Paine Field (Snohomish County Airport) KPAE / PAE
Home of Boeing's widebody plant north of Seattle, 45 minutes from Downtown and convenient for Everett, Bellevue's east-side campuses via I-405 and the San Juan Islands. Castle & Cooke's FBO, a 9,000 ft runway and CBP by prior arrangement; a small commercial terminal shares the field.
9,010 ft
Longest runway
45 min
Drive to Seattle
1
FBOs / handlers
606 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24 (CBP on request)
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- No
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- No
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel type
- Jet A, SAF (limited)
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 40 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Any size including widebody (Boeing Everett plant).
- Website
- www.painefield.com
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Castle & Cooke Aviation Paine Field
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (9,010 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ350 XWB 7,220 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-9 (MAX 9) 8,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ3 (737-900ER) 8,040 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319neo 6,300 ft
Above the screening threshold
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 needs 9,800 ft
Other airports for Seattle
- Boeing Field / King County International Airport KBFI 10,000 ft · 15 min
- Seattle-Tacoma International Airport KSEA 11,901 ft · 30 min
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- Paine Field (Snohomish County Airport) · 4300streetcar · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons