Albany (ALB) to Baltimore (BWI)
Flight time
≈ 1h 23m
Bearing
212° SW
Albany (ALB) to Baltimore (BWI) is 289 miles (464 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies ALB–BWI
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop ALB–BWI; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 62% of departures; flights ran 75% full.
Departures
300
April 2026
Seats
45,432
both directions
Passengers
33,929
both directions
Load factor
74.7%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies ALB–BWI?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop ALB–BWI in April 2026 (300 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
300 departures · 45,432 seats
Share of departures100.0%74.7%
Load
What plane flies ALB–BWI?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 62% of ALB–BWI departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
186 departures · 79.0% load
62.0% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
61 departures · 67.9% load
20.3% - Boeing 737-800
53 departures · 70.6% load
17.7%
How has ALB–BWI traffic changed?
Nonstop ALB–BWI departures rose from 256 in May 2025 to 300 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop ALB–BWI traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
256 departures · 32,882 passengers
81.0%
Load
June 2025
272 departures · 35,452 passengers
79.8%
Load
July 2025
282 departures · 40,217 passengers
86.7%
Load
August 2025
295 departures · 41,640 passengers
87.0%
Load
September 2025
292 departures · 36,694 passengers
76.9%
Load
October 2025
300 departures · 37,980 passengers
81.5%
Load
November 2025
284 departures · 30,708 passengers
69.8%
Load
December 2025
301 departures · 33,632 passengers
72.0%
Load
January 2026
246 departures · 25,876 passengers
68.0%
Load
February 2026
254 departures · 27,925 passengers
71.5%
Load
March 2026
303 departures · 36,035 passengers
78.0%
Load
April 2026
300 departures · 33,929 passengers
74.7%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
ALB → BWI
76.0% full
150 departures · 17,232 passengers
BWI → ALB
73.4% full
150 departures · 16,697 passengers
Nonstop ALB–BWI traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Baltimore
US
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
Coordinates
39.18°N, 76.67°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Albany (ALB) from Baltimore (BWI)?
ALB to BWI is 289 miles (464 km / 251 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from ALB to BWI?
A nonstop covers the 289-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 23m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies ALB–BWI?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (62.0%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (20.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying ALB–BWI?
Distance-based programs credit off the 289-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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