Vista Field | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Port of Kennewick | ||||||||||
Serves | Kennewick, Washington | ||||||||||
Location | Benton County, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 534 ft / 163 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 46°13′N 119°13′W / 46.22°N 119.21°W | ||||||||||
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Vista Field (IATA: VSK, FAA LID: S98) was a public use airport in Benton County, Washington, United States.[1] The airport was located three nautical miles (6 km) northwest of the central business district of Kennewick and was owned by the Port of Kennewick.[1] 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 103-acre (42 ha) 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.