Nonstop flight route between between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C., United States and West Yellowstone, Montana, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI), between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C., United States and Yellowstone Airport (WYS), West Yellowstone, Montana, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,797 miles (or 2,892 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 Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and Yellowstone Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WYS / KWYS | 
| Airport Name: | Yellowstone Airport | 
| Location: | West Yellowstone, Montana, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 44°41'17"N by 111°7'4"W | 
| Area Served: | West Yellowstone, Montana | 
| Operator/Owner: | State of Montana | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 6649 feet (2,027 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from WYS | 
| More Information: | WYS Maps & Info | 
Facts about Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI):
- On July 12, 2013, BWI Airport and the Maryland Aviation Administration launched a 3-year $125 million construction project.
 - 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 (BWI) has 4 runways.
 - 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.
 - The State of Maryland, through the Maryland Department of Transportation, purchased Friendship International Airport from the City of Baltimore for $36 million in 1972.
 - Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport has five concourses, though Concourses A and B were essentially merged into a single concourse in the renovations completed in 2005.
 
Facts about Yellowstone Airport (WYS):
- The furthest airport from Yellowstone Airport (WYS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,685 miles (17,196 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 - The closest airport to Yellowstone Airport (WYS) is Dubois Municipal Airport (DBS), which is located 65 miles (105 kilometers) WSW of WYS.
 - Because of Yellowstone Airport's high elevation of 6,649 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at WYS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make WYS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
 - Aerial Fire Center is located two miles north of the Yellowstone National Park Gateway community of West Yellowstone, MT, 90 miles south of Bozeman, MT and 100 miles northeast of Idaho Falls, Idaho.
 - Two airlines actually operated mainline jet aircraft into the airport in the past, although all service was seasonal in nature and was not operated during the winter months.
 - Yellowstone Airport (WYS) currently has only 1 runway.
 
