Welcome to Airway Heights ...

The city of Airway Heights is located in Spokane County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Airway Heights: Airway Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Airway Heights has a population of 9,483 people<2> (see below for details).

Airway Heights is 2,380 feet [725 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Airway Heights is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Airway Heights lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Airway Heights: (509)

The ZIP code for Airway Heights: 99001<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Airway Heights had an population of 9,483 people. This is an increase of 55.1% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 110.73% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Airway Heights had a population of 6,114 people. This makes Airway Heights the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Airway Heights represents 0.09% of the population of Washington (which has 6,724,540 people), making it the state's 108th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,114 people, the population of Airway Heights increased 35.87% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,500 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Airway Heights.

Communities near Airway Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Airway Heights.

• Spokane
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane
  • Spokane is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 222,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spokane <5>
• Spokane Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spokane Valley
  • Spokane Valley is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spokane Valley <5>
• Cheney
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheney
  • Cheney is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheney <5>
• Medical Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medical Lake
  • Medical Lake is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medical Lake <5>
• Millwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
  • Millwood is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
• Reardan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reardan
  • Reardan is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reardan <5>
• Spangle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangle
  • Spangle is located in Spokane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spangle <5>
• Deep Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
  • Deep Creek is located in Spokane County
• Four Lakes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Lakes
  • Four Lakes is located in Spokane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Four Lakes <5>
• Silver Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Silver Lake is located in Spokane County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Airway Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Airway Heights.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Airway Heights. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Airway Heights.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Airway Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Airway Heights.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Airway Heights ...

Looking for more information about Airway Heights? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Airway Heights, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Airway Heights.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Airway Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Spokane County: www.spokanecounty.org/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/