FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | BID |
Lat/Long: | 41-10-05.2000N 071-34-40.2000W 41-10.086667N 071-34.670000W 41.1681111,-71.5778333 (estimated) |
Elevation: | 107.9 ft. / 32.9 m (surveyed) |
Variation: | 15W (1985) |
From city: | 1 mile W of BLOCK ISLAND, RI |
Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
Zip code: | 02807 |
Airport Operations
Airport use: | Open to the public |
Activation date: | 06/1950 |
Control tower: | no |
ARTCC: | BOSTON CENTER |
FSS: | BRIDGEPORT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
NOTAMs facility: | BID (NOTAM-D service available) |
Attendance: | JUN-SEP SUN-SAT 0800-1700, OCT-MAY SUN-SAT 0800-1600 |
Wind indicator: | lighted |
Segmented circle: | yes |
Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 10 & 28; PAPI RWY 10 & 28; MIRL RWY 10/28 - CTAF. |
Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Landing fee: | yes, COML & NON RHODE ISLAND REGISTERED ACFT. |
Airport Communications
CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
WX AWOS-3PT: | 134.775 (401-466-5495) |
PROVIDENCE APPROACH: | 125.75 |
PROVIDENCE DEPARTURE: | 125.75 |
CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 120.1 |
WX ASOS at WST (15 nm NW): | 132.375 (401-596-9543) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY BOSTON ARTCC ON FREQS 124.85/307.9 (WOODSTOCK RCAG) WHEN PROVIDENCE APCH CTL CLSD.
Nearby radio navigation aids
VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
SEY at field | | SANDY POINT VOR/DME | | 117.80 | | 15W |
GONr128/23.5 | | GROTON VOR/DME | | 110.85 | | 14W |
ORWr155/30.1 | | NORWICH VOR/DME | | 110.00 | | 14W |
PVDr205/34.0 | | PROVIDENCE VOR/DME | | 115.60 | | 14W |
HTOr079/36.6 | | HAMPTON VORTAC | | 113.60 | | 13W |
Airport Services
Parking: | tiedowns |
Airframe service: | NONE |
Powerplant service: | NONE |
Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 10/28
Dimensions: | 2502 x 100 ft. / 763 x 30 m |
Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
Weight bearing capacity: | |
Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10 | | RUNWAY 28 |
Latitude: | 41-10.064787N | | 41-10.109410N |
Longitude: | 071-34.941505W | | 071-34.399467W |
Elevation: | 107.7 ft. | | 101.4 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 099 magnetic, 084 true | | 279 magnetic, 264 true |
Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on right (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Obstructions: | 88 ft. trees, 2000 ft. from runway, 40 ft. right of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | none +9 FT FENCE, 0-200 FT FM RWY END, 150 FT L & 130 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
Owner: | STATE OF RHODE ISLAND RI AIRPORT CORPORATION, 2000 POST RD WARWICK, RI 02886 Phone 401-691-2227 |
Manager: | IFTIKHAR AHMAD RHODE ISLAND AIRPORT CORP, 2000 POST RD WARWICK, RI 02886 Phone (401) 691-2265 |
Additional Remarks
- | OBSTNS: LGTD TWRS 1 MI NE OF ARPT, 1/2 MI APART. |
- | DEER & BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
- | ARPT PRKG & SAFETY BRIEF AVBL ON LDG 122.85 MHZ OR CALL 401-466-5511. |
- | RWY CONDS MAY NOT BE MNT OR RPRTD WHEN AP IS UNATNDD. CTC RI AP CORPORATION OPS AT 401-691-2265. |
- | OVNGT PRKG FEE. |
- | FOR CD WHEN APCH CLSD CTC BOSTON ARTCC AT 603-879-6859. |
- | RWY 10/28 SAFETY AREA NOT STD SE |
- | +15 FT DROPOFF 130 FT FM RWY END, 150 LEFT. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight. FAA instrument procedures published for use from 20 March 2025 at 0901Z to 17 April 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 10 | |
download (209KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 28 | |
download (234KB) |
VOR/DME RWY 10 | |
download (196KB) |
VOR RWY 28 | |
download (169KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (145KB) |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (178KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KWST - Westerly State Airport (15 nm NW)
KMTP - Montauk Airport (16 nm W)
0B8 - Elizabeth Field Airport (21 nm W)
KGON - Groton-New London Airport (23 nm NW)
KUUU - Newport State Airport (26 nm NE)
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Aerial photo |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Paulo Constantino
Photo taken 30-Aug-2012
looking northeast.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Block Island State Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 07-Apr-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 05:53 | | 09:53 |
Sunrise | | 06:21 | | 10:21 |
Sunset | | 19:16 | | 23:16 |
Evening civil twilight | | 19:44 | | 23:44 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 07-Apr-2025 14:32:46 |
Local (UTC-4) | 07-Apr-2025 10:32:46 |
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METAR |
KBID | 071410Z AUTO 07011KT 7SM -RA BKN009 OVC013 03/02 A2987 RMK AO2 CIG 007V012 P0000 $
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KWST 15nm NW | 071420Z AUTO 07008KT 1 1/2SM -RA BR OVC011 04/03 A2986 RMK AO2 P0002 T00440028
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KMTP 16nm W | 071354Z AUTO 05007G18KT 07/03 A2988 RMK AO1 SLP117 P0001 T00670033
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TAF |
KGON 23nm NW | 071306Z 0713/0812 02010KT 6SM -RA BR OVC015 TEMPO 0713/0715 3SM -RA BKN009 FM071500 05011KT 2SM -RA BR OVC006 FM072200 03010KT 4SM -RA BR OVC007 FM080100 02005KT 6SM BR OVC009 FM080600 32005KT P6SM SCT009 BKN015 FM080900 29008KT P6SM FEW005 BKN020
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NOTAMs |
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