Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, also known as BWI, BWI Airport and BWI Marshall, is an international airport that serves the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area in the United States. It was ranked as the best airport of its size (15-25 million passengers) in the world and also ranked second in the category “Best Food and Beverage Program – North America” by the Airports Council International in 2010.
Location
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is located in northern Anne Arundel County in Maryland, about 10 miles (16 km) south of Baltimore and 30 miles (48 km) north-east of Washington DC.
An incredibly extensive list of roadway directions, maps and other information to reach BWI can be found here:
BWI Airport: Maps & Directions
Contact details
A complete list of telephone numbers and other kinds of contact information for BWI can be found through the following link:
BWI Airport: Contact Us
Official website: http://www.bwiairport.com/
Facilities for disabled people
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is fully ADA-compliant, offering many accessibility services and facilities to any traveller with special needs. Those include lift-equipped buses, TDD telephones, unisex bathrooms, wheelchair service and more.
For wheelchair services you are advised to contact your airline before arriving to the airport.
You can download a two-page brochure explaining the disability services provided by the airport here:
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport: Disability Brochure (PDF file; requires a suitable reader, eg Adobe Reader)
You can find more information as well as telephone numbers of wheelchair providers and other relevant accessibility information on BWI’s disability services page.
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