Please allow additional time if using shuttles to travel between the terminal, parking lots and rail station as shuttle delays are possible. Travelers should plan to arrive at the terminal 2 hours before scheduled domestic departure.
Construction Information
A/B Connector and Baggage Handling System Upgrade
The largest capital project in the history of BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport is underway.
The A/B Connector and Baggage Handling System is a large, multi-year project that will improve the passenger experience and provide updated facilities for Southwest Airlines, including an innovative baggage handling system. The $425 million program will improve the passenger experience and provide added capacity for Southwest Airlines to continue its growth. It is the largest terminal enhancement in the airport’s history.
The project will transform the customer experience by adding a direct connection between concourses, expanding airline holdrooms, creating new food and retail concession spaces, enhancing restrooms, and introducing a new, fully in-line baggage handling system for the airline.
By The Numbers
Biggest-ever capital project at BWI Marshall Airport
$425M
Investment to improve passenger experience
2025
A substantial amount of work should be complete by late 2025
The Vision
This project solidifies BWI Marshall Airport as a major economic engine for Maryland and the National Capital Region.
360° Panorama
Enjoy this panoramic rendering of a marketplace located within the A/B Connector.