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KBWI · Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

ICAO · US · 38 NTSB events

ID KBWI FAA BWI Elev 146 ft Lat 39° 10.52' N Lon 76° 40.10' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

6 runway ends on file. Longest: 10,503 ft. Max gradient: 0.55%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
10 94.2° 10,503 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.12%
28 274.2° 10,503 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.12%
15R 144.2° 9,501 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
33L 324.2° 9,501 ft 150 ft ASP Yes —
15L 144.2° 5,000 ft 100 ft ASP Yes —
33R 324.2° 5,000 ft 100 ft ASP Yes —

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 8 frequencies

  • ATIS ATIS 115.100
  • CLD CLNC DEL 118.050
  • GND GND 121.900
  • TWR TWR 119.400
  • APP POTOMAC APP 119.000
  • DEP POTOMAC DEP 126.750
  • RDO LEESBURG RDO 122.200
  • UNIC UNICOM 122.950

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  • NDB FND

    Ellicott

    0.37 MHz · TERMINAL · LOW

  • VORTAC BAL

    Baltimore

    115.10 MHz · DME 115.10 · BOTH · MEDIUM

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 63 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.
  • ·Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 16 and Rwy 34; MIRL Rwy 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

Watch for

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 16 and Rwy 34; MIRL Rwy 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    pcl ctaf

All translated remarks (3)

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Deer and birds ocnly on and invof arpt.

  • Landing fee in effect. Contact FBO or airport ops for current rates.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Ldg fee.

  • Pilot-controlled lighting: click mic 7 times on the CTAF to activate REIL Rwy 16 and Rwy 34; MIRL Rwy 16–34. Lights stay on 15 minutes — click again to refresh.

    Raw FAA text · service · operational

    ACTVT REIL Rwy 16 and Rwy 34; MIRL Rwy 16–34—CTAF

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (63 sentences)
  • ·MARYLAND 91 BALTIMORE BALTIMORE/WASHINGTON INTL THURGOOD MARSHALL (BWI)(KBWI) 9 S UTC–5(–4DT) N39º10.54´ W76º40.14´ 143 B LRA Class I, ARFF Index D NOTAM FILE BWI RWY 10–28: H10503X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–80, D–220, 2D–1020, 2D/2D2–1340 PCR 759 F/A/X/T HIRL CL RWY 10: ALSF2.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 71´.
  • ·RVR–TMR Thld dsplcd 550´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 75´.
  • ·RVR–TMR Thld dsplcd 700´.
  • ·RWY 15R–33L: H9501X150 (ASPH–GRVD) S–80, D–220, 2D–675, 2D/2D2–890 PCR 759 F/A/X/T HIRL CL RWY 15R: MALSR.
  • ·PAPI(P4R)—GA 3.0º TCH 73´.
  • ·RVR–TMR Thld dsplcd 301´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 72´.
  • ·RVR–TMR Thld dsplcd 500´.
  • ·RWY 15L–33R: H5000X100 (ASPH–GRVD) S–30, D–45 PCR 269 F/A/X/T HIRL 0.5% up NW RWY 15L: REIL.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 47´.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 47´.
  • ·RWY 10: TORA–10503 TODA–10503 ASDA–10503 LDA–9953 RWY 15L:TORA–5000 TODA–5000 ASDA–5000 LDA–5000 RWY 15R:TORA–9501 TODA–9501 ASDA–8601 LDA–8301 RWY 28: TORA–10503 TODA–10503 ASDA–10503 LDA–9803 RWY 33L:TORA–9501 TODA–9501 ASDA–8801 LDA–8301 RWY 33R:TORA–5000 TODA–5000 ASDA–5000 LDA–5000
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 1, 2, 3, 4
  • ·Noise abatement procedures in effect—Rstrn for Rwy 15L–33R except for emerg or Mercy flights ctc amgr for info.
  • ·Major constr on arpt dly; acft mov and prkg areas subject to short notice change/closure.
  • ·For current info phone BWI opns cntr 410–859–7018.
  • ·Rwy status lgts in operation.
  • ·Practice lndg & apch by turbo–pwrd acft prohibited 0300–1100Z‡; practice lndg & tkof by B–747 acft prohibited Rwy 15R–33L.
  • ·Rwy length avbl for Rwy 28 departures from Twy U1 is 9802 ft.
  • ·Acft departing Rwy 28 exp dep from Twy U1.
  • ·No apron parking for unscheduled air carriers.
  • ·Midfield RVR sensor shared by Rwy 10–28 & Rwy 15R–33L.
  • ·Taxiing prohibited btn concourse C and adjacent bldg structure SW of concourse C.
  • ·Access to gate C12 must be via Twy A.
  • ·Taxilanes T–1 and H, rstd to Group III acft with max wingspan of 118 ft.
  • ·Twy A is rstrd to group IV acft wingspan 171 ft or less.
  • ·Twy T btn Twy H and Twy E rstrd to Group IV acft with wingspan less than 171 ft.
  • ·Twy T btn Twy E and Twy B rstrd to Group V acft with wingspan less than 214 ft; when Group V acft are on Twy T, Twy A is rstrd to max wingspans of 110 ft.

+ 33 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

WASFriendship International

Source: OurAirports community

NTSB events

38 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

40

since 1982

Fatal

6

15.0% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

7

≈ 0.7/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 328,428 ops in 2001

2024 total

246,131

10-yr total

2,368,313

2024 mix

AC/AT 95% · GA 4% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

3.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.44

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Ground collision 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 1
  • Other 1

All time · n=38

  • Other 14
  • Stall / spin 7
  • Ground collision 5
  • Gear-up landing 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Loss of control 2
  • Controlled flight into terrain 2
  • Hard landing 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2018-05-07 Boeing 737-8H4 · Ground collision · night →
2016-08-04 Boeing 737 3H4 · Other · night →
2009-05-06 Boeing DC-10 · Hard landing · day →
2024-09-14 Piper PA32 · Other · day →
2020-02-07 Cessna 208 · Ground collision · IMC · night →
2017-01-23 BOMBARDIER INC CL 600 2B19 · Engine failure · night →
2016-04-16 Bell 206 · Other · VMC · day →
2015-07-23 ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES 1125 WESTWIND ASTRA · Other · VMC · dusk →
2015-02-24 Cessna 208 · Ground collision · VMC · night →
2014-12-12 Boeing 737 · Ground collision · night →
2012-01-30 Gulfstream G150 · Stall / spin · night →
2011-02-10 Piper PA-31-350 · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
2008-08-20 Cessna 441 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2007-12-02 Bombardier, Inc.,Airbus Industrie CRJ1,A320 · Other · IMC · night →
2004-05-14 Mitsubishi MU-2B-60 · CFIT · VMC · day →
2002-09-09 Boeing 757-251 · Ground collision · night →
2002-05-01 Beech 400A · Gear-up · VMC · day →
2001-08-01 Bell 206B · CFIT · VMC · day →
2000-03-12 Boeing - Canada (de Havilland) DHC-8-102 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1998-11-09 Piper PA-32-260 · Birdstrike · night →
1996-10-18 Cessna 310Q · Fuel exhaustion · night →
1995-12-28 Cessna 210 · Gear-up · VMC · night →
1993-06-17 GRITTER QUEST AIR 20 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1992-12-10 Beech C-45G · Loss of control · IMC · day →
1992-01-12 de Havilland DHC-8-102 · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
1990-01-02 Douglas DC-10 · Other · VMC · night →
1989-07-19 Beech E18S · Stall / spin · IMC · day →
1989-06-26 BRITISH AEROSPACE 3101 · Other · VMC · day →
1987-12-05 McDonnell Douglas,Piper DC-9-32,PA-28R · Other · day →
1987-10-03 Fokker F-28-MK-1000 · Stall / spin · day →
1987-09-15 Beech 58 · Other · VMC · night →
1987-08-13 Mooney M20C · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
1987-06-07 Cessna 152 · Other · day →
1987-03-08 McDonnell Douglas MD-80 · Other · VMC · day →
1986-11-08 Beech 65-A80 · Other · IMC · day →
1985-01-09 Rockwell SABRELINER/NA265-40 · Other · VMC · day →
1984-05-20 Cessna 210E · Other · day →
1983-11-26 Cessna 182Q · Gear-up · VMC · day →

NASA ASRS reports · 1 de-identified report in the public ASRS Database Report Sets

Voluntary first-person accounts; they represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Charles Epstein Linthicum Heights MD 2 nm
Robert Bruce Hollen Baltimore MD 8 nm
Jude Gallagher Middle River MD 15 nm
Michael Wayne Deruggiero Middle River MD 15 nm
Neal Daniel Lanning Middle River MD 15 nm
Mark Stanley Meredith Edgewater MD 15 nm
Curt Tucker Davidsonville MD 15 nm
Harry William Kraemer Gaithersburg MD 25 nm
Sharif Hidayat Gaithersburg MD 25 nm
Jeffrey Richard Riemer Arlington VA 27 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Menahem Zeev Peer Linthicum Heights MD 2 nm
Jon Jacob Jones Linthicum Heights MD 2 nm
Lloyd Edward Clark Hanover MD 2 nm
Scott Lyn Mcdonald Hanover MD 2 nm
Howard Dang Hanover MD 2 nm
Terrell Adrian Hoebeke Severn MD 3 nm
Stephen Michael Bloor Severn MD 3 nm
Joseph Patrick Shanley Jr Severn MD 3 nm
Brian Lee Chirdon Severn MD 3 nm
Todd Joseph Vandertie Severn MD 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Sean Roderick Douville Linthicum MD 2 nm
Menahem Zeev Peer Linthicum Heights MD 2 nm
Ian Jason Kistler Linthicum Heights MD 2 nm
Robert Carrol Wellington Linthicum Heights MD 2 nm
Edward Gerard Drummond Hanover MD 2 nm
Steven Michael Urick Hanover MD 2 nm
Todd Curtis Purser Hanover MD 2 nm
Vincent Scott Courtney Hanover MD 2 nm
Charlston Kee Caballero Hanover MD 2 nm
Manuel De Jesus Lara Alvarado Hanover MD 2 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Capital Wings Services
Gaithersburg, MD
23 nm
Air Repair, Inc
Easton, MD
36 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Washington, DC
Manassas, VA
46 nm
Flywyld Aviation
Manassas, VA
48 nm
Advantage Interiors, LLC
Marietta, PA
55 nm
Smart Avionics, Inc.
Marietta, PA
55 nm
Roberto Aircraft Interiors
Smoketown, PA
56 nm
Red Eagle Avionics, LLC.
New Castle, DE
58 nm
South Mountain Aviation
Hagerstown , MD
59 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service, Inc.
Lititz, PA
59 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.