# Blythe Airport (BLH)

> Blythe, US · IATA: BLH · ICAO: KBLH · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `BLH` |
| ICAO | `KBLH` |
| City | Blythe |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 122 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 33.61920, -114.71700 |

## Description

Blythe Airport (IATA: BLH, ICAO: KBLH) serves an irrigated farming district, not a freight market: the alfalfa, cotton and melons of the Palo Verde Valley all leave by truck on Interstate 10, and the field has no cargo terminal, no handling agent and no customs post. Riverside County operates the airport on the California-Arizona line, roughly halfway between Los Angeles and Phoenix, on a site used during the Second World War to train B-17 crews. Today it handles general aviation, agricultural flying and occasional business traffic, with no scheduled passenger services. In 2026 it received about USD 905,000 in FAA funding, part of a USD 107 million package for sixteen Californian airports, to install new primary apron lighting and bring the airport up to current standards. Shippers needing air freight work with Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX), some 240 km to the east, or Ontario (ONT) in the Inland Empire, one of southern California's principal cargo airports with a UPS sorting operation; Palm Springs (PSP) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights. Trucking on I-10 covers the two to three hour road feeder leg in each case.

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