Blythe Airport (BLH)

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Location and general information

IATA code: BLH
ICAO code: KBLH
FAA site number: 01336.*A
City / state: Blythe, CA
County: Riverside
Time zone: America/Los_Angeles
Reference point: 33°37'09.00" N
114°43'00.80" W
Elevation: 399.6 ft (surveyed)
Magnetic variation: 13° E (2005)
Traffic pattern altitude: 800 ft above ground
Status: Operational
Ownership: Public, County of Riverside
Use: Open to the public
Airport area: 3,904 acres
From downtown: 6 NM west
Sectional chart: Phoenix
Activated: 04/1940

Services and facilities

Control tower: No
Attendance: Apr-oct, all days, 0700-1600
Nov-mar, all days, 0800-1700
Fuel: 100LL, Jet A
Airframe / engine repair: None / none
Transient storage: Hangar, tie-downs
Other services: Air ambulance, cargo handling, parachute jumping
ARTCC: Los Angeles (ZLA)
Flight service: Riverside (RAL)
1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAM facility: BLH
Wind indicator: Lighted
Beacon: White and green, sunset to sunrise
Segmented circle: Yes
Landing fee: No
Customs: No
Airport manager: Angela Jamison
951-955-9418
Last FAA inspection: 04/30/2025

FAA remarks

Aircraft over 12500 lb avoid housing area 1.5 NM SW blo 2000' final approach runway 35 be established 2 NM from touchdown.
Departure from runway 17 make climbing left turn soon as safety permits. Use wide traffic pattern for runways 26 and 35.
Power plant 1 mile east of airport producing thermal plumes; avoid low altitude direct overflight of the power plant.
Paja. Prcht training high and low lvls all hours NE quad of airport.
For CD contact Los Angeles ARTCC at 661-575-2079.

Source: FAA Airport Data and Information Portal (ADIP), effective October 29, 2026. View this airport on the FAA site

Airport facts

IATA code: BLH
ICAO code: KBLH
Location: Blythe, CA, United States
Elevation: 399.6 ft
Time zone: America/Los_Angeles
Coordinates: 33.6192, -114.717

Runways

Runway	Size	Surface
08 / 26	6,543 × 150 ft	Asphalt, fair
17 / 35	5,800 × 100 ft	Asphalt, fair

Codes, elevation and runways: FAA airport data (NASR), effective 2026-10-29. Reference only, not for navigation.

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