Block Island

BID · KBID

Block Island State Airport

41.17°, -71.58°RI, United States

Passengers a year

31.1K

#236 busiest in the U.S.

1

nonstop destinations

3

airlines

12

departures a day

45.1%

load factor

Airlines

New England Airlines is the largest carrier at Block Island, with 80% of all passengers. 3 airlines fly from here.

Share of passengers · each carrier as a slice of the whole airport

New England Airlines holds 80% of the airport — the 23rd most concentrated of 120 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is WST at 80%.

AirlineSharePassengers
NEW
New England Airlines43% full
80.0%24.9K
2NQ
Fly The Whale57% full
19.7%6.1K
TJ
Tradewind Aviation26% full
0.2%72

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand.

Destinations

1 nonstop destination from Block Island, all domestic.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Westerly (WST)

    15.3K departing · 46% full

    New England Airlines · Fly The Whale

All nonstop destinations

1 nonstop · 2 airlines · 1 domestic / 0 intl

Aircraft

By share of departures at Block Island.

  • Pilatus Britten-Norman BN2

    3,358 departures · 44% full

    78.9%

  • Cessna 208 Caravan

    680 departures · 57% full

    16.0%

  • Piper PA-32

    206 departures · 39% full

    4.8%

  • Pilatus PC-12

    14 departures · 26% full

    0.3%

When Block Island is busiest

Departures by month over the trailing year. Bars scale to the busiest month.

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Departures a month · peak August 2025

Annual passengers since 2002

Total passengers, arriving and departing, in every year on record.

Passengers a year

Every year
2002
3,377
2003
15,549
2004
13,650
2005
15,256
2006
15,759
2007
19,246
2008
21,491
2009
17,278
2010
21,170
2011
19,064
2012
20,576
2013
20,820
2014
26,227
2015
25,357
2016
34,426
2017
32,500
2018
34,452
2019
35,196
2020
25,150
2021
33,367
2022
28,790
2023
27,439
2024
24,720
2025
39,657
2026
14,629 so far

Frequently asked

How busy is Block Island State Airport (BID)?

Block Island State Airport handled about 31.1K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #236 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 12 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Block Island State Airport (BID)?

New England Airlines is the largest carrier at Block Island (BID), flying about 80% of its passengers. 3 airlines serve Block Island in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Block Island State Airport (BID)?

Block Island (BID) has 1 nonstop destination, all domestic.

What aircraft flies most from Block Island State Airport (BID)?

The Pilatus Britten-Norman BN2 flew the largest share of departures from Block Island (BID), about 79% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Block Island. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment).