Blake Arrival KBFI local VFR procedures
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vfr arrival 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.
Arrival from the west over Blake Island and the north end of Lincoln Park to the right downwind.
The route
- Contact BFI Tower on 120.6 over Blake Island
- Fly eastbound to pass over north end of Lincoln Park
- If no ATC instructions are received, make a left turn and follow the ridgeline northwest to join the right downwind
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 Call BFI Tower here on 120.6 Blake Island A small round forested island in Puget Sound about 2 NM west of Vashon's north tip. Uninhabited, no bridges, no development — nothing else out there looks like it. satellite Apple Maps street view coordinate: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- 2 Pass over the north end Lincoln Park (north end) The wooded park on the West Seattle shoreline just north of the Fauntleroy ferry dock; the north end is where the greenbelt meets the bluff. satellite Apple Maps street view coordinate: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- 3 Follow the ridgeline northwest, absent ATC instructions West Seattle ridgeline The bluff on the west side of the Duwamish valley, where sea-level industrial flats step up into West Seattle — about 30 ft to 260 ft inside half a mile, topping out near 350 ft. The ridge runs north-south for miles, so where you actually cross it depends on your leg; this pin is a representative point on the crest. satellite Apple Maps street view coordinate: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); elevation: USGS 3DEP point query
- 4 Join the right downwind Right traffic for 14 puts the downwind west of the field, off the end of the ridgeline leg. satellite Apple Maps
7.4 NM over 4 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
- Arriving 14L or 14R — south flow Published under "Arrivals in South Flow" (route set of 9/25/2026)
Source text, verbatim
BLAKE ARRIVAL: • Contact BFI Tower on 120.6 over Blake Island • Fly eastbound to pass over north end of Lincoln Park • If no ATC instructions are received, make a left turn and follow the ridgeline northwest to join the right downwind
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