Pangborn Memorial Airport

Pangborn Memorial Airport (IATA: EAT, ICAO: KEAT, FAA LID: EAT) is in Douglas County, Washington, four miles east of Wenatchee, a city in Chelan County. The airport is owned by the Ports of Chelan and Douglas Counties.[1]

Pangborn Memorial Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerPorts of Chelan and Douglas Counties
ServesWenatchee, Washington
Elevation AMSL1,249 ft / 381 m
Coordinates47°23′53″N 120°12′21″W
Map
Pangborn Memorial Airport
Pangborn Memorial Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
7/25 4,460 1,359 Closed
12/30 7,000 2,134 Asphalt
Statistics (2015)
Aircraft operations44,376
Based aircraft108

The airport is used for general aviation and is served by one airline (Horizon Air), offering in-state service. SeaPort Airlines served the airport until winter 2012. As of September 28, 2006, Pangborn Memorial began supporting ILS (Instrument Landing System) approaches.

Pangborn Memorial Airport is named for Clyde Pangborn, who in 1931 was the first pilot to fly non-stop across the Pacific Ocean. Taking off from Misawa, Aomori, Japan with an intended destination of Seattle, he and his co-pilot, Hugh Herndon Jr., instead landed in Wenatchee.

Facilities

Pangborn Memorial Airport covers 665 acres (269 ha) at an elevation of 1,249 feet (381 m). It has two asphalt runways: 12/30, the only operational runway, is 7,000 by 150 feet (2,134 x 46 m). The former Runway 7/25 is closed; it was 4,460 by 75 feet (1,359 x 23 m).[1]

Expansion plans

In 2009 the FAA recommended and approved an expansion of the Pangborn runway to 7,000 feet.[2]

Airlines and destinations
Horizon Air Dash 8 landing at the airfield

In 2008 the airport had 44,681 aircraft operations, average 122 per day: 69% general aviation, 29% air taxi, 2% airline and <1% military. 132 aircraft were then based at this airport: 67% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, 10% jet, 2% helicopter, 11% glider and 1% ultralight.[1]

Passenger
AirlinesDestinations
Alaska Airlines Seattle/Tacoma


In July 2018 Pangborn began working towards getting a direct flight to and from San Francisco.

Cargo
AirlinesDestinations
Ameriflight Omak, Seattle–Boeing
FedEx Feeder Spokane

Statistics

Top destinations
Busiest domestic routes from EAT
(Dec 2015 – Nov 2016)[3]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Seattle/Tacoma, Washington 60,000 Horizon

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for EAT PDF, effective 2009-07-02.
  2. "Airport can't grow without upgrades". Wenatchee World. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  3. http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=EAT&Airport_Name=Wenatchee, WA: Pangborn Memorial&carrier=FACTS
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