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BWI to ERI: distance & flight time
Baltimore (Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport) → Erie (Erie International Tom Ridge Field)
272 mi
438 km · 237 nm
1h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
272 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 11m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- ERI — Erie International Tom Ridge Field · Erie, 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 ERI
- JHW · Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport47 mi away
- FKL · Venango Regional Airport51 mi away
- DKK · Chautauqua County-Dunkirk Airport54 mi away
- DU9 · Dunnville Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BWI from ERI?
The flight distance from Baltimore (BWI) to Erie (ERI) is 272 miles (438 km, 237 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BWI to ERI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 11m 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 ERI?
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