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King County International - Boeing Field Tower KBFI

King County International - Boeing Field airport traffic control tower (KBFI) is operated by the FAA and is open 24 hours. Its radio call is "Boeing Tower". Approach and departure control come from Seattle Approach, radio call "Seattle Approach".

ATIS

  • , 24 hours

FAA remarks

  • FREQ 121.5 NOT AVBL.
  • FREQ 118.3 (312-127) AND DEPS RWY 14L/32R.
  • FREQ 120.6 (128-311) AND DEPS RWY 14R/32L AND ALL JETS; HEAVY ACFT AND IFR ARRS.
  • SAID IN USE. OPERATE TRANSPONDERS WITH ALTITUDE REPORTING MODE AND ADS-B (IF EQUIPPED) ENABLED ON ALL AIRPORT SURFACES.

Airport

King County International Airport - Boeing Field (KBFI): runways and frequencies. See KBFI live in 3D

Pay level

The FAA rates this facility level 7 on its scale of 4 to 12. Busier, more complex facilities get higher levels, and higher levels pay more. A fully certified controller at a level 7 facility was paid between $83,912 and $113,280 a year in 2025, before the local cost-of-living addition. Overtime, night and Sunday pay come on top.

Level: National Academies (2025), The Air Traffic Controller Workforce Imperative, Appendix C, Table C-2, which reproduces FAA data with staffing as of September 23, 2023; the FAA may have changed the level since. Pay range: FAA pay band table effective January 12, 2025, as posted by NATCA.

Source

FAA National Airspace System Resource (NASR) data, 28-day cycle effective 2026-10-01 (FAA NASR subscription). Facility data changes every 28 days; check current FAA publications before flight.

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