chelan douglas port authority

When I was a kid, I loved airplanes. I especially liked the P51 Mustang. Dad was an aerospace engineer at Boeing and on the weekends, he would do freelance work.

The tech giant is spending almost $12.5 million to buy acreage acquired by the Chelan Douglas Port Authority.

The 1960s-era building on the east side of the airport is getting a major face lift to be the terminal that handles private small plane and jet traffic.

The electricity receptacles were supposed to be upgraded when the airport terminal apron was rebuilt but a design error left electricity insufficient.

The Port is in the process of choosing a consulting firm to develop a strategic plan.

The Chelan Douglas Port Authority was asked to organize a feasibility study on a sports complex after interest sprang from local governments.

So far, there's a verbal commitment to fund a feasibility study on the Sports Complex from all the parties involved.

The money coming through the Federal Aviation Administration required that projects already be underway, and the General Aviation building is still in the planning stages.

The Small Community Air Service Development Grant has been in place for that purpose since 2017 and is about to expire next month.

The closure shuts off the airport's only daily commercial flight to Seattle on Horizon Air.