Pullman–Moscow Regional Airport

Pullman–Moscow Regional Airport
Main terminal in July 2006
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Pullman–Moscow
Regional Airport Board
Serves Pullman-Moscow Combined Statistical Area
Location Whitman County, Washington
Time zone Pacific (UTC−8)
 • Summer (DST) (UTC−7)
Elevation AMSL 2,556 ft / 779 m
Coordinates 46°44′38″N 117°06′29″W / 46.744°N 117.108°W / 46.744; -117.108Coordinates: 46°44′38″N 117°06′29″W / 46.744°N 117.108°W / 46.744; -117.108
Website flypuw.com
Map
Pullman–Moscow Regional Airport
Pullman–Moscow Regional Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
6/24 6,730 2,051 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2014) 29,350
Based aircraft (2018) 71
Total passengers (12 months ending Oct 2017) 119,000
A charter flight at PUW in 2013
(Alaska Airlines, Boeing 737-890)
The post-security waiting area
at PUW in July 2006
Pullman–Moscow Regional Airport
from the southwest in June 2000, runway 6, aligned with Moscow Mountain in Idaho

Pullman–Moscow Regional Airport (IATA: PUW, ICAO: KPUW, FAA LID: PUW) is a public airport in the northwest United States, located in Whitman County, Washington, two miles (3 km) east of Pullman and four miles west (6 km) of Moscow, Idaho. The airport is accessed via spurs from State Route 270, and has a single 6,730-foot (2,050 m) runway, headed northeast/southwest (6/24), aligned with Moscow Mountain (4,983 feet (1,519 m)) twelve miles (20 km) to the northeast, the highest summit in the area.

The rural airport in the Palouse region is the primary air link for its two land-grant universities, Washington State University in Pullman and the University of Idaho in Moscow. Both universities use the airport for jet charters from Alaska Airlines, Frontier Airlines, and Allegiant Air for their intercollegiate athletic teams.

Horizon Air (marketed and sold as Alaska Airlines) is the sole commercial airline serving the airport, flying Bombardier Q400 turboprop aircraft. It began service to Pullman–Moscow (and Lewiston) 35 years ago in March 1983, with Fairchild F-27 and Metroliner aircraft.[2][3][4] Horizon Air offers 3-4 daily scheduled flights to Seattle/Tacoma. Historically, flight schedules have sometimes included a stop in Lewiston, but currently all scheduled flights at PUW are nonstop to/from Seattle.

Prior to Horizon, Cascade Airways (1969–1986) was the main carrier at the airport.

Seattle air traffic control, 250 miles (400 km) west, manages commercial traffic for the airport. The nearest major airport is Spokane International, 90 miles (145 km) north.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized the airport as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.[5]

Facilities and aircraft

Pullman–Moscow Regional Airport covers an area of 467 acres (1.89 km2) at an elevation of 2,556 feet (779 m) above sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 6/24, which measures 6,730 by 100 feet (2,051 m × 30 m).[1] The airport was annexed by the City of Pullman in August 1988,[6] and the present terminal opened in February 1990 at a cost of $2.7 million.[7]

The modest commercial terminal is a single large room, divided between pre- and post-security areas by a single security checkpoint and glass walls. The waiting area occupies all space beyond the checkpoint but is not commonly used for waiting, as most passengers pass through the security checkpoint immediately before boarding. Both passenger gates are ground-level doors to the tarmac; passengers board via the fold-down aircraft-door stairs, or airstairs (for larger charter aircraft). Gate 1 on the east side of the terminal is used by Horizon Air.

The public airport shares the runway with a fixed-base operator, Interstate Aviation, which conducts chartered air service. Local engineering firm Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc. owns and operates private hangars at the airport.

For the 12-month period ending January 1, 2014, the airport had 29,350 aircraft operations, an average of 80 per day: 85% general aviation, 14% scheduled commercial, 1% air taxi, and <1% military. Occasionally, the airport has accepted Boeing 737 aircraft on Alaska Airlines charter flights.

In January 2018, there were 71 aircraft based at this airport: 60 single-engine, 7 multi-engine, 3 jet, and 1 glider.[1]

Airline and destination

AirlinesDestinations
Alaska Airlines Seattle/Tacoma

Top destinations

Busiest domestic routes out of PUW
(Nov 2016 – Oct 2017)[8]
Rank City Passengers Carriers
1 Seattle, WA 59,980 Alaska

References

  1. 1 2 3 FAA Airport Master Record for PUW (Form 5010 PDF), effective January 4, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Horizon to add region stops". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. February 5, 1983. p. 9.
  3. ↑ "Horizon plans three flights to Quad Cities". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. February 5, 1983. p. 5B.
  4. ↑ "Horizon begins operations at Lewiston, Pullman". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. March 16, 1983. p. 3B.
  5. ↑ "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  6. ↑ Fisher, David (August 17, 1988). "Pullman annexes airport". Idahonian. Moscow. p. 1A.
  7. ↑ Semerad, Tony (February 15, 1990). "Weather foils plans for first day". Idahonian. Moscow. p. 1A.
  8. ↑ "RITA BTS Transtats - PUW". www.transtats.bts.gov. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
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