# King County International Airport - Boeing Field (BFI / KBFI)

**King County International Airport - Boeing Field** (IATA: BFI, ICAO: KBFI) is a medium airport in Seattle, Washington, United States. It opened in 1928. It has 2 runways; the longest is 10,007 ft (3,050 m). In 2025 it handled 58 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbfi

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BFI / KBFI
- FAA: BFI
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Seattle, Washington, United States
- Opened: 1928
- Elevation: 22 ft / 7 m
- Coordinates: 47.5270, -122.2999
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 10,007 ft / 3,050 m
- Instrument procedures: 7 approaches, 4 departures, 5 arrivals
- Passengers: 58,489 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: https://kingcounty.gov/airport
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_Field (22 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2875716
- Weather station: KBFI
- Ident: KBFI

## Timeline

- 1928: King County International Airport - Boeing Field opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 14R/32L | 10,007 ft / 3,050 m | 200 ft / 61 m | Asphalt | 150° / 330° | yes |
| 14L/32R | 3,709 ft / 1,131 m | 100 ft / 31 m | Asphalt | 150° / 330° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00384AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2015 | 32,402 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 34,079 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 33,964 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 32,555 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 58,925 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 23,852 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 33,616 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 41,911 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 56,667 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 58,525 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 58,489 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

25 destinations in 2 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [FRD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfhr.md) Friday Harbor Airport · United States · 76 mi / 123 km · Kenmore Air
- [ESD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kors.md) Orcas Island Airport · United States · 86 mi / 139 km · Kenmore Air
- [YYJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyyj.md) Victoria International Airport · Canada · 93 mi / 150 km · Kenmore Air

### Charter (1)

- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 122 mi / 197 km · Kenmore Air

### Cargo (22)

- [TIW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktiw.md) Tacoma Narrows Airport · United States · 22 mi / 36 km · Ameriflight
- [PAE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpae.md) Seattle Paine Field International Airport · United States · 26 mi / 42 km · Ameriflight
- [OLM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kolm.md) Olympia Regional Airport · United States · 48 mi / 77 km · Ameriflight
- [MVW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbvs.md) Skagit Regional Airport · United States · 65 mi / 105 km · Ameriflight
- [BLI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbli.md) Bellingham International Airport · United States · 88 mi / 142 km · Ameriflight
- [EAT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/keat.md) Pangborn Memorial Airport · United States · 98 mi / 158 km · Ameriflight
- [YKM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kykm.md) Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field · United States · 106 mi / 170 km · Ameriflight
- [YVR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyvr.md) Vancouver International Airport · Canada · 122 mi / 197 km · UPS Airlines, SkyLink Express
- [PDX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpdx.md) Portland International Airport · United States · 135 mi / 217 km · UPS Airlines, Ameriflight
- [MWH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmwh.md) Grant County International Airport · United States · 141 mi / 227 km · Ameriflight
- [OMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/komk.md) Omak Airport · United States · 144 mi / 232 km · Ameriflight
- [PSC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpsc.md) Tri Cities Airport · United States · 173 mi / 279 km · Ameriflight
- [ALW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kalw.md) Walla Walla Regional Airport · United States · 214 mi / 344 km · Ameriflight
- [GEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgeg.md) Spokane International Airport · United States · 222 mi / 358 km · UPS Airlines, Ameriflight
- [LWS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klws.md) Lewiston Nez Perce County Airport · United States · 262 mi / 421 km · Ameriflight
- [KTN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/pakt.md) Ketchikan International Airport · United States · 675 mi / 1,086 km · Ameriflight
- [ONT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kont.md) Ontario International Airport · United States · 963 mi / 1,549 km · UPS Airlines
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 1,024 mi / 1,648 km · UPS Airlines
- [FAR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfar.md) Hector International Airport · United States · 1,191 mi / 1,917 km · UPS Airlines
- [ANC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/panc.md) Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · United States · 1,441 mi / 2,319 km · UPS Airlines
- [RFD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/krfd.md) Chicago Rockford International Airport · United States · 1,654 mi / 2,662 km · UPS Airlines
- [SDF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksdf.md) Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · United States · 1,941 mi / 3,123 km · UPS Airlines

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BFI, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (1)

- M5 [Kenmore Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kenmore-air) · 4

### Cargo (3)

- A8 [Ameriflight](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ameriflight) · 15
- 5X [UPS Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ups-airlines) · 9
- SLQ [SkyLink Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/skylink-express) · 1

Former hub of [Aeroamerica](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/aeroamerica), [Vance International Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/vance-international-airways).

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 58K (2025) | #2,028 of 3,974 | #467 in North America | #315 in US |
| Longest runway | 10,007 ft / 3,050 m | =997 of 29,858 | #216 in North America | #169 in US |
| Elevation | 22 ft / 7 m | =41,214 of 43,403 | =18,601 in North America | =15,240 in US |
| Age | Opened 1928 | =323 of 15,079 | =58 in North America | =57 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | SEATTLE APP/DEP | 119.200 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.750 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 132.400 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | SEATTLE RDO | 122.500 |
| TWR | BOEING TOWER (Rwy 14L/32R) | 118.300 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |
| TWR | BOEING TOWER (Rwy 14R/32L & All IFR) | 120.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · 5.5 mi / 8.8 km
- [PWT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpwt.md) Bremerton National Airport · 22 mi / 35 km
- [TIW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktiw.md) Tacoma Narrows Airport · 22 mi / 36 km
- [PAE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpae.md) Seattle Paine Field International Airport · 26 mi / 42 km
- [TCM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktcm.md) McChord Air Force Base · 28 mi / 45 km
- [GRF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgrf.md) Gray Army Air Field · 34 mi / 54 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Boeing Field”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Boeing_Field&oldid=1375914209), revision of 20 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbfi/data