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Thurgood Marshall Airport Celebrates 75 Years

June 25th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

The airport at BWI is now 75 years old.  President Harry Truman dedicated the airport in 1950, initially named Friendship Airport.  The official name is now Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, taking on the name of the late Supreme Court justice in 2005.  The airport serves 25 million passengers each year.