FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 27 NOVEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | BLI |
| Lat/Long: | 48-47-33.7000N 122-32-15.1000W
48-47.561667N 122-32.251667W
48.7926944,-122.5375278
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 171 ft. / 52.1 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16E (2020) |
| From city: | 3 miles NW of BELLINGHAM, WA |
| Time zone: | UTC -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 98226 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1938 |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | VANCOUVER CENTER |
| FSS: | SEATTLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | BLI (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Pattern altitude: | 1201 ft. MSL
TPA 1030 FT AGL FIXED WING; 530 FT AGL HELICOPTER; 1830 FT AGL TURBO. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD ACTVT MALSR RWY 16; REIL RWY 34; HIRL RWY 16/34 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
| Landing fee: | yes, OVR 7500 LB. |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index B |
| Airline operations: | PPR FOR UNSKED ACR OPS GTR THAN 30 PAX SEATS - 360-739-1944. |
| International operations: | international airport of entry |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 124.9 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 134.45 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 360-671-8688 |
| BELLINGHAM GROUND: | 127.4 379.3 [0700-2230] |
| BELLINGHAM TOWER: | 124.9 379.3 [0700-2230] |
| VICTORIA TERMINAL APPROACH: | 132.7 |
| VICTORIA TERMINAL DEPARTURE: | 132.7 |
| MADEE RNAV STAR: | 118.2 ;WEST 120.7 ;EAST |
| WX AWOS-3P at ORS (16 nm W): | 135.425 (360-376-6045) |
| WX AWOS-3 at BVS (20 nm S): | 121.125 (360-757-7767) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY VICTORIA TRML (YYJ) ON FREQ 132.7.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| YVRr108/29.5 | | VANCOUVER VOR/DME | | 115.90 | | 17E |
| CVVr354/33.7 | | PENN COVE VOR/DME | | 117.20 | | 19E |
| YYJr067/37.7 | | VICTORIA VOR/DME | | 113.70 | | 17E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 6700 x 150 ft. / 2042 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 160.0 | | Double tandem: | 250.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 48-48.112382N | | 48-47.010565N |
| Longitude: | 122-32.253402W | | 122-32.248807W |
| Elevation: | 163.4 ft. | | 171.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 164 magnetic, 180 true | | 344 magnetic, 360 true |
| Declared distances: | TORA:6700 TODA:6700 ASDA:6700 LDA:6700 | | TORA:6700 TODA:6700 ASDA:6700 LDA:6700 |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| RVR equipment: | touchdown | | rollout |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS/DME | | |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | PORT OF BELLINGHAM
1801 ROEDER AVE
BELLINGHAM, WA 98227
Phone 360-676-2500 |
| Manager: | MATT RODRIGUEZ
4255 MITCHELL WAY, SUITE 206
BELLINGHAM, WA 98226
Phone 360-676-2500 |
Additional Remarks
| A39-16/34 | PCR VALUE: 739/F/D/X/T |
| - | BIRDS & WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | COML RAMP CLSD TO PVT ACFT. |
| - | ACR OPS USE TWY A, TWY B, TWY C, TWY D WEST OF TWY E, TWY E, TWY F WEST OF TWY A, TWY G & TWY H. |
| - | FLIGHT NOTIFICATION SERVICE (ADCUS) AVBL. |
| - | FOR CD WHEN ATCT IS CLSD, CTC VICTORIA TRML ON 132.7 OR AT 604-586-4561. |
| - | TWY A BTN TWY E & F CLSD TO WINGSPAN GTR THAN 118FT. PORTIONS OF TWY A AT TWY G & J NOT VIS FM ATCT. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROC IN EFCT - 360-739-1944. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 27 November 2025 at 0901Z to 25 December 2025 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| MADEE SIX (RNAV) **NEW** | |
download (294KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC RWY 16 **CHANGED** | |
download (229KB) |
| ILS RWY 16 (SA CAT I) **CHANGED** | |
download (207KB) |
| RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 16 **CHANGED** | |
download (186KB) |
| RNAV (RNP) Z RWY 34 **CHANGED** | |
download (203KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 16 **CHANGED** | |
download (186KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) Y RWY 34 **CHANGED** | |
download (211KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply **CHANGED** | |
download (211KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| KLSHN TWO (RNAV) | |
download (170KB) |
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| BELLINGHAM ONE (OBSTACLE) (RNAV) **NEW** | |
download (330KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply **CHANGED** | |
download (548KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KORS - Orcas Island Airport (16 nm W)
KBVS - Skagit Regional Airport (20 nm S)
KFHR - Friday Harbor Airport (25 nm SW)
KNUW - Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) Airport (27 nm S)
KOKH - Delaurentis Airport (33 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in April 2008
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-Dec-2025
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(UTC-8) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:23 | | 15:23 |
| Sunrise | | 08:00 | | 16:00 |
| Sunset | | 16:14 | | 00:14 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 16:51 | | 00:51 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 19-Dec-2025 02:40:00 |
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| Local (UTC-8) | 18-Dec-2025 18:40:00 |
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| METAR |
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| KBLI | 190200Z 23010G23KT 200V270 10SM FEW035 BKN080 OVC095 10/06 A2924 RMK AO2 T01000061
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KORS
15nm W | 190215Z AUTO 20013G23KT 10SM FEW040 SCT049 BKN065 A2926 RMK AO2
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CYXX
16nm NE | 190200Z 20025G36KT 15SM FEW030 BKN085 BKN120 10/06 A2919 RMK CU1AC5AC2 CU TR PRESRR SLP889 DENSITY ALT 600FT
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CWWK
16nm NW | 190200Z AUTO 23007G17KT 11/07 RMK AO1 3006 PK WND 22017/0125 SLP896 T01050068 50002
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CWEZ
20nm W | 190200Z AUTO 24009G24KT 10/03 RMK AO1 PRESRR PK WND 18033/0112 SLP902 T01010033 53030
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| TAF |
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| KBLI | 181722Z 1818/1918 16017G30KT 6SM -RA OVC025 FM182100 19022G40KT 3SM -SHRA BR BKN020 OVC025 FM190100 21015G30KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC025 FM190300 16013G25KT P6SM VCSH SCT030 BKN050 FM190900 18010KT P6SM VCSH OVC040
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CYXX
16nm NE | 182251Z 1822/1918 04006KT 1SM RA BR BKN005 OVC015 TEMPO 1822/1824 6SM -RA BR FEW005 OVC060 FM190000 04005KT P6SM FEW020 BKN030 BECMG 1901/1903 22015G25KT FM190600 24008KT P6SM SCT040 FM191100 18012KT P6SM SCT020 OVC050 TEMPO 1911/1918 4SM -SHRA BR OVC020 RMK NXT FCST BY 190000Z
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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