Several of these crews made outstanding records during their tour of duty and were well publicized upon their return to the United States, with names such as Delta Rebel, Jack the Ripper, and Memphis Belle, the first B-17 to complete 25 missions in Europe.

[3] In April 1944, the Fourth Air Force took charge and established a training base for B-24 Liberator bomber crews.

One of its aircraft, a B-24, crashed in September 1944 at the future site of the Mission Ridge ski area near Wenatchee, killing all six aboard;[5][6] a wing section from the B-24 is mounted above its "Bomber Bowl.

"[6] In 1947, the newly formed U.S. Air Force declared the airfield as surplus and the city and county took over operations on December 1.

Since 1997, the former office and supply buildings surrounding the airport proper have been converted for use by industrial/manufacturing businesses, including several wineries that source their fruit locally.

The improvements will include a larger boarding area, remodeled offices, and glass walls mandated by the Transportation Security Administration.

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2021, the airport had 46,464 aircraft operations, an average of 127 per day: 93% general aviation, 4% air taxi, 2% scheduled commercial and <1% military.

In addition, Cascade had its major maintenance base located at the airport for all of the aircraft types it operated including the BAC One-Eleven jets.