Hartford (BDL) to Baltimore (BWI)
Flight time
≈ 1h 22m
Bearing
229° SW
Hartford (BDL) to Baltimore (BWI) is 283 miles (455 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BDL–BWI
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BDL–BWI; the Boeing 737-700 was the most common aircraft at 49% of departures; flights ran 78% full.
Departures
298
April 2026
Seats
46,640
both directions
Passengers
36,604
both directions
Load factor
78.5%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BDL–BWI?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BDL–BWI in April 2026 (298 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
298 departures · 46,640 seats
Share of departures100.0%78.5%
Load
What plane flies BDL–BWI?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew 49% of BDL–BWI departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737-700
145 departures · 77.7% load
48.7% - Boeing 737 MAX 8
82 departures · 78.5% load
27.5% - Boeing 737-800
71 departures · 79.7% load
23.8%
How has BDL–BWI traffic changed?
Nonstop BDL–BWI departures fell from 305 in May 2025 to 298 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BDL–BWI traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
305 departures · 38,077 passengers
76.2%
Load
June 2025
301 departures · 37,220 passengers
79.8%
Load
July 2025
304 departures · 38,293 passengers
81.2%
Load
August 2025
296 departures · 39,109 passengers
82.4%
Load
September 2025
297 departures · 36,930 passengers
77.2%
Load
October 2025
301 departures · 39,793 passengers
84.5%
Load
November 2025
285 departures · 33,425 passengers
75.3%
Load
December 2025
294 departures · 36,151 passengers
77.7%
Load
January 2026
249 departures · 26,302 passengers
68.5%
Load
February 2026
243 departures · 25,300 passengers
69.8%
Load
March 2026
292 departures · 33,434 passengers
75.0%
Load
April 2026
298 departures · 36,604 passengers
78.5%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BWI → BDL
76.8% full
150 departures · 17,902 passengers
BDL → BWI
80.2% full
148 departures · 18,702 passengers
Nonstop BDL–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 Hartford (BDL) from Baltimore (BWI)?
BDL to BWI is 283 miles (455 km / 246 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BDL to BWI?
A nonstop covers the 283-mile great-circle distance in roughly 1h 22m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BDL–BWI?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737-700 flew the largest share of departures (48.7%), followed by the Boeing 737 MAX 8 (27.5%).
What mileage do I earn flying BDL–BWI?
Distance-based programs credit off the 283-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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