Pangborn Memorial Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Pangborn Memorial Airport
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IATA = EAT
ICAO = KEAT
type = Public
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operator = Ports of Chelan and Douglas Counties
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location = Wenatchee, Washington
elevation-f = 1,249
elevation-m = 380.7
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r1-number = 7/25
r1-length-f = 4,460
r1-length-m = 1,359
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 12/30
r2-length-f = 5,500
r2-length-m = 1,676
r2-surface = Asphalt
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Pangborn Memorial Airport Airport codes|EAT|KEAT is a public airport located in Douglas County, four miles (6 km) east of Wenatchee in the U.S. state of Washington. The airport has 2 runways. It is mostly used for general aviation, but is also served by one commercial airline (Horizon Air) providing commuter service to Seattle-Tacoma International. As of September 28th, 2006, Pangborn Memorial began supporting ILS (Instrument Landing System) approaches [http://www.kpq.com/cgi/benews/be_news.cgi?show=article;articlenum=1252] .

The 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.

Airline

* Alaska Airlines
** Horizon Air (Seattle/Tacoma)

External links

* [http://www.pangbornairport.com/ Pangborn Memorial Airport]
*WSDOT Pilot's Guide: [http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/aviation/PilotsGuide/PilotsGuide_Wenatchee_PangbornMem.pdf Pangborn Memorial] (PDF 60 kb)
*WSDOT Economic Impacts: [http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/aviation/EconImpacts/NCR/NCR_Pangborn.pdf Pangborn Memorial Airport] (PDF 437 kb)