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As the commercial service airport that provides passenger and cargo service, we grow and expand based on the revenue
derived by those businesses and the expendable income of the people they employ. We have strong partnerships in the
business organizations of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho and continually work with them to ensure a viable
aerospace industry.”
From its humble beginnings, our little local (international) airport is now the second largest in the state of Washington,
offering 1,300 domestic connections, 35 international connections, 17 major destinations, and has 6,000 acres of develop-
able land with ready access to over 250 trucking companies, two Class 1 rail systems, and a highly skilled workforce. In
2015 the airport processed over three million passengers and nearly 70,000 U.S. cargo tons. It continues to be a driving
force in aerospace industry in our region.
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