Originally Posted by
afrozenfyre
This diversion led to the amusing BWI-IAD flight. Flight time 21 minutes, direct route 45 miles (80 flown of course).
It reminds me of the days before the easing of the flight distance restrictions for DCA. Some airlines would fly DCA to a short stop at BWI before continuing to a final destination outside the permitted range for DCA nonstops. I remember, in particular, flying DCA-BWI-DFW on AA.