Customs & Immigration:
FAA Chart Supplement
Airport Manager:
206-296-7334
Clearance Delivery:
206-214-4722
Runways
2 RWY, 3050m/10006ft 2 Runways, longest: 3050m/10006ft (paved)
Source: FAA
Fuel Availability
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↓ 6 kt
Wind
140° · 6 kt
Temperature
8.9°C
Dew point
7.8°C
Visibility
4 SM
QNH
30.17 inHg
Ceiling
3000 OVC
Potential hazards:
Reduced visibility or low ceiling conditions.
BR
Cloud layers
5000
2500
0 ft
FEW 700ft
SCT 1900ft
OVC 3000ft
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Station
Automated (with precip sensor)
Sea level pressure
1021.5 hPa
Precise temp/dew
8.9°C / 7.8°C
Raw remarks
RAB1258E32 P0000
METAR: 55 mins · aviationweather.gov
| Rwy | Cross | Head |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | 0 kt | 6 kt ↑ |
| 32 | 0 kt | 6 kt ↓ |
12:00Z → 18:00Z
MVFR
[16008KT 9999 BKN021 OVC045]
160° 8 kt · 6 SM · Broken (BKN) 2100ft · Overcast (OVC) 4500ft
12:00Z → 16:00Z
MVFR
[TEMPO 4828 -RA BR OVC021]
Temporary (TEMPO)
3 SM · Light Rain (-RA), Mist (BR) · Overcast (OVC) 2100ft
Reduced visibility or low ceiling conditions.
BR
18:00Z → Tomorrow 00:00Z
VFR
[FM 18007KT 9999 SCT035 BKN050]
From (FM)
180° 7 kt · 6 SM · Scattered (SCT) 3500ft · Broken (BKN) 5000ft
Tomorrow 00:00Z → Tomorrow 02:00Z
VFR
[FM 29004KT 9999 SCT035 BKN050]
From (FM)
290° 4 kt · 6 SM · Scattered (SCT) 3500ft · Broken (BKN) 5000ft
Tomorrow 02:00Z → Tomorrow 12:00Z
VFR
[FM 33004KT 9999 BKN050]
From (FM)
330° 4 kt · 6 SM · Broken (BKN) 5000ft
METAR KBFI 281353Z 14006KT 4SM BR FEW007 SCT019 OVC030 09/08 A3017 RMK AO2 RAB1258E32 SLP215 P0000 T00890078 TAF KBFI 281201Z 2812/2912 16008KT P6SM BKN021 OVC045 TEMPO 2812/2816 3SM -RA BR OVC021 FM281800 18007KT P6SM SCT035 BKN050 FM290000 29004KT P6SM SCT035 BKN050 FM290200 33004KT P6SM BKN050
Pilot Comments for KBFI
Thomas
Good customs field for returning back from Canada with a Citation Mustang. Uneventful FBO, Modern Aviation - CAA fuel prices. 1 gal of fuel waives the ramp fee. Overnight fee was $50.
Big annoyance: They wanted to charge me $150 for simply towing me from customs to the FBO. That‘s really bad service, it wouldn‘t have cost them anything, but it costed me a full startup cycle on the engines.
US Customs phone numbers to call at least 1 hr before when coming from Canada:
206 553-1920
206 901 3200
360-332-4413
206-553-7960
If nobody answers the phone or it’s constantly busy like in my case, send them an email: SEA.GA@cbp.dhs.gov ... I got a reply after less than 30 minutes with a permission to land.
AirfieldBot
Information from pirep.io:
Description: BFI is located in extremely busy airspace with SeaTac just to the south and Renton to the east. A thorough briefing of the airspace and a review of the VFR routes before arriving would be a good idea. Note that practice IFR approaches are not allowed. The Museum of Flight is located on the southwest corner of the field. A few parking spots for fly-in visitors are available. See https://www.museumofflight.org/visit/parking-and-directions for details. The Hangar Cafe is a short walk outside the gate from the transient parking on the north end of the field.
Transient Parking: There are only four transient parking spots on the airport-owned ramps. Two are in the very northeast corner (see annotations) and two in the southwest corner adjacent to the Museum of Flight parking. These must be reserved in advance and have hourly & daily fees. See the tie-down fees section below for costs and contact info for reservations. A detailed map of parking is available here: https://kingcounty.gov/~/media/services/airport/documents/pilot-info/kbfi-transient-parking.ashx?la=en As an alterative, there are three FBOs on the field that have parking available to at a variety of fees depending on your aircraft types.
Source: pirep.io (snapshot from 2025-01-26)