▁Washington , ▁and ▁is ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁Federal ▁A viation ▁Administration ▁as ▁a ▁small ▁hub , ▁with ▁service ▁from ▁six ▁air lines ▁and ▁two ▁air ▁cargo ▁carri ers . ▁The ▁ ▁air port ▁is ▁located ▁ ▁west ▁of ▁dow nt own ▁Sp ok ane ▁and ▁is ▁approximately ▁a ▁ 1 0 - min ute ▁drive ▁away . ▁The ▁international ▁air port ' s ▁three - letter ▁design ation ▁is ▁" GE G ", ▁a ▁result ▁and ▁legacy ▁of ▁the ▁Ge iger ▁Field ▁days ▁prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁when ▁the ▁air port ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁Army ▁av i ator ▁Major ▁Harold ▁Ge iger ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁Fel ts ▁Field ▁is ▁a ▁general ▁av iation ▁air port ▁serving ▁the ▁Sp ok ane ▁area ▁and ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁east ▁Sp ok ane ▁along ▁the ▁south ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁Sp ok ane ▁River . ▁A viation ▁at ▁Fel ts ▁Field ▁dates ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁and ▁the ▁strip ▁served ▁as ▁Sp ok ane ' s ▁primary ▁air port ▁until ▁commercial ▁air ▁traffic ▁was ▁redirect ed ▁to ▁Ge iger ▁Field ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁the ▁strip ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁U . S . ▁to ▁receive ▁official ▁recognition ▁as ▁an ▁air port ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Com merce ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁named ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁James ▁Bu ell ▁Fel ts , ▁a ▁Washington ▁Air ▁National ▁Guard ▁pilot . ▁ ▁Health