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BWI airport hotels are all found within a few miles of BWI airport, whose full name is the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. BWI airport and airport hotels serve the Baltimore and Washington DC areas for a large part of their national and international visitors.
BWI airport hotels are located about 10 miles south of Baltimore and only 30 miles north of Washington DC. Planning of the airport began soon after World War II and was completed for service in 1950. However, at the time is was known as the Friendship International Airport, and was not known as BWI until 1982.
Baltimore itself has a much longer history and is one of the epicenters of American history. Since being founded in 1729, it has been in the top ten largest cities in the United States up until the 1980 census. In the 1990 census, it was names as one of the largest population losers along with Washington DC and Detroit.
Washington DC is the capitol of the United States and receives a large number of its visitors from BWI airport and BWI airport hotels because of the close proximity and the much lower cost of hotel stays and airline fees.
There is no shortage of things to do in Baltimore and sites to see in Washington DC. Whatever your reason for visiting BWI airport, enjoy your stay at one of the manyBWI Airport hotels.