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
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, New England Airlines was the only carrier flying nonstop BID–WST; the Pilatus Britten-Norman BN2 was the most common aircraft at 98% of departures; flights ran 37% full.
Departures
588
April 2026
Seats
4,662
both directions
Passengers
1,715
both directions
Load factor
36.8%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies BID–WST?
New England Airlines was the only carrier to fly nonstop BID–WST in April 2026 (588 departures).
- NEW
New England Airlines
588 departures · 4,662 seats
Share of departures100.0%36.8%
Load
What plane flies BID–WST?
In April 2026, the Pilatus Britten-Norman BN2 flew 98% of BID–WST departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Pilatus Britten-Norman BN2
574 departures · 37.0% load
97.6% - Piper PA-32
14 departures · 20.0% load
2.4%
How has BID–WST traffic changed?
Nonstop BID–WST departures fell from 875 in May 2025 to 588 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop BID–WST traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
875 departures · 2,961 passengers
42.3%
Load
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
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
BID → WST
35.9% full
294 departures · 836 passengers
WST → BID
37.7% full
294 departures · 879 passengers
Nonstop BID–WST 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.
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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 April 2026, the Pilatus Britten-Norman BN2 flew the largest share of departures (97.6%), followed by the Piper PA-32 (2.4%).
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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