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ALW Walla Walla Regional Airport
Walla Walla Regional Airport (IATA: ALW, ICAO:KALW) is located in the the city of Walla Walla, United states.

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IATA Code

ALW

ICAO Code

KALW

Name

Walla Walla Regional Airport

Type

Country / Region

United states (US)

City

Walla Walla

Latitude

46.0948920

Longitude

-118.2878750

Time Zone

UTC−08:00

Phone Number

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Airport Overview

Walla Walla Regional Airport (ALW), identified by ICAO code KALW, serves Walla Walla in southeastern Washington, United States. It is a regional airport rather than a principal international cargo gateway. Its location makes it relevant to local shippers in the Walla Walla Valley, while international air cargo normally requires a planned trucking connection to a larger U.S. gateway or an onward airline network. The supplied airport record lists no air-cargo or express-cargo count, so our service team treats the airport primarily as a potential local pickup, delivery, or feeder point and confirms the actual operating carrier, cargo acceptance channel, handling hours, and security status before booking. Exporters should not assume that customs, bonded storage, dangerous-goods handling, or scheduled freighter facilities are available on site.

Airport name	Walla Walla Regional Airport
Codes	IATA: ALW; ICAO: KALW
Location	Walla Walla, Washington, United States
Coordinates	46.0948920, -118.2878750
Time zone	UTC−08:00, subject to applicable seasonal time changes

Key Highlights

Regional-airport profile: suitable for local aviation logistics planning, but not automatically a direct international cargo gateway.
The supplied record shows air_num: 0 and exp_num: 0; our team therefore verifies current cargo acceptance rather than assuming scheduled cargo or express coverage.
International shipments may be more practical through a major gateway, with pre-carriage or on-carriage arranged by truck from the Walla Walla area.
Wine, agricultural, food-related, industrial, and general commercial shipments may require distinct packaging, temperature, inspection, or seasonal planning.
Cut-off times, security screening, warehouse access, and delivery appointments must be confirmed for each routing and service provider.

Cargo Facilities & Services

Walla Walla Regional Airport should be planned as a regional handling point unless a current operator confirms otherwise. The following controls help prevent a booking from being built around unverified airport infrastructure:

Terminal and cargo acceptance

General cargo acceptance, warehouse access, cargo build-up, and after-hours receiving must be confirmed with the actual operating handler or carrier. Passenger-terminal assumptions should not be applied to freight.

Cold-chain capability

Do not assume refrigerated rooms, active-containers facilities, or validated temperature monitoring. For pharmaceuticals, perishables, and wine, our team can evaluate a controlled truck move to a suitable gateway.

Dangerous goods

Acceptance depends on trained personnel, equipment, carrier approval, and the commodity classification. Lithium batteries, aerosols, chemicals, and dry ice require advance review.

Customs and bonded handling

International customs clearance, bonded storage, and examination capability must be confirmed for the selected gateway and broker. Local airport proximity does not itself establish customs availability.

Ground transfer

Dedicated trucking can connect local shippers with a larger air-cargo gateway. The quotation should separate pickup, airport handling, line-haul, screening, and final delivery charges.

Special cargo

Live animals, oversized pieces, valuable goods, and temperature-sensitive shipments require written pre-acceptance, packaging review, and a confirmed handover location.

Routes & Transit Times

For international cargo, the normal planning question is whether to truck the shipment from the Walla Walla area to a suitable U.S. gateway, rather than to presume direct export acceptance at Walla Walla Regional Airport.
Possible gateway selection depends on destination, airline contract, commodity, screening, customs requirements, aircraft capacity, and the shipper’s pickup location. Our service team compares available routings before issuing a firm schedule.
Airport-to-airport timing can be affected by truck availability, security screening, warehouse cut-offs, weekend or holiday schedules, weather, missed connections, and customs examination.
Carrier names, flight numbers, frequencies, routings, and transit commitments are confirmed at quotation and may change. No fixed transit time should be published without a live booking confirmation.

Operational recommendation: request both an airport-based quotation and a gateway-trucking alternative. The lower line-haul rate is not necessarily the lower total cost once screening, handling, and delivery legs are included.

Hinterland & Key Cargo

The airport’s commercial relevance is concentrated in Walla Walla and the surrounding southeastern Washington service area. Cargo planning should be aligned with the shipper’s exact origin, production calendar, packaging method, and final destination.

Wine and beverage supply chains: bottled products, samples, packaging materials, labels, and equipment may require careful protection against breakage, leakage, heat, and vibration.
Agricultural and food-related goods: seasonal products may require rapid pickup, phytosanitary or food documentation, and a confirmed temperature strategy.
Industrial and commercial freight: machinery parts, tools, components, and maintenance shipments may need dimensional checks, skid specifications, and delivery appointments.
General business cargo: samples, documents, replacement parts, and time-sensitive parcels should be checked for express-network eligibility rather than assumed to be accepted locally.

Operations & Compliance

Booking and cut-off: obtain written confirmation of receiving hours, cargo cut-off, security screening deadline, piece limits, and the exact handover address before dispatching a truck.
Export documentation: prepare a commercial invoice, packing list, shipper and consignee details, export-control information where applicable, and the air waybill data required by the selected carrier or gateway.
Dangerous goods: provide the correct UN number, proper shipping name, class, packing group, quantity, packing instruction, and shipper’s declaration when required. Battery cargo must be assessed separately.
Special cargo and customs: temperature-controlled, live-animal, food, plant, alcohol, valuable, or oversized cargo may require permits, inspections, pre-alerts, broker coordination, or carrier-specific approval.

Shipping Tips

Send our service team the origin ZIP code, commodity description, pieces, dimensions, gross weight, ready date, destination, and Incoterm before requesting a route.
Ask for a comparison between local-airport handling and truck-to-gateway service. Include pickup, line-haul, screening, handling, customs, storage, and final delivery in the total-cost review.
Use export-grade packaging: secure bottles and liquids against leakage, protect pallets from shifting, mark each piece clearly, and keep gross weight and dimensions consistent with the booking.
For perishables, pharmaceuticals, batteries, dangerous goods, live animals, or oversized freight, obtain written pre-acceptance before production release or truck dispatch.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can Walla Walla Regional Airport handle my international export directly?: Do not assume direct international cargo acceptance. Our team verifies the current carrier, handler, screening arrangement, customs route, and commodity restrictions; a truck connection to a larger gateway may be the appropriate solution.
Is there a scheduled cargo airline or express service at Walla Walla Regional Airport?: The supplied record lists zero air-cargo and express-cargo entries. Because schedules and handling arrangements can change, we confirm live availability before quoting or accepting freight.
Can I send wine or agricultural products through the airport?: Potentially, subject to packaging, carrier acceptance, temperature requirements, destination rules, and any food, plant, alcohol, or agricultural documentation. Our team reviews the commodity before booking.
How early should cargo be delivered?: There is no universal cut-off for every routing. Delivery time depends on the selected handler, gateway, screening, and flight connection. We obtain the applicable cut-off in writing and build a recovery margin into the dispatch plan.
Will customs clearance take place at the local airport?: Only if the selected routing and customs arrangement support it. Clearance location, broker appointment, examination, and bonded movement are confirmed against the actual gateway and entry requirements.

Data Sources & Provenance

Airport name, IATA and ICAO identifiers, city, country, coordinates, address, time-zone field, and the supplied air-cargo and express-cargo indicators are reproduced from the airport record provided for this page. Operational statements are limited to route-planning and compliance guidance; carrier schedules, facilities, acceptance hours, customs arrangements, and transit times require live confirmation.

For regulatory and identity checks, our service team uses authoritative reference domains including faa.gov, iata.org, icao.int, cbp.gov, and tsa.gov. These sources support aviation, cargo-security, customs, and identifier verification boundaries; they do not replace a live carrier or airport-operator acceptance confirmation.