Buffalo (BUF) to Baltimore (BWI)
Flight time
≈ 1h 22m
Bearing
157° SE
Buffalo (BUF) to Baltimore (BWI) is 281 miles (453 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
Look up a route, or build a trip
Change the airports, or add stops for a multi-leg trip.
What actually flies BUF–BWI
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BUF–BWI; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 39% of departures; flights ran 76% full.
Departures
296
April 2026
Seats
47,506
both directions
Passengers
36,004
both directions
Load factor
75.8%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BUF–BWI?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BUF–BWI in April 2026 (296 departures).
- WN
Southwest Airlines
296 departures · 47,506 seats
Share of departures100.0%75.8%
Load
What plane flies BUF–BWI?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 39% of BUF–BWI departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
114 departures · 74.0% load
38.5% - Boeing 737-700
113 departures · 78.3% load
38.2% - Boeing 737-800
69 departures · 75.6% load
23.3%
How has BUF–BWI traffic changed?
Nonstop BUF–BWI departures rose from 292 in May 2025 to 296 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BUF–BWI traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
292 departures · 38,273 passengers
79.4%
Load
June 2025
281 departures · 33,649 passengers
70.4%
Load
July 2025
275 departures · 37,343 passengers
79.9%
Load
August 2025
294 departures · 39,465 passengers
84.8%
Load
September 2025
296 departures · 34,904 passengers
75.0%
Load
October 2025
298 departures · 38,633 passengers
78.7%
Load
November 2025
286 departures · 31,738 passengers
71.0%
Load
December 2025
295 departures · 32,778 passengers
72.4%
Load
January 2026
245 departures · 26,353 passengers
69.9%
Load
February 2026
251 departures · 26,633 passengers
66.6%
Load
March 2026
285 departures · 35,198 passengers
80.0%
Load
April 2026
296 departures · 36,004 passengers
75.8%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BUF → BWI
75.5% full
148 departures · 17,710 passengers
BWI → BUF
76.1% full
148 departures · 18,294 passengers
Nonstop BUF–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 Buffalo (BUF) from Baltimore (BWI)?
BUF to BWI is 281 miles (453 km / 245 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BUF to BWI?
A nonstop covers the 281-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 BUF–BWI?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (38.5%), followed by the Boeing 737-700 (38.2%).
What mileage do I earn flying BUF–BWI?
Distance-based programs credit off the 281-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
Keep exploring
Every route below is its own page.
Other routes from BUF
Popular long-haul routes