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Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

Baltimore, Maryland
IATA: BWI
ICAO: KBWI
FAA: BWI
Elevation: 143 ft
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TSA coverageJan. 1, 2024 to Jul. 11, 2026
WeatherLive METAR and TAF
DemandARC ticket sales and passenger trips
Latest TSA Count
18,348
October 3, 2026
2026 Daily Average
23,547
276 reported days
September 2026 Daily Average
23,834
Latest complete month
2026 YTD
6.50M
Through October 3
Year-over-Year
-5.74%
-395,771 passengers
National Rank
#31
2025 comparable rank #30

Daily TSA Passenger Traffic

2024, 2025 and 2026 through equivalent dates
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Latest daily count18,348
30-day average24,194
Busiest 2026 day34,597
July 19
Comparable 2025 YTD6,894,710
2026 YTD6,498,939

Monthly BWI TSA Screened Passenger Comparison

BWI airport-only screening totals · October totals include October 1-3 for all years
Month2024202520262026 Avg/Day
January666,963615,725559,84218,059
February609,072571,967566,25920,224
March821,665720,534703,08522,680
April798,248742,704717,82323,927
May897,136846,087750,40524,207
June929,826879,726793,01626,434
July936,907921,723846,98727,322
August831,174805,463772,15024,908
September746,873711,083715,01023,834
October*72,31279,69874,36224,787
*October figures include October 1-3 only for an equivalent three-year comparison.

BWI National Airport Ranking

Three-year TSA screening rank
2024
#30
9,546,692 passengers
2025
#30
9,076,965 passengers
2026 YTD
#31
6,498,939 passengers
The 2024 and 2025 figures are full-year national rankings. The 2026 figure is year-to-date through October 3.

Airport Profile

Associated cityBaltimore
State or territoryMaryland
Elevation143 ft
Coordinates39.1757, -76.6690

Airport Identifiers

TSA reporting codeBWI
FAA identifierBWI
ICAO identifierKBWI
Local time zoneAmerica/New_York

TSA Data Snapshot

Passenger measureTSA screened passengers
Reporting frequencyDaily
Historical coverage2024-2026
Latest included dateOctober 3, 2026
Important data note: TSA airport-level reports may occasionally contain missing, incomplete, delayed or anomalous daily figures. Flightline publishes the reported totals and flags material irregularities when identified. A missing value should not automatically be interpreted as zero passenger traffic.

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