Walla Walla Regional Airport

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Walla Walla Regional Airport
FAA airport diagram
IATA: ALW – ICAO: KALW – FAA: ALW
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		Port of Walla Walla
Serves		Walla Walla, Washington
Elevation AMSL		1,194 ft / 364 m
Coordinates		46°05′41″N 118°17′20″W / 46.09472, -118.28889
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
2/20	6,527	1,989	Asphalt
7/25	4,486	1,367	Asphalt/Concrete
16/34	5,948	1,813	Asphalt/Concrete
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations			28,516
Based aircraft			134
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Walla Walla Regional Airport (IATA: ALW, ICAO: KALW, FAA LID: 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.^[1]

1 History
2 Facilities and aircraft
3 Airlines and destinations
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

The airport was the location of the U.S. Army Air Corps' Walla Walla Army Air Base in World War II.^[2]

On December 1, 1947, control of the facility reverted back to the city of Walla Walla.^[3]

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.

[edit] 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).^[1]

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.^[1]