Baltimore (BWI) to West Palm Beach (PBI)
Flight time
≈ 2h 34m
Bearing
194° S
Baltimore (BWI) to West Palm Beach (PBI) is 886 miles (1,425 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BWI–PBI
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BWI–PBI; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 44% of departures; flights ran 70% full.
Departures
232
April 2026
Seats
38,662
both directions
Passengers
26,974
both directions
Load factor
69.8%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BWI–PBI?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BWI–PBI in April 2026 (232 departures).
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Southwest Airlines
232 departures · 38,662 seats
Share of departures100.0%69.8%
Load
What plane flies BWI–PBI?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 44% of BWI–PBI departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
102 departures · 70.6% load
44.0% - Boeing 737-800
79 departures · 67.0% load
34.1% - Boeing 737-700
51 departures · 73.1% load
22.0%
How has BWI–PBI traffic changed?
Nonstop BWI–PBI departures fell from 237 in May 2025 to 232 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BWI–PBI traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
237 departures · 30,452 passengers
74.6%
Load
June 2025
185 departures · 23,460 passengers
77.0%
Load
July 2025
183 departures · 23,066 passengers
77.0%
Load
August 2025
187 departures · 21,964 passengers
70.4%
Load
September 2025
181 departures · 19,803 passengers
65.2%
Load
October 2025
187 departures · 21,452 passengers
69.0%
Load
November 2025
211 departures · 25,941 passengers
70.9%
Load
December 2025
213 departures · 26,589 passengers
72.2%
Load
January 2026
186 departures · 22,472 passengers
74.3%
Load
February 2026
198 departures · 24,619 passengers
76.3%
Load
March 2026
243 departures · 32,733 passengers
78.9%
Load
April 2026
232 departures · 26,974 passengers
69.8%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BWI → PBI
63.8% full
116 departures · 12,323 passengers
PBI → BWI
75.7% full
116 departures · 14,651 passengers
Nonstop BWI–PBI 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 West Palm Beach (PBI)?
BWI to PBI is 886 miles (1,425 km / 769 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BWI to PBI?
A nonstop covers the 886-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 34m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BWI–PBI?
In April 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (44.0%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (34.1%).
What mileage do I earn flying BWI–PBI?
Distance-based programs credit off the 886-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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