Boeing Field’s Smaller Runway Reopens After 6-Month Rehabilitation

General aviation landing strip returns to daytime service by welcoming Alia electric aircraft.

Meg Godlewski

Friday, October 31, 2025 at 02:00 PM ET

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Travis Tingle

Aerial view of King County International Airport-Boeing Field looking south down Runway 14R toward Mount Rainier [Credit: King County]

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King County International Airport/Boeing Field (KBFI)'s smaller general aviation runway has reopened for daytime service after a six-month pavement rehabilitation project.
The project updated the over 20-year-old pavement, realigned taxiways to new FAA standards, and upgraded runway lighting to LEDs.
The reopening was marked by Beta Technologies' electric aircraft being the first to use the new pavement, symbolizing aviation's future, though the runway will close at dusk until its PAPI lights are flight checked.

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After six months of NOTAMs and closures, and the occasional pilot being forced to divert because they didn’t read the NOTAM, the smaller runway at King County International Airport/Boeing Field (KBFI) has returned to daytime service.

Airport officials marked the event Thursday with an outdoor morning ceremony. The skies were gray with clouds (this is Seattle, after all), but that didn’t stop people from coming out to celebrate the return of what is often referred to as KBFI’s “general aviation runway.”