Boise Airport (BOI/KBOI) is Idaho’s busiest airport by far with roughly 4,5 million passenger a year. The airport is served by the common US carriers like Alaska, Delta, Untied, Southwest and few more. In addition, you will also have some cargo movements like FedEX or UPS. Furthermore, the Idaho ANG is based in the airport’s south with several helicopters (e.g. UH60s) and fighters (A10s) and that’s why you may also see some other military aircraft like C130s or similar at BOI from time to time. Last but not least there is also quite a bit of GA traffic due to the GAT in the southwest.

Written by Severin Hackenberger in cooperation with Robert Allen (website). Last Update: August 2023

Rating
Movements
Airline Variety
Photo Locations
Weather
Airport Information
Runways
10R/28L	9763ft – 2976m
10L/28R	10000ft – 3048m
Terminals
T1	There is one terminal handling all operations.
Spotting Information
Ladder	Not recommended at all!
Car/Public Transport	A car is definitely needed here!
Drinks/Food	There are some restaurants north of the airport/terminal. Apart from that the area is pretty quite.
Hotels	There are some hotels north of the airport/terminal.
Season	Winter can be very cold offering great snowy conditions though. But BOI can be good all year around.
Security	Boise airport is fenced off quite oversized, giving us spotters just very limited options. In addition, you will find the Idaho ANG in the south: so BOI is an military airport as well! However, spotting around BOI is pretty safe and calm and you should not be harassed by airport security or police. Please be also aware of following facts: 1. The police is quite harsh of endangering the streets safety, so if you are standing beside a street and you are visible to drivers, police may ask you to leave as you may distract drivers from keeping their attention onto the road traffic. 2. Do not hang around at the ramp/fence to avoid attention as the companies may not like it at all and call the cops/safety. 3. Some police officers may react rude to our hobby as they suspect terrorism by photography of airplanes. Always stay polite and stay in car when a police officer stops for an ID check. Do not leave your car unless you are told to do so! The spots underneath are mostly safe but check the MISC box for further info. Spotterguide.net is not liable for any inconvenience and misbehaviour towards the police of fellow spotters.
Runway Usage
General Info	10 directions tends to be used more often.

	Spot #1 – Curtis Rd – 10R/L Arrivals
WHERE	This spot is located just by the roadside of Curtis Rd: a side road turning off S Orchard St just west of the runway’s end. Once here just position yourself freely in the area depending on your favorite angle.
WHAT	From here you can see arrivals onto runway 10R and 10L.
TIME	Good from later morning till mid afternoon.
MISC.	The area around here is quite industrial thus there are no shops or similar nearby. Keep a low profile due to S Orchard St passing nearby!
FOCAL LENGTH	50-400mm – depending on aircraft size, runway and your position

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	Spot #2 – S Prodution Ave – 28R/L Arrivals
WHERE	This spot is located at the airport’s eastern edge all along S Production Ave north and south of the runway axis. Just park by the roadside.
WHAT	This spot offers views onto 28 arrivals.
TIME	Actually all day as you can nicely move around the runway’s axis here along S Production Ave.
MISC.	Here you are also in quite an industrial area without any major restaurant/shops.
FOCAL LENGTH	70-300mm – yet again depending on aircraft size, runway and your position

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