facility from the City of Baltimore the previous year for $36 million. A $70 million terminal expansion completed in 1979 doubled passenger capacity. Then, in October 1980, the BWI Rail Station opened, the first intercity rail station built on airport property in the United States, connecting the airport to Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and MARC commuter rail. On October 1, 2005, the airport was renamed again to honor Thurgood Marshall, the Baltimore-born civil rights attorney who became the first African American justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.

Southwest Airlines arrived in September 1993 and transformed the airport's character. Today Southwest accounts for more than 70 percent of passenger traffic, operating as a focus city out of Concourses A and B. The airport operates a single terminal with 5 concourses and 73 gates. International service, including British Airways, Icelandair, and Copa Airlines, departs from Concourse E. BWI handled more than 27 million passengers in fiscal year 2024, its busiest fiscal year on record.

The sky over Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

The arrivals and departures behind the print, colored by altitude.

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Summary

Total Flights

7,016

Arrivals

4,456

Departures

2,560

Unique Aircraft

2,415

Peak Day Flights

289

Avg / Day

100

Notable Flights

Shortest

8 NM3 min

From ANP — Lee

N321DH

Longest

2412 NM296 min

N225AX

Highest

49,125 ft2224 NM

N75TF

Most Seen Aircraft

19flights

N651GT

Day Highlights

Each day in EDT time

Busiest Day

Jul 29, 2025

289 flights · 157 arr / 132 dep

Quietest Day

Aug 24, 2025

18 flights · 5 arr / 13 dep

Avg Daily Flights

100

across 70 days

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Wed 7/23
89 flights
35 arr · 54 dep

Thu 7/24
108 flights
59 arr · 49 dep

Fri 7/25
140 flights
114 arr · 26 dep

Sat 7/26
143 flights
90 arr · 53 dep

Sun 7/27
21 flights
16 arr · 5 dep

Mon 7/28
190 flights
144 arr · 46 dep

Tue 7/29
289 flights
157 arr · 132 dep

Wed 7/30
102 flights
71 arr · 31 dep

Thu 7/31
47 flights
24 arr · 23 dep

Fri 8/1
72 flights
53 arr · 19 dep

Sat 8/2
144 flights
70 arr · 74 dep

Sun 8/3
187 flights
85 arr · 102 dep

Mon 8/4
175 flights
113 arr · 62 dep

Tue 8/5
207 flights
99 arr · 108 dep

Wed 8/6
65 flights
17 arr · 48 dep

Thu 8/7
59 flights
15 arr · 44 dep

Fri 8/8
67 flights
22 arr · 45 dep

Sat 8/9
78 flights
21 arr · 57 dep

Sun 8/10
96 flights
39 arr · 57 dep

Mon 8/11
38 flights
24 arr · 14 dep

Tue 8/12
41 flights
28 arr · 13 dep

Wed 8/13
44 flights
41 arr · 3 dep

Thu 8/14
61 flights
45 arr · 16 dep

Fri 8/15
98 flights
41 arr · 57 dep

Sat 8/16
60 flights
24 arr · 36 dep

Sun 8/17
86 flights
68 arr · 18 dep

Mon 8/18
46 flights
29 arr · 17 dep

Tue 8/19
21 flights
6 arr · 15 dep

Wed 8/20
33 flights
17 arr · 16 dep

Thu 8/21
56 flights
46 arr · 10 dep

Fri 8/22
72 flights
54 arr · 18 dep

Sat 8/23
38 flights
20 arr · 18 dep

Sun 8/24
18 flights
5 arr · 13 dep

Mon 8/25
98 flights
90 arr · 8 dep

Tue 8/26
127 flights
114 arr · 13 dep

Wed 8/27
121 flights
110 arr · 11 dep

Thu 8/28
210 flights
148 arr · 62 dep

Fri 8/29
155 flights
141 arr · 14 dep

Sat 8/30
130 flights
115 arr · 15 dep

Sun 8/31
65 flights
41 arr · 24 dep

Mon 9/1
57 flights
32 arr · 25 dep

Tue 9/2
34 flights
17 arr · 17 dep

Wed 9/3
83 flights
70 arr · 13 dep

Thu 9/4
25 flights
5 arr · 20 dep

Fri 9/5
76 flights
61 arr · 15 dep

Sat 9/6
103 flights
47 arr · 56 dep

Sun 9/7
101 flights
81 arr · 20 dep

Mon 9/8
83 flights
43 arr · 40 dep

Tue 9/9
89 flights
53 arr · 36 dep

Wed 9/10
54 flights
39 arr · 15 dep

Thu 9/11
142 flights
105 arr · 37 dep

Fri 9/12
175 flights
96 arr · 79 dep

Sat 9/13
129 flights
39 arr · 90 dep

Sun 9/14
86 flights
48 arr · 38 dep

Mon 9/15
128 flights
44 arr · 84 dep

Tue 9/16
30 flights
6 arr · 24 dep

Wed 9/17
50 flights
44 arr · 6 dep

Thu 9/18
113 flights
99 arr · 14 dep

Fri 9/19
278 flights
186 arr · 92 dep

Sat 9/20
49 flights
25 arr · 24 dep

Sun 9/21
47 flights
10 arr · 37 dep

Mon 9/22
46 flights
14 arr · 32 dep

Tue 9/23
139 flights
86 arr · 53 dep

Wed 9/24
97 flights
81 arr · 16 dep

Thu 9/25
78 flights
70 arr · 8 dep

Fri 9/26
206 flights
200 arr · 6 dep

Sat 9/27
117 flights
63 arr · 54 dep

Sun 9/28
175 flights
156 arr · 19 dep

Mon 9/29
126 flights
69 arr · 57 dep

Tue 9/30
203 flights
116 arr · 87 dep

Wed 7/23

Thu 7/24

Fri 7/25

Sat 7/26

Sun 7/27

Mon 7/28

Tue 7/29

Wed 7/30

Thu 7/31

Fri 8/1

Sat 8/2

Sun 8/3

Mon 8/4

Tue 8/5

Wed 8/6

Thu 8/7

Fri 8/8

Sat 8/9

Sun 8/10

Mon 8/11

Tue 8/12

Wed 8/13

Thu 8/14

Fri 8/15

Sat 8/16

Sun 8/17

Mon 8/18

Tue 8/19

Wed 8/20

Thu 8/21

Fri 8/22

Sat 8/23

Sun 8/24

Mon 8/25

Tue 8/26

Wed 8/27

Thu 8/28

Fri 8/29

Sat 8/30

Sun 8/31

Mon 9/1

Tue 9/2

Wed 9/3

Thu 9/4

Fri 9/5

Sat 9/6

Sun 9/7

Mon 9/8

Tue 9/9

Wed 9/10

Thu 9/11

Fri 9/12

Sat 9/13

Sun 9/14

Mon 9/15

Tue 9/16

Wed 9/17

Thu 9/18

Fri 9/19

Sat 9/20

Sun 9/21

Mon 9/22

Tue 9/23

Wed 9/24

Thu 9/25

Fri 9/26

Sat 9/27

Sun 9/28

Mon 9/29

Tue 9/30

Flights per day
Date	Flights
Wed 7/23	89
Thu 7/24	108
Fri 7/25	140
Sat 7/26	143
Sun 7/27	21
Mon 7/28	190
Tue 7/29	289
Wed 7/30	102
Thu 7/31	47
Fri 8/1	72
Sat 8/2	144
Sun 8/3	187
Mon 8/4	175
Tue 8/5	207
Wed 8/6	65
Thu 8/7	59
Fri 8/8	67
Sat 8/9	78
Sun 8/10	96
Mon 8/11	38
Tue 8/12	41
Wed 8/13	44
Thu 8/14	61
Fri 8/15	98
Sat 8/16	60
Sun 8/17	86
Mon 8/18	46
Tue 8/19	21
Wed 8/20	33
Thu 8/21	56
Fri 8/22	72
Sat 8/23	38
Sun 8/24	18
Mon 8/25	98
Tue 8/26	127
Wed 8/27	121
Thu 8/28	210
Fri 8/29	155
Sat 8/30	130
Sun 8/31	65
Mon 9/1	57
Tue 9/2	34
Wed 9/3	83
Thu 9/4	25
Fri 9/5	76
Sat 9/6	103
Sun 9/7	101
Mon 9/8	83
Tue 9/9	89
Wed 9/10	54
Thu 9/11	142
Fri 9/12	175
Sat 9/13	129
Sun 9/14	86
Mon 9/15	128
Tue 9/16	30
Wed 9/17	50
Thu 9/18	113
Fri 9/19	278
Sat 9/20	49
Sun 9/21	47
Mon 9/22	46
Tue 9/23	139
Wed 9/24	97
Thu 9/25	78
Fri 9/26	206
Sat 9/27	117
Sun 9/28	175
Mon 9/29	126
Tue 9/30	203

Performance

Max Altitude

49,125ft

Avg Altitude

19,468ft

Max Groundspeed

658kts

Avg Groundspeed

334kts

Total Distance

5,190,837NM

Avg Leg Distance

740NM

Avg Leg Duration

114min

Traffic Flow

Arrivals

Departures

Flight Trails

Routes

Arriving from

ATL

Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport252

BOS

General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport187

MCO

Orlando International Airport157

ORD

Chicago O'Hare International Airport143

DTW

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport136

CLT

Charlotte Douglas International Airport118

FLL

Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport116

MSP

Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field98

DEN

Denver International Airport96

BNA

Nashville International Airport95

TPA

Tampa International Airport91

MDW

Chicago Midway International Airport90

MIA

Miami International Airport84

LAX

Los Angeles International Airport84

LAS

Harry Reid International Airport80

IAH

George Bush Intercontinental Airport79

CVG

Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport76

RDU

Raleigh-Durham International Airport74

ORF

Norfolk International Airport71

BDL

Bradley International Airport69

Departing to

ATL

Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport121

MCO

Orlando International Airport96

BOS

General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport91

CLT

Charlotte Douglas International Airport76

DEN

Denver International Airport73

FLL

Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport67

ORD

Chicago O'Hare International Airport65

DTW

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport65

BNA

Nashville International Airport56

TPA

Tampa International Airport54

MIA

Miami International Airport48

MDW

Chicago Midway International Airport47

LAX

Los Angeles International Airport47

DAL

Dallas Love Field44

MSP

Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field43

LAS

Harry Reid International Airport43

PVD

Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport41

HOU

William P. Hobby Airport39

MHT

Manchester-Boston Regional Airport38

PWM

Portland International Jetport36

Aircraft by Registration Country

United States2357

United Kingdom18

Slovenia15

Panama9

Canada5

Unknown4

United Arab Emirates1

Germany1

Portugal1

Bahamas1

Aircraft

2415 unique aircraft

N651GT

19 flights

N650GT

17 flights

N8632A

14 flights

N8853Q

14 flights

N446WN

14 flights

N739NK

14 flights

N8680C

14 flights

N8665D

13 flights

N255WN

13 flights

N712NK

13 flights

N702NK

12 flights

N8326F

12 flights

N1381A

12 flights

N241WN

12 flights

N7732A

12 flights

N8803L

12 flights

N8573Z

12 flights

N8830Q

12 flights

N240WN

12 flights

N8929S

12 flights

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About Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

Day Highlights

Each day in EDT time

Busiest Day

Jul 29, 2025

289 flights · 157 arr / 132 dep

Quietest Day

Aug 24, 2025

18 flights · 5 arr / 13 dep

Avg Daily Flights

100

across 70 days

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Wed 7/23
89 flights
35 arr · 54 dep

Thu 7/24
108 flights
59 arr · 49 dep

Fri 7/25
140 flights
114 arr · 26 dep

Sat 7/26
143 flights
90 arr · 53 dep

Sun 7/27
21 flights
16 arr · 5 dep

Mon 7/28
190 flights
144 arr · 46 dep

Tue 7/29
289 flights
157 arr · 132 dep

Wed 7/30
102 flights
71 arr · 31 dep

Thu 7/31
47 flights
24 arr · 23 dep

Fri 8/1
72 flights
53 arr · 19 dep

Sat 8/2
144 flights
70 arr · 74 dep

Sun 8/3
187 flights
85 arr · 102 dep

Mon 8/4
175 flights
113 arr · 62 dep

Tue 8/5
207 flights
99 arr · 108 dep

Wed 8/6
65 flights
17 arr · 48 dep

Thu 8/7
59 flights
15 arr · 44 dep

Fri 8/8
67 flights
22 arr · 45 dep

Sat 8/9
78 flights
21 arr · 57 dep

Sun 8/10
96 flights
39 arr · 57 dep

Mon 8/11
38 flights
24 arr · 14 dep

Tue 8/12
41 flights
28 arr · 13 dep

Wed 8/13
44 flights
41 arr · 3 dep

Thu 8/14
61 flights
45 arr · 16 dep

Fri 8/15
98 flights
41 arr · 57 dep

Sat 8/16
60 flights
24 arr · 36 dep

Sun 8/17
86 flights
68 arr · 18 dep

Mon 8/18
46 flights
29 arr · 17 dep

Tue 8/19
21 flights
6 arr · 15 dep

Wed 8/20
33 flights
17 arr · 16 dep

Thu 8/21
56 flights
46 arr · 10 dep

Fri 8/22
72 flights
54 arr · 18 dep

Sat 8/23
38 flights
20 arr · 18 dep

Sun 8/24
18 flights
5 arr · 13 dep

Mon 8/25
98 flights
90 arr · 8 dep

Tue 8/26
127 flights
114 arr · 13 dep

Wed 8/27
121 flights
110 arr · 11 dep

Thu 8/28
210 flights
148 arr · 62 dep

Fri 8/29
155 flights
141 arr · 14 dep

Sat 8/30
130 flights
115 arr · 15 dep

Sun 8/31
65 flights
41 arr · 24 dep

Mon 9/1
57 flights
32 arr · 25 dep

Tue 9/2
34 flights
17 arr · 17 dep

Wed 9/3
83 flights
70 arr · 13 dep

Thu 9/4
25 flights
5 arr · 20 dep

Fri 9/5
76 flights
61 arr · 15 dep

Sat 9/6
103 flights
47 arr · 56 dep

Sun 9/7
101 flights
81 arr · 20 dep

Mon 9/8
83 flights
43 arr · 40 dep

Tue 9/9
89 flights
53 arr · 36 dep

Wed 9/10
54 flights
39 arr · 15 dep

Thu 9/11
142 flights
105 arr · 37 dep

Fri 9/12
175 flights
96 arr · 79 dep

Sat 9/13
129 flights
39 arr · 90 dep

Sun 9/14
86 flights
48 arr · 38 dep

Mon 9/15
128 flights
44 arr · 84 dep

Tue 9/16
30 flights
6 arr · 24 dep

Wed 9/17
50 flights
44 arr · 6 dep

Thu 9/18
113 flights
99 arr · 14 dep

Fri 9/19
278 flights
186 arr · 92 dep

Sat 9/20
49 flights
25 arr · 24 dep

Sun 9/21
47 flights
10 arr · 37 dep

Mon 9/22
46 flights
14 arr · 32 dep

Tue 9/23
139 flights
86 arr · 53 dep

Wed 9/24
97 flights
81 arr · 16 dep

Thu 9/25
78 flights
70 arr · 8 dep

Fri 9/26
206 flights
200 arr · 6 dep

Sat 9/27
117 flights
63 arr · 54 dep

Sun 9/28
175 flights
156 arr · 19 dep

Mon 9/29
126 flights
69 arr · 57 dep

Tue 9/30
203 flights
116 arr · 87 dep

Wed 7/23

Thu 7/24

Fri 7/25

Sat 7/26

Sun 7/27

Mon 7/28

Tue 7/29

Wed 7/30

Thu 7/31

Fri 8/1

Sat 8/2

Sun 8/3

Mon 8/4

Tue 8/5

Wed 8/6

Thu 8/7

Fri 8/8

Sat 8/9

Sun 8/10

Mon 8/11

Tue 8/12

Wed 8/13

Thu 8/14

Fri 8/15

Sat 8/16

Sun 8/17

Mon 8/18

Tue 8/19

Wed 8/20

Thu 8/21

Fri 8/22

Sat 8/23

Sun 8/24

Mon 8/25

Tue 8/26

Wed 8/27

Thu 8/28

Fri 8/29

Sat 8/30

Sun 8/31

Mon 9/1

Tue 9/2

Wed 9/3

Thu 9/4

Fri 9/5

Sat 9/6

Sun 9/7

Mon 9/8

Tue 9/9

Wed 9/10

Thu 9/11

Fri 9/12

Sat 9/13

Sun 9/14

Mon 9/15

Tue 9/16

Wed 9/17

Thu 9/18

Fri 9/19

Sat 9/20

Sun 9/21

Mon 9/22

Tue 9/23

Wed 9/24

Thu 9/25

Fri 9/26

Sat 9/27

Sun 9/28

Mon 9/29

Tue 9/30

Flights per day
Date	Flights
Wed 7/23	89
Thu 7/24	108
Fri 7/25	140
Sat 7/26	143
Sun 7/27	21
Mon 7/28	190
Tue 7/29	289
Wed 7/30	102
Thu 7/31	47
Fri 8/1	72
Sat 8/2	144
Sun 8/3	187
Mon 8/4	175
Tue 8/5	207
Wed 8/6	65
Thu 8/7	59
Fri 8/8	67
Sat 8/9	78
Sun 8/10	96
Mon 8/11	38
Tue 8/12	41
Wed 8/13	44
Thu 8/14	61
Fri 8/15	98
Sat 8/16	60
Sun 8/17	86
Mon 8/18	46
Tue 8/19	21
Wed 8/20	33
Thu 8/21	56
Fri 8/22	72
Sat 8/23	38
Sun 8/24	18
Mon 8/25	98
Tue 8/26	127
Wed 8/27	121
Thu 8/28	210
Fri 8/29	155
Sat 8/30	130
Sun 8/31	65
Mon 9/1	57
Tue 9/2	34
Wed 9/3	83
Thu 9/4	25
Fri 9/5	76
Sat 9/6	103
Sun 9/7	101
Mon 9/8	83
Tue 9/9	89
Wed 9/10	54
Thu 9/11	142
Fri 9/12	175
Sat 9/13	129
Sun 9/14	86
Mon 9/15	128
Tue 9/16	30
Wed 9/17	50
Thu 9/18	113
Fri 9/19	278
Sat 9/20	49
Sun 9/21	47
Mon 9/22	46
Tue 9/23	139
Wed 9/24	97
Thu 9/25	78
Fri 9/26	206
Sat 9/27	117
Sun 9/28	175
Mon 9/29	126
Tue 9/30	203

Routes