Airports / Rhode Island / BID
Block Island State Airport
KBID / BIDBlock Island, Rhode IslandELEV 108 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#2 / 6
Rhode Island airports by Google rating
4.5★ across 66 Google ratings — ranked against 6 rated RI fields.
15 nm
To the nearest alternate
Westerly State Airport (WST) — 6 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Block Island, Rhode Island, Block Island State Airport (KBID / BID) operates as a general aviation field. Field elevation is 108 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list BID as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Westerly State Airport (WST, 15 nm), Montauk Airport (MTP, 16 nm), and Groton New London Airport (GON, 23 nm).
Trip costs from BID are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from BID to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
KBID
IATA
BID
FAA / Local
BID
Elevation
108 ft
Coordinates
41.1684° N · 71.5786° 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 RI fields
state range 18–441 ft
At 108 ft, BID sits higher than 50% of the 6 Rhode Island fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 15nmWSTWesterly State AirportWesterly
- 16nmMTPMontauk AirportMontauk
- 23nmGONGroton New London AirportGroton
- 26nmNPTNewport State AirportNewport
- 27nmNCOQuonset State AirportNorth Kingstown
- 34nmPVDRhode Island T. F. Green International AirportProvidence/Warwick
Location
Open the full mapKBID · Block Island State Airport · Block Island, RI
From the ramp
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