Spokane International Airport

Spokane International Airport

Geiger Army Airfield
Spokane International Airport; Geiger Army Airfield
	Spokane International Airport in 2010,; viewed from the south
	IATA: GEG; ICAO: KGEG; FAA LID: GEG;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Spokane County & City of Spokane
Operator	Spokane Airport Board
Serves	Inland Northwest (primarily Spokane–Coeur d'Alene area)
Location	West Hills, Spokane, Washington, United States
Hub for	Empire Airlines;
Elevation AMSL	2,385 ft / 727 m
Coordinates	47°37′12″N 117°32′02″W
Website	SpokaneAirports.net
Maps
	; FAA airport diagram
Runways
Statistics
Aircraft operations (12 months ending December 2022)
Aircraft operations (12 months ending December 2022)	66,720
Based aircraft (2018)	60
Total passengers served (12 months ending December 2022)	3,920,972
Cargo handled (12 months ending December 2022)	157,789,826 lbs.
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration; Spokane International Airport

Spokane International Airport (IATA: GEG, ICAO: KGEG, FAA LID: GEG) is a commercial airport in Spokane, Washington, United States, located approximately 7 miles (11 km) west-southwest of Downtown Spokane. It is the primary airport serving the Inland Northwest, which consists of 30 counties and includes areas such as Spokane, the Tri-Cities, both in Eastern Washington, and Coeur d'Alene in North Idaho. The airport's code, GEG, is derived from its former name, Geiger Field, which honored Major Harold Geiger (1884–1927).

As of 2015, Spokane International Airport (GEG) ranks as the 70th-busiest airport in the United States in terms of passenger enplanements. At 4,112,784 total passengers served in 2019, it is the second busiest airport in Washington. GEG is served by six airlines with non-stop service to 15 airports in 13 markets.

It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a small-hub primary commercial service facility.

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