Davenport Municipal Airport Upgrades Prompt Additional Development within City

WA – The City of Davenport recently completed a nearly $6 million reconstruction project at the Davenport Municipal Airport to meet the growing air traffic at the facility. From the start of the project, the airport has almost tripled its number of hangars to 16 from six, with three more planned.

In the northern part of the airport, a crosswind runway was decommissioned and now is being used as an access road, resulting in about 700,000 square feet of free space. The city subsequently partnered with the Lincoln County Economic Development Council to secure a grant to install the water, sewer, and power infrastructure needed for future light commercial development related to airport services, such as aircraft hangars and facilities for aviation-related businesses.

The airport also has secured a contract with Airlift Northwest, the nonprofit air ambulance entity of the University of Washington Medicine. Construction of Airlift Northwest’s permanent building is underway on the airport’s north side and is expected to be completed in the fall. The project is valued at $2 million.

The airport project was named “2021 Project of the Year” by the Washington Airport Managers Association.