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KBLI — Bellingham Intl
Bellingham, WA · field elevation 171 ft · Class D airspace · ATCT
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KBLI current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KBLI 252353Z 17006KT 10SM OVC060 12/10 A2993 RMK AO2 RAE48 SLP143 P0002 60062 T01170100 10128 20111 51036
- Wind
- from 170° at 6 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 6,000 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 12 °C / dewpoint 10 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.93 inHg
- Density altitude
- -193 ft · pressure altitude 161 ft
- Observed
- 9 minutes ago
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Wind on each runway
Wind 170° at 6 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 6 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 34 | 6 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 24,000–24,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
MOS guidance beside this TAF, both drawn along your route — in the EFB →
TAF KBLI 252323Z 2600/2624 18010KT P6SM -SHRA SCT008 BKN040 OVC050 FM260300 18012KT P6SM BKN008 FM261200 18005KT 1/2SM FG OVC001 FM261800 18005KT 5SM BR OVC004 FM262100 23005KT P6SM SCT250
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Airport information
- Coordinates
- 48.79269, -122.53753
- Elevation
- 171 ft MSL
- Surface airspace
-
Class D
Two-way radio communication must be established before you enter, while the tower is open.
The same callsign rule as Class C. When the tower closes the airspace usually reverts to Class E, or to Class G where no surface area is charted — the Chart Supplement entry says which, and the hours are on the sectional. A surface area normally extends to 2,500 ft above the field, with the ceiling charted in a dashed blue box as a number in hundreds of feet.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1403Z / 0159Z
- Tower hours
- 0700-2230
- Magnetic variation
- 16°E (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Sectional
- Seattle
- County
- Whatcom, WA
Airport diagram
Everything else KBLI publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 6,700 | 150 | ASPH | HIGH |
Frequencies
- ATIS
- 134.45
- Tower 0700-2230
- 124.9
- Ground
- 127.4
- CTAF
- 124.9
- UNICOM
- 122.95
- Approach
- 132.7
Published procedures
- 6 approaches — ILS, LOC, RNAV (GPS), RNAV (RNP)
- 2 departures published
- 1 arrival published
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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- KNRA Coupeville Nolf37 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KBLI airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Washington airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.