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Chart Error Pauses New VFR Routes at Seattle’s Boeing Field

Pilots should continue to use 2021 procedures due to clerical mistake on updated TAC.

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

  • A clerical error on the March 19 VFR Terminal Area Chart for King County International Airport-Boeing Field (KBFI) means pilots must continue using VFR procedures established in 2021 until corrected charts are implemented, tentatively by May 14.
  • The "Kent Arrival" procedure, previously used when KBFI is in north flow, has been permanently discontinued for safety reasons due to conflicts with IFR traffic.
  • Pilots should now report over downtown Bellevue or North Vashon for sequencing when KBFI is in north flow and are advised to regularly check NOTAMs for current procedures.
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If you’re flying into King County International Airport-Boeing Field (KBFI) using the published VFR procedures, take note. Officials say there’s a clerical error on the VFR Terminal Area Chart (TAC) released March 19, and pilots should continue using the routes that have been in place since 2021 until further notice.

Boeing Field has parallel runways and an eclectic mix of business jets, freighters, helicopters, and light piston traffic, including intensive flight training. According to King County, the airport sees an average of 18,000 operations annually.

Meg Godlewski

Meg Godlewski has been an aviation journalist for more than 24 years and a CFI for more than 20 years. If she is not flying or teaching aviation, she is writing about it. Meg is a founding member of the Pilot Proficiency Center at EAA AirVenture and excels at the application of simulation technology to flatten the learning curve. Follow Meg on Twitter @2Lewski.

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