Baltimore/Washington International Airport
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is an international airport in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, located 9 miles (14 km) south of downtown Baltimore and 30 miles (50 km) northeast of Washington, D.C.
The airport's main terminal in May 2009
An aerial view of BWI Marshall Airport with downtown Baltimore in the background in September 2009
Southwest Airlines planes at Concourses A-B
BWI's international terminal at Pier E
An IATA airport code, also known as an IATA location identifier, IATA station code, or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter geocode designating many airports and metropolitan areas around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The characters prominently displayed on baggage tags attached at airport check-in desks are an example of a way these codes are used.
A baggage tag for a flight heading to Oral Ak Zhol Airport, whose IATA airport code is "URA"