KBLI · Bellingham International Airport

BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

170

Elevation ft

Runway

6,700

Longest ft · 16/34

48.79N

122.54W

Bellingham International Airport serves Bellingham, Washington at 170 ft elevation with its longest runway, 16/34, at 6,700 by 150 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

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
16/34	6,700 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 170 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.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	170 ft	2,471 ft	2,128 ft	3,192 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,370 ft	2,705 ft	2,255 ft	3,382 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,570 ft	2,939 ft	2,381 ft	3,572 ft
35°C afternoon	2,611 ft	2,947 ft	2,385 ft	3,578 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (16/34, 6,700 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,578 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 KBLI is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KBVS Skagit Regional Airport	20 nm S	5,480 ft
KAWO Arlington Municipal Airport	41 nm S	5,332 ft
KPAE Seattle Paine Field International Airport	54 nm S	9,010 ft
KCLM William R Fairchild International Airport	56 nm SW	6,347 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KBLI

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KBLI, 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 KBLI or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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