Baltimore/Washington International Airport - BWI - Complete 4K Airport Tour

Thanks for joining me on this complete airport tour of Baltimore Washington Airport! Today we're exploring one of the busiest airports in the country and a primary hub for Southwest Airlines, including all five of its airside terminals, ground transportation, baggage, and navigating between it all. Baltimore's 80+ destinations and 14 different airline offerings keep Baltimore and the capitol region connected with the rest of the country and internationally. Despite its primary identity as a Southwest hub, there's a lot more to see at BWI!
Check the times below to jump to the area you need!
00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Terminal Overview
01:15 - Delta
01:35 - United
02:00 - Frontier, Sun Country, Alaska
02:25 - Allegiant
02:40 - Spirit
03:05 - Boutique/Southern Airways
03:35 - International/AMC
04:30 - American/Contour
05:00 - Southwest
07:00 - Observation Gallery and Thurgood Marshall Exhibit
07:30 - Baggage Claims and Ground Transportation Shuttles
08:25 - Commuter Rail Station
08:55 - Light Rail Station
I try to cover what I can in a ten-minute video, but I'm sure there are things I've missed; please leave a comment below if you have questions about the tour or navigating the airport, and I'll do my best to answer them! Or, share your own thoughts and experiences about BWI!
Finally, let me know where you'd like to see next! Now that COVID-19 cases remain low and I've been vaccinated, I'm able to travel with more confidence. Stay tuned for new flight and airport videos every two weeks!
The contents of this video and its production are not endorsed by any entity portrayed therein, and none of the entities provided any input or compensation in the production of this video.
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Thanks again for watching, and keep moving forward!
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Equipment Used
GoPro Hero 7 Black
FeiyuTech G6 Gimbal
Clip Studio Paint
Adobe Premiere Pro
IrfanView
Audacity
Music
Ekans - Molife
Memories Warm You - Molife
Imprint - Molife
Swerve - Molife
Sources
bwiairport.org
flightaware.com
miamiherald.com
allegiantair.com
flyfrontier.com
wikipedia.com

[@22vx]

Thank you fir sharing another excellent airport tour👍and I like that it's 10+ minutes. I'd gladly watch all your walked video coverage at regular speed (with vlog music playing or even without). I like Slow TV. I like your product!

[@SS_DT]

I agree!

[@MilesByFoot]

Thanks! This is something I'm already exploring, as I also love quiet, low-key videos, and airports are my favorite place to spend time!

[@22vx]

I'd encourage that notion. Airport interiors make for excellent Slow TV-style blog fodder.

[@CairnTerrier69]

This is one of the few airlines I don’t mind having long layovers in. Nice shops, excellent places to eat, pet friendly, simple to connect in.

[@Jackosaurus117]

Visiting Baltimore (and the US) for the very first time on Monday. Useful video to know what to expect! Thanks 😁

[@MilesByFoot]

Glad it was helpful!

[@beebeesfuntasticadventures6110]

Good job. Other airports that I have traveled in and out of, you have to take escalators to baggage claim and for ground transportation you have to go up, walk over a bridge to the other side before you get a taxi, with BWI you get off a plane and on same level you walk out to baggage claim and walk out to ground transportation on same level, it's an easy and convenient airport to get in and out of.

[@MilesByFoot]

Because of nearby family and frequent family trips to DC, BWI's one of my most visited destination airports, and I agree with you!

[@nicholasbarry7580]

Such an Easy Airport to Connect in.

[@SittingWithDogs]

Baltimore’s Jewel BWI

[@user-gr9df1ts8w]

Can't wait to visit!

[@simondavey7787]

Thank you for a thorough and informative tour. I love BWI and have travelled through many times.

[@MilesByFoot]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@adamstupid]

I haven't been to BWI Since April of 2016, Awesome Video, glad to see what it's like!

[@MilesByFoot]

Great! I hadn't been there in about as long myself when I visited and shot this video about a year ago. It keeps getting better!

[@MatchaJazmin]

Glad I stumbled upon this vid before my flight!

[@MilesByFoot]

Nice, have a safe trip!

[@ariel340]

Will travel there soon. Thank you very much for the EXCELLENT video and useful infomation.

[@MilesByFoot]

Thank you so much!

[@SS_DT]

I really like the music! Good choice.

[@MilesByFoot]

Thank you! :)

[@car_tar3882]

Being from moco we’re equidistant between bwi amd Dulles and 9/10 times we’re going to bwi. When we’re flying out I find Wes mores announcement to be the most annoying thing because I’ve heard it dozens of time but when I land at MCO or FLL I miss his voice and those sweet restrooms that come with it so much.

[@MilesByFoot]

BWI's great if you're travelling domestically!

[@quackintosh]

thank you! i'm flying from BWI to CLE next week, and it'll be both my first time at BWI and my first time at an airport alone. this helps so much, now i know roughly where i'm going once i get there. thanks! :)

[@MilesByFoot]

Enjoy! CLE is a nice airport, too, pretty compact, and light rail service right at the airport!

[@nicholasbarry7580]

I love connecting in this airport whenever I fly with Southwest Airlines.

[@Mrcharles.]

Would not surprise me if there are multiple flights between Chicago midway and Baltimore.

[@fatimahisamuslim]

I went here before and the location looked nice, we came here from the rental car shuttle bus.

[@SoKeefeForever]

I love this I’ve always wanted to go to Baltimore this is going to help me

[@22vx]

Baltimore city is, unfortunately, blighted and crime-ridden across many hundreds of square miles, so stay on the path whenever you visit there. Most of the touristy areas are safe.

[@HidingKorok]

The inner harbor is really great. Baltimore has some bad spots, but all of the suburbs outside of B'more are great. This comes from a teen who's lived near Baltimore for 13 years.

[@ademhawilson5579]

just flew into this airport on Wednesday from seattle with delta.

[@MilesByFoot]

Nice!

[@FrankG5874]

This airport was the airport that DISNEY KZbin VLOGGER Michael Kay used to go to Orlando when he lived in Gaithersburg (Which is located near Washington, DC) as he used Southwest Airlines.

[@MilesByFoot]

Good choice!

[@killerbees177]

Getting off the NE Regional to catch our flight home last year was easy.

[@MilesByFoot]

It's such a nice feature to have an Amtrak station nearby!

[@killerbees177]

@Miles By Foot, I wish more airports had a transit system that connects you to other cities or to their downtown areas

[@CrystalClearWith8BE]

BWI is the only commercial airport mainly serving Baltimore, but also serves DC as a secondary and is one of 3 commercial airports serving the Balt-Wash CSA. It is way younger than DCA in terms of age and is older than Dulles.

[@MilesByFoot]

DCA is the oldest commercial airport in the DC area that we still use, built in the early 40s. Parts of the original terminal are still in use. It's about 10 years older than BWI. Baltimore, in turn, is about 10 years older than Dulles, which was built to relieve traffic from the other two in the early 60s.

[@CrystalClearWith8BE]

@@MilesByFoot, will you do more airport tours in the US? I was thinking you can tour guide some in the Eastern US such as Dulles, Atlanta and 3 airports serving NYC. What do you think?

[@CrystalClearWith8BE]

I edited my comment about the age of BWI because in the original form of the comment, I got mixed up again. DCA existed since the '40s, BWI existed since the '50s and Dulles existed since the '60s.

[@CrystalClearWith8BE]

​@@MilesByFoot, didn't you know, before the existance of BWI, there was an airport in Baltimore and Dundalk, MD called the Baltimore Municipal Airport, but that was mostly for military purposes because of the USAF. It was constructed from 1929 to 1941. It was later closed on December 30, 1960 and was then demolished and replaced with parking lots and a harbour.

[@schalitz1]

What about PLAY 😢. You forget their daily service to Keflavík in Iceland. EDIT: Just saw the post date. Was it before they started service?

[@MilesByFoot]

The company was founded the same week I was there for this video. :)

[@davidrivers8590]

Getting from BWI to Inner Harbor for 3 PAXs is it easiest to just get an Uber?

[@jg-7780]

Another fun fact is that the airport is fully encircled by a dedicated paved hiker/biker trail!

[@MilesByFoot]

I wish I'd had time to check it out!

[@peterwhalen9069]

Can you do a tour rdu

[@MilesByFoot]

;)

[@iactiv6274]

Unnecessary long airport name

[@MilesByFoot]

It is a mouthful!

[@bomguy999999]

BWI is not the busiest airport in the capitol region. Both Regean and Dulles have higher throughput. Also, don't get on that light rail unless you want to get mugged.

[@MilesByFoot]

While there are a number of ways to measure traffic, I use enplanements. In 2020, BWI was 22nd nationally in passenger enplanements; IAD was 28th, and DCA was 30th according to the FAA.

[@PGHammer21A]

@@MilesByFoot While Reagan National is closest to me (and the same applies to a lot of greater DC proper), to be honest, I would rather fly out of Marshall BWI compared to Reagan National.

[@Marylandbrony]

I have been on the light rail many times and the worst thing that has happened was i forgot something on the tram. It's mainly used for people heading to Ravens and Orioles games at Camden yards.

[@jerrell1169]

@@Marylandbrony Yeeeah. People give the Light Rail a bad rap but it’s generally fine. Some cars don’t smell the best, sure, but it predominantly serves a more up-class corridor with some suburban service.

[@echarik]

Wrong on all accounts