Seattle (BFI) to Friday Harbor (FRD)
Flight time
≈ 0h 57m
Bearing
334° NW
Seattle (BFI) to Friday Harbor (FRD) is 77 miles (123 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BFI–FRD
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Kenmore Air Harbor was the only carrier flying nonstop BFI–FRD; the Cessna 208 Caravan was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 59% full.
Departures
176
April 2026
Seats
1,493
both directions
Passengers
875
both directions
Load factor
58.6%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BFI–FRD?
Kenmore Air Harbor was the only carrier to fly nonstop BFI–FRD in April 2026 (176 departures).
- M5
Kenmore Air Harbor
176 departures · 1,493 seats
Share of departures100.0%58.6%
Load
What plane flies BFI–FRD?
In April 2026, the Cessna 208 Caravan flew 100% of BFI–FRD departures.
- Cessna 208 Caravan
176 departures · 58.6% load
100.0%
How has BFI–FRD traffic changed?
Nonstop BFI–FRD departures fell from 231 in May 2025 to 176 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BFI–FRD traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
231 departures · 1,284 passengers
65.6%
Load
June 2025
275 departures · 1,599 passengers
70.0%
Load
July 2025
440 departures · 2,519 passengers
68.5%
Load
August 2025
432 departures · 2,716 passengers
74.5%
Load
September 2025
317 departures · 1,805 passengers
69.1%
Load
October 2025
232 departures · 1,227 passengers
63.3%
Load
November 2025
146 departures · 741 passengers
62.2%
Load
December 2025
132 departures · 699 passengers
65.1%
Load
January 2026
133 departures · 624 passengers
58.9%
Load
February 2026
117 departures · 583 passengers
62.1%
Load
March 2026
144 departures · 689 passengers
59.7%
Load
April 2026
176 departures · 875 passengers
58.6%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BFI → FRD
59.5% full
100 departures · 502 passengers
FRD → BFI
57.5% full
76 departures · 373 passengers
Nonstop BFI–FRD traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Seattle
US
King County International Airport - Boeing Field
Coordinates
47.53°N, 122.30°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Frequently asked
How far is Seattle (BFI) from Friday Harbor (FRD)?
BFI to FRD is 77 miles (123 km / 67 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BFI to FRD?
A nonstop covers the 77-mile great-circle distance in roughly 0h 57m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BFI–FRD?
In April 2026, the Cessna 208 Caravan flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying BFI–FRD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 77-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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