Block Island State Airport

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Location

Latitude: 
 41-10-05.2000N (41.168111)
Longitude: 
 071-34-40.2000W (-71.577833)
Elevation: 
 107.9 feet MSL (33 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 13.6 W (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC -5.0 (Standard Time)
UTC -4.0 (Daylight Savings Time)
From City: 
 01 N.M. W of Block Island, Rhode Island
Found On: 
 New York Chart
FAA Region: 
 ANE

Contacts

BID Airport web site
Manager: 
Publicly owned: 
IFTIKHAR AHMAD
RHODE ISLAND AIRPORT CORP, 2000 POST RD
WARWICK, RI 02886
(401) 691-2265		 STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
RI AIRPORT CORPORATION, 2000 POST RD
WARWICK, RI 02886
401-691-2227

Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Activation Date: 
 06/1950
Control tower: 
 No
Attendance (Months/Days/Hours): 
 Months/Days/Hours
JUN-SEP/SUN-SAT/0800-1700
Boundary ARTCC: 
 ZBW (Boston)
Responsible ARTCC: 
 ZBW (Boston)
Lighting Schedule: 
 SEE RMK
Segmented Circle Indicator: 
 Yes
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 1108 feet (338 m)
NOTAMs Facility: 
 BID
NOTAM-D Service: 
 Yes
International Airport of Entry: 
 No
Customs Landing Rights: 
 No
Military Landing Rights: 
 Yes
Civil/Military Joint Use: 
 No

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

CTAF:  123.000
Unicom:  123.000
Clearance Del.:  120.1
120.1
120.1
Approach:  PROVIDENCE

BOSTON ARTCC
Departure:  PROVIDENCE

BOSTON ARTCC
AWOS-3PT:  134.775 (401-466-5495)

  • APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 124.85/307.9 (WOODSTOCK RCAG) WHEN PROVIDENCE APCH CTL CLSD.
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Area Code: 401
Business Name Frequency Phone Fuel Grade
New England Airlines
  
466-5881
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Flight Service Stations

Primary Alternate
FSS on Field:  N
FSS Name (ID):  Bridgeport(BDR)
Frequency: 
Toll Free Phone:  1-800-WX-BRIEF

Instrument Procedures / Charts


FAA Terminal Procedures valid from 0901Z 11/27/25 to 0901Z 12/25/25.

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Page Type Page Name Volume Action Since
Last Cycle
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 NE-1
IAP RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 NE-1
IAP VOR/DME RWY 10 NE-1
MIN ALTERNATE MINIMUMS NE-1
MIN TAKEOFF MINIMUMS NE-1
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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near BID

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade
14.9 Westerly State Airport
(WST KWST WST)		 317 331 100LL, Jet A
23.2 Groton-New London Airport
(GON KGON GON)		 294 308 100LL, Jet A
25.6 Newport State Airport
(NPT KUUU UUU)		 31 45 100LL, Jet A
26.8 Quonset State Airport
(KOQU OQU)		 16 30 100LL, Jet A
33.9 Rhode Island Tf Green International Airport
(PVD KPVD PVD)		 11 25 100LL, Jet A
41.3 New Bedford Regional Airport
(EWB KEWB EWB)		 42 56 100LL, Jet A
41.7 Danielson Airport
(KLZD LZD)		 339 353 100LL
42.9 Goodspeed Airport
(42B)		 293 306 100LL
43.8 Chester Airport
(KSNC SNC)		 287 300 100LL
43.9 Windham Airport
(KIJD IJD)		 322 336 100LL, Jet A+
43.9 Mattituck Airport
(21N)		 255 268 100LL
45.3 North Central State Airport
(SFZ KSFZ SFZ)		 4 18 100LL, Jet A, Jet A+
45.5 Martha's Vineyard Airport
(MVY KMVY MVY)		 72 86 100LL, Jet A
48.9 Katama Airpark Airport
(1B2)		 76 90 100LL
49.3 Taunton Municipal/King Field Airport
(KTAN TAN)		 30 44 100LL
51.5 Francis S Gabreski Airport
(FOK KFOK FOK)		 248 261 100LL, Jet A
52.8 Mansfield Municipal Airport
(1B9)		 18 32 100LL
53.0 Falmouth Airpark Airport
(5B6)		 61 75 100LL, UL94
56.4 Hopedale Industrial Park Airport
(1B6)		 3 17 100LL
58.6 Plymouth Municipal Airport
(PYM KPYM PYM)		 40 54 100LL, Jet A

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Remarks

A110*G THIS AIRPORT HAS BEEN SURVEYED BY THE NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY.
A110-1 OBSTNS: LGTD TWRS 1 MI NE OF ARPT, 1/2 MI APART.
A110-2 DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT.
A110-3 ARPT PRKG & SAFETY BRIEF AVBL ON LDG 122.85 MHZ OR CALL 401-466-5511.
A110-4 RWY CONDS MAY NOT BE MNT OR RPRTD WHEN AP IS UNATNDD. CTC RI AP CORPORATION OPS AT 401-691-2265.
A110-5 OVNGT PRKG FEE.
A110-6 FOR CD WHEN APCH CLSD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859.
A110-7 RWY 10/28 SAFETY AREA NOT STD SE
A110-8 +15 FT DROPOFF 130 FT FM RWY END, 150 LEFT.
A24 COML & NON RHODE ISLAND REGISTERED ACFT.
A58-28 +9 FT FENCE, 0-200 FT FM RWY END, 150 FT L & 130 FT R.
A81-APT ACTVT REIL RWY 10 & 28; PAPI RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF.
E111 EXISTED PRIOR TO 1959.

Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 10/28
Longest Runway: 10/28 is 2502 ft (763 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

BID Airport Runway Details

Runway 10/28  2502 ft x 100 ft (763 m x 30 m)
Runway Length Source:  NGS as of 09/06/2003
Surface:  Asphalt - Good condition - No special surface treatment
Runway Edge Lights:  Medium Intensity

Runway Weight Bearing Capacity (in thousands of pounds) 
Single Wheel Landing Gear:  30.0

Runway 10

Runway 28
Elevation: 
 107.7 101.4
Latitude: 
 41-10-03.8872N 41-10-06.5646N
Longitude: 
 071-34-56.4903W 071-34-23.9680W
Runway True Alignment: 
 084 264
Glide Path Angle: 
 3.5 degrees 3.0 degrees
Traffic Pattern: 
 Left Left
Runway Markings Type: 
 Nonprecision Instrument Nonprecision Instrument
Runway Markings Condition:
Good Good
Object at End: 
 TREES
Object Height: 
 88
Distance from End: 
 2000
Object Centerline Offset: 
 40 ft. right of centerline
Visual Glide Slope Indicators: 
 4-Light PAPI On Right Side Of Runway 4-Light PAPI On Left Side Of Runway
REIL: 
 Yes Yes
Threshold Crossing Height: 
 48 35

Services

Airframe Repair: 
 Major
Powerplant Repair: 
 Major
Bottled Oxygen: 
 Low Pressure
Bulk Oxygen: 
 Low Pressure
Fuel Available: 
 100LL, Jet A
Landing Fees: 
 No
Parking: 
 Hangars and tiedowns available

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