Baltimore (BWI) to Denver (DEN)
Flight time
≈ 3h 46m
Bearing
281° W
Baltimore (BWI) to Denver (DEN) is 1,487 miles (2,394 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BWI–DEN
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines operated the most departures, one of 2 carriers flying nonstop BWI–DEN; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 43% of departures; flights ran 80% full.
Departures
405
April 2026
Seats
67,848
both directions
Passengers
54,194
both directions
Load factor
79.9%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BWI–DEN?
Southwest Airlines operated the most nonstop BWI–DEN departures in April 2026 (285), one of 2 carriers on the route.
- WN
Southwest Airlines
285 departures · 47,215 seats
Share of departures70.4%77.8%
Load
- UA
United Airlines
120 departures · 20,633 seats
Share of departures29.6%84.6%
Load
What plane flies BWI–DEN?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 43% of BWI–DEN departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
176 departures · 79.1% load
43.5% - Boeing 737-800
96 departures · 82.6% load
23.7% - Boeing 737-700
70 departures · 70.8% load
17.3% - Boeing 737 MAX 9
60 departures · 85.5% load
14.8% - Airbus A319
2 departures · 95.2% load
0.5% - Boeing 737-900ER
1 departures · 84.4% load
0.3%
How has BWI–DEN traffic changed?
Nonstop BWI–DEN departures fell from 508 in May 2025 to 405 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BWI–DEN traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
508 departures · 72,578 passengers
84.8%
Load
June 2025
600 departures · 88,259 passengers
84.7%
Load
July 2025
616 departures · 89,485 passengers
84.0%
Load
August 2025
559 departures · 80,924 passengers
84.2%
Load
September 2025
534 departures · 75,265 passengers
82.6%
Load
October 2025
538 departures · 75,000 passengers
81.7%
Load
November 2025
474 departures · 61,653 passengers
76.5%
Load
December 2025
479 departures · 66,701 passengers
82.8%
Load
January 2026
382 departures · 50,283 passengers
77.8%
Load
February 2026
362 departures · 45,660 passengers
73.8%
Load
March 2026
413 departures · 56,132 passengers
80.9%
Load
April 2026
405 departures · 54,194 passengers
79.9%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DEN → BWI
78.2% full
203 departures · 26,352 passengers
BWI → DEN
81.5% full
202 departures · 27,842 passengers
Nonstop BWI–DEN 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 Baltimore (BWI) from Denver (DEN)?
BWI to DEN is 1,487 miles (2,394 km / 1,292 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BWI to DEN?
A nonstop covers the 1,487-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 46m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BWI–DEN?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (43.5%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (23.7%).
What mileage do I earn flying BWI–DEN?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,487-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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