Animal Relief Areas

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.

Home Animal Relief Areas

BWI Marshall Airport travelers who are accompanied by service or other domestic animals can enjoy the convenience of four Animal Relief Areas while at the airport – two are pre- security and two are post-security.

How to find Animal Relief Areas at BWI Marshall Airport

Pre-Security	Post-Security
One Animal Relief Area is located prior to Concourse E on the lower level outside door #19, near the international terminal and adjacent to the Light Rail station. The second Animal Relief Area can be found in front of the Hourly Garage. It can be accessed three ways: From Concourse B, use the B skywalk to access the Hourly Garage, take the Tower B elevator down to Level 3 (marked “3”). Follow the white lined path to the right and look for a concrete wall opening and red awning overhead on the right-hand side. The paver pathway leads to the Animal Relief Area. From Concourse D, use the D skywalk to access the Hourly Garage, take the Tower D elevator down to Level 3 (marked “3”). Follow the white lined path to the left and look for a concrete wall opening and red awning overhead on the left-hand side. The paver pathway leads to the Animal Relief Area. From Concourse C, take the center elevator down to the Tunnel level (marked “T”). Follow the tunnel to the Hourly Garage. Take the Tower C elevator up to Level 3 (marked “3”). Follow the white lined path to the right and look for a concrete wall opening and red awning overhead on the right-hand side. The paver pathway leads to the Animal Relief Area.	We offer two Animal Relief Areas post-security. One is located at the beginning of Concourse C and the other in the connector between concourses D and E, just beyond the Concourse D/E Security Checkpoint. Seating is available in all Animal Relief Areas. Owners are asked to clean up after their animals using the waste disposal bags and receptacles provided.

Pre-Security

Post-Security

One Animal Relief Area is located prior to Concourse E on the lower level outside door #19, near the international terminal and adjacent to the Light Rail station.

The second Animal Relief Area can be found in front of the Hourly Garage. It can be accessed three ways:

From Concourse B, use the B skywalk to access the Hourly Garage, take the Tower B elevator down to Level 3 (marked “3”). Follow the white lined path to the right and look for a concrete wall opening and red awning overhead on the right-hand side. The paver pathway leads to the Animal Relief Area.
From Concourse D, use the D skywalk to access the Hourly Garage, take the Tower D elevator down to Level 3 (marked “3”). Follow the white lined path to the left and look for a concrete wall opening and red awning overhead on the left-hand side. The paver pathway leads to the Animal Relief Area.
From Concourse C, take the center elevator down to the Tunnel level (marked “T”). Follow the tunnel to the Hourly Garage. Take the Tower C elevator up to Level 3 (marked “3”). Follow the white lined path to the right and look for a concrete wall opening and red awning overhead on the right-hand side. The paver pathway leads to the Animal Relief Area.

We offer two Animal Relief Areas post-security. One is located at the beginning of Concourse C and the other in the connector between concourses D and E, just beyond the Concourse D/E Security Checkpoint.

Seating is available in all Animal Relief Areas. Owners are asked to clean up after their animals using the waste disposal bags and receptacles provided.

Pet Relief Area

Non-Service Animals

Non-service animals are not permitted in the terminal building unless destined for air transport and restrained in a container at all times.

Service Dogs & TSA

TSA passenger screening canine teams may be operationally deployed at the airport, especially near checkpoints. The canines are working animals that are trained to detect traces of explosives concealed on passengers or their belongings. Passengers traveling with animals are asked to use a checkpoint where the working dogs are not assigned at a particular time. Passengers traveling with service animals may continue to use the checkpoint with working dogs.

Traveling with Animals

Please visit this page for more information on animal policies at BWI Marshall Airport. Please also contact your airline for their specific animal travel policies.

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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.