Ephrata Army Air Base

Ephrata Municipal Airport Ephrata Army Airfield
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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 / 47.30806; -119.51694Coordinates: 47°18′29″N 119°31′01″W / 47.30806°N 119.51694°W / 47.30806; -119.51694
Website	PortOfEphrata.com
Map
EPH Location of airport in Washington
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 3/21 5,500 1,676 Asphalt 4/22 3,467 1,057 Asphalt 11/29 3,843 1,171 Asphalt
Statistics (2010)
Aircraft operations 135,140 Based aircraft 72
Source: Federal Aviation Administration

Aircraft operations	135,140
Based aircraft	72

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. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation airport.

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. 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.

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

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