pangborn memorial airport

Pangborn was one of 37 airports across the state to get more than $190 million this year to improve runways, maintenance areas and equipment.

Airport director says the closure is problematic, but the work has to be done

The post-pandemic recovery of air service continues to challenge small airports across the country, not just Pangborn.

This week has seen a return to daily flights on Alaska Airlines arriving at and departing from Pangborn Memorial Airport in East Wenatchee. Inbound and outbound flights on Alaska have been suspended at the airport since December 16. Airport director Trent Moyers says the halts were enacted due to ground instruments at Pangborn being offline combined with a limitation to the onboard equipment of Al

The Chelan-Douglas Regional Port Authority granted a near additional $400k towards the Terminal Apron Project for Pangborn Memorial Airport on Nov. 22.

The company's truck and trailer will still be at the Festival of Flight at Pangborn Memorial Airport this weekend for people wanting souvenirs or to learn more

Alaska Airlines, parent company of Horizon Airlines, will slash its number of daily flights to and from Pangborn Memorial Airport from three to just one in September. Chelan-Douglas Regional Port Authority CEO Jim Kuntz said the cut is the result of two main issues: Alaska's ongoing pilot shortage and its transition from smaller turbo propeller airplanes to regional jets ...

Pangborn Memorial Airport is looking for bids to move 7,000 feet of its parallel runway and taxiway system. Regional Port Airports Director Trent Moyers said the project should hopefully end in the late summer of 2023 and represents the next step in the evolution of the airport ...

As Pangborn Memorial Airport improves their infrastructure, the Chelan-Douglas Regional Port Authority is looking to add destinations, such as an agreement to fly to San Francisco that could still happen. Executive Director Jim Kuntz says they want to make sure Alaska Airlines gets back on its feet first, but that Wenatchee is one of the best markets to get passengers back on airplanes ... Read Mo

Pangborn Memorial Airport will begin rebuilding their aviation ramp this fall, a project that is expected to cost $10 million. Chelan-Douglas Regional Port Authority Executive Director Jim Kuntz says they will be upgrading from asphalt to concrete ...