Boeing Field

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King County International Airport (Boeing Field)

IATA: BFI - ICAO: KBFI
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		King County
Serves		Seattle, Washington
Elevation AMSL		21 ft (6.4 m)
Coordinates		47°31′48″N, 122°18′07″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
13R/31L	10,001	3,048	Asphalt
13L/31R	3,709	1,131	Asphalt

Boeing Field, officially King County International Airport (IATA: BFI, ICAO: KBFI) is a two-runway airport owned and run by King County, Washington. The airport has some passenger service, but is mostly used by general aviation and cargo. It is named after the founder of the Boeing Company, William E. Boeing.

The airport's property is located mostly in Seattle just south of Georgetown, with its southern tip extending into Tukwila. It is 594 acres (2.4 km²) in area and handles more than 375,000 operations yearly.

With the exception of the World War II period, when it was taken over by the U.S. government, Boeing Field was Seattle's main passenger airport from its construction in 1928 until Seattle-Tacoma International Airport began operations in the late 1940s. The Boeing Company continues to use the field for testing and delivery of its airplanes, and it is still a major regional cargo hub.

Boeing Field currently lacks any major commercial passenger airline service. A proposal by Southwest Airlines in June 2005 was submitted to King County to relocate their operations in the Seattle area from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Boeing Field, but was rejected by King County Executive Ron Sims in October. A similar proposal by Alaska Airlines (a response to the Southwest proposal) was also rejected. Southwest Airlines' publicized rationale for the proposed move was so they could avoid the heavy fees being levied at Sea-Tac due to its expansion program. The Port of Seattle, owners of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, are currently in negotiations to acquire Boeing Field in exchange for railway right-of-way to be converted to recreational trails.

The Museum of Flight is located on the southwestern corner of the airfield, and aircraft movement can be easily observed from the museum.