# Tri Cities Airport (PSC / KPSC)

**Tri Cities Airport** (IATA: PSC, ICAO: KPSC) is a medium airport in Pasco, Washington, United States. It opened in Nov 1937. It has 3 runways; the longest is 7,707 ft (2,349 m). In 2025 it handled 1.0 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpsc

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: PSC / KPSC
- FAA: PSC
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Pasco, Washington, United States
- Opened: Nov 1937
- Elevation: 410 ft / 125 m
- Coordinates: 46.2647, -119.1190
- Runways: 3
- Longest runway: 7,707 ft / 2,349 m
- Instrument procedures: 11 approaches, 2 departures
- Passengers: 1,049,752 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-8/-7 · America/Los_Angeles
- Website: http://www.flytricities.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-Cities_Airport_(Washington) (10 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3497401
- Weather station: KPSC
- Ident: KPSC

## Timeline

- Nov 1937: Tri Cities Airport opens.
- 26 Dec 1989: United Express Flight 2415. 6 killed.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 03L/21R | 7,707 ft / 2,349 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 045° / 225° | yes |
| 12/30 | 7,704 ft / 2,348 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 135° / 315° | yes |
| 03R/21L | 4,423 ft / 1,348 m | 75 ft / 23 m | Asphalt | 045° / 225° |  |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/00474AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 659,306 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 694,772 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 746,148 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 749,213 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 786,543 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 873,352 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 379,783 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 692,986 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 779,642 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 874,077 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 948,822 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 1,049,752 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

10 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (7)

- [SEA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksea.md) Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · United States · 171 mi / 276 km · Delta Connection, Alaska Airlines
- [PDX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpdx.md) Portland International Airport · United States · 173 mi / 279 km · Alaska Airlines
- [SLC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kslc.md) Salt Lake City International Airport · United States · 520 mi / 837 km · Delta Connection
- [SFO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfo.md) San Francisco International Airport · United States · 620 mi / 998 km · United Express
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 851 mi / 1,370 km · United Express
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 852 mi / 1,371 km · Alaska Airlines
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 963 mi / 1,549 km · American Eagle

### Cargo (3)

- [ALW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kalw.md) Walla Walla Regional Airport · United States · 42 mi / 67 km · Ameriflight
- [GEG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgeg.md) Spokane International Airport · United States · 120 mi / 193 km · Ameriflight, FedEx Express
- [BFI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbfi.md) King County International Airport - Boeing Field · United States · 173 mi / 279 km · Ameriflight

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from PSC, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (4)

- AS [Alaska Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alaska-airlines) · 3
- [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 2
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 2
- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 1

### Cargo (2)

- A8 [Ameriflight](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ameriflight) · 3
- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 1.0M (2025) | #802 of 3,974 | #196 in North America | #139 in US |
| Longest runway | 7,707 ft / 2,349 m | =2,991 of 29,858 | #633 in North America | #473 in US |
| Elevation | 410 ft / 125 m | =28,827 of 43,403 | =13,606 in North America | =11,428 in US |
| Age | Opened 1937 | =703 of 15,079 | =141 in North America | =123 in US |
| Runways | 3 | =151 of 29,978 | =83 in North America | =81 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | CHINOOK APP/DEP | 128.750 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 125.650 |
| CLD | CLNC DEL | 120.000 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 135.300 |
| GND | GND | 121.800 |
| RDO | SEATTLE RDO | 122.400 |
| TWR | TWR | 135.300 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [ALW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kalw.md) Walla Walla Regional Airport · 41 mi / 67 km
- [PDT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpdt.md) Eastern Oregon Regional Airport at Pendleton · 42 mi / 67 km
- [MWH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmwh.md) Grant County International Airport · 66 mi / 106 km
- [YKM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kykm.md) Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field · 71 mi / 114 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Tri-Cities Airport (Washington)”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tri-Cities_Airport_(Washington)&oldid=1367390017), revision of 2 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpsc/data
