General Information

The Port of Olympia assumed ownership of the Olympia Regional Airport in 1963, although local aviation history goes back to the 1920s. In recent years the Port completed projects and plans that position the Airport to take advantage of new aviation markets and make the facility an even more attractive and competitive location for corporate operations.

The Olympia Regional Airport is home to aircraft service operations, hangars, corporate offices and a modern public terminal.  The Airport provides tower-controlled and full-instrument approach access for a variety of recreational, commercial and corporate users.

Two runways, one 5,501 feet and the other 4,157 feet, give large corporate jets, commuter-size planes and light freight aircraft convenient access into southern Puget Sound. The Airport's location, adjacent to the NewMarket Industrial Campus with close proximity to Interstate 5 and the state Capitol, allows businesses to service both private and government clients.

In 1996, the Port expanded aircraft service capacity by paving an apron, providing 51 additional tie-downs with provisions to park as many as 15 corporate aircraft and 36 spaces for itinerant parking for smaller aircraft.

To provide additional safety and convenience, the entire electrical system for runways and taxiways was upgraded, including a new back-up system. The improvements included the addition of 80 new runway and taxiway direction signs, further increasing the Airport's accessibility for around-the-clock landings and takeoffs.

In 1997, the Port constructed of an eight-tank, above-ground fueling facility to provide fixed base operators with a safer method of storing fuel and eliminating the possibility of contamination from spills. Additional controlled catch basins connected to the main drainage system further ensure that spilled contaminants will not reach the underground aquifer.

The long-term viability of the Airport in an urban setting was assured with the purchase of $5.5 million of property within the Airport's runway protection zone during 1997-98.

With airfield improvement projects complete or underway, the Port is positioned to further capitalize on the Airport's unique attribute of 300 acres of well-located building sites with airfield access.

As with many of the Port of Olympia's business operations, the Olympia Regional Airport partners with the community by supporting fly-ins hosted by the Olympic Flight Museum and other local aviation events.