Skip to content

KBLH · Blythe Airport

ICAO · US · 7 NTSB events

ID KBLH FAA BLH Elev 399 ft Lat 33° 37.15' N Lon 114° 43.02' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

fetching…

Wind / Visibility

—

Density altitude (now)

—

Decode in METAR tool TAF on AWC ↗ NOTAMs ↗

Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

4 runway ends on file. Longest: 6,543 ft. Max gradient: 0.08%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
08 90.2° 6,543 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.02%
26 270.2° 6,543 ft 150 ft ASP Yes 0.02%
17 180.2° 5,800 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.08%
35 0.2° 5,800 ft 100 ft ASP Yes 0.08%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 4 frequencies

  • ASOS ASOS 120.175
  • CNTR LOS ANGELES CNTR 128.150
  • RDO RIVERSIDE RDO 122.400
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

Live ATC audio (streaming + archived): Open KBLH on LiveATC ↗

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 0 matched · 17 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (17 sentences)
  • ·122 CALIFORNIA BLACK METAL PEAK N34º18.55´ W114º09.92´ RCO 122.2 (PRESCOTT RADIO) BLUE CANYON – NYACK (See EMIGRANT GAP on page 156) BLYTHE (BLH)(KBLH) 6 W UTC–8(–7DT) N33º37.15´ W114º43.01´ 400 B TPA—1200(800) NOTAM FILE BLH RWY 08–26: H6543X150 (ASPH) S–80, D–115, 2S–175, 2D–210 MIRL RWY 26: VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 42´.
  • ·RWY 17–35: H5800X100 (ASPH) S–52, D–76, 2S–100, 2D–135 MIRL RWY 17: VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·RWY 35: VASI(V4L)—GA 3.0º TCH 40´.
  • ·FUEL 100LL, JET A LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 17–35 and Rwy 08–26 and VASI Rwy 17, Rwy 35, and Rwy 26—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Apr–Oct 1500–0000Z‡, Nov–Mar 1600–0100Z‡.
  • ·Parachute training high and low levels all hrs northeast quad of airport.
  • ·Acft over 12,500 pounds avoid housing area 1.5 NM SW below 2000´.
  • ·Final apch Rwy 35 be established 2 NM from touchdown.
  • ·Departure from Rwy 17 make climbing left turn soon as safety permits.
  • ·Use wide tfc pattern for Rwy 26 and Rwy 35.
  • ·Power plant 1 mile east of arpt producing thermal plumes; avoid low altitude direct overflight of the power plant.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 951-955-9418
  • ·ASOS 120.175 (760) 922–3000.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 RCO 122.4 (RIVERSIDE RADIO) ®L.A.
  • ·CENTER APP/DEP CON 128.15 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD if una to ctc on FSS freq, ctc Los Angeles ARTCC at 661-575-2079.
  • ·(VH) (H) VORTACW 117.4 BLH Chan 121 N33º35.76´ W114º45.68´ 044º 2.6 NM to fld. 410/14E.
  • ·VOR unusable: 060º–063º byd 40 NM 069º–074º byd 40 NM 075º–094º byd 40 NM blo 6,000´ 075º–094º byd 49 NM blo 10,000´ 075º–094º byd 89 NM 095º–105º byd 40 NM 112º–138º byd 40 NM 178º–272º byd 40 NM 273º–283º byd 40 NM blo 11,000´ 273º–283º byd 58 NM 280º–295º byd 30 NM blo 7,000´ 284º–294º byd 40 NM blo 8,500´ 284º–294º byd 60 NM 295º–325º byd 15 NM blo 12,000´ 325º–018º byd 30 NM blo 7,000´ 326º–038º byd 40 NM TACAN AZIMUTH unusable: 060º–085º byd 21 NM blo 8,000´ 280º–335º byd 15 NM blo 14,000´ 335º–018º byd 15 NM blo 8,000´ DME unusable: 280º–335º byd 15 NM blo 14,000´ 335º–018º byd 15 NM blo 8,000´ BOB HOPE (See BURBANK on page 125) BOB MAXWELL MEML AIRFIELD (See OCEANSIDE on page 225) PHOENIX L–5A PHOENIX H–4J, L–4J, 5A IAP SW, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

IATA · BLH

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

7 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

8

since 1982

Fatal

0

0.0% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 35,002 ops in 1991

2024 total

13,595

10-yr total

182,170

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 99% · Mil 1%

Events / million ops

16.5

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

0.00

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Engine failure / power loss 2

All time · n=7

  • Gear-up landing 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Other 1
  • Loss of control 1
  • Stall / spin 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2020-05-15 American Aviation AA-1A · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2017-10-03 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2016-08-01 Beech F33 · Stall / spin · VMC · night →
2008-05-10 Piper PA-34 · Loss of control · VMC · day →
2005-03-11 Mitsubishi MU-2B-26A · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1985-10-05 WILLIE II · Gear-up · VMC · day →
1985-03-05 Boeing B75-N1 · Other · day →

Designees in CA

CFI Flight Instructors 5,776 A&P Mechanics 22,561 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 139 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 25 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 17 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 20 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 45 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 66 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 126 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 38 ODA Organizational Designations 11 Schools Flight Schools 243 FBO Fixed Base Operators 209 Clubs Flying Clubs 82 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 56 EAA EAA Chapters 63

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Mark Andrew Rebholz Aquila AZ 77 nm
Jason Steven Duncan Kingman AZ 102 nm
Joseph Scarcella Beaumont CA 113 nm
Julie Ann Keane Ramona CA 114 nm
Kenneth Douglas Shepherd Ramona CA 114 nm
Gregory Allen Porter Goodyear AZ 120 nm
Gregory Richard Newman Goodyear AZ 120 nm
James Pitman Goodyear AZ 120 nm
Pritesh Tailor Goodyear AZ 120 nm
Vincent Remcho Goodyear AZ 120 nm

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

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Brett Darren Cramer Quartzsite AZ 25 nm
Jerry J Marshall Parker AZ 35 nm
Aaron Adell Grissum Parker AZ 35 nm
Thomas Emmitt Donnelly Salome AZ 56 nm
James Steven Allen Lake Havasu City AZ 57 nm
Sidney Conrad Berdon Jr Lake Havasu City AZ 57 nm
Raymond Edward Gillespie Lake Havasu City AZ 57 nm
Joseph William Graham Lake Havasu City AZ 57 nm
Tracy W Konkel Lake Havasu City AZ 57 nm
Edward Francis Persson Lake Havasu City AZ 57 nm

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

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Jackie Dean Copeland Blythe CA 5 nm
Bernard John Neale Blythe CA 5 nm
Steven Lee Hutchinson Blythe CA 5 nm
Raymond James Pazo Blythe CA 5 nm
Jerry J Marshall Parker AZ 35 nm
Steven David Dinkfeld Parker AZ 35 nm
Lon Stephen Lassere Parker AZ 35 nm
Frederick Harold Morgan Parker AZ 35 nm
Kevin Tahnezzanii Nez Parker AZ 35 nm
David Eric Ebersole Jr Parker AZ 35 nm

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

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
SoCal Aircraft Inspections
Bermuda Dunes, CA
 78 nm
CheckSix AeroSolutions
Palm Springs, CA
 91 nm
Ramona Avionics, Inc.
Ramona, CA
 115 nm
Avionics, Instruments, Electronics (AIE Inc)
Murrieta, CA
 121 nm
Southern Cal Aircraft Repair
El Cajon, CA
 123 nm
AeroPro, LLC
San Bernardino, CA
 129 nm
Executive Jet Maintenance
San Bernardino, CA
 129 nm
Aircraft Service Center
San Diego, CA
 131 nm
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
Riverside, CA
 137 nm
SawyerMX
Scottsdale, AZ
 140 nm

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