Pangborn Memorial Airport
| Pangborn Memorial Airport | |||
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IATA: EAT – ICAO: KEAT – FAA LID: EAT
 EAT
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Ports of Chelan and Douglas Counties | ||
| Serves | Wenatchee, Washington | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,249 ft / 381 m | ||
| Coordinates | 47°23′53″N 120°12′21″W / 47.39806°N 120.20583°W | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 7/25 | 4,460 | 1,359 | Asphalt |
| 12/30 | 5,700 | 1,737 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2008) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 44,681 | ||
| Based aircraft | 132 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||
Pangborn Memorial Airport (IATA: EAT, ICAO: KEAT, FAA LID: EAT) is a public use airport in Douglas County, Washington, United States. It is located four nautical miles (7 km) east of the central business district of Wenatchee, a city in Chelan County. The airport is owned by the Ports of Chelan and Douglas Counties.[1]
The airport is mostly used for general aviation, but is also served by two commercial airlines (Horizon Air and SeaPort Airlines) providing in-state service. 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 became the first person to fly non-stop across the Pacific Ocean. Taking off from Misawa, Aomori, Japan with an intended destination of Seattle, he instead landed in Wenatchee.
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[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Pangborn Memorial Airport covers an area of 585 acres (237 ha) at an elevation of 1,249 feet (381 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 12/30 is 5,700 by 150 feet (1,737 x 46 m) and 7/25 is 4,460 by 75 feet (1,359 x 23 m).[1]
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2008, the airport had 44,681 aircraft operations, an average of 122 per day: 69% general aviation, 29% air taxi, 2% scheduled commercial and <1% military. At that time there were 132 aircraft based at this airport: 67% single-engine, 9% multi-engine, 10% jet, 2% helicopter, 11% glider and 1% ultralight.[1]
[edit] Expansion plans
In 2009, the FAA recommended and approved an expansion of the Pangborn runway to 7,000 feet. In addition to increasing the capacity of the runway to serve additional commercial flights using Canadair regional jets, the proposed lengthening would also increase the capacity of summer flights to operate during conditions of high density altitude, as well as winter flights to have the required stopping distance under slick conditions. [2]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Alaska Airlines operated by Horizon Air | Seattle/Tacoma |
| SeaPort Airlines | Yakima [begins March 1] [3] |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for EAT (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2009-07-02.
- ^ "Airport can't grow without upgrades". Wenatchee World. http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2011/aug/23/airport-cant-grow-without-upgrades/. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ http://www.wenatcheeworld.com/news/2011/dec/29/pangborn-waves-in-new-airline/
[edit] External links
- Pangborn Memorial Airport, official site
- Pangborn Memorial Airport at WSDOT Aviation
- FAA Terminal Procedures for EAT, effective 9 Feb 2012
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KEAT
- ASN accident history for EAT
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures
