Valley Arrival KBFI local VFR procedures
Not for navigation. Verify against the official sources linked below before flight.
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 south along SR-167 from Kent to the left downwind.
The route
- Contact BFI Tower on 118.3 over Kent
- Fly northbound along SR-167 until abeam IKEA AOB 1600' MSL
- Fly over the east side of Tukwila Family Fun Center to enter left 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 118.3 Kent Downtown Kent on SR-167 in the Green River valley, about 8 NM south of Boeing Field. satellite Apple Maps street view coordinate: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- 2 Northbound on SR-167 until abeam, AOB 1,600 MSL IKEA Renton The blue-and-yellow box on the east side of SR-167 in the valley. satellite Apple Maps street view coordinate: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- 3 Over the east side Tukwila Family Fun Center An amusement park off SR-167 at Grady Way — go-kart track and mini-golf — just north of Southcenter. satellite Apple Maps street view coordinate: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- 4 Enter the left downwind Left traffic for 14 puts the downwind east of the field. satellite Apple Maps
8.3 NM over 4 route points. Bearings are magnetic, converted from true at each leg's midpoint through the WMM 2025 model this site ships (14.8°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
- Arriving 14L or 14R — south flow Published under "Arrivals in South Flow" (route set of 9/25/2026)
Source text, verbatim
VALLEY ARRIVAL: • Contact BFI Tower on 118.3 over Kent • Fly northbound along SR-167 until abeam IKEA AOB 1600' MSL • Fly over the east side of Tukwila Family Fun center to enter left 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