cashmere dryden airport

Cashmere-Dryden Airport Day returns Sept. 6 with free family fun, airplane displays, food trucks, RC aircraft demos, and more at the Chelan County airport.

The third annual Airport Day will be held at the Cashmere-Dryden Airport this Saturday, Sept. 7. The event is designed to raise awareness about the facility and celebrate the community while the nearby Chelan County Fair is in progress. Chelan County Commissioner Shon Smith says holding the event during the fair allows the County to funnel visitors to the airport...

The second annual Airport Day will be held at the Cashmere-Dryden Airport this Saturday, Sept. 9. Airport administrator Gina Smith says the event is designed to raise awareness about the facility and celebrate the community. "We're opening up all of the hangars at the airport so the community can see all of the airplanes that are housed there...

The process will unlock federal money to make improvements at the airport but must first fulfill changes required by Federal Aviation Administration.

The Cashmere-Dryden Airport has $22,000 from the American Rescue Plan that can be used to help make improvements at the facility. Advisory Board member Bill McGlynn says it's part of other grant money that get each year. "We used it for work on the runways and we still have some work to do on our taxiway ...