Desert Aire Regional
M94 · Mattawa, Washington · Grant County · map
Desert Aire Regional is a public-use airport, 3 miles southwest of Mattawa, Washington, 586 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 10/28, is 3,665 feet of asphalt.
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What is the airport code for Desert Aire Regional?
Its FAA code is M94.
Where is Desert Aire Regional?
It is 3 miles southwest of Mattawa, Washington, 586 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Desert Aire Regional?
Its one runway, 10/28, is 3,665 feet long, asphalt.
Does Desert Aire Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Desert Aire Regional?
1 pilot examiner and 5 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA M94
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · privately owned
- Elevation
- 586 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- unattended
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon see the remarks below
- Fuel and services
- no fuel reported; the services card below
- On the chart
- Seattle sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 19E
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1975
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/28 | 3,665 × 60 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 10: building 6 ft high 270 ft from the end
- Runway 28: PAPI, two lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- none reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: Yakima Air Trml/Mcallister Field (27 nm west), Bowers Field (33 nm northwest), Richland Airport (34 nm southeast), Grant County International (40 nm northeast).
Nearest fields reporting avgas: Sunnyside Municipal (22 nm south), Yakima Air Trml/Mcallister Field (27 nm west), Prosser Airport (29 nm south), Bowers Field (33 nm northwest).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Washington · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Activate rotating beacon - the common traffic frequency 7 mic clicks.
- Taxiway marked with RETRO-REFLECTIVE devices.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 10/28 - the common traffic frequency 5 mic clicks.
- No tgl prior to 0800.
- Transient parking located on southeast and southwest end of airport.
- Ems helicopter parking area on southwest end of airport.
- Long final and extended base approaches to runway 28 not advised due to close proximity of low flying fast military jets.
- Pavement rated for 18,000 pounds aircraft.
- Local weather adzy available - the common traffic frequency 3 mic clicks.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Mattawa from the FAA register
19 aircraft are registered to owners in Mattawa, Washington: 17 piston singles, 1 turboprop, 1 piston twin. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Washington.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
1 pilot examiner (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) is based within 50 nautical miles: 1 for private pilot, 1 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor; 1 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 5 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 engineering representative, 1 training center examiner, 1 administrative pilot examiner.
- Andrew Mc Irvin private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Ellensburg, WA (33 nm) · (509) 306-0135 · [email protected]
All 12 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Mattawa 19 aircraft · 17 piston singles, 1 turboprops, 1 piston twins
- Accidents and incidents in Washington 2,709 since 1982 · 358 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Washington 130 landing places
- Washington 10,570 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/M94.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 29, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.