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It became Spokane's municipal airport in 1946, replacing Felts Field, and received its present name in 1960, after the City of Spokane was allotted Spokane Geiger Field by the Surplus Property Act and Air Canada started service to Calgary. [6] In November 1972, the 4702d Defense Wing moved to the airfield.
This list contains all public-use and military airports in the state, grouped by type and sorted by location. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
The War Department turned down this proposal in favor of the 1,280 acres already under development as the new "super airport," officially called the Sunset Airport (or Sunset Field). On 28 February 1941, the headquarters staff of the Northwest Air District moved from Felts Field to new headquarters offices at Fort George Wright. From there the ...
Dec. 31—At the Spokane International Airport, about 4 million passengers arrive and depart each year. Before 1965, the terminal building sat on the south side of the runways and United ...
Now: Ephrata Municipal Airport (IATA: EPH, ICAO: KEPH, FAA LID: EPH) Geiger/Sunset Field AAF, Spokane; 41st Army Air Force Base Unit Now: Spokane International Airport (IATA: GEG, ICAO: KGEG, FAA LID: GEG) Seven Mile Gunnery Range, Spokane Sub-base of Geiger AAF (7 miles NW of Spokane; may have only been a target field.) Felts Field, Spokane
It is owned by Spokane City-County. [1] The airport has two parallel runways. Now used for general aviation, Felts Field was Spokane's commercial airport before the opening of Spokane International Airport. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a regional reliever ...
Sep. 18—A new manufacturing plant planned near the Spokane International Airport could bring about 300 jobs to the West Plains. The news came from a Spokane County Board of Commissioners meeting ...
Mar. 13—After several extensions and five months of negotiations, the Washington State Department of Ecology is telling the Spokane International Airport it will not accept any more delays for ...