Block Island State Airport

Block Island State Airport (IATA: BID[2], ICAO: KBID, FAA LID: BID) is a public use airport located on Block Island, in Washington County, Rhode Island, United States. The airport is owned by the State of Rhode Island.[1] It is primarily a general aviation airport, but there is also scheduled airline service to Westerly State Airport. The airport opened in 1950.

Block Island State Airport

Block Island State Airport July 2015
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerState of Rhode Island
OperatorRhode Island Airport Corporation
ServesBlock Island, Rhode Island
OpenedJuly 15, 1950 (1950-07-15)
Time zoneEST (UTC-05:00:00)
 • Summer (DST)EDT (UTC-04:00:00)
Elevation AMSL108 ft / 33 m
Coordinates41°10′05″N 071°34′40″W
WebsiteOfficial website
Map
BID'
Location in Rhode Island
BID
BID (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
10/28 2,502 763 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations16,503
Based aircraft4

As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 10,384 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[3] 8,516 enplanements in 2009, and 9,821 in 2010.[4] It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.[5]

Block Island State Airport is one of six active airports operated by the Rhode Island Airport Corporation, the other five being T.F. Green State Airport, Newport State Airport, North Central State Airport, Quonset State Airport and Westerly State Airport.

Facilities and Aircraft

Block Island State Airport covers an area of 136 acres (55 ha; 0.55 km2) at an elevation of 108 ft (33 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 2,502 by 100 ft (763 by 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending 30 August 2010, the airport had 16,503 aircraft operations, an average of 45 per day: 61% general aviation, 38% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 4 aircraft based at this airport: 75% single-engine and 25% multi-engine.[1]

Cape Air Britten-Norman Islander on the tarmac

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
New England Airlines Westerly
Tropic Ocean Airways Seasonal: New York Seaplane Base

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for BID PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. "IATA Airport Code Search (BID: Block Island)". International Air Transport Association. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  3. "Enplanements for CY 2008" (PDF, 1.0 MB). CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. 18 December 2009.
  4. "Enplanements for CY 2010" (PDF, 189 KB). CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data. Federal Aviation Administration. 4 October 2011.
  5. "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
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