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{{Short description|Public airport in Seattle, Washington, United States}} {{Infobox airport | name = King County International Airport<br>{{nobold|"Boeing Field"}} | nativename = | image = BoeingField.jpg | image-width = 250 | caption = | IATA = BFI | ICAO = KBFI | FAA = BFI | type = Public | owner-oper = [[King County, Washington|King County]] | city-served = [[Seattle metropolitan area]] | location = [[Seattle]] / [[Tukwila, Washington|Tukwila]], [[King County, Washington|King County]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[United States|U.S.]] | hub = [[UPS Airlines]] | elevation-f = 21 | website = {{URL|https://kingcounty.gov/airport}} | coordinates = {{coord|47|31|48|N|122|18|07|W|region:US-WA|display=inline,title}} | image_map = KBFI Airport Diagram.svg | image_mapsize = 180 | image_map_alt = A map with a grid overlay showing the terminals runways and other structures of the airport. | image_map_caption = FAA diagram | mapframe = yes | mapframe-wikidata = yes | r1-number = 14R/32L | r1-length-f = 10,007 | r1-surface = Asphalt | r2-number = 14L/32R | r2-length-f = 3,709 | r2-surface = Asphalt | stat-year = 2018 | stat1-header = Aircraft operations | stat1-data = 183,268 | stat2-header = Based aircraft | stat2-data = 384 | footnotes = Source: [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref name="FAA">{{FAA-airport|ID=BFI|use=PU|own=PU|site=26396.*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective October 31, 2024.</ref> }} '''King County International Airport''' {{airport codes|BFI|KBFI|BFI}}, commonly '''Boeing Field''', is a public airport owned and operated by [[King County, Washington|King County]], {{convert|5|mi|km|abbr=on}} south of downtown [[Seattle]], in the U.S. state of [[Washington (state)|Washington]].<ref name="FAA" /> The airport is sometimes referred to as KCIA (King County International Airport), but it is not the airport identifier. The airport has scheduled passenger service operated by [[Kenmore Air]], a commuter air carrier, and was being served by [[JSX (airline)|JSX]] with regional jet flights. It is also a hub for [[UPS Airlines]]. It is also used by other [[Cargo airline|cargo airlines]] and [[general aviation]] aircraft. The airfield is named for founder of [[Boeing]], [[William E. Boeing]], and was constructed in 1928, serving as the city's primary airport until the opening of [[Seattle–Tacoma International Airport]] in 1944. The airport's property is mostly in Seattle just south of [[Georgetown, Seattle|Georgetown]], with its southern tip extending into [[Tukwila, Washington|Tukwila]]. The airport covers {{convert|634|acre|ha}}, averages more than 180,000 operations annually, and has approximately 380 based aircraft.<ref name="FAA" />
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