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
FAA airport diagram
IATA: EAT ICAO: KEAT FAA LID: EAT
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
Map
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 7/25 4,460 1,359 Closed 12/30 7,000 2,134 Asphalt
Statistics (2017)
Aircraft operations 44,376 Based aircraft 108
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[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.

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]

History

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

Airline and destination

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]

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Alaska Airlines	Seattle/Tacoma

Destination map
Wenatchee Seattle/Tacoma Destinations from Pangborn Memorial Airport

In July 2018, Pangborn began working towards getting a direct flight to and from San Francisco.^[3]

Cargo

Airlines	Destinations
Ameriflight	Omak, Seattle–Boeing
FedEx Feeder	Spokane

Statistics

Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes from EAT
(September 2022 – August 2023)^[4]

Rank	City	Passengers	Carriers
1	Seattle/Tacoma, Washington	20,680	Alaska

See also

• List of airports in Washington