Port looks to build new hangar at Colfax airport

The Port of Whitman, which manages the airport as its Business Air Center, issued a call for bids last week for construction of a 60 X 80-foot hangar. The hangar, which was requested by Steve Mader of Pullman, will be built along the airport’s taxiway, to the east of the existing hangars.

Mader operates an ag plane as part of his farming operation in the Pullman area.

Debbie Snell, port properties and development manager, said the agency is seeking bids for both a pole building and a traditional stick-built unit. Estimates for each will determine which the port will build, said Snell.

If approved, construction costs will be reimbursed through a lease agreement with Mader. Bids will be opened at the Feb. 3 meeting of port commissioners.