Bellingham International Airport (BLI)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	BLI
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	122°32'15.1000" W / 48°47'33.7000" N -122.537528 / 48.792694 (Estimated)
Elevation	171.00 ft / 52.12 m (Surveyed)
Land	2190 acres
From nearest city	3 nautical miles NW of Bellingham, WA
Location	Whatcom County, WA
Magnetic Variation	16E (2020)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	PORT OF BELLINGHAM
Address	1801 ROEDER AVE BELLINGHAM, WA 98227
Phone number	360-676-2500
Manager	MATT RODRIGUEZ
Address	4255 MITCHELL WAY SUITE 206 BELLINGHAM, WA 98226
Phone number	360-676-2500

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	Yes
Sectional chart	SEATTLE
Region	ANM - Northwest Mountain
Traffic Pattern Alt	1030 ft
Responsible ARTCC	ZVR - VANCOUVER
Tie-in FSS	SEA - SEATTLE
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	BLI (NOTAM-d service available)
Certification type/date	1974/11

Airport Communications

CTAF	124.9 MHz
UNICOM	122.95 MHz
ASOS	BLI (360-671-8688)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL,A
Airframe repair	NONE
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Transient storage	Tiedown
Other services	AFRT,AVNCS,CARGO,CHTR,INSTR,RNTL

Runway Information

Runway 16/34

Dimensions	6700 x 150 ft (2042 x 46 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment	Saw-cut or plastic Grooved
Edge lights	High

	16	34
Alignment	180°	360°
Physical elevation	163.40 ft	171.00 ft
Coordinates	48.801873 / -122.537557	48.783509 / -122.537480
Traffic pattern	Right	Left
Runway marking	Precision instrument , Good Condition	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type	ILS/DME
VGSI	4-light PAPI on left	4-light PAPI on left
RVR equipment	touchdown	rollout
Approach light	MALSR
Runway end lights	No	Yes
CL lights	No	No
TDZ lights	No	No

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
FHR	NDB	FRIDAY HARBOR		284.00	17E	25.6 nm
AW	NDB	WATON		382.00	17E	45.7 nm
HUH	TACAN	WHATCOM	77X	113.00	20E	9.3 nm
NUW	TACAN	WHIDBEY ISLAND	85X	113.80	18E	26.8 nm
YVR	VOR/DME	VANCOUVER	106X	115.90	17E	29.6 nm
CVV	VOR/DME	PENN COVE	119X	117.20	19E	33.8 nm
YYJ	VOR/DME	VICTORIA	84X	113.70	17E	37.7 nm

Remarks

• 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.
• ESTABD PRIOR TO 1959.