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IND to BWI: distance & flight time
Indianapolis (Indianapolis International Airport) → Baltimore (Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport)
515 mi
828 km · 447 nm
1h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
515 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 35m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- IND — Indianapolis International Airport · Indianapolis, United States
- BWI — Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · Baltimore, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near IND
- CLU · Columbus Municipal Airport38 mi away
- BMG · Monroe County Airport43 mi away
- AID · Anderson Municipal Darlington Field45 mi away
- HUF · Terre Haute Regional Airport, Hulman Field57 mi away
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is IND from BWI?
The flight distance from Indianapolis (IND) to Baltimore (BWI) is 515 miles (828 km, 447 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IND to BWI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 35m 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 IND to BWI?
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