Alki Departure KBFI local VFR procedures
Not for navigation. Verify against the official sources linked below before flight.
vfr departure Airport sponsor published effective 2026-09-25 verified 2026-10-07 (2 d ago)
Published by the airport sponsor; voluntary unless ATC assigns it. If ATC assigns this route to you in Class B, C or D airspace, that assignment is an ATC instruction and compliance is required (14 CFR 91.123) — and “unable” remains available to the pilot in command.
Left crosswind departure northwest to Alki Beach.
The route
- Make a left crosswind departure northwest bound to Alki Beach
- Cross Alki Beach AOB 1500' MSL
Where it actually is
North up. The sponsor names these landmarks and publishes no coordinate for any of them — everything positioned here is derived, and each coordinate's provenance is listed with its point below. Dashed markers are depicted: this site's reading of the written route, not published fixes.
- 1 Depart RWY 32, then left crosswind northwest bound RWY 32 departure end The northwest end of 14R/32L — the surveyed 14R threshold. Runway heading 315 magnetic, 330 true. satellite Apple Maps coordinate: FAA airport record (NASR), surveyed runway threshold
- 2 Cross AOB 1,500 MSL Alki Beach The sand beach and seawall along the north-facing shore of West Seattle, running from Alki Point northeast to Duwamish Head. satellite Apple Maps street view coordinate: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
4.5 NM over 2 route points. Bearings are magnetic, converted from true at each leg's midpoint through the WMM 2025 model this site ships (14.9°E here). Shoreline, lakes, highways and building outlines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Class B and Class D boundaries: FAA Aeronautical Information Services.
Put it in the GPS
Route points become a route; reference points ship as waypoints only — a GPS that sequences you to a do-not-overfly marker has it backwards.
- GPX route
ForeFlight (GPX 1.1
rte), most tablet apps - user_waypoints.csv ForeFlight user waypoints — this procedure only
- Garmin FPL
Garmin Pilot, or the
\FPLfolder of a GTN/GNS card - KML Google Earth
- All KBFI landmarks every curated point at this field, in one ForeFlight file
When it applies
- Departing 32L or 32R — north flow Published under "Departures in North Flow" (route set of 9/25/2026)
Source text, verbatim
ALKI DEPARTURE: • Make a left crosswind departure northwest bound to Alki Beach • Cross Alki Beach AOB 1500' MSL
The text above is the published source wording and is authoritative over any summary on this page.
Sources
- King County — Airport VFR Routes (9/25/2026) King County International Airport · retrieved 2026-10-07