East Channel Arrival KRNT local VFR procedures
Not for navigation. Verify against the official sources linked below before flight.
vfr arrival Airport sponsor published 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 north via the East Channel Bridge, inbound over the middle of the East Channel to a straight-in.
The route
- Make initial request approximately 8-12 miles (depending on airspeed) from KRNT
- Enter Delta airspace via the East Channel Bridge and fly inbound over the middle of the East Channel
- Unless otherwise instructed by Renton Tower, make straight-in
- Report 2 mile final
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 Enter the Class D via the bridge East Channel Bridge The I-90 bridge between the east side of Mercer Island and Bellevue — the shorter, eastern of the two I-90 water crossings. Initial request 8-12 NM out depending on airspeed. satellite Apple Maps street view coordinate: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- 2 Inbound over the middle of the East Channel Middle of the East Channel Mid-channel in the strip of Lake Washington between Mercer Island's east shore and the Bellevue/Newcastle shoreline. Flying the middle keeps you off both shorelines, which is the point of the route. satellite Apple Maps street view coordinate: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), midpoint between the Mercer Island and mainland shorelines
- 3 Straight-in RWY 16; report 2 mile final RWY 34 departure end North end of 16/34, hard against the south shore of Lake Washington with the Boeing Renton plant alongside. Runway heading 337 magnetic, 354 true. Straight-in to 16 means crossing the north end of the field inbound. satellite Apple Maps coordinate: FAA airport record (NASR), surveyed runway threshold
4.8 NM over 3 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 KRNT landmarks every curated point at this field, in one ForeFlight file
When it applies
- Arriving 16 — south flow Published under "SOUTH FLOW : RUNWAY 16" (2025/2026 Pilot Information)
Source text, verbatim
EAST CHANNEL ARRIVAL Make initial request approximately 8-12 miles (depending on airspeed) from KRNT. Enter Delta airspace via the East Channel Bridge and fly inbound over the middle of the East Channel. Unless otherwise instructed by Renton Tower, make straight-in. Report 2 mile final.
The text above is the published source wording and is authoritative over any summary on this page.
Sources
- Renton Airport 2026/2027 Pilot Information brochure City of Renton · retrieved 2026-10-07