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King County International Airport - Boeing Field

ID KBFI FAA BFI Elev 21 ft Lat 47° 31.62' N Lon 122° 18.00' W Zulu

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FAA Airport Diagram · KBFI

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Runways at KBFI

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 10,007 ft. Max gradient: 0.03%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
14R 140° 10,007 ft 200 ft ASP Yes
32L 320° 10,007 ft 200 ft ASP Yes
14L 140° 3,709 ft 100 ft ASP Yes
32R 320° 3,709 ft 100 ft ASP Yes

Source: in-app airport database (runway lengths + headings), OurAirports for surface, width, lighting. Gradient computed from FAA NASR runway-end elevation deltas (the published RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of NASR rows; we derive it from the elevations the FAA does publish).

Communications

8 frequencies on file — tower, ground, ATIS, CTAF, approach, departure, etc.

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

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Navaids associated with KBFI

  • NDB BF

    Nolla

    0.36 MHz · TERMINAL · MEDIUM

Field intel · synthesized from Chart Supplement

Plain-English translation of the Chart Supplement remarks for KBFI, anchored to the FAA's own text. Operational items first, advisory next, raw FAA prose at the bottom. Cycle 22JAN2026.

2 matched · 64 not yet translated

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 14R–32L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 14L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 14R–32L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 14L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

All translated remarks (2)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 14R–32L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · communications · operational

    RWY 14R–32L: H10007X200 (ASPH–GRVD) S–100, D–200, 2D–500, 2D…

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 14L: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · communications · operational

    RWY 14L: REIL. PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 39´. Thld dsplcd 250´.…

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (64 sentences)

Sentences our pattern matchers haven't yet templated. The full FAA text is authoritative — these aren't translation errors, just gaps in our rule library. Curators add new templates over time; coverage rises monotonically.

  • ·268 WASHINGTON ROSARIO SPB (W49) 0 S UTC–8(–7DT) N48º38.74´ W122º52.08´ 00 NOTAM FILE SEA WATERWAY 16W–34W: 10000X1000 (WATER) WATERWAY 16W: Hill.
  • ·WATERWAY 07W–25W: 2500X1000 (WATER) WATERWAY 07W: Hill.
  • ·SEAPLANE REMARKS: Attended dalgt hrs.
  • ·Ctc harbormaster for ovngt seaplane moorage, 360–376–2222.
  • ·Select option 4 for marina ofc.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 360-472-4866
  • ·CTAF 128.25 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Whidbey Apch at 360-257-3310.
  • ·PAPI(P4L)—GA 3.1º TCH 66´.
  • ·RWY 14R:TORA–10000 TODA–10000 ASDA–9120 LDA–9120 RWY 32L:TORA–10000 TODA–10000 ASDA–10000 LDA–9120
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A OX 1, 2, 3, 4 LGT HIRL Rwy 14R–32L open dusk–dawn.
  • ·MIRL Rwy 14L–32R not opr 0600–1500Z‡.
  • ·For noise abtmt procedures, ctc noise office at 206–296–7334.
  • ·Bird flocks within arpt vcnty, check lcl advisories.
  • ·VFR pilots shld review & expc VFR procs prior to arr/dep.
  • ·Rwy 14L–32R ltd to use by acft up to 12,500 lbs.
  • ·Touch and go ldgs prohibited 0600–1500Z‡.
  • ·Twr 80´ AGL lctd 1200´ N and 900´ W of thld Rwy 14R. 14´ AGL ant (mkd/lgtd) 230´ fm AER Rwy 14L 125´ rgt.
  • ·No dep auth from Bravo 9 int.
  • ·For Boeing Military Flight Center ramp permission, ctc ramp coordinator 206–225–0989, 72 hour PPR, 96 hour PPR if ordnances/munitions storage is required limited LOX service meeting MIL–PRF–27210J, Type II available for military flight center transient aircraft, contact 96 hours prior with needed volume and aircraft type.
  • ·Prior to arrival onto Boeing commercial airplane ramp, ctc Boeing Seattle at 123.425 or call 206–662–4500.
  • ·Advanced permission to access Boeing commercial airplane ramp only, ctc 206–544–5900 Mon–Fri 1600–0000Z‡.
  • ·Twy A1 and Twy A from A1–A3 rstd to acft up to 150,000 lbs and less than 108´ wingspan.
  • ·Twy A2, A4, A6, and B2 rstd to acft up to 12,500 lbs.
  • ·Twy A9 rstd to acft up to 60,000 lbs.
  • ·Extv helicopter trng act on Twy B.
  • ·Twy Z and 880´ special use pavement avbl 72 hrs PPR, ctc arpt ops 206–296–7334.
  • ·GA itinerant/tran parking avbl, ctc arpt ops 206–296–7334.
  • ·PPR for parking arrangements for acft over 12,500 lbs max tkf wt is recommended.
  • ·For museum tran acft parking, PPR, call museum security (206) 920–9770.
  • ·Rwy 14L–32R TPA—1000(979), Rwy 14R–32L TPA—800(779).

+ 34 more sentences · see Chart Supplement page below for the full text

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

Yes

Tags

Boeing Field

Source: OurAirports community

Chart Supplement

FAA Chart Supplement entry for KBFI — runway, frequencies, FBO, fuel, hours, NOTAMs, special procedures.

NTSB events at KBFI

61 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport — showing the 53 most recent.

Total events

61

since 1982

Fatal

2

3.3% of total

Last 5 years

3

≈ 0.6/yr

Last 10 years

4

≈ 0.4/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 420,115 ops in 1994

2024 total

160,911

10-yr total

1,676,808

2024 mix

AC/AT 28% · GA 72% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

2.4

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.08

approximate · 10-yr scaled

The honest comparison — events normalized by exposure. A field doing 4× the operations will see more events at the same per-op rate. Per million ops is what matters.

Last 10 years · n=4

  • Loss of control 2
  • Gear-up landing 1
  • Ground collision 1

All time · n=61

  • Other 24
  • Loss of control 8
  • Gear-up landing 7
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 6
  • Ground collision 5
  • Stall / spin 4
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2

Categories derived from NTSB Findings descriptions and probable-cause text via deterministic rule matching. "Other" includes cases where the agency record didn't surface enough text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2014-08-16 Boeing A75N1 (PT-17) · Loss of control · VMC · day
2010-06-13 Waco UKC-S · Loss of control · day
2006-11-16 Cessna 172 · Other · day
2025-06-30 ROBINSON HELICOPTER CO R66 · Loss of control · VMC · day
2024-10-12 Cessna A185E · Loss of control · VMC · day
2024-09-20 Cessna,IAI LTD 172S,Gulfstream G280 · Ground collision · VMC · night
2016-06-02 Piper PA46 · Gear-up · night
2013-09-21 Beech 35 - UNDESIGNAT · Gear-up · VMC · day
2012-05-22 Eurocopter AS 350 B2 · Other · day
2011-11-30 Piper PA-44-180 · Ground collision · VMC · night
2011-08-13 Cessna 210L · Gear-up · day
2011-03-10 Fairchild SA227-AC · Gear-up · night
2010-04-08 GRUMMAN AMERICAN AVN. CORP. G-1159 · Ground collision · IMC · dusk
2004-09-20 Piper PA-28-181 · Weather · day
2004-07-25 Piper Aerostar 602P · Gear-up · night-moonlit
2003-10-02 Cessna 172S · Other · day
2002-12-16 Hawker Siddeley DH-125 · Gear-up · night
2002-05-22 Paxhia Murphy SR3500 · Gear-up · day
2001-09-08 Cessna 172M · Other · VMC · day
2001-04-21 Cessna 177RG · Stall / spin · day
2001-03-17 Piper J3C-65 · Ground collision · day
2001-02-27 Robinson R22 · Ground collision · VMC · day
2000-05-24 Boeing,Cessna 767-200,150J · Other · VMC · day
2000-04-11 Cessna 172P · Loss of control · day
2000-04-08 Beech A200 · Stall / spin · VMC · day
1999-11-29 Rockwell,Piper NA-265-65,PA-31T1 · Other · IMC · night
1999-02-15 Robinson R-22 · Weather · day
1998-07-18 Cessna 172P · Loss of control · VMC · day
1998-04-09 Cessna 150L · Weather · dawn
1998-03-21 Hughes 369E · Engine failure · day
1995-10-15 Cessna 180R · Other · day
1995-01-22 Cessna 152 · Other · VMC · day
1994-03-11 Cessna 172 · Hard landing · VMC · day
1993-11-14 Cessna 152 · CFIT · day
1993-07-02 Cessna 414A · Other · day
1993-02-24 Beech C-99 · Other · VMC · day
1991-05-11 Boeing A-75 · Other · day
1991-03-31 Robinson R-22 BETA · Loss of control · day
1991-03-09 Cessna 172P · Hard landing · day
1990-10-02 Beech 58 · Other · day
1990-07-14 North American P-51 · Weather · VMC · day
1990-06-05 Cessna A150M · Fuel exhaustion · day
1989-11-29 Cessna A-185-F · Loss of control · night
1989-04-06 Cessna 150K · Other · day
1988-09-23 Taylorcraft BC-12D · Weather · day
1988-09-09 Piper PA-20 · Other · day
1988-08-23 Cessna 152 · Stall / spin · VMC · day
1987-06-19 de Havilland DHC-8-101 · Stall / spin · VMC · day
1987-05-10 Piper PA-20-115 · Other · VMC · day
1986-10-10 Hughes 500-D · Engine failure · IMC · day
1986-07-18 Cessna 152 · Other · day
1985-08-08 Piper PA-20 · Other · night
1985-05-03 Piper PA-32RT-300T · Weather · day

+ 8 more on file

NASA ASRS near-miss reports at KBFI

1 de-identified report references this airfield in the public ASRS Database Report Sets. Voluntary, first-person pilot/controller accounts of safety-relevant events that didn't reach the NTSB. Reports represent the reporter's perspective and cannot infer prevalence.

DPEs near KBFI

Closest FAA Designated Pilot Examiners by great-circle distance from the field. Distances measured city-centroid to airport — useful as a first cut, not a guarantee of exam location. Click any designee for their authorizations and contact info.

Designee City ST Distance
Grant Carl Moshner Tukwila WA 3 nm
Howard William Wolvington Seatac WA 5 nm
Efren James Jamir Seattle WA 6 nm
Matthew Joseph Coleman Seattle WA 6 nm
Thomas Scott Crichton Jones Seattle WA 6 nm
Peter Kim Des Moines WA 8 nm
James Edward Simon Kent WA 9 nm
Galey William Corby Federal Way WA 13 nm
Jay Todhunter Kenmore WA 14 nm
Michelle Rose Cowan Kenmore WA 14 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs near KBFI

Closest active flight instructors by city-centroid distance. Pulled from the FAA airmen registry — ratings shown reflect the certificate on file. Drill into the state directory for filters by rating, medical, and pilot level.

Instructor City ST Distance
Grant Carl Moshner Tukwila WA 3 nm
Robert Adam Nyberg Tukwila WA 3 nm
Timothy Patrick Padelford Ii Tukwila WA 3 nm
Juan Fernando Perez Guffanti Tukwila WA 3 nm
Zachary Hal Hendrix Tukwila WA 3 nm
Patrick George Baker Mercer Island WA 4 nm
Robert Dempster Brahm Ii Mercer Island WA 4 nm
Thomas Imrich Mercer Island WA 4 nm
Todd William Evans Mercer Island WA 4 nm
Jason Michael Wilbur Mercer Island WA 4 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics near KBFI

Closest certificated mechanics by city-centroid distance. Airframe (A), Powerplant (P), and Inspection Authorization (IA) are the ratings that matter for annuals, 100-hours, and major repairs.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Thien Thu Nguyen Do Tukwila WA 3 nm
Donald Dean Olson Tukwila WA 3 nm
Paul Richard Hoberecht Tukwila WA 3 nm
Gregory Sidney Johnson Tukwila WA 3 nm
Ghassan Ali Mahrous Tukwila WA 3 nm
Mohsen Seyed Payombari Tukwila WA 3 nm
John Harry Reed Tukwila WA 3 nm
Michael John Kresly Tukwila WA 3 nm
William Shephard Benn Tukwila WA 3 nm
Luis Alberto Heredia Tukwila WA 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations near KBFI

Closest repair, avionics, paint, and interior shops by airport location. These are the businesses you'll fly the airplane to — not just the certificate-holders nearby. Click any shop for details and contact info.

Shop Distance
B&C Quality Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Auburn, WA
13 nm
Avionics Shop, Inc.
Gig Harbor, WA
19 nm
Cannon Aircraft Interiors & CAI Avionics
Everett, WA
23 nm
Evergreen Airworks
Puyallup, WA
25 nm
Cannon Avionics, Inc.
Arlington, WA
38 nm
San Juan Air Maintenance
Friday Harbor, WA
67 nm
McCormick Aircraft Maintenance, LLC
Yakima, WA
92 nm
Northwest Aircraft Maintenance, Inc.
Hillsboro, OR
123 nm
Western Aircraft Propeller Service Inc.
Sandy, OR
128 nm
Twin Oaks Aircraft Maintenance
Hillsboro, OR
129 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.