KBFI · King County International Airport - Boeing Field

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE
21
Elevation ft
2
Runways
10,007
Longest ft · 14R/32L
47.53N
122.30W

King County International Airport - Boeing Field serves Seattle, Washington at 21 ft elevation with its longest runway, 14R/32L, at 10,007 by 200 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLighting
14R/32L10,007 × 200 ftasphaltlit
14L/32R3,709 × 100 ftasphaltlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 21 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

ConditionsDensity altitudeTakeoff est.Landing est.Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)21 ft2,442 ft2,112 ft3,168 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)1,221 ft2,676 ft2,239 ft3,358 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)2,421 ft2,910 ft2,365 ft3,548 ft
35°C afternoon2,426 ft2,911 ft2,366 ft3,549 ft
Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (14R/32L, 10,007 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,549 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KBFI is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

AirportDistanceLongest runway
KRNT
Renton Municipal Airport
4 nm SE5,382 ft
KSEA
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport
5 nm S11,901 ft
KPWT
Bremerton National Airport
19 nm W6,000 ft
KTIW
Tacoma Narrows Airport
19 nm SW5,002 ft
KPAE
Seattle Paine Field International Airport
23 nm N9,010 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBFI

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KBFI, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KBFI or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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