# Bellingham International Airport (BLI)

> Bellingham, US · IATA: BLI · ICAO: KBLI · Medium Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `BLI` |
| ICAO | `KBLI` |
| City | Bellingham |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 52 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 48.79280, -122.53800 |

## Description

Just 30 kilometres south of the Canadian border on Interstate 5, Bellingham International (IATA: BLI, ICAO: KBLI) sits at the last exit before the Blaine crossing, the busiest goods corridor between Washington State and British Columbia. On the freight side the airport offers belly capacity through Alaska Air Cargo, which accepts shipments here and feeds them via its Seattle hub onward to Alaska, Hawaii, Mexico and Canada; there is no dedicated cargo terminal or freighter service. Bulk volumes truck south to Seattle (SEA) or north across the border to Vancouver (YVR). Passenger traffic is split between Allegiant – which bases two Airbus A319s and over 100 staff at BLI and carried about 43% of travellers in the year to July 2024 – and Alaska Airlines/SkyWest. For planners, BLI's value lies in its position on one of North America's heaviest cross-border trade lanes rather than ramp-side cargo scale.

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