Boeing Field

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Template:Airport frame Template:Airport title {{Airport infobox

| IATA         = BFI
| ICAO         = KBFI
| type         = Public
| run by       = King County
| opened       = 
| closest town = Seattle, Washington
| distance     = 4 miles (6 km) S
| elevation_ft = 21
| elevation_m  = 6.4
| coordinates  = 47° 31' 48" N 
 122° 18' 07" W

}} Template:Runway title {{Runway

| runway_angle    = 13R/31L
| runway_length_f = 10,001
| runway_length_m = 3,048
| runway_surface  = Asphalt

}} {{Runway

| runway_angle    = 13L/31R
| runway_length_f = 3,709
| runway_length_m = 1,131
| runway_surface  = Asphalt

}} Template:Airport end frame

Boeing Field, officially King County International Airport Template:Airport codes is a two-runway airport owned and run by King County, Washington. The airport has some passenger service, but is mostly used by general aviation and cargo.

Located mostly in Seattle just south of Georgetown, with its southern tip extending into Tukwila, it opened in 1928. It is 594 acres (2.4 km²) in area and handles more than 375,000 operations yearly.

Named after the founder of the Boeing Company, William E. Boeing, it was Seattle's main passenger airport from its construction until Seattle-Tacoma International Airport began operations in the late 1940s, with the exception of the World War II period, when it was taken over by the U.S. government. Boeing continues to use the field for testing and delivery of its airplanes, and it is still a major regional cargo hub.

Boeing Field currently lacks any major commericial passenger airline service. A proposal by Southwest Airlines in June 2005 was submitted to King County to relocate their operations in the Seattle area from Sea-Tac to Boeing Field, but was rejected by King County Executive Ron Sims in October. A similar proposal by Alaska Airlines was also rejected. Southwest Airlines' publicized rationale for the proposed move was so they could avoid the heavy fees being levied at Sea-Tac due to its expansion program.

The Museum of Flight is located on the southwestern corner of the airfield, and aircraft movement can be easily observed from the museum.

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