Pangborn Memorial Airport

Pangborn Memorial Airport
FAA airport diagram
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 / 47.39806°N 120.20583°W / 47.39806; -120.20583
Map
EAT is located in Washington (state)
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Location within Washington (state)
EAT is located in the United States
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Location within the United States
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
7/25 4,460 1,359 Closed
12/30 7,000 2,134 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft operations44,376
Based aircraft108
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

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]

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.

History

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

Facilities

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

Airline and destinations

In the year ending December 31, 2017, the airport had 44,376 aircraft operations, average 121 per day: 89% general aviation, 5% air taxi, 5% airline and 1% military. 108 aircraft were then based at this airport: 82 single-engine, 7 multi-engine, 2 jet, 5 helicopter, 10 glider and 2 ultralight.[1]

The airport has Alaska Airlines service to Seattle. On October 3, 2026, Alaska Airlines will launch additional service to Portland, Oregon on Embraer 175s operated by Horizon Air.[3]

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Alaska Airlines Portland (OR) (begins October 3, 2026),[4] Seattle/Tacoma

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Ameriflight Omak, Seattle–Boeing
FedEx Feeder Spokane

Statistics

View of the terminal from a Horizon Air Dash 8-400

Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes from EAT
(September 2022 – August 2023)[5]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Seattle/Tacoma, Washington 20,680 Alaska

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "FAA Airport Form 5010 for EAT" (PDF). FAA. , effective 2023-8-10.
  2. ↑ "Airport can't grow without upgrades". Wenatchee World. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
  3. ↑ "Pangborn Memorial Airport Announces New Nonstop Service to Portland with Horizon Air". Lake Chelan News and Information. 2026-04-28. Retrieved 2026-08-19.
  4. ↑ "Coming this fall: a new connection between the City of Roses and the Apple Capital of the World". 28 April 2026. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  5. ↑ http://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=EAT&Airport_Name=Wenatchee, WA: Pangborn Memorial&carrier=FACTS
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