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Ephrata Municipal Airport

Ephrata Army Airfield
Ephrata Municipal Airport; Ephrata Army Airfield
	USGS 2006 orthophoto
	IATA: EPH; ICAO: KEPH; FAA LID: EPH;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Operator	Port District No. 9 of Grant County
Serves	Ephrata, Washington
Elevation AMSL	1,276 ft / 389 m
Coordinates	47°18′29″N 119°31′01″W / 47.30806°N 119.51694°W
Website	PortOfEphrata.gov
Map
	EPH Location of airport in Washington EPH EPH (the United States)
Runways
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations
Aircraft operations	135,140
Based aircraft	72
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

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Ephrata Municipal Airport (IATA: EPH, ICAO: KEPH, FAA LID: EPH) is a public use airport located 4 km (2.5 mi) southeast of the central business district of Ephrata, a city in Grant County, Washington, United States.^[1] It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport.^[2]

History

The airfield was established in 1939 as Ephrata Army Air Base. It was used initially as a support airfield for bombing and gunnery ranges in the area (Seven Mile Gunnery School). Transferred to Fourth Air Force in 1940 as a group training airfield for B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombardment units (including the 401st Bombardment Group), with new aircraft being obtained from Boeing near Seattle. Later it was reassigned to Second Air Force when heavy bombardment group training was reassigned to that command. It was also used by Air Technical Service Command as an aircraft maintenance and supply depot. On 25 September 1945, Major General Willis H. Hale, Fourth Air Force, notified Ephrata Army Air Base that it was temporarily deactivated,^[3] and it was turned over to War Assets Administration (WAA) for disposal. It was transferred to Grant County and developed into a commercial airport in the late 1940s.

Parts of the 1989 Steven Spielberg film Always were filmed on the airport.

Facilities and aircraft

Ephrata Municipal Airport covers an area of 2,300 acres (931 ha) at an elevation of 1,276 feet (389 m) above mean sea level. It has three asphalt paved runways: 3/21 is 5,500 by 75 feet (1,676 x 23 m); 4/22 is 3,467 by 150 feet (1,057 x 46 m); 11/29 is 3,843 by 60 feet (1,171 x 18 m).^[1]

For the 12-month period ending June 28, 2010, the airport had 135,140 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 370 per day. At that time there were 72 aircraft based at this airport: 24% single-engine, 7% multi-engine, and 69% glider.^[1]

Cargo Carriers

Airlines	Destinations
Ameriflight	Portland (OR), Seattle-Boeing

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d FAA Airport Form 5010 for EPH PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.
^ "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.
^ Associated Press, "Two Airfields In Desert Area Are Inactivated - Victorville, Daggett Bases Temporarily Suspend Operations", The San Bernardino Daily Sun, San Bernardino, California, Thursday 27 September 1945, Volume 52, page 6.

External links

Port of Ephrata: Port District #9 of Grant County, Washington
WSDOT Pilot's Guide: "Ephrata Municipal" (PDF).
WSDOT Economic Impacts: "Ephrata Municipal Airport" (PDF).
Aerial image as of July 1996 from USGS The National Map
FAA Terminal Procedures for EPH, effective December 26, 2024
Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for EPH
- AirNav airport information for KEPH
- ASN accident history for EPH
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures

[FAA-1] FAA Airport Form 5010 for EPH PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective April 5, 2012.

[2] "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on 2012-09-27.

[3] Associated Press, "Two Airfields In Desert Area Are Inactivated - Victorville, Daggett Bases Temporarily Suspend Operations", The San Bernardino Daily Sun, San Bernardino, California, Thursday 27 September 1945, Volume 52, page 6.

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 }}
-'''Ephrata Municipal Airport''' {{airport codes|EPH|KEPH|EPH}} is a public use [[airport]] located two&nbsp;[[nautical mile]]s (4&nbsp;[[kilometre|km]]) southeast of the [[central business district]] of [[Ephrata, Washington|Ephrata]], a city in [[Grant County, Washington|Grant County]], [[Washington]], [[United States]].<ref name="FAA" /> It is included in the [[National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]] for 2011–2015, which [[FAA airport categories|categorized]] it as a ''[[general aviation]]'' airport.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf | title = 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A | format = PDF, 2.03 MB | work = [http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/index.cfm?sect=2011 National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems] | publisher = Federal Aviation Administration | date = October 4, 2010}}</ref>
+'''Ephrata Municipal Airport''' {{airport codes|EPH|KEPH|EPH}} is a public use [[airport]] located {{convert|4|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of the [[central business district]] of [[Ephrata, Washington|Ephrata]], a city in [[Grant County, Washington]], United States.<ref name="FAA" /> It is included in the [[National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems]] for 2011–2015, which [[FAA airport categories|categorized]] it as a ''[[general aviation]]'' airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf |title=2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A |format=PDF, 2.03 MB |work=National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems |publisher=Federal Aviation Administration |date=October 4, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927084535/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf |archivedate=2012-09-27 }}</ref>
 == History ==
-The airfield was established in 1939 as '''Ephrata Army Air Base'''.  It was used initially as a support airfield for bombing and gunnery ranges in the area (Seven Mile Gunnery School).   Transferred to [[Fourth Air Force]] in 1940 as a group training airfield for [[B-17 Flying Fortress]] heavy bombardment units, with new aircraft being obtained from Boeing near Seattle.  Later it was reassigned to [[Second Air Force]] when heavy bombardment group training was reassigned to that command. It was also used by [[Air Technical Service Command]] as an aircraft maintenance and supply depot. The facility closed in late 1945 and was turned over to War Assets Administration (WAA) for disposal. It was transferred to Grant County and developed into a commercial airport in the late 1940s.
+The airfield was established in 1939 as '''Ephrata Army Air Base'''.  It was used initially as a support airfield for bombing and gunnery ranges in the area (Seven Mile Gunnery School).   Transferred to [[Fourth Air Force]] in 1940 as a group training airfield for [[B-17 Flying Fortress]] heavy bombardment units (including the [[401st Bombardment Group]]), with new aircraft being obtained from Boeing near Seattle.  Later it was reassigned to [[Second Air Force]] when heavy bombardment group training was reassigned to that command. It was also used by [[Air Technical Service Command]] as an aircraft maintenance and supply depot. On 25 September 1945, Major General Willis H. Hale, [[Fourth Air Force]], notified Ephrata Army Air Base that it was temporarily deactivated,<ref>Associated Press, "Two Airfields In Desert Area Are Inactivated - Victorville, Daggett Bases Temporarily Suspend Operations", ''The San Bernardino Daily Sun'', San Bernardino, California, Thursday 27 September 1945, Volume 52, page 6.</ref> and it was turned over to War Assets Administration (WAA) for disposal. It was transferred to Grant County and developed into a commercial airport in the late 1940s.
 Parts of the 1989 Steven Spielberg film ''[[Always (1989 film)|Always]]'' were filmed on the airport.
 == Facilities and aircraft ==
-Ephrata Municipal Airport covers an area of 2,300 [[acre]]s (931 [[hectare|ha]]) at an [[elevation]] of 1,276 feet (389 m) above [[mean sea level]]. It has three [[asphalt]] paved [[runway]]s: 3/21 is 5,500 by 75 feet (1,676 x 23 m); 4/22 is 3,467 by 150 feet (1,057 x 46 m); 11/29 is 3,843 by 60 feet (1,171 x 18 m).<ref name="FAA" />
+Ephrata Municipal Airport covers an area of 2,300 [[acre]]s (931 [[hectare|ha]]) at an [[elevation]] of 1,276 feet (389 m) above [[mean sea level]]. It has three [[Asphalt concrete|asphalt]] paved [[runway]]s: 3/21 is 5,500 by 75 feet (1,676 x 23 m); 4/22 is 3,467 by 150 feet (1,057 x 46 m); 11/29 is 3,843 by 60 feet (1,171 x 18 m).<ref name="FAA" />
 For the 12-month period ending June 28, 2010, the airport had 135,140 [[general aviation]] aircraft operations, an average of 370 per day. At that time there were 72 aircraft based at this airport: 24% single-[[aircraft engine|engine]], 7% multi-engine, and 69% [[glider (sailplane)|glider]].<ref name="FAA" />
-== See also ==
+== Cargo Carriers ==
+{{Airport destination list
-{{Portal box|United States Air Force|Military of the United States|World War II}}
+| [[Ameriflight]] | [[Portland International Airport|Portland (OR)]], [[Boeing Field|Seattle-Boeing]]
+}}
+==See also==
+* [[List of airports in Washington (state)|List of airports in Washington]]
 * [[Washington World War II Army Airfields]]
-* [[List of airports in Washington]]
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
 * [http://www.portofephrata.com/ Port of Ephrata: Port District #9 of Grant County, Washington]
-* [[Washington State Department of Transportation|WSDOT]] Pilot's Guide: {{PDF|[http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/E89F1C56-D1ED-4BB9-8E78-D60BC3E08980/0/PilotsGuide_Ephrata_EphrataMunicipal.pdf Ephrata Municipal]}}
+* [[Washington State Department of Transportation|WSDOT]] Pilot's Guide: {{cite web|url= http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/E89F1C56-D1ED-4BB9-8E78-D60BC3E08980/0/PilotsGuide_Ephrata_EphrataMunicipal.pdf |title=Ephrata Municipal }}
-* [[Washington State Department of Transportation|WSDOT]] Economic Impacts: {{PDF|[http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/D6C79A0D-6144-4926-A5D6-688B4EDA95F5/0/NCR_Ephrata.pdf Ephrata Municipal Airport]}}
+* [[Washington State Department of Transportation|WSDOT]] Economic Impacts: {{cite web|url= http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/NR/rdonlyres/D6C79A0D-6144-4926-A5D6-688B4EDA95F5/0/NCR_Ephrata.pdf |title=Ephrata Municipal Airport }}
 * [http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=12&lat=47.3081&lon=-119.5169&w=800&h=1100&lp=---+None+--- Aerial image as of July 1996] from [[USGS]] ''[[The National Map]]''
 * {{FAA-procedures|EPH}}
-* {{US-airport-ga|EPH}}
+{{US-airport-ga|EPH}}
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-[[Category:Buildings and structures in Grant County, Washington]]
+[[Category:Transportation buildings and structures in Grant County, Washington]]
-[[Category:Transportation in Grant County, Washington]]
 [[Category:Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Washington (state)]]
-[[Category:USAAF Fourth Air Force Group Training Stations]]
+[[Category:Airports established in 1943]]
-[[Category:USAAF Second Air Force Heavy Bombardment Training Stations]]
+[[Category:1943 establishments in Washington (state)]]
-[[Category:1943 establishments]]

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