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{{Short description|Public airport in Seattle, Washington, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2025}}
{{Infobox airport
| name                = King County International Airport<br>{{nobold|"Boeing Field"}}
| nativename          = 
| image               = BoeingField.jpg
| image-width         = 250
| caption             = An aerial shot of the airport
| IATA                = BFI
| ICAO                = KBFI
| FAA                 = BFI
| type                = Public
| owner-oper          = [[King County, Washington|King County]]
| city-served         = [[Seattle metropolitan area]]
| location            = [[Seattle]] / [[Tukwila, Washington|Tukwila]], [[King County, Washington|King County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| hub                 = [[UPS Airlines]]
[[SeaPort Airlines]]
| elevation-f         = 21
| website             = {{URL|https://kingcounty.gov/airport}}
| coordinates         = {{coord|47|31|48|N|122|18|07|W|region:US-WA|display=inline,title}}
| image_map           = KBFI Airport Diagram.svg
| image_mapsize       = 180
| image_map_alt       = A map with a grid overlay showing the terminals runways and other structures of the airport.
| image_map_caption   = FAA diagram
| mapframe            = yes
| mapframe-wikidata   = yes
| r1-number           = 14R/32L
| r1-length-f         = 10,007
| r1-surface          = Asphalt
| r2-number           = 14L/32R
| r2-length-f         = 3,709
| r2-surface          = Asphalt
| stat-year           = 2018
| stat1-header        = Aircraft operations
| stat1-data          = 183,268
| stat2-header        = Based aircraft
| stat2-data          = 384
| footnotes           = Source: [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref name="FAA">{{FAA-airport|ID=BFI|use=PU|own=PU|site=26396.*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective October 31, 2024.</ref>
}}

'''King County International Airport''' {{airport codes|BFI|KBFI|BFI}}, commonly known as '''Boeing Field''', is a public airport owned and operated by [[King County, Washington|King County]], {{convert|5|mi|km|abbr=on}} south of downtown [[Seattle]], in the U.S. state of [[Washington (state)|Washington]].<ref name="FAA" /> The airport is sometimes referred to as KCIA (King County International Airport), but it is not the airport identifier. The airport has scheduled passenger service operated by [[Kenmore Air]], a commuter air carrier, and was being served by [[JSX (airline)|JSX]] with regional jet flights. It is also a hub for [[UPS Airlines]]. It is also used by other [[Cargo airline|cargo airlines]] and [[general aviation]] aircraft. The airfield is named for founder of [[Boeing]], [[William E. Boeing]], and was constructed in 1928, serving as the city's primary airport until the opening of [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport]] in 1944. The airport's property is mostly in Seattle just south of [[Georgetown, Seattle|Georgetown]], with its southern tip extending into [[Tukwila, Washington|Tukwila]]. The airport covers {{convert|634|acre|ha}}, averages more than 180,000 operations annually, and has approximately 380 based aircraft.<ref name="FAA" />

==History==
Aviation history in Seattle began in 1910 when [[Charles K. Hamilton|Charles Hamilton]] performed an air show at The Meadows racetrack, located on the site of the present-day [[Museum of Flight]]. Hamilton executed diving maneuvers and staged a race between an aircraft and an automobile. After crashing and landing in a pond at the center of the track, he repaired his aircraft and resumed flying the following day.<ref name=":1" />

A 1911 Seattle development plan proposed transforming the Duwamish Valley into an industrial zone. [[William E. Boeing|William Boeing]] acquired a shipbuilding facility on the western bank of the Duwamish River, where he founded Pacific Aero Products, later renamed [[Boeing|Boeing Airplane Company]]. The factory manufactured 50 [[Boeing Model 2]] training aircraft during World War I, testing them on a sandy field west of the Duwamish River. This testing ground eventually developed into King County Airport.<ref name=":1" />

In 1928, King County voters approved a $950,000 plan to build the region's first municipal airport.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2006-10-26 |title=The history of Boeing Field |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/the-history-of-boeing-field/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703083248/https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/the-history-of-boeing-field/ |archive-date=2023-07-03 |access-date=2023-07-03 |website=The Seattle Times |lang=en}}</ref> The airport's proximity to the Boeing Airplane Company and its use by Pacific Air Transport's regular airmail service led to its naming as "Boeing Field."<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Boeing Field, Seattle's first municipal airport, is dedicated on July |url=https://historylink.org/File/2077 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703083250/https://historylink.org/File/2077 |archive-date=2023-07-03 |access-date=2023-07-03 |website=HistoryLink |lang=en}}</ref> Construction of the runway began on March 28, 1928, using material dredged from the Duwamish River bed. At that time, the airport site was served by three railroad lines and Highway 99.<ref name=":0" />

Construction of the first county-owned hangars began shortly after the airport's opening. The administration building and terminal were officially inaugurated on April 21, 1930. Boeing Field served as Seattle's sole passenger terminal throughout the 1930s, providing passenger services, flight schedule information, and meteorological data for airlines. Regular flights to Portland and San Francisco were operated by West Coast Air Transport and Pacific Air Transport. These carriers later merged to create [[United Airlines]], which pioneered both 28-hour transcontinental service and the first flight attendant corps composed of trained nurses.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last= |date=2005-05-01 |title=The Early History of KCIA/Boeing Field |url=http://airportjournals.com/the-early-history-of-kciaboeing-field/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230703083249/http://airportjournals.com/the-early-history-of-kciaboeing-field/ |archive-date=2023-07-03 |access-date=2023-07-03 |website=Airport Journals |lang=en}}</ref>

By 1935, the U.S. Bureau of Air Commerce (later [[Federal Aviation Administration]]) began investigating the construction of a new airport elsewhere in King County due to risks associated with the high ridge east of Boeing Field.<ref name=":0" /> In the late 1930s, as war threatened Europe, Boeing shifted to round-the-clock operations, intensifying production of [[Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress|B-17]] and [[Boeing B-29 Superfortress|B-29]] bombers, which became crucial support for U.S. efforts during World War II.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

Galvin Airport, built in 1941 about five miles south of Boeing Field, later became the region's main passenger airport, now known as [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle-Tacoma International Airport]] ("Sea-Tac"). This development changed Boeing Field's function, as it evolved into a significant regional general aviation and industrial airport.<ref name=":1" /> The first [[Boeing 707]] jet airliner prototype, nicknamed "[[Dash 80]]," departed from Renton Airport and made its inaugural landing at Boeing Field in 1954, marking aviation's entry into the jet age.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" />

A new control tower was constructed at the airport in 1962,<ref name=":2" /> though regular airline service from Boeing Field ceased in 1971.<ref name=":0" /> In 1981, the Airpark hangar complex was built to accommodate 20 business jets.<ref name=":2" /> The Seattle [[Museum of Flight]] opened in 1987. An expansion of the Airpark hangar complex in 1988 added 16 more spaces.<ref name=":2" />

The August 1946 [[OAG (Air Travel Intelligence)|OAG]] lists 24 [[United Airlines]] weekday departures, 10 weekly flights on [[Northwest Airlines]] and several [[Pan Am]] [[Douglas DC-3]]s a week to [[Juneau, Alaska|Juneau]] via [[Annette Island Airport]] which was the airfield serving [[Ketchikan, Alaska|Ketchikan]] at the time. Northwest moved to SEA in 1947, United moved in 1949, and Pan Am in 1953.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://merrick.library.miami.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/asm0341/id/21774/rec/314|title=Pan American World Airways system time table, April 1, 1953 :: Pan American World Airways Records|access-date=July 18, 2020|archive-date=January 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118150656/https://merrick.library.miami.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/asm0341/id/21774/rec/314|url-status=live}}</ref> [[West Coast Airlines]] was operating scheduled passenger [[Douglas DC-3]] service from the airport by November 1946 and served Boeing Field for many years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/wc4611.htm|title=West Coast Airlines|access-date=2020-10-29|archive-date=2020-11-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101082620/https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/wc4611.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> West Coast successors Air West followed by [[Hughes Airwest]] operated scheduled passenger flights including [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30]] jet service until 1971 when Hughes Airwest moved its service to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.<ref>http://northwestairlineshistory.org {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327010624/http://northwestairlineshistory.org/ |date=2022-03-27 }}, Digital Archive, Timetables, Hughes Airwest January 1, 1971 system timetable</ref>  West Coast began operating [[Douglas DC-9-10]] jet service from Boeing Field in 1968.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 28, 1968 |title=West Coast Airlines route map |url=https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/wc/wc68/wc68-2.jpg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420092245/https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/wc/wc68/wc68-2.jpg |archive-date=2021-04-20 |website=Airline Timetable Images}}</ref>

[[File:Boeing Field terminal interior 01.jpg|thumb|left|Boeing Field terminal interior, showing the ticket counters of [[Kenmore Air]] and [[SeaPort Airlines (2008–2016)|SeaPort Airlines]], before the latter discontinued service to the airport in 2012]]
Boeing Field has one passenger airline, [[Kenmore Air]] with daily flights to Friday Harbor and Eastsound/Orcas Island. Before 2019, the last scheduled passenger jets were operated by Hughes Airwest with McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30s in 1971. A proposal by [[Southwest Airlines]] in June 2005 was submitted to King County to relocate from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Boeing Field, but was rejected by [[County Executive|King County Executive]] [[Ron Sims]] in October. A similar proposal by [[Alaska Airlines]] (a response to the Southwest proposal) was also rejected. Southwest Airlines said it wanted to avoid the heavy fees at Sea-Tac due to its expansion program.<ref name="SPI20051011">{{cite news |work=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]] |title=Plan won't fly: Sims kills Southwest's Boeing Field hopes |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/plan-won-t-fly-sims-kills-southwest-s-boeing-1184887.php |publication-date=October 12, 2005 |page=A1 |first1=Jennifer |last1=Langston |first2=Gordy |last2=Holt |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>

The transfer of ownership of Boeing Field from King County to the [[Port of Seattle]] was proposed in 2007 as part of a land swap with land owned by the Port.<ref>[http://www.portseattle.org/news/press/2007/02_26_2007_20.shtml County, Port, BNSF Announce Signed Memoranda on Land Deal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725055956/http://www.portseattle.org/news/press/2007/02_26_2007_20.shtml |date=2008-07-25 }}, Port of Seattle, February 26, 2007.  Retrieved 2009-02-21.</ref> Boeing Field is planned to handle more cargo traffic, including "overflow" from nearby Sea-Tac, as part of its long-range plans.<ref>{{cite news |last=Nall |first=Marissa |date=June 15, 2023 |title=Boeing Field eyes plan that could relieve cargo congestion at Sea-Tac |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2023/06/15/boeing-field-planning-for-increased-cargo-demand.html |work=Puget Sound Business Journal |accessdate=June 15, 2023}}</ref>

The [[National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]] for 2011–2015 [[FAA airport categories|called]] it a ''primary commercial service'' airport.<ref>
 {{cite web
 |url=http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf 
 |title=2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A 
 |format=[[PDF]], 2.03 MB 
 |work=National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems 
 |publisher=Federal Aviation Administration 
 |date=October 4, 2010 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927084535/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf 
 |archive-date=2012-09-27 
}}
</ref> [[Federal Aviation Administration]] records say the airport had 34,597 passenger boardings (enplanements) in [[calendar year]] 2008,<ref>{{cite web
 | url = http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy08_all_enplanements.pdf
 | title = Enplanements for CY 2008
 | format = PDF, 1.0 MB
 | work = CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data
 | publisher = Federal Aviation Administration
 | date = December 18, 2009
 | access-date = July 9, 2013
 | archive-date = November 5, 2012
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121105055932/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy08_all_enplanements.pdf
 | url-status = live
}}</ref> 35,863 in 2009 and 33,656 in 2010.<ref>{{cite web
 | url = http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy10_all_enplanements.pdf
 | title = Enplanements for CY 2010
 | format = PDF, 189 KB
 | work = CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data
 | publisher = Federal Aviation Administration
 | date = October 4, 2011
 | access-date = July 9, 2013
 | archive-date = January 17, 2012
 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120117091453/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy10_all_enplanements.pdf
 | url-status = live
}}</ref>

==Facilities==
[[File:King County International Airport.jpg|thumb|Boeing Field aerial from the northwest]]

The airport covers {{convert|634|acre|ha}} at an [[elevation]] of 21 feet (6 m). It has two [[Asphalt concrete|asphalt]] [[runway]]s: 14R/32L is 10,007 by 200 feet (3,050 x 61 m) and 14L/32R is 3,709 by 100 feet (1,131 x 30 m).<ref name="FAA" />

In the year ending January 1, 2019 the airport had 183,268 aircraft operations, average 502 per day: 79% [[general aviation]], 15% [[air taxi]], 6% airline, and <1% military. 384 aircraft were then based at this airport: 229 single-engine, 40 multi-engine, 88 jet, 26 [[helicopter]], and 1 [[glider (sailplane)|glider]].<ref name="FAA" />

The runway numbers were updated from 13/31 to 14/32 in August 2017, due to shifting magnetic headings.

===General aviation===
In addition to tie-down parking areas and hangars for general aviation aircraft, the airport is home for several [[fixed-base operator]]s (FBOs) including Skyservice, Modern Aviation, and Signature Flight Support. Executive Flight Maintenance provides maintenance services. Airlift Northwest operates [[emergency medical services]] (EMS) and on-demand helicopter flights.<ref>Tenant directory, King County International Airport. https://kingcounty.gov/services/airport/directory.aspx</ref>

===Boeing Company===
The [[Boeing|Boeing Company]] has facilities at the airport. Final preparations for delivery of [[Boeing 737]] aircraft after the first test flight are made at Boeing Field.<ref>{{cite web |title=Major Production Facilities: Renton, Washington |url=http://www.boeing.com/commercial/facilities/rentonsite.html |publisher=The Boeing Company |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305005032/http://www.boeing.com/commercial/facilities/rentonsite.html |archive-date=March 5, 2009 |access-date=February 22, 2009}}</ref> Boeing facilities at the airport have also included a paint hangar<ref>{{cite press release |date=March 2, 2001 |title=Earthquake Update – Frequently Asked Questions |url=http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2001/q1/news_release_010302f.html |publisher=The Boeing Company |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917175005/http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2001/q1/news_release_010302f.html |archive-date=September 17, 2010 |access-date=February 22, 2009}}</ref> and flight test facilities.<ref>{{cite web |last=Tinseth |first=Randy |title=Boeing Field 1969 |work=Randy's Journal |publisher=Boeing |url=http://www.boeing.com/randy/archives/photos/boeing_field_1969.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905024154/http://www.boeing.com/randy/archives/photos/boeing_field_1969.html |archive-date=September 5, 2008 |access-date=February 22, 2009}}</ref> The initial assembly of the 737 was at Boeing Field in the 1960s because the factory in [[Renton Municipal Airport|Renton]] was at capacity building the [[Boeing 707]] and [[Boeing 727]]. After 271 aircraft, production moved to Renton in late 1970.<ref name="Wallace">{{cite news |last=Wallace |first=James |date=February 12, 2006 |title=Boeing delivers its 5,000th 737 |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Boeing-delivers-its-5-000th-737-1195654.php |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |access-date=December 18, 2007 |archive-date=February 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214160102/https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Boeing-delivers-its-5-000th-737-1195654.php |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Gates |first=Dominic |date=December 30, 2005 |title=Successor to Boeing 737 likely to be built in state |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002711126_mulally30.html |work=The Seattle Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502213028/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002711126_mulally30.html |archive-date=May 2, 2007 |access-date=February 10, 2008}}</ref>

===Museum of Flight===
[[The Museum of Flight]] is on the southwest corner of the field. Among the aircraft on display is the first [[Boeing 747]], the third [[Boeing 787]], and an ex-[[British Airways]] [[Concorde]], lent to the museum from BA, a supersonic airliner that landed at Boeing Field on its first visit to Seattle on November 15, 1984.<ref>{{cite news |last=Crowley |first=Walt |author-link=Walt Crowley |date=November 5, 2003 |title=Supersonic Concorde airliner pays its first visit to Seattle on November 15, 1984. |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/4261 |work=HistoryLink |access-date=May 12, 2020 |archive-date=December 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218060630/https://www.historylink.org/File/4261 |url-status=live }}</ref> Aircraft on the airfield can be seen from the museum.

===Police and fire response===
The King County International Airport contracts with the [[King County Sheriff's Office]] for police services. Deputies assigned to the airport wear a mix of both Police and Fire uniforms, turnouts etc., which includes single Police, Fire/ARFF patch, and drive King County International Airport Police patrol cars. There are currently 17 patrol officers/sergeants and one chief assigned full-time to the airport. Officers assigned to the airport are also required to obtain a Washington State Fire Fighter One certification and an Emergency Medical Technician certification.

==Airlines and destinations==
===Passenger===
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{{Airport destination list|3rdcoltitle={{Abbr|Refs.|References}}|3rdcolunsortable=yes
| [[Kenmore Air]] | [[Orcas Island Airport|Eastsound]], [[Friday Harbor Airport|Friday Harbor]], [[Victoria International Airport|Victoria]] <br> '''Charter:''' [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]] | <ref>{{cite web |title=Flights from Seattle BFI |url=https://www.flightconnections.com/flights-from-seattle-bfi |website=FlightConnections |access-date=23 April 2022 |ref=17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.everettpost.com/press-releases/kenmore-air-adds-victoria-to-their-paine-field-flight-schedule|title=Kenmore Air Adds Victoria to their Paine Field Flight Schedule|publisher=Everett Post|date=May 24, 2023|accessdate=May 24, 2023|archive-date=May 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525171330/https://www.everettpost.com/press-releases/kenmore-air-adds-victoria-to-their-paine-field-flight-schedule|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| [[SeaPort Airlines]] | [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]] | <ref>{{cite web |title=New SeaPort Airlines shuttle to fly every 45 minutes between Portland and Seattle |url=https://www.kgw.com/article/money/business/seaport-airlines-portland-seattle-flights/283-cce46930-e5eb-4d97-9467-c95a901a8575 |website=KGW |date=15 May 2025 |access-date=17 May 2025}}</ref>
}}

===Cargo===
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{{Unreferenced section|date=January 2022}}
{{Airport destination list
| AirPac Airlines | [[Skagit Regional Airport|Burlington/Mount Vernon]], [[Paine Field|Everett]], [[Eugene Airport|Eugene]], [[William R. Fairchild International Airport|Port Angeles]], [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]], [[Sacramento Executive Airport|Sacramento–Executive]], [[Spokane International Airport|Spokane]], [[Felts Field|Spokane–Felts]], [[Yakima Air Terminal|Yakima]]
| [[Ameriflight]] | [[Bellingham International Airport|Bellingham]], [[Skagit Regional Airport|Burlington/Mount Vernon]], [[Paine Field|Everett]], [[Ketchikan International Airport|Ketchikan]], [[Lewiston–Nez Perce County Airport|Lewiston]], [[Grant County International Airport|Moses Lake]], [[Olympia Regional Airport|Olympia]], [[Omak Airport|Omak]], [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]], [[Spokane International Airport|Spokane]], [[Tacoma Narrows Airport|Tacoma]], [[Tri-Cities Airport (Washington)|Tri-Cities (WA)]], [[Walla Walla Regional Airport|Walla Walla]], [[Pangborn Memorial Airport|Wenatchee]], [[Yakima Air Terminal|Yakima]]
| [[SkyLink Express]] | [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]]
| [[UPS Airlines]] | [[Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport|Anchorage]], [[Chicago Rockford International Airport|Chicago/Rockford]], [[Denver International Airport|Denver]], [[Hector International Airport|Fargo]], [[Louisville International Airport|Louisville]], [[Ontario International Airport|Ontario]], [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]], [[Spokane International Airport|Spokane]], [[Vancouver International Airport|Vancouver]] 
| {{nowrap|Western Air Express}} | [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]]
}}

===Previous airline service===
In 1945, [[Northwest Airlines]] was operating all flights from the airport with 21-passenger seat [[Douglas DC-3]]s with direct service to such major cities as [[Minneapolis]]/[[St. Paul, MN]], [[Milwaukee]], [[Chicago]], [[Detroit]] and [[New York City]] with these eastbound flights making intermediate stops enroute at smaller cities such as [[Spokane]], [[Great Falls, Montana|Great Falls]], [[Missoula]], [[Helena, Montana|Helena]], [[Billings]] and other small cities.<ref>http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/nw45.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105064940/http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/nw45.htm |date=2020-11-05}}, June 1, 1945 Northwest Airlines system timetable</ref> [[United Airlines]] was operating [[Douglas DC-6]], [[Douglas DC-4]] and Douglas DC-3 service from Boeing Field in 1947 with direct, no change of plane flights to [[San Francisco]], [[Los Angeles]], [[Salt Lake City]], [[Denver]], [[Boise]], [[Oakland]], [[Burbank, California|Burbank]], [[San Diego]], [[Vancouver, B.C.]], [[Chicago]], [[Cleveland]], [[Washington, D.C.]], [[Philadelphia]] and [[New York City]].<ref name="timetableimages.com">http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/ua47.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122201837/http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/complete/ua47.htm |date=2021-01-22}}, Sept. 28, 1947 United Air Lines system timetable</ref> At this same time in 1947, United was also operating 20 nonstop flights on a daily basis to [[Portland, OR]] as well as a daily nonstop DC-6 flight to San Francisco named "The California" which continued on to Los Angeles on a one stop basis with the airline also operating daily direct service from the airport to smaller cities in Washington state, Oregon, California, Idaho, Nebraska and Iowa.<ref name="timetableimages.com"/> In 1950, [[Pan American World Airways]] ([[Pan Am]]) was operating weekly nonstop [[Boeing 377 Stratocruiser]] service from Boeing Field nonstop to [[Honolulu]] with this flight continuing on to [[Manila]] where connections were offered to Pan Am Douglas DC-4 flights to [[Hong Kong]] and [[Singapore]].<ref name="ReferenceA">http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/pa/pa50/pa50.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104124900/http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/pa/pa50/pa50.pdf |date=2020-11-04}}, April 1, 1950 Pan American World Airways system timetable</ref> Pan Am was also operating Douglas DC-4 service from the airport in 1950 nonstop to [[Fairbanks, AK]] with direct one stop service to [[Nome, AK]] as well as DC-4 nonstop service to [[Ketchikan, AK]] (via the [[Annette Island Airport]]) with flights continuing on to [[Juneau, AK]] followed by [[Whitehorse, Yukon]] in Canada and then on to Fairbanks.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

In later years, [[West Coast Airlines]] operated scheduled passenger flights from Boeing Field to Idaho, Oregon, Washington state, northern California, western Montana, northern Utah, and [[Calgary]] in [[Alberta]]. The airline's April 1968 timetable lists nonstop service to [[Aberdeen, Washington|Aberdeen, WA]]/[[Hoquiam, Washington|Hoquiam, WA]], [[Boise, Idaho|Boise, ID]], [[Olympia, Washington|Olympia, WA]], [[Pasco, Washington|Pasco, WA]], [[Portland, Oregon|Portland, OR]], [[Salt Lake City|Salt Lake City, UT]], [[Spokane, Washington|Spokane, WA]], [[Tacoma, Washington|Tacoma, WA]], [[Wenatchee, Washington|Wenatchee, WA]] and [[Yakima, Washington|Yakima, WA]] operated with primarily with [[Fairchild F-27]] prop-jets as well as Douglas DC-3 and [[Piper Navajo]] prop aircraft but also with [[Douglas DC-9]] jets to Portland, Boise and Salt Lake City.<ref>{{cite web |title=West Coast Airlines Timetables Effective: April 28, 1968 |url=http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/wc.htm |publisher=[[West Coast Airlines]] |via=Airline Timetable Images |access-date=May 12, 2020 |archive-date=February 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226090647/https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/wc.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> West Coast, which had its headquarters in the Seattle area and operated all of its flights from Boeing Field, merged with [[Pacific Air Lines]] and [[Bonanza Air Lines]] to form [[Hughes Airwest|Air West]] (later renamed [[Hughes Airwest]] following its acquisition by [[Howard Hughes]] in 1970) which continued serving Boeing Field until it moved its passenger service to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) in 1971. Before the move to SEA, in January 1971 Hughes Airwest was operating nonstop [[McDonnell Douglas DC-9-30]] jet service from the airport to Portland, Spokane and Pasco as well as direct, no change of plane DC-9-30 service to Boise, Calgary, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Twin Falls, Lewiston, Phoenix and Tucson, and was also operating [[Fairchild F-27]] turboprop service from BFI at this time to Astoria, Bend, Ephrata, Hoquiam, Klamath Falls, Lewiston, Olympia, Pasco, Portland, Pullman, Sacramento, Spokane, Tacoma, Walla Walla, Wenatchee and Yakima.<ref>https://www.northwestairlineshistory.org {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327010624/http://northwestairlineshistory.org/ |date=2022-03-27}}, Digital Archive, Timetables, Jan. 1, 1971 Hughes Airwest system timetable</ref>

[[Aeroamerica]], an airline based at Boeing Field from 1971 to 1982 which operated [[Boeing 707]] and [[Boeing 720]] jetliners, flew nonstop to [[Spokane, Washington]] in 1978.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/eo5.htm |title=Aeroamerica |access-date=2020-10-29 |archive-date=2021-01-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122190411/https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/eo5.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Air Oregon]], a commuter airline, operated [[Swearingen Metro]] propjets in 1979 nonstop to its hub in [[Portland, Oregon]].<ref>{{cite web |date=Aug 5, 1979 |title=Air Oregon route map |url=https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/jt/jt79/jt79-08.jpg |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105080837/https://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/jt/jt79/jt79-08.jpg |archive-date=2020-11-05 |website=Airline Timetable Images}}</ref> [[Helijet]], a helicopter airline based at [[Vancouver International Airport]] in [[British Columbia]], operated scheduled [[Sikorsky S-76]] helicopter flights to the [[List of heliports in Canada#284|Victoria Harbour Heliport]] in British Columbia with direct one stop service to Helijet's [[List of heliports in Canada#280|Vancouver Harbour Heliport]] located in the downtown Vancouver, B.C. area.<ref>{{cite news |date=April 8, 1997 |title=Helicopter service to link Seattle with Victoria, B.C. |url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19970408&slug=2532870 |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=May 12, 2020 |archive-date=January 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125140018/https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19970408&slug=2532870 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[JSX (airline)|JSX]] began service between Boeing Field and [[Oakland International Airport]] on July 1, 2019 using [[Embraer 135]] regional jets.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McGinnis |first1=Chris |last2=Jue |first2=Tim |date=April 23, 2019 |title=JetSuiteX to fly between Oakland and Seattle-Boeing Field |url=https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/JetSuiteX-Seattle-Boeing-Field-13786456.php |work=[[SFGate]] |access-date=April 23, 2019 |archive-date=April 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423144309/https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/JetSuiteX-Seattle-Boeing-Field-13786456.php |url-status=live}}</ref> As a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], JSX announced in April 2020 that it would indefinitely cease its flights from Boeing Field.<ref>{{cite news |last=McIntosh |first=Andrew |date=April 9, 2020 |title=Two carriers suspend passenger flights from Boeing Field |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2020/04/09/two-carriers-suspend-passenger-flight-boeing-field.html |work=Puget Sound Business Journal |access-date=May 12, 2020 |archive-date=January 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123023441/https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2020/04/09/two-carriers-suspend-passenger-flight-boeing-field.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

==ICE flights==
The U.S. Justice Department filed a lawsuit against King County in 2020 to allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportation flights to leave from Boeing Field. The county had previously halted the practice, forcing the flights to be redirected to [[Yakima Air Terminal]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Gutman |first=David |date=February 10, 2020 |title=Trump administration suing King County to allow deportation flights from Boeing Field |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/trump-administration-suing-king-county-to-allow-deportation-flights-from-boeing-field/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=February 11, 2020 |archive-date=February 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200211001002/https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/trump-administration-suing-king-county-to-allow-deportation-flights-from-boeing-field/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2023, a federal judge issued a court order allowing deportation flights to resume from Boeing Field. For each flight, airport officials allow community members to gather in an observation room and watch the aircraft using the airport's video system. Each month, King County updates its website with available information about past deportation flights.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fowler |first1=Lilly Ana |title=ICE deportation flights resume at King County's Boeing Field |url=https://www.knkx.org/social-justice/2023-05-10/ice-deportation-flights-resume-at-king-countys-boeing-field |access-date=December 4, 2023 |work=KNKX |date=May 10, 2023}}</ref>

==Accidents at or near BFI==
*On January 2, 1949, a [[Douglas C-47 Skytrain]] operated by Seattle Air Charter crashed after takeoff due to ice and frost on the surfaces of the wings. There were 14 fatalities among the three crew and 27 passengers on board.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19490102-0|title=NC79025|accessdate= July 29, 2023}}</ref>
*On July 19, 1949, a [[Curtiss C-46 Commando]] operated by Air Transport Associates crashed into a house after taking off due to loss of power to the left engine. Two passengers were killed out of 32 on board, along with one ground fatality.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19490719-0|title=N5075N|accessdate= July 29, 2023}}</ref>
*On November 17, 1955, a [[Douglas C-54 Skymaster]] operated by Peninsular Air Transport crashed into a residential area 2.5 miles south of Boeing Field. There were 28 fatalities among the 74 passengers and crew.<ref>{{ASN accident|id=19551117-0|title=N88852|accessdate= July 29, 2023}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Aviation}}
* [[List of airports in Washington (state)|List of airports in Washington]]
* [[Washington World War II Army Airfields]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://kingcounty.gov/services/airport.aspx King County International Airport-Boeing Field]
* [https://boeing-field.com Friends of Boeing Field]
* [[Washington State Department of Transportation|WSDOT]] Pilot's Guide: [https://web.archive.org/web/20170212035706/http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/C091833D-BB8F-4C60-84AC-B9EBFBB4E8FB/0/PilotsGuide_Seattle_BoeingField.pdf Boeing Field/King County International] ([[Portable Document Format|PDF]] 71 kb)
* [http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=4&s=12&lat=47.5249&lon=-122.3059&w=800&h=1000&lp=---+None+--- Aerial image as of June 2002]{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} from [[USGS]] ''[[The National Map]]''
* {{FAA-diagram|00384}}
* {{FAA-procedures|BFI}}{{US-airport|BFI}}

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