Port of Whitman Business Air Center, is a public use airport located 3

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s (5 km) southwest of the

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of Colfax, a city in

Whitman County, Washington Whitman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 47,973. The county seat is Colfax, and its largest city is Pullman. The county was formed from Stevens County in 1871. It is named ...

, United States. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

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for 2017–2021, in which it is

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as a basic general aviation facility. This airport is assigned location identifier S94 by the FAA but, unlike most airports in the United States, has no designation from the

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(IATA).

Facilities and aircraft

Port of Whitman Business Air Center covers an area of 64

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s (26 ha) at an elevation of 2,181 feet (665 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway: 8/26 is 3,209 by 60 feet (978 x 18 m) with an asphalt surface. In 2016, the airport had 15,000 aircraft operations, an average of 41 per day: all general aviation. In January 2018, there were 15 aircraft based at this airport: 13 single- engine, 1 multi-engine, and 1 ultra-light.

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External links

Airport page
for the Port of Whitman County website * * AirportGuid
airport information for S94

{{Airports in Washington Airports in Washington (state) Transportation buildings and structures in Whitman County, Washington

Facilities and aircraft

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