AirportsKing County International Airport - Boeing Field is a medium-sized airport serving Seattle, in Washington, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is BFI.
Key facts
- IATA code
- BFI
- ICAO code
- KBFI
- City
- Seattle
- State or region
- Washington
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 47.5270° N, 122.2999° W
- Elevation
- 6 m (21 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,050 m (10,007 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, BFI means King County International Airport - Boeing Field. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KBFI. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 47.5270° N, 122.2999° W. It stands 6 metres (21 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/Los Angeles, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
King County International Airport - Boeing Field has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,050 metres (10,007 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 86.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14R/32L | 3,050 m 10,007 ft | 61 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 14L/32R | 1,131 m 3,709 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle–Tacoma International AirportSeattle | SEA | 9 km |
| Kenmore Air Harbor Seaplane BaseSeattle | LKE | 12 km |
| Kenmore Air Harbor LLC Seaplane BaseKenmore | KEH | 26 km |
| Tacoma Narrows AirportTacoma | TIW | 36 km |
| Seattle Paine Field International AirportEverett | PAE | 42 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 11,335 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 12,454 km | 15 h 30 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 11,919 km | 14 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,695 km | 9 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 3,885 km | 5 h 10 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 1,545 km | 2 h 20 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 12,975 km | 16 h 10 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,708 km | 9 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,477 km | 15 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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