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Closed in late 1945 and turned over to War Assets Administration (WAA) for disposal. Transferred to Grant County and developed into a commercial airport in the late 1940s. |
Closed in late 1945 and turned over to War Assets Administration (WAA) for disposal. Transferred to Grant County and developed into a commercial airport in the late 1940s. |
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Parts of the 1989 Steven Spielberg film <b> Always </b> were filmed on the airport. |
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Port District No. 9 of Grant County | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Ephrata, Washington | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,275 ft / 388.6 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°18′27″N 119°30′57″W / 47.30750°N 119.51583°W | ||||||||||||||
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Ephrata Municipal Airport (IATA: EPH, ICAO: KEPH) is a public airport located two miles (3 km) southeast of the central business district (CBD) of Ephrata, a city in Grant County, Washington, USA. The airport covers 2,300 acres (931 ha) and has two runways.
History
Established in 1939 as Epharata 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 reassigned to Second Air Force when heavy bombardment group training was reassigned to that command. Also used by Air Technical Service Command as an aircraft maintenance and supply depot.
Closed in late 1945 and turned over to War Assets Administration (WAA) for disposal. 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.
See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Airport Master Record (FAA Form 5010), also available as a printable form (PDF)
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)
- 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
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