Block Island (BID) to Westerly (WST)
Flight time
≈ 0h 50m
Bearing
317° NW
Block Island (BID) to Westerly (WST) is 17 miles (28 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies BID–WST
Filed traffic dataIn May 2026, New England Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BID–WST; the Pilatus Britten-Norman BN2 was the most common aircraft at 94% of departures; flights ran 40% full.
Departures
670
May 2026
Seats
5,236
both directions
Passengers
2,118
both directions
Load factor
40.5%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies BID–WST?
New England Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BID–WST in May 2026 (670 departures).
- NEW
New England Airlines
670 departures · 5,236 seats
Share of departures100.0%40.5%
Load
What plane flies BID–WST?
In May 2026, the Pilatus Britten-Norman BN2 flew 94% of BID–WST departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Pilatus Britten-Norman BN2
628 departures · 40.6% load
93.7% - Piper PA-32
42 departures · 38.1% load
6.3%
How has BID–WST traffic changed?
Nonstop BID–WST departures fell from 990 in June 2025 to 670 in May 2026.
Monthly nonstop BID–WST traffic, trailing 12 months through May 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
990 departures · 3,839 passengers
48.5%
Load
July 2025
1,466 departures · 6,213 passengers
53.0%
Load
August 2025
1,417 departures · 6,316 passengers
56.1%
Load
September 2025
926 departures · 3,588 passengers
48.4%
Load
October 2025
802 departures · 3,070 passengers
48.1%
Load
November 2025
648 departures · 2,253 passengers
43.8%
Load
December 2025
443 departures · 1,203 passengers
36.0%
Load
January 2026
486 departures · 1,303 passengers
34.4%
Load
February 2026
386 departures · 1,010 passengers
33.5%
Load
March 2026
476 departures · 1,332 passengers
35.8%
Load
April 2026
588 departures · 1,715 passengers
36.8%
Load
May 2026
670 departures · 2,118 passengers
40.5%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
BID → WST
38.0% full
336 departures · 997 passengers
WST → BID
43.0% full
334 departures · 1,121 passengers
Nonstop BID–WST traffic has been filed since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through May 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work).
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Frequently asked
How far is Block Island (BID) from Westerly (WST)?
BID to WST is 17 miles (28 km / 15 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from BID to WST?
A nonstop covers the 17-mile great-circle distance in roughly 0h 50m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies BID–WST?
In May 2026, the Pilatus Britten-Norman BN2 flew the largest share of departures (93.7%), followed by the Piper PA-32 (6.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying BID–WST?
Distance-based programs credit off the 17-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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