KBWI/BWI METAR & TAF Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

Baltimore, MarylandElevation 146 ftLarge airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR53 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

270@3

steady

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

-1,052 ft

-1,198 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0154Z (9:54 PM local) · 53 min old

KBWI is currently VFR. Winds are from the west at 3 knots. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

270° at 3 kt

Steady.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

9°C / 7°C

48°F / 45°F. 2°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.44 inHg

1030.8 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: CLR RMK AO2

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REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SLP309

sea-level pressure 1030.9 hPa

T00890072

precise temperature 8.9°C, dew point 7.2°C

TERMINAL AERODROME FORECAST

TAF timeline

Issued 2321Z (7:21 PM local) · valid to 0600Z (2:00 AM local)

KBWI forecast starts VFR at 00Z. Conditions are roughly steady over the period.

VFR

0000Z8:00 PM0600Z2:00 AM1200Z8:00 AM1800Z2:00 PM0000Z8:00 PM0600Z2:00 AM

Codes in this report: P6SM FEW BR SCT SKC

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FAA: no delays reported at BWI.

Source: FAA System Operations (ASWS). Operational status only; verify with official FAA sources and NOTAMs.

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No significant weather concerns in the current report.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind from 270° at 3 kt, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight clear, low near 42F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: no significant hazards are highlighted right now, but always confirm against an official briefing.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip
Tonight	Clear	42	SW 2 kt	–	0%
Monday	Patchy Fog then Sunny	71/49	W 5 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Sunny	68/49	N 6 kt	–	0%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	65/50	E 4 kt	–	0%
Thursday	Mostly Sunny	71/51	S 5 kt	–	0%
Friday	Sunny	76/53	W 3 kt	–	0%
Saturday	Mostly Sunny	72/56	NE 4 kt	–	4%
Sunday	Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers	71	S 6 kt	–	26%

Source: National Weather Service (office LWX). Forecast issued 0032Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

RUNWAYS & WIND

3 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

5 kt

10 kt

15 kt

20 kt

25 kt

30 kt

35 kt

40 kt

45 kt

50 kt

65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

270° at 3 kt

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 283 kt headwind · no crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

28

HEAD

3 kt

CROSS

calm

BEST

33R

HEAD

2 kt

CROSS

2 kt L

OK

33L

HEAD

2 kt

CROSS

2 kt L

OK

15L

HEAD

2 kt tail

CROSS

2 kt R

OK

15R

HEAD

2 kt tail

CROSS

2 kt R

OK

10

HEAD

3 kt tail

CROSS

calm

OK

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

3 runways · longest 10,503 ft

10/28

Dimensions

10,503 x 150 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 1094°T

Landing length (LDA)9,953 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA10,503 / 10,503 / 10,503 ft

Displaced threshold550 ft

ILSILS

Approach lightsALSF2

VGSIPAPI (P4R)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 28274°T

Landing length (LDA)9,803 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA10,503 / 10,503 / 10,503 ft

Displaced threshold700 ft

ILSILS

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

15L/33R

Dimensions

5,000 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (fair)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 15L144°T

Landing length (LDA)5,000 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA5,000 / 5,000 / 5,000 ft

ILSILS

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 33R324°T

Landing length (LDA)5,000 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA5,000 / 5,000 / 5,000 ft

ILSILS

Approach lightsMALSR

REILYes

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

15R/33L

Dimensions

9,501 x 150 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

HIGH

RWY 15R144°T

Landing length (LDA)8,301 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA9,501 / 9,501 / 8,601 ft

Displaced threshold301 ft

ILSILS

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4R)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 33L324°T

Landing length (LDA)8,301 ft

TORA / TODA / ASDA9,501 / 9,501 / 8,801 ft

Displaced threshold500 ft

ILSILS

Approach lightsMALSR

VGSIPAPI (P4L)

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

-1,052 ft

Pressure altitude

-374 ft

Field elevation

146 ft MSL

Temperature

9°C (48°F)

Dewpoint

7°C (45°F)

Altimeter

30.44 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2214Z 6:14 PM

Sunrise

1127Z 7:27 AM

Loggable night

2241Z (6:41 PM local) → 1100Z (7:00 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2214Z (6:14 PM local) → 1127Z (7:27 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2314Z (7:14 PM local) → 1027Z (6:27 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is in Baltimore, Maryland. Field elevation 146 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeLarge airport

Airline serviceYes

ManagerGREGORY SOLEK

Manager phone410-859-7018

AttendedContinuous (24 hours)

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKBWI / BWI

SectionalWASHINGTON

Center (ARTCC)WASHINGTON

Flight service (AFSS)LEESBURG

RegionMaryland

CountryUnited States

Coordinates39.1754, -76.6683

Distance from city9 NM S

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerTowered

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

FREQUENCIES

Communications

119

POTOMAC APP

APP

115.1

ATIS

118.05

CLNC DEL

CLD

126.75

POTOMAC DEP

DEP

121.9

GND

122.2

LEESBURG RDO

RDO

119.4

TWR

122.95

UNICOM

UNIC

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KBWI traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 70 days observed · data 2026-10-23

High confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

321.4

AVG OPS/DAY

356.6

Operations trend (18 days)

Busiest day: Fri · Busiest month: Oct

FLEET MIX

Airliner 93%Unknown 3%Jet 2%

Mostly airliner-class aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›B38M (Airliner) · ~1825 landings/mo

›B737 (Airliner) · ~1661 landings/mo

›B738 (Airliner) · ~1555 landings/mo

›A321 (Airliner) · ~206 landings/mo

›B739 (Airliner) · ~180 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly large aircraft.

›B737 (Airliner)

›CRJ7 (Airliner)

›B38M (Airliner)

›C172 (Piston single)

›SR22 (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KFME Fort Meade Executive Airport

7 NM SW

VFR

KMTN Martin State Airport

15 NM NE

VFR

KCGS College Park Airport

17 NM SW

VFR

KGAI Montgomery County Airpark

23 NM W

VFR

KADW Joint Base Andrews

24 NM SW

VFR

KDCA Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

26 NM SW

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›TWY T BTN TWY H AND TWY E RSTD 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.

›TAXIING PROHIBITED BTN CONCOURSE C & ADJ BLDG STRUCTURE SW OF CONCOURSE C. ACCESS TO GATE C12 MUST BE VIA TWY A.

›PRACTICE LNDG & APCH BY TURBO-PWRD ACFT PROHIBITED 2200-0600; PRACTICE LNDG & TKOF BY B-747 ACFT PROHIBITED RWY 15R/33L.

›DISTRACTING LGTS (GOLF DRIVING RANGE) RIGHT SIDE EXTDD CNTRLN RWY 33L FM AER TO 1/4 MI FINAL.

›RWY 28 DE-ICE PAD LANE 1 RSTRD TO ACFT WITH WINGSPAN 171 FT OR LESS, LANE 2 RSTRD TO ACFT WITH WINGSPAN 135 FT OR LESS, LANE 3 IS USED BY LARGE ACFT MAX WINGSPAN 215 FT AND WHEN IN USE- LANES 2 AND 4 ARE UNAVBL. LANES 4, 5 & 6 ARE RSTRD TO ACFT WINGSPAN 135 FT OR LESS.

›CONCOURSE A ALT DEICING AREA IS RSTRD TO B737-800 SIZE ACFT WITH WINGLETS OR SMLR ON SPOTS 6, 7 AND 8.

›TWY 'A' IS RSTRD TO GROUP IV ACFT WINGSPAN 171 FT OR LESS.

›DURING ATC ZERO EVENTS, UNICOM 119.4.

›ACFT DEPARTING RWY 28 EXP DEP FM TWY U1.

›RWY 33L +2 FT ROAD 170 FT FROM RWY END 500 FT LEFT.

›APCH RATIO 50:1 TO DSPLCD THR.

›TAXILANES 'T-1' & "H" RSTRD TO GROUP III ACFT WITH MAX WINGSPAN OF 118 FEET.

›APCH RATIO 50:1 TO DSPLCD THR.

›MIDFIELD RVR SENSOR SHARED BY RWY 10/28 & RWY 15R/33L.

›GA ACFT CTC 129.0 PRIOR TO ARR AT GA RAMP FOR SCTY PURPOSES.

›PCR VALUE: 759/F/A/X/T

›PCR VALUE: 269/F/A/X/T

›PCR VALUE: 759/F/A/X/T

›SURVEYED.

›RWY STATUS LGTS IN OPN.

›RWY LEN AVBL FOR RWY 28 DEPS FM TWY U1 IS 9802 FT.

›TWY "S", SOUTH OF TWY "P", RSTRD TO ACFT 60000 LBS & LESS.

›DUAL PARALLEL TAXILANES HAVE BEEN ADDED TO THE 'D'/'E' ALLEYWAY; TAXILANE 'N' AND TAXILANE 'N1'. TAXILANE 'N' IS DESIGNATED A "GROUP V" TAXILANE WITH MAX WINGSPAN OF 213 FT. TAXILANE 'N1' IS DESIGNATED A "GROUP IV" TAXILANE WITH MAX WINGSPAN OF 170 FT.

›NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT - RSTRN FOR RWY 15L/33R EXCEPT FOR EMERG OR MERCY FLIGHTS CTC AMGR FOR INFO.

›CONT MOWING OPERATIONS ADJ ALL RWYS & TWYS - APR THRU NOV.

›MAJOR CONSTR ON ARPT DLY; ACFT MOV & PRKG AREAS SUBJECT TO SHORT NOTICE CHANGE/CLOSURE. FOR CURRENT INFO PHONE BWI OPNS CNTR 410-859-7018.

›ACFT ON VISUAL APCHS EXPECT TO MAINTAIN 3000 FT UNTIL 10 DME FM BAL VORTAC; DEP ACFT SHOULD EXPECT TURNS BASED ON BALTIMORE DME.

›RWY 15R DEICE PAD PSNS 1 THRU 5 RSTRD TO ACFT WITH WINGSPAN 117 FT 6 INS OR LESS.

›UNICOM 119.4.

›DEER & BIRDS OCNLLY ON & INVOF ARPT.

›NO APRON PARKING FOR UNSKED ACR.

About Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Official METAR on AviationWeather.gov

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KBWI on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KBWI have a METAR?

Yes. KBWI has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KBWI have a TAF?

Yes, a TAF is issued for KBWI; the decoded forecast timeline is shown above.

What is the field elevation at KBWI?

KBWI sits at 146 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KBWI?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.