Walla Walla Regional Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Walla Walla Regional Airport

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image-width = 150
caption = FAA airport diagram
IATA = ALW
ICAO = KALW
FAA = ALW
type = Public
owner = Port of Walla Walla
operator =
city-served = Walla Walla, Washington
location =
elevation-f = 1,194
elevation-m = 364
coordinates = coord|46|05|41|N|118|17|20|W|region:US_type:airport
website =
r1-number = 2/20
r1-length-f = 6,527
r1-length-m = 1,989
r1-surface = Asphalt
r2-number = 7/25
r2-length-f = 4,486
r2-length-m = 1,367
r2-surface = Asphalt/Concrete
r3-number = 16/34
r3-length-f = 5,948
r3-length-m = 1,813
r3-surface = Asphalt/Concrete
stat-year = 2006
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 28,516
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 134
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=ALW|use=PU|own=PU|site=26450.*A, effective 2007-12-20]

Walla Walla Regional Airport airport codes|ALW|KALW|ALW is a public airport located three miles (5 km) northeast of the central business district of Walla Walla, a city in Walla Walla County in the U.S. state of Washington. It is owned by the Port of Walla Walla.

History

The airport was the location of the U.S. Army Air Corps' Walla Walla Army Air Base in World War II. [ [http://www.nww.usace.army.mil/html/welcome/npwhist.htm History of the Walla Walla District, Corps of Engineers ] ]

On December 1, 1947, control of the facility reverted back to the city of Walla Walla. [ [http://www.wallawallaairport.com/ownership/history.cfm Walla Walla Regional Airport & Industrial Park ] ]

In 1989 the "Port of Walla Walla" took over ownership and operational responsibility of the airport from the city and county of Walla Walla. The airport is mostly used for general aviation but is also served by one commercial airline.

The former office and supply buildings surrounding the airport proper have become a haven for smaller industrial/manufacturing businesses, including, as of June 2007, fifteen full-line wineries that source their fruit from the Walla Walla and Columbia Valley appellations. The Port of Walla Walla, in fact, recently completed a "wine incubator" project; three specially-constructed buildings that are leased on non-renewable six-year contracts to fledgling wineries. Among the wineries with primary operations at the Walla Walla Regional Airport are Dunham Cellars, Buty Wines, Syzygy Winery, Five Star Cellars, and Stephenson Cellars.

Facilities and aircraft

Walla Walla Regional Airport covers an area of 2,319 acres (938 ha) which contains three paved runways: 2/20 measuring 6,527 x 150 ft (1,989 x 46 m), 7/25 measuring 4,486 x 150 ft (1,367 x 46 m) and 16/34 measuring 5,948 x 150 ft (1,813 x 46 m).

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2006, the airport had 28,516 aircraft operations, an average of 78 per day: 87% general aviation, 13% air taxi, <1% military and <1% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 134 aircraft based at this airport: 82% single-engine, 13% multi-engine, 2% jet, 1% ultralight and 1% glider.

Airlines and destinations

* Alaska Airlines
** Horizon Air (Pendleton [begins October 28] , Seattle/Tacoma)

ee also

* Washington World War II Army Airfields

References

External links

* [http://www.wallawallaairport.com/ Walla Walla Regional Airport] , official site
*PDF| [http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/aviation/PilotsGuide/PilotsGuide_WallaWalla_WallaWallaReg.pdf Walla Walla Regional Airport] at WSDOT Pilot's Guide
*PDF| [http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/aviation/EconImpacts/SCR/SCR_WallaWalla.pdf Walla Walla Regional Airport] at WSDOT Economic Impacts
*FAA-diagram|00440
*US-airport|ALW