Baltimore (BWI) to Punta Cana (PUJ)
Flight time
≈ 3h 49m
Bearing
158° S
Baltimore (BWI) to Punta Cana (PUJ) is 1,508 miles (2,427 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BWI–PUJ
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BWI–PUJ; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 63% of departures; flights ran 88% full.
Departures
124
May 2026
Seats
21,320
both directions
Passengers
18,781
both directions
Load factor
88.1%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BWI–PUJ?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BWI–PUJ in May 2026 (124 departures).
- WN
124 departures · 21,320 seats
Share of departures100.0%88.1%
Load
What plane flies BWI–PUJ?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 63% of BWI–PUJ departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
78 departures · 88.4% load
62.9% - Boeing 737-800
36 departures · 86.8% load
29.0% - Boeing 737-700
10 departures · 91.2% load
8.1%
How has BWI–PUJ traffic changed?
Nonstop BWI–PUJ departures fell from 163 in June 2025 to 124 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop BWI–PUJ traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
163 departures · 23,764 passengers
85.3%
Load
July 2025
174 departures · 25,698 passengers
86.8%
Load
August 2025
121 departures · 17,943 passengers
82.6%
Load
September 2025
83 departures · 10,099 passengers
69.0%
Load
October 2025
70 departures · 8,917 passengers
70.3%
Load
November 2025
116 departures · 12,767 passengers
74.8%
Load
December 2025
124 departures · 14,471 passengers
76.4%
Load
January 2026
79 departures · 10,533 passengers
81.8%
Load
February 2026
77 departures · 10,619 passengers
84.0%
Load
March 2026
78 departures · 12,190 passengers
91.9%
Load
April 2026
112 departures · 16,257 passengers
84.3%
Load
May 2026
124 departures · 18,781 passengers
88.1%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BWI → PUJ
90.0% full
62 departures · 9,596 passengers
PUJ → BWI
86.2% full
62 departures · 9,185 passengers
Nonstop BWI–PUJ traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 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
Punta Cana
DO
Punta Cana International Airport
Coordinates
18.57°N, 68.36°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Baltimore (BWI) from Punta Cana (PUJ)?
BWI to PUJ is 1,508 miles (2,427 km / 1,311 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BWI to PUJ?
A nonstop covers the 1,508-mile great-circle distance in roughly 3h 49m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BWI–PUJ?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (62.9%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (29.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BWI–PUJ?
Distance-based programs credit off the 1,508-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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