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BWI to ATO: distance & flight time
Baltimore (Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport) → Athens (Ohio University Snyder Field)
298 mi
479 km · 259 nm
1h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
298 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 15m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BWI — Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · Baltimore, United States
- ATO — Ohio University Snyder Field · Athens, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BWI
- DCA · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport30 mi away
- IAD · Washington Dulles International Airport45 mi away
- FME · Tipton Airport8 mi away
- ANP · Lee Airport17 mi away
Near ATO
- PMH · Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport42 mi away
- PKB · Mid Ohio Valley Regional Airport43 mi away
- ZZV · Zanesville Municipal Airport54 mi away
- LCK · Rickenbacker International Airport56 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BWI from ATO?
The flight distance from Baltimore (BWI) to Athens (ATO) is 298 miles (479 km, 259 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BWI to ATO?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 15m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BWI to ATO?
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