Two Horizon flights were delayed and 12 flights were cancelled.  Without the instrument landing system, the bottom of the cloud layer must be 1300ft above ground level for Horizon to land at Pangborn. 

Four flights were delayed in December because of a failure of the instrument landing system.  The ILS is owned and maintained by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).  The FAA has been working hard to identify the cause of these recurring problems.  The current outage began about 1:00 pm on Saturday.  The FAA is still working on the system, but has returned it to service as of 2:00 pm on January 14th.

These problems reinforce the importance of the instrument landing system.  During the 2006-2007 winter season, the instrument landing system saved 48 Horizon Air flights.  So far this year, 18 flights have arrived or departed Pangborn that could not have prior to the installation of the ILS. 

For More Information Contact: Patricia Moore - Airport Manager 509-884-2494