Map of Desert Aire CDP

Desert Aire is a census-designated place (CDP) in Grant County, Washington, United States. Desert Aire’s elevation is 560 ft (170 m). The population was 1,626 at the 2010 census, up from 1,124 at the 2000 census.

Desert Aire CDP overview:
Name:	Desert Aire CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Washington
County:	Grant County
Elevation:	568 ft (173 m)
Total Area:	6.1 sq mi (15.8 km²)
Land Area:	3.4 sq mi (8.8 km²)
Water Area:	2.7 sq mi (7.0 km²)
Total Population:	1,626
Population Density:	479/sq mi (184.9/km²)
ZIP code:	99349
Area code:	509
FIPS code:	5317617
GNISfeature ID:	1511877

Online Interactive Map

Desert Aire online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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Desert Aire location on the Washington map. Where is Desert Aire CDP. — Location of Desert Aire in Washington.

History

In the late 1960s, a group of investors led by Harry Davidson, of Harry Davidson, Inc., bought 3,200 acres (13 km) of land along the Columbia River near the Priest Rapids Dam for some $1,000,000. Davidson cut in a runway and flew investors into his airport community in a Douglas DC-3. They developed a planned community of some 1,600 homes centered on the airport, a golf course and marina, which opened beginning in 1970. In 1994 the Grant County Airport District #1 was formed and now maintains the regional public-use airport in the community.

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Geography

Desert Aire is located near the southwest corner of Grant County at 46°41′6″N 119°55′29″W / 46.68500°N 119.92472°W / 46.68500; -119.92472 (46.685121, -119.924811), on the east bank of the Columbia River where it is part of Priest Rapids Lake. Washington State Route 243 forms the eastern edge of the CDP; the highway leads north 5 miles (8 km) to Mattawa and 20 miles (32 km) to Interstate 90 across the Columbia River from Vantage. To the southeast SR 243 leads 11 miles (18 km) to SR 24 at the Vernita Bridge over the Columbia.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Desert Aire CDP has a total area of 6.1 square miles (15.8 km), of which 3.4 square miles (8.8 km) are land and 2.7 square miles (7.0 km), or 44.32%, are water. The CDP extends out to the middle of the Columbia River, where it is bordered by Yakima County to the west.