Baltimore (BWI) to Valparaiso (VPS)
Flight time
≈ 2h 26m
Bearing
226° SW
Baltimore (BWI) to Valparaiso (VPS) is 819 miles (1,318 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BWI–VPS
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, Southwest Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BWI–VPS; the Boeing 737 MAX 8 was the most common aircraft at 76% of departures; flights ran 78% full.
Departures
62
May 2026
Seats
10,812
both directions
Passengers
8,430
both directions
Load factor
78.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BWI–VPS?
Southwest Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BWI–VPS in May 2026 (62 departures).
- WN
62 departures · 10,812 seats
Share of departures100.0%78.0%
Load
What plane flies BWI–VPS?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew 76% of BWI–VPS departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 737 MAX 8
47 departures · 77.8% load
75.8% - Boeing 737-800
14 departures · 80.9% load
22.6% - Boeing 737-700
1 departures · 38.7% load
1.6%
How has BWI–VPS traffic changed?
Nonstop BWI–VPS departures rose from 60 in June 2025 to 62 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop BWI–VPS traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
60 departures · 7,899 passengers
76.6%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 8,224 passengers
76.7%
Load
August 2025
60 departures · 8,157 passengers
81.9%
Load
September 2025
59 departures · 6,706 passengers
68.3%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 6,596 passengers
70.6%
Load
November 2025
2 departures · 174 passengers
54.7%
Load
December 2025
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
January 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
February 2026
0 departures · 0 passengers
—
Load
March 2026
54 departures · 5,775 passengers
73.2%
Load
April 2026
62 departures · 8,285 passengers
77.4%
Load
May 2026
62 departures · 8,430 passengers
78.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BWI → VPS
81.4% full
31 departures · 4,384 passengers
VPS → BWI
74.6% full
31 departures · 4,046 passengers
Nonstop BWI–VPS 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
Frequently asked
How far is Baltimore (BWI) from Valparaiso (VPS)?
BWI to VPS is 819 miles (1,318 km / 712 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BWI to VPS?
A nonstop covers the 819-mile great-circle distance in roughly 2h 26m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BWI–VPS?
In May 2026, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 flew the largest share of departures (75.8%), followed by the Boeing 737-800 (22.6%).
What mileage do I earn flying BWI–VPS?
Distance-based programs credit off the 819-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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