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C.A.M. 32-Portland-Spokane Airway

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Pasco-Spokane Section

Sectional aeronautical charts:

SECTION MAP NAME GPS PID County, State
1
Felts Field 47.680663, -117.319422   Spokane Co., Washington
32_32 P-S     Spokane Co., Washington
32_31 P-S Cheney     Spokane Co., Washington
32_30 P-S Tyler 47.415312, -117.738502   Spokane Co., Washington
32_29 P-S     Lincoln Co., Washington
32_28 P-S Sprague DOCILF 47.244108, -118.047654   Adams Co., Washington

32_27 Ritzville NE

47.125879, -118.257983 SW1227 Adams Co., Washington
32_26 P-S     Adams Co., Washington
32_25 P-S Lind 46.974158, -118.592392   Adams Co., Washington
32_24 P-S Lind SW 46.871237, -118.646673 SA2106 Adams Co., Washington
32 23 P-S Hatton 46.754836, -118.792925

SA2141 

Adams Co., Washington
32_22 P-S Connell     Franklin Co., Washington
32_21 P-S Messa East 46.502621, -118.922975 SA2138 Franklin Co., Washington
32_20 P-S Eltopia 46.388007, -119.015759   Franklin Co., Washington

Franklin County Airport / Tri Cities Airport

46.257357, -119.114326   Franklin Co., Washington

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Air Commerce Bulletin Vol. 1, No. 2, July 15, 1929, p.26

Portland-Spokane-This airway is being surveyed for intermediate fiels and lights by Airways Extension Superintendents S. S. Boggs and Grant N. Berryman. The Pasco-Spokane section will closely follow the highway and railroad leading from Pasco to Spokane, and the intermediate filed sites will be located at Connell, Lind, Cheney, and an intermediate field midway between Ritzville and Sprague. http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015021076875;view=1up;seq=54 

Portland-Pasco Section

Sectional aeronautical charts:

SECTION MAP NAME GPS PID County, State

Franklin County Airport / Tri Cities Airport

46.257357, -119.114326   Franklin Co., Washington
32_18 P-S Johnson Butte 46.097330, -119.192475 SA2262 Benton Co., Washington
32_17 P-S Umatilla DOCILF 45.916667, -119.300000   Umatilla Co., Oregon
32_16 P-S Irrigon 45.877294, -119.491289   Morrow Co., Oregon
32_14 P-S Boardman 45.820342, -119.734383   Morrow Co., Oregon
32_13 P-S Heppner Junction 45.796683, -120.012356 RC2488 Morrow Co., Oregon
32_12 P-S Arlington (2nd loc.) 45.719876, -120.186152   Gilliam Co., Oregon
32_12 P-S Arlington (1st loc.) 45.719707, -120.182213 RC2505 Gilliam Co., Oregon
32_11 P-S Blalock 45.681583, -120.378695 RC2524  Gilliam Co., Oregon
32_10 P-S Rufus 45.693168, -120.685747 RC2620 Sherman Co., Oregon
32_09B P-S Rufus DOCILF     Sherman Co., Oregon
32_09A P-S Emerson 45.620232, -120.876609 RC2630 Sherman Co., Oregon
32_07B P-S Grand Dalles 45.652916, -121.169000 RC2090 Klickitat Co., Washington
32_07A P-S The Grand Dalles 45.614999, -121.181556 RC2056 Klickitat Co., Washington

(The Gorge-Portland-The Grand Dalles)

SECTION MAP NAME GPS PID County, State
32_07B P-S Grand Dalles 45.652916, -121.169000 RC2090 Klickitat Co., Washington
32_07A P-S The Grand Dalles 45.614999, -121.181556 RC2056 Klickitat Co., Washington
32_07.4 P-S blinker 45.661910, -121.224926 RC2079 Wasco Co., Oregon
32_07.3 P-S blinker 45.674166, -121.220222 RC2096  Klickitat Co., Washington
32_06B P-S Lyle 45.687125, -121.352978 RC2111 Wasco Co., Oregon
32_06.3 P-S blinker 45.700433, -121.475025 RC2180 Hood River Co., Oregon

32_06.2 P-S blinker

45.725555, -121.488055 RC2171 Klickitat Co., Washington
32_06A P-S Station George 45.707348, -121.492097 RC2164 Hood River Co., Oregon
32_05.9 P-S blilnker 45.710575, -121.559676 RC2291  Hood River Co., Oregon
32_05.5 P-S blinker 45.703662, -121.617453 RC2291  Hood River Co., Oregon
32_04.9 blinker 45.697776, -121.706500

RC2331

Skamania Co., Washington
32_04.9 P-S Lindsey Creek 45.690299, -121.719276 RC2322 Hood River Co., Oregon
32_04.8 P-S Shellrock Mt. 45.691745, -121.737201 RC2330 Hood River Co., Oregon
32_04.8 Home Valley blinker 45.704026, -121.760280 RC2339 Skamania Co., Washington
32_04 P-S The Dalles 45.696674, -121.816315 RC2345  Hood River Co., Oregon
32_04.4 P-S Carson blinker 45.710214, -121.838585 RC2361 Skamania Co., Washington
32_04 P-S Cascade Locks-Aux 45.695828, -121.831943 RC2351 Hood River Co., Oregon
32_04 P-S Cascade Locks DOCILF 45.683277, -121.833297   Hood River Co., Oregon
32_03B P-S Bonneville Dam-Aux 45.670250, -121.888313 RC2414 Hood River Co., Oregon
32_ 03B P-S W.Stevenson 45.684748, -121.906777 RC2386 Skamania Co., Washington
32_03B P-S N. Bonneville 45.662746, -121.927663 RC2430  Skamania Co., Washington
32_03B P-S Bonneville Dam 45.638501, -121.935395 RC2393 Multnomah Co., Oregon
32_03B P-S N. Bonneville-Aux 45.652889, -121.963278 RC2444 Skamania Co., Washington
32_03A Beacon Rock-Aux 45.631300, -122.008544 RD2116

Skamania Co., Washington

32_03A P-S Beacon Rock 45.627894, -122.021089 RD2119 Skamania Co., Washington
32_003 Multnomah Falls 45.622937, -122.021994 RD2174  Skamania Co., Washington
32_03A P-S Tanner Butte-aux 45.612842, -121.997591 RC2378 Multnomah Co., Oregon
32_02 P-S Cape Horn 45.567021, -122.200143 RD2207 Skamania Co., Washington
32_02 P-S Bridal Veil 45.557383, -122.199113 RD2222  Multnomah Co., Oregon
32_02 P-S Bridal Veil 45.551686, -122.190202 RD2219 Multnomah Co., Oregon
32_01 P-S Troutdale 45.550590, -122.399057   Multnomah Co., Oregon
32_00 / 01A P-S Mt. Tabor 45.546567, -122.565992 RD2866 Multnomah Co., Oregon
Swan Field 45.559879, -122.707820   Multnomah Co., Oregon

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Air Commerce Bulletin Vol. 3, No. 1, July 1, 1931, page 8

LIGHTED AIRWAY LANE THROUGH DEEP MOUNTAIN GORGE NOW READY FOR AIRCRAFT
A lighted lane for aircraft, 50 miles in length, running through a deep gorge between mountain walls and heavy forests, is now ready for airmen to fly at night, between Portland, Oreg., and Pasco, Wash., on the Salt Lake City-Seattle airway. Bounded on two sides by the walls of the Columbia River Gorge, on the bottom by the Columbia River and the floor of the gorge and frequently on the top by fog, this passageway, at times is virtually a tunnel, yet is the most desirable aircraft route through this section of the country. Combined with the difficulties of terrain and forest was that presented by fog which frequently blankets the surrounding area, and at limes the upper portion of the gorge, making it impracticable to route the airway over the top of the gorge. The lower part of the gorge, however, is usually swept by winds which keep it free from fog, and thereby enables airmen to cover the distance when flights over the top could not be undertaken. When the fogs form in the upper part of the gorge, which frequently result in li50-foot ceilings, the beams from the regular long range revolving beacons are blotted out. Therefore, a special system of low altitude lights was developed by the airways division of the Aeronautics Branch for installation at prominent points on the walls of the gorge, marking an air lane free from obstructions between Cape Horn, 25 miles east of Portland, Oreg., and Lyle, Wash., 50 miles farther east.

MOUNTING OF BEACONS
Airway electric flashing code beacons are mounted at 21 sites on both sides of the gorge at prominent locations so that airmen need only follow the course outlined by the two lines of light in order to fly safely through the gorge. Green lights are on the Washington side of the gorge and red lights on the Oregon side, to provide proper orientation by airmen passing between red and green lights. Two 300-milimeter airways code beacons are Installed at each site, one being in use nightly and the other functioning as a reserve unit which is put into operation automatically upon failure of the service beacon from either the burning out of lamps or power failure. The reserve units are operated from storage batteries, which are kept charged by means of trickle chargers connected with the service line. Each of the service beacons is equipped with two 250-watt, 110-volt lamps, and the stand-by units are provided with 36-watt, 6-volt bulbs. Both service and reserve beacons, the latter when in operation, flash on a one-second-on and one-second-off program. In order to provide commercial current for all of the side lights, it was necessary to contract for approximately 25 miles of pole-line extensions. Rights of way through standing timber had to be purchased and many of the poles had to be set in rock. Two more lights to complete the system are being installed, one at the western extremity of the gorge, and the other at the eastern end.


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This is a work in progress and will be constantly updated as new information is found.
Beacons arrraged the same as airway map.
DOCILF= Department of Commerce Intermediate Landing Field

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