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
Filed traffic dataIn June 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BDL–BWI; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 39% of departures; flights ran 80% full.
Departures
290
June 2026
Seats
47,634
both directions
Passengers
38,240
both directions
Load factor
80.3%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BDL–BWI?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BDL–BWI in June 2026 (290 departures).
- WN
290 departures · 47,634 seats
Share of departures100.0%80.3%
Load
What plane flies BDL–BWI?
In June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 39% of BDL–BWI departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
113 departures · 77.6% load
39.0% - Boeing 737-800
95 departures · 79.9% load
32.8% - Boeing 737-700
82 departures · 85.5% load
28.3%
How has BDL–BWI traffic changed?
Nonstop BDL–BWI departures fell from 304 in July 2025 to 290 in June 2026.
Monthly nonstop BDL–BWI traffic, trailing 12 months through June 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
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
May 2026
310 departures · 38,366 passengers
78.0%
Load
June 2026
290 departures · 38,240 passengers
80.3%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BDL → BWI
78.5% full
145 departures · 18,769 passengers
BWI → BDL
82.0% full
145 departures · 19,471 passengers
Nonstop BDL–BWI traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through June 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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 June 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (39.0%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (32.8%).
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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