| Vista Field | |
| Iata: | |
| Faa: | |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | Port of Kennewick |
| City-Served: | Kennewick, Washington |
| Elevation-F: | 534 |
| Elevation-M: | 163 |
| Coordinates: | 46.22°N -119.21°W |
| R1-Number: | 2/20 |
| R1-Length-F: | 4,008 |
| R1-Length-M: | 1,222 |
| R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
| Stat-Year: | 2007 |
| Stat1-Header: | Aircraft operations |
| Stat1-Data: | 45,000 |
| Stat2-Header: | Based aircraft |
| Stat2-Data: | 35 |
| Footnotes: | Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
Vista Field was a public use airport in Benton County, Washington, United States. The airport was located 30NaN0 northwest of the central business district of Kennewick and was owned by the Port of Kennewick.It was also known as Vista Field Airport.[2]
Several shipping carriers operated out of the airport. There had been controversy in recent years over whether or not to continue to operate the airport or to shut it down; it was officially closed on December 31, 2013, due to operating costs.[3] [4] The Port of Kennewick plans to redevelop the 103acres site into a mixed-use residential and commercial neighborhood with parks and plazas.[5] Several streets were laid in the early 2020s ahead of property sales for development.[6]
During World War II in the 1940s, it was an auxiliary field for nearby Naval Air Station Pasco, training naval aviators.[4] The Port of Kennewick acquired the airport in 1991.[6]
The Toyota Center arena, opened in 1988 as the Tri-Cities Coliseum, is adjacent to the northwest.
Vista Field covered an area of 100acres at an elevation of above mean sea level. It had one asphalt paved runway designated 2/20 which measured, with a width of .
It formerly had a T-configuration, with a perpendicular runway of 3500feet to the northwest.[4]
For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2007, the airport had 45,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 123 per day. At that time there were 35 aircraft based at this airport: 86% single-engine, 11% multi-engine and 3% helicopter.