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Badge Office

Hours: By appointment only, Monday through Friday from 9 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Closed on King County holidays.

Instructions for obtaining a badge

General aviation hangar/tie-down tenants

Our General Aviation team will send you an application. All applicants must complete an online airport security awareness course. We provide you with information on the course when you receive the application.

Email BFI.GA@kingcounty.gov to start the process.

All other applicants

Your organization or an organization at the airport that you're doing business with must sponsor your badge. Your authorized signatory will send you the badge application via DocuSign.

The application is as follows:

  1. Applicants complete their part of the application and fill in all required fields.
  2. The authorized signatory reviews the information provided by the applicant. They'll select the appropriate badge type based on business needs.
  3. The BFI training group reviews the badge request and enrolls the applicant in online courses.
  4. All applicants must complete the basic security course. More courses are assigned based on the badge requested.
  5. The BFI training group emails the applicant with login instructions for the online courses.
  6. Upon completion of training, the applicant will receive a link via email to book their appointment with the Badge Office. Please do not walk in without an appointment. You must bring two forms of photo ID to your appointment.

Have questions or comments? Contact the Badge Office at AirportBadgeOffice@kingcounty.gov or 206-263-2910.

Screenshot of checklist

Operations monitoring checklist

Operations monitoring

KCIA staff will collect information during fixed base operator (FBO) operations to monitor for compliance with the Supplemental Rules and Regulations. Below and right is a list of information that will be collected.

Click for larger version of operations monitoring checklist (image opens in new window)

Airline Engines on during event? Large vehicles escorted on AOA?
Aircraft number Fueling during event? First and last vehicles placarded?
Flight number ARFF egress satisfied? Was airport notified?
Arriving from? Vehicle arrival time Path of travel in AOA areas?
Departing to? Vehicle departure time FBO used
Aircraft type Vehicle type Ramp used
Aircraft arrival time License number FSS viewing room opening time
Aircraft departure time Visible placards on vehicles? Number of viewers in FSS room
Aircraft parked correctly? GSE visible placards? FSS viewing room closing time
Passenger count

Foreign object debris control

For more information about foreign object debris prevention and control, email airport customer service at KCIACustSvc@kingcounty.gov

View and download a presentation on preventing foreign object debris.