Pangborn Memorial Airport


Pangborn Memorial Airport 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.
The airport is used for general aviation and is served by one airline, offering in-state service. SeaPort Airlines served the airport until winter 2012. As of September 28, 2006, Pangborn Memorial began supporting ILS 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 at an elevation of 1,249 feet. It has two asphalt runways: 12/30, the only operational runway, is 7,000 by 150 feet. The former Runway 7/25 is closed; it was 4,460 by 75 feet.

Expansion plans

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

Airlines and destinations

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.

Passenger

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

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