Rainier Beach Transition KBFI local VFR procedures
Not for navigation. Verify against the official sources linked below before flight.
transition route 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.
Right-downwind departure southeast over Rainier Beach and midfield KRNT toward SR-169 and the Cedar Hills landfill.
The route
- Make a right downwind departure to overfly Rainier Beach at 1500' MSL
- At Rainier Beach, continue climb to 1900' MSL direct to cross KRNT airport at midfield
- Continue present heading to SR-169 toward Cedar Hills landfill until clear of KRNT Class D
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 Right downwind departure off RWY 32 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 Right downwind Placed abeam the field east of the runway. satellite Apple Maps
- 3 Overfly at 1,500 MSL, then climb to 1,900 Rainier Beach The neighbourhood at the south end of Seattle on the west shore of Lake Washington, around Rainier Ave and Henderson St. satellite Apple Maps street view coordinate: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- 4 Cross at midfield, 1,900 MSL Renton Municipal (KRNT) Single runway 16/34 at the south end of Lake Washington with the Boeing Renton 737 plant on the field. Its own Class D. Renton Class D — coordinate. satellite Apple Maps coordinate: FAA airport record (NASR), airport reference point
- 5 Present heading on SR-169 until clear of KRNT Class D Cedar Hills landfill A large open regional landfill east of Renton on SR-169 — conspicuous bare-earth terraces in otherwise green country. satellite Apple Maps street view coordinate: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
12.0 NM over 5 route points. Bearings are magnetic, converted from true at each leg's midpoint through the WMM 2025 model this site ships (14.8°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
RAINIER BEACH TRANSITION: • Make a right downwind departure to overfly Rainier Beach at 1500' MSL • At Rainier Beach, continue climb to 1900' MSL direct to cross KRNT airport at midfield • Continue present heading to SR-169 toward Cedar Hills landfill until clear of KRNT Class D
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
- Renton Airport 2025/2026 Pilot Information brochure — "FROM KBFI" panel (adds: expect frequency change from KBFI tower to KRNT tower prior to Rainier Beach) City of Renton · retrieved 2026-08-27