Bellingham

BLI · KBLI

Bellingham International Airport

48.79°, -122.54°WA, United States

Passengers a year

414.6K

#189 busiest in the U.S.

9

nonstop destinations

10

airlines

6

departures a day

85.3%

arrivals on time

1.5%

flights cancelled

85.4%

load factor

The ten busiest routes from BLI, by passengers: SEA, LAS, AZA, OAK, PSP, PDX, BUR, LAX, SANBLIAZALASPSPSANBURLAXSEAOAKPDX
Nonstop routes — the ten busiest. Filed traffic, August 2025 – July 2026.

Airlines

Allegiant Air is the largest carrier at Bellingham, with 57% of all passengers. 10 airlines fly from here.

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

Allegiant Air holds 57% of the airport — the 56th most concentrated of 120 non-hub airports. The nearest comparison is GAL at 57%.

AirlineSharePassengersSeats YoY
G4
Allegiant86% full
57.1%236.9K-17.3%
AS
Alaska87% fullOperated by SkyWest, Horizon
42.1%174.5K+12%
SY
Sun Country44% full
0.7%3K—
UA
United0% fullUnited Express · operated by SkyWest
0.0%122—
M5
Kenmore Air Harbor27% full
0.0%64—

Share, passengers and destinations count each airline’s own flights plus the regional flying sold under its brand. On-time covers the airline's own aircraft only — regional affiliates report to the government separately. Seats year on year compares the latest twelve months against the twelve before them.

Destinations

9 nonstop destinations from Bellingham, all domestic.

100% domestic · 0% international · by departing passengers

Top domestic destinations

  • Seattle (SEA)

    79.7K departing · 86% full

    Alaska Airlines

  • Las Vegas (LAS)

    56.8K departing · 85% full

    Allegiant Air

  • Mesa (AZA)

    20.8K departing · 89% full

    Allegiant Air

  • Oakland (OAK)

    14.3K departing · 91% full

    Allegiant Air

  • Palm Springs (PSP)

    13.2K departing · 81% full

    Allegiant Air

  • Portland (PDX)

    10.6K departing · 89% full

    Alaska Airlines

  • Burbank (BUR)

    6.9K departing · 90% full

    Allegiant Air

  • Los Angeles (LAX)

    6.3K departing · 90% full

    Allegiant Air

  • San Diego (SAN)

    592 departing · 95% full

    Allegiant Air

All nonstop destinations

9 nonstop · 2 airlines · 9 domestic / 0 intl

Aircraft

By share of departures at Bellingham.

Body class · share of departures

  • Embraer E175

    1,376 departures · 86% full

    Regional

    59.6%

  • Airbus A319

    840 departures · 86% full

    Narrowbody

    36.4%

  • Airbus A320

    40 departures · 84% full

    Narrowbody

    1.7%

  • Boeing 737-800

    23 departures · 44% full

    Narrowbody

    1.0%

  • Pilatus PC-12

    20 departures · 31% full

    0.9%

  • Cessna 208 Caravan

    4 departures · 2% full

    0.2%

  • Bombardier Global 6000

    2 departures · 42% full

    0.1%

  • Bomardier Challenger 350

    1 departures · 11% full

    0.0%

  • Gulfstream Aerospace G-III

    1 departures · 13% full

    0.0%

  • Cessna CE-680 Citation Sovereign

    1 departures · 50% full

    0.0%

When Bellingham is busiest

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

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Departures a month · peak April 2026

Annual passengers since 1990

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

Passengers a year

Every year
1990
173,224
1991
182,776
1992
220,995
1993
159,612
1994
161,161
1995
192,017
1996
189,241
1997
148,833
1998
124,399
1999
129,619
2000
150,811
2001
131,978
2002
137,116
2003
127,662
2004
162,437
2005
199,536
2006
264,120
2007
469,152
2008
548,619
2009
645,353
2010
783,191
2011
1,014,027
2012
1,129,040
2013
1,174,884
2014
1,064,596
2015
888,275
2016
824,190
2017
729,280
2018
720,945
2019
654,668
2020
187,233
2021
316,098
2022
637,524
2023
622,475
2024
531,808
2025
446,026
2026
235,707 so far

Arriving on time

Of every 100 flights landing at Bellingham, 85 touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, 13 arrive late, and 2 are cancelled.

See live FAA delays

Every 100 arrivals

On time 85Late 13Cancelled 2

11 min

average delay

34

flights cancelled

2.2K

arrivals measured

What holds flights up

Share of delay minutes

Most reliable here

SkyWest Airlines 85.6%

Least reliable here

Allegiant Air 84.8%

Among US airports

#189

On time, month by month

Darker is better · 79.3%–88.5%

The weak spot is December 2025, when 79.3% of arrivals landed on time — 6 points below the year. The strongest was April 2026 at 88.5%.

Frequently asked

How busy is Bellingham International Airport (BLI)?

Bellingham International Airport handled about 414.6K passengers over the trailing 12 months, ranking #189 among U.S. airports by passengers, with roughly 6 departures a day.

Which airline is the largest at Bellingham International Airport (BLI)?

Allegiant Air is the largest carrier at Bellingham (BLI), flying about 57% of its passengers. 10 airlines serve Bellingham in total.

How many places can you fly nonstop from Bellingham International Airport (BLI)?

Bellingham (BLI) has 9 nonstop destinations, all domestic.

How often do flights arrive on time at Bellingham International Airport (BLI)?

About 85.3% of flights arriving at Bellingham (BLI) touch down within 15 minutes of schedule, per US DOT figures. About 1.5% are cancelled.

What aircraft flies most from Bellingham International Airport (BLI)?

The Embraer E175 flew the largest share of departures from Bellingham (BLI), about 60% of the total.

Departing counts passengers leaving Bellingham. Data: traffic August 2025 – July 2026, on-time August 2025 – July 2026. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (T-100 Segment, On-Time Performance).