Nonstop flight route between between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, D.C., United States and Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada:
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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 Pitt Meadows Regional Airport (YPK), Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,344 miles (or 3,772 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 Pitt Meadows Regional 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: | YPK / CYPK |
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| Location: | Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada |
| GPS Coordinates: | 49°12'57"N by 122°42'46"W |
| Area Served: | Metro Vancouver |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 11 feet (3 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 3 |
| View all routes: | Routes from YPK |
| More Information: | YPK Maps & Info |
Facts about Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI):
- Planning for a new airport on 3,200 acres to serve the Baltimore/Washington area began just after the end of World War II.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- In late 2008, Health magazine named BWI the second healthiest airport in the United States.
- On July 12, 2013, BWI Airport and the Maryland Aviation Administration launched a 3-year $125 million construction project.
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) has 4 runways.
- 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 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.
- The first phase of BWI modernization was completed in 1974 at a cost of $30 million.
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport handled 22,391,785 passengers last year.
Facts about Pitt Meadows Regional Airport (YPK):
- Because of Pitt Meadows Regional Airport's relatively low elevation of 11 feet, planes can take off or land at Pitt Meadows Regional 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.
- By 1972-1973, Pitt Meadows was the busiest airport in Canada with over 250,000 aircraft movements annually.
- The furthest airport from Pitt Meadows Regional Airport (YPK) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,676 miles (17,181 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- The closest airport to Pitt Meadows Regional Airport (YPK) is Blaine Municipal Airport (BWS), which is located only 16 miles (25 kilometers) S of YPK.
- Pitt Meadows Regional Airport (YPK) has 3 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Pitt Meadows Regional Airport", another name for YPK is "Pitt Meadows Airport".
