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Block Island Day Trip

Block Island State Airport, RI

5 ยท 2 member reviews
Route
KBID
From N12
98 nm
In a 172
โ‰ˆ 60 min
Budget
$$$

Advanced: Special procedures (SFRA/overwater). Club recommendation: first run with a CFI or experienced member.

Block Island is the club's classic 'this is why we do this' trip โ€” an hour up the coast, a short over-water leg, and you're on an island that feels a century away from the Parkway. Rent bikes at the field, ride to Mohegan Bluffs, and be back for a late lunch overlooking the runway.

The over-water segment deserves respect: life vests, altitude, and a plan. It's also the best possible excuse to finally do that flight-following habit right.

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Trip guide by Art M.MAFC member

Club trip reports going back to 2006.

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Member reviews

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Art M.
August 8, 2026

Club has been making this run for twenty years and it never gets old. Rent bikes at the field, ride to the bluffs, burger at the airport before departure. Take the Diamond if you can get it.

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Priya S.
June 28, 2026

Got RON approval and stayed the night โ€” sunrise over the Atlantic from the bluffs was worth every penny of the daily minimum. Ops made the paperwork painless.

Pilot at the controls at sunset

Earn your seat on these trips.

Every reviewer above started with one club meeting. Third Saturday, 9:00 AM, Lakewood Airport.

Questions? Call Mark Sheprow, Membership Officer โ€” 732.685.3473