Airports / Washington / BYW
Blakely Island Airport
BYWBlakely Island, WashingtonELEV 66 FT
Google rating
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Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
4 nm
To the nearest alternate
Rosario Seaplane Base (RSJ) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Blakely Island Airport (BYW) sits in Blakely Island, Washington, where it functions as a general aviation field. The airport sits 66 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into BYW for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Rosario Seaplane Base (RSJ, 4 nm), Decatur Shores Airport (DTR, 5 nm), and Center Island Airport (CWS, 5 nm).
Charter pricing from BYW depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Blakely Island.
Field capability
ICAO
38WA
IATA
BYW
FAA / Local
38WA
Elevation
66 ft
Coordinates
48.5792° N · 122.8238° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs WA fields
state range 10–2,556 ft
At 66 ft, BYW sits lower than 78% of the 51 Washington fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 4nmRSJRosario Seaplane BaseRosario
- 5nmDTRDecatur Shores AirportDecatur
- 5nmCWSCenter Island AirportCenter Island
- 6nmWSXWestsound/WSX Seaplane BaseWest Sound
- 7nmLPSLopez Island AirportLopez
- 7nmDHBDeer Harbor SPBDeer Harbor
Location
Open the full map38WA · Blakely Island Airport · Blakely Island, WA
From the ramp
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