Editing Boeing Field (section)

==Facilities==
[[File:King County International Airport.jpg|thumb|Boeing Field aerial from the northwest]]

The airport covers {{convert|634|acre|ha}} at an [[elevation]] of 21 feet (6 m). It has two [[Asphalt concrete|asphalt]] [[runway]]s: 14R/32L is 10,007 by 200 feet (3,050 x 61 m) and 14L/32R is 3,709 by 100 feet (1,131 x 30 m).<ref name="FAA" />

In the year ending January 1, 2019 the airport had 183,268 aircraft operations, average 502 per day: 79% [[general aviation]], 15% [[air taxi]], 6% airline, and <1% military. 384 aircraft were then based at this airport: 229 single-engine, 40 multi-engine, 88 jet, 26 [[helicopter]], and 1 [[glider (sailplane)|glider]].<ref name="FAA" />

The runway numbers were updated from 13/31 to 14/32 in August 2017, due to shifting magnetic headings.

===General aviation===
In addition to tie-down parking areas and hangars for general aviation aircraft, the airport is home for several [[fixed-base operator]]s (FBOs) including Skyservice, Modern Aviation, and Signature Flight Support. Executive Flight Maintenance provides maintenance services. Airlift Northwest operates [[emergency medical services]] (EMS) and on-demand helicopter flights.<ref>Tenant directory, King County International Airport. https://kingcounty.gov/services/airport/directory.aspx</ref>

===Boeing Company===
The [[Boeing|Boeing Company]] has facilities at the airport. Final preparations for delivery of [[Boeing 737]] aircraft after the first test flight are made at Boeing Field.<ref>{{cite web |title=Major Production Facilities: Renton, Washington |url=http://www.boeing.com/commercial/facilities/rentonsite.html |publisher=The Boeing Company |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305005032/http://www.boeing.com/commercial/facilities/rentonsite.html |archive-date=March 5, 2009 |access-date=February 22, 2009}}</ref> Boeing facilities at the airport have also included a paint hangar<ref>{{cite press release |date=March 2, 2001 |title=Earthquake Update – Frequently Asked Questions |url=http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2001/q1/news_release_010302f.html |publisher=The Boeing Company |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917175005/http://www.boeing.com/news/releases/2001/q1/news_release_010302f.html |archive-date=September 17, 2010 |access-date=February 22, 2009}}</ref> and flight test facilities.<ref>{{cite web |last=Tinseth |first=Randy |title=Boeing Field 1969 |work=Randy's Journal |publisher=Boeing |url=http://www.boeing.com/randy/archives/photos/boeing_field_1969.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905024154/http://www.boeing.com/randy/archives/photos/boeing_field_1969.html |archive-date=September 5, 2008 |access-date=February 22, 2009}}</ref> The initial assembly of the 737 was at Boeing Field in the 1960s because the factory in [[Renton Municipal Airport|Renton]] was at capacity building the [[Boeing 707]] and [[Boeing 727]]. After 271 aircraft, production moved to Renton in late 1970.<ref name="Wallace">{{cite news |last=Wallace |first=James |date=February 12, 2006 |title=Boeing delivers its 5,000th 737 |url=https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Boeing-delivers-its-5-000th-737-1195654.php |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |access-date=December 18, 2007 |archive-date=February 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214160102/https://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/Boeing-delivers-its-5-000th-737-1195654.php |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Gates |first=Dominic |date=December 30, 2005 |title=Successor to Boeing 737 likely to be built in state |url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002711126_mulally30.html |work=The Seattle Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502213028/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002711126_mulally30.html |archive-date=May 2, 2007 |access-date=February 10, 2008}}</ref>

===Museum of Flight===
[[The Museum of Flight]] is on the southwest corner of the field. Among the aircraft on display is the first [[Boeing 747]], the third [[Boeing 787]], and an ex-[[British Airways]] [[Concorde]], lent to the museum from BA, a supersonic airliner that landed at Boeing Field on its first visit to Seattle on November 15, 1984.<ref>{{cite news |last=Crowley |first=Walt |author-link=Walt Crowley |date=November 5, 2003 |title=Supersonic Concorde airliner pays its first visit to Seattle on November 15, 1984. |url=https://www.historylink.org/File/4261 |work=HistoryLink |access-date=May 12, 2020 |archive-date=December 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218060630/https://www.historylink.org/File/4261 |url-status=live }}</ref> Aircraft on the airfield can be seen from the museum.

===Police and fire response===
The King County International Airport contracts with the [[King County Sheriff's Office]] for police services. Deputies assigned to the airport wear a mix of both Police and Fire uniforms, turnouts etc., which includes single Police, Fire/ARFF patch, and drive King County International Airport Police patrol cars. There are currently 17 patrol officers/sergeants and one chief assigned full-time to the airport. Officers assigned to the airport are also required to obtain a Washington State Fire Fighter One certification and an Emergency Medical Technician certification.