Nonstop flight route between Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States and between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C., United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR), Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C., United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 232 miles (or 373 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport and Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BDR / KBDR | 
| Airport Name: | Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport | 
| Location: | Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°9'47"N by 73°7'33"W | 
| Area Served: | Bridgeport, Connecticut | 
| Operator/Owner: | City of Bridgeport | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 9 feet (3 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BDR | 
| More Information: | BDR Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BWI / KBWI | 
| Airport Name: | Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport | 
| Location: | between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C., United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 39°10'31"N by 76°40'5"W | 
| Area Served: | Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan Area | 
| Operator/Owner: | Maryland Aviation Administration | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 146 feet (45 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 4 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BWI | 
| More Information: | BWI Maps & Info | 
Facts about Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR):
- The airport was originally Avon Field, a racetrack where aircraft landed on the grass infield.
- Because of Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport's relatively low elevation of 9 feet, planes can take off or land at Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- In the 1950s American Airlines stopped at Bridgeport, one Convair a day each way.
- Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR) has 2 runways.
- On November 2, 1992 President of the United States George H W Bush gave a speech at this airport.
- The closest airport to Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR) is Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of BDR.
- The furthest airport from Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Airport (BDR) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,765 miles (18,933 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
Facts about Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI):
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is an international airport serving the Baltimore–Washington Metropolitan Area in the United States.
- On July 12, 2013, BWI Airport and the Maryland Aviation Administration launched a 3-year $125 million construction project.
- The Federal Aviation Administration is currently in the process of designing a new air traffic control tower that will replace the current tower.
- The passenger terminal renovation program was complete in 1979, the most dramatic work of the airport's modernization, which was designed by DMJM along with Peterson & Brickbauer.
- Beginning in the 1980s, and later for much of the 1990s, BWI was a major hub for Piedmont Airlines and successor US Airways, but that airline's financial difficulties in the wake of the dot-com bust, the September 11 attacks, and intense low fare competition forced it to significantly reduce its presence at the airport.
- The closest airport to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) is Tipton Airport (FME), which is located only 8 miles (13 kilometers) SW of BWI.
- Because of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport's relatively low elevation of 146 feet, planes can take off or land at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport handled 22,391,785 passengers last year.
- The furthest airport from Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,691 miles (18,814 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) has 4 runways.




