# Bellingham International Airport (BLI / KBLI) **Bellingham International Airport** (IATA: BLI, ICAO: KBLI) is a medium airport in Bellingham, Washington, United States. It opened in 1940. It has one runway, 6,700 ft (2,042 m) long, asphalt. It is operated by Port of Bellingham. In 2025 it handled 446 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbli ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: BLI / KBLI - FAA: BLI - Type: Medium airport - Operator: Port of Bellingham - Serves: Bellingham, Washington, United States - Opened: 1940 - Elevation: 171 ft / 52 m - Coordinates: 48.7928, -122.5380 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 6,700 ft / 2,042 m - Instrument procedures: 6 approaches, 2 departures, 1 arrival - Passengers: 446,026 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles - Website: https://www.portofbellingham.com/888/Airport - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellingham_International_Airport (14 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1657287 - Weather station: KBLI - Ident: KBLI ## Timeline - 1940: Bellingham International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 16/34 | 6,700 ft / 2,042 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 180° / 360° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00045AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 1,073,749 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 888,275 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 824,190 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 729,280 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 720,945 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 654,668 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 187,233 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 316,098 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 637,524 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 622,475 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 531,808 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 446,026 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 6 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (6) - [ESD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kors.md) Orcas Island Airport · United States · 18 mi / 29 km · San Juan Airlines - [LPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/s31.md) Lopez Island Airport · United States · 28 mi / 45 km · San Juan Airlines - [FRD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfhr.md) Friday Harbor Airport · United States · 29 mi / 47 km · San Juan Airlines - [RCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wa09.md) Roche Harbor Airport · United States · 30 mi / 48 km · San Juan Airlines - [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 93 mi / 150 km · Alaska Airlines - [PDX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpdx.md) Portland International Airport · United States · 221 mi / 356 km · Alaska Airlines ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BLI, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (2) - MRR [San Juan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/san-juan-airlines) · 4 - AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 2 Former hub of [Western](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/western). ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 446K (2025) | #1,166 of 3,974 | #269 in North America | #184 in US | | Longest runway | 6,700 ft / 2,042 m | =3,738 of 29,858 | =929 in North America | =709 in US | | Elevation | 171 ft / 52 m | =34,687 of 43,403 | =15,815 in North America | =13,299 in US | | Age | Opened 1940 | =1,114 of 15,079 | =366 in North America | =338 in US | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/D | VICTORIA APP/DEP | 132.700 | | ATIS | ATIS | 134.450 | | CTAF | CTAF | 124.900 | | GND | GND | 127.400 | | RDO | SEATTLE RDO | 122.150 | | TWR | TWR | 124.900 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 | ## Nearby airports - [ESD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kors.md) Orcas Island Airport · 18 mi / 29 km - [YXX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cyxx.md) Abbotsford International Airport · 18 mi / 29 km - [YLY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cynj.md) Langley Airport · 22 mi / 35 km - [YDT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/czbb.md) Boundary Bay Airport · 29 mi / 46 km - [FRD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfhr.md) Friday Harbor Airport · 29 mi / 47 km - [CYPK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cypk.md) Pitt Meadows Regional Airport · 30 mi / 49 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: “Bellingham International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bellingham_International_Airport&oldid=1365041473), revision of 19 Jul 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/kbli/data