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The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) is an independent airport authority, created with the consent of the United States Congress to oversee management, operations, and capital development of the two major airports serving the U.S. national capital: Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and Washington Dulles International Airport.
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT): All Washington State Airports (clickable map, each region has lists and links) Seaplane Base Directory at the Wayback Machine (archived December 7, 2006) Airport Directory (list) Washington State Airport Reference Guide (list and links to PDFs) WSDOT-Managed Airports (list and map)
In 1945 McChord was designated as a permanent station by the Army Air Forces. It was assigned to Continental Air Forces in April 1945, becoming headquarters of the 1st and 2d Bomb Wings after their return from combat in Europe. In 1948, the field was re-designated McChord Air Force Base. [5]
King County International Airport (IATA: BFI, ICAO: KBFI, FAA LID: BFI), commonly Boeing Field, is a public airport owned and operated by King County, 5 mi (8.0 km) south of downtown Seattle, in the U.S. state of Washington. [1] The airport is sometimes referred to as KCIA (King County International Airport), but it is not the airport identifier.
The airport is the busiest in the Pacific Northwest region of North America and is owned by the Port of Seattle. The entire airport covers an area of 2,500 acres (1,000 hectares) and has three parallel runways. [1] [4] It is the primary hub for Alaska Airlines, whose headquarters are near the airport. [5]
The Works Progress Administration (WPA) began studying a potential airport for Whatcom County in late 1935 as part of a program to build airports in large Washington cities. [7] A plan to build an airport west of Bellingham was endorsed by the Washington's state WPA office by the end of the year and the head office the following July.
There are 140 public airfields in Washington, including 16 state airports owned by the Washington State Department of Transportation. Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (Sea–Tac) is the major commercial airport of greater Seattle. [215] Boeing Field in Seattle is one of the busiest primary non-hub airports in the U.S. [216]
You can find all public airports in the State of Washington at List of airports in Washington (state). Below you will find those articles that have actually been written and correctly categorized. Below you will find those articles that have actually been written and correctly categorized.