Bellingham International
BLI · KBLI · Bellingham, Washington · Whatcom County · map
Bellingham International is a public-use airport owned by the Port of Bellingham, 3 miles northwest of Bellingham, Washington, 171 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 16/34, is 6,700 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 159 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 62,322 takeoffs and landings a year. About 290,087 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Bellingham International?
Its FAA code is BLI, and its ICAO code is KBLI.
Where is Bellingham International?
It is 3 miles northwest of Bellingham, Washington, 171 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Bellingham International?
Its one runway, 16/34, is 6,700 feet long, asphalt.
Does Bellingham International have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Bellingham International?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Bellingham International?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Seattle-Tacoma International, Harry Reid International, Portland International, Phoenix, Palm Springs International. Every route
Are there flight schools at Bellingham International?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Chuckanut Flying Club INC and Lynden Flying Club INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Bellingham International?
2 pilot examiners and 7 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Bellingham International…
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA BLI · ICAO KBLI
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Port of Bellingham
- Elevation
- 171 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 1,030 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- A control tower · 7:00 am to 10:30 pm
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- landing fee · customs available · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 16E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1938
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 6,700 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 16: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 34: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 124.9 | Bellingham |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 134.45 | Bellingham |
| Ground | 127.4 | Bellingham |
| Approach and departure | 132.7 | Bellingham |
| Madee Rnav Star West | 118.2 | Bellingham |
| Madee Rnav Star East | 120.7 | Bellingham |
| Bellingham and rco | 122.15 | Bellingham |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 360-671-8688.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- air freight, avionics, cargo handling, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental
- Notes
- customs available · landing fee charged
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Abbotsford Airport (16 nm northeast), Anacortes Airport (18 nm south), Skagit Regional (20 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Washington · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Estabd prior to 1959.
- Birds and wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 16; runway end identifier lights runway 34; high-intensity runway lights runway 16/34 - the common traffic frequency.
- Ovr 7500 LB.
- Pattern altitude 1030 feet above ground level fixed wing; 530 feet above ground level helicopter; 1830 feet above ground level turbo.
- Taxiway a between taxiway east and F closed to wingspan gtr than 118FT. portions of taxiway a at taxiway G and J not visibility from the control tower.
- Commercial ramp closed to pvt aircraft.
- Air carrier operations use taxiway a, taxiway B, taxiway C, taxiway D west of taxiway east, taxiway east, taxiway F west of taxiway a, taxiway G and taxiway H.
- Flight notification service (adcus) available.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
- Looking…
Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 3,099 departures from BLI in those twelve months, carrying 210,950 passengers in 247,910 seats (85% filled), to 29 destinations (4 abroad) on 12 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellingham International → Seattle-Tacoma International BLI–SEA | 2,002 | 79,665 | SkyWest Airlines Inc., Federal Express Corporation, Empire Airlines Inc. and 3 more |
| Bellingham International → Harry Reid International BLI–LAS | 429 | 56,829 | Allegiant Air |
| Bellingham International → Portland International BLI–PDX | 157 | 10,576 | SkyWest Airlines Inc., Horizon Air, Sun Country Airlines... |
| Bellingham International → Phoenix BLI–AZA | 145 | 20,795 | Allegiant Air |
| Bellingham International → Palm Springs International BLI–PSP | 105 | 13,230 | Allegiant Air |
| Bellingham International → Oakland San Francisco Bay BLI–OAK | 101 | 14,331 | Allegiant Air |
| Bellingham International → Hollywood Burbank BLI–BUR | 49 | 6,891 | Allegiant Air |
| Bellingham International → Los Angeles International BLI–LAX | 45 | 6,343 | Allegiant Air |
All 29 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 141 |
| multi-engine | 5 |
| jets | 4 |
| helicopters | 9 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 62,322, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 4,425 |
| air taxi and commuter | 10,752 |
| general aviation, travelling | 26,897 |
| general aviation, local | 19,107 |
| military | 1,141 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Bellingham from the FAA register
199 aircraft are registered to owners in Bellingham, Washington: 134 piston singles, 25 business jets, 15 piston twins, 12 turboprops, 7 helicopters. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Washington.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Bellingham, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Chuckanut Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Bellingham Chuckanut Flying Club is a non-profit flying club based at Bellingham International Airport in Washington State.
- Lynden Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · Lynden, 12 miles away Lynden Flying Club is a radio control aircraft flying site located west of Lynden, Washington.
Repair stations in Bellingham:
- Acuren Inspection INC
- Amentum Services INC
- Bellingham Aviation Services, LLC
- Jansma Design, LLC Six Pack Aero is an FAA Part 145 repair station based at Bellingham International Airport in Washington.
- Northwest Heli Structures, Incorporated
- Waypoint Avionics
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 7 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 7 engineering representatives, 1 training center examiner.
- Travis Paul Holland private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; multi-engine airplanes · Shepherd Aero · Bellingham, WA (0 nm) · (360) 719-5805 · [email protected]
- Summer Martell private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Port Townsend, WA (46 nm) · (360) 531-1726 · [email protected]
All 19 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 25 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Bellingham 199 aircraft · 134 piston singles, 25 business jets, 15 piston twins
- Kenmore Crew Leasing INC Trustee 59 aircraft in town
- Altair Advanced Industries INC 7 aircraft in town
- Bellingham Aviation Services LLC 5 aircraft in town
- Apogee Flight INC 3 aircraft in town
- Bellingham Aviation Services LLC 5 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Tomahawk Aero Services LLC 2 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- Chuckanut Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Lynden Flying Club INC 1 aircraft · flying club
- Acuren Inspection INC · repair station
- Amentum Services INC · repair station
- Bellingham Aviation Services, LLC · repair station
- Jansma Design, LLC · repair station
- Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA) 2,002 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Federal Express Corporation
- Harry Reid International (LAS) 429 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- Portland International (PDX) 157 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc., Horizon Air
- Phoenix (AZA) 145 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- Palm Springs International (PSP) 105 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- Oakland San Francisco Bay (OAK) 101 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- Hollywood Burbank (BUR) 49 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- Los Angeles International (LAX) 45 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 25 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Washington 2,709 since 1982 · 359 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Washington 131 landing places
- Washington 10,571 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/BLI.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 26, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.