Paul Staten sent us a new photo as well as updated directory data for the The Landings on Monkey Island airpark directory detail page. To see it, click here (subscription required).

If you have updated photos of your airpark you’d like to share, email them to me.

Steve Sanderson sent us a new photo for the Whiteplaines Plantation airpark directory detail page. To see it, click here (subscription required). They also have a new website and blog.

If you have updated photos of your airpark you’d like to share, email them to me.

Citing the global economic crisis a housing development in Lacombe, Alberta, Canada, is being delayed from a lack of interest. Interestingly, the Town Council has elected to continue development of a proposed airpark adjacent to the Lacombe airport.

While only 12 applicants were interested in the original 41 residential lots (at below market prices), 18 individuals are interested in the airpark component of the project.

Click here to read the complete story from the Lacombe Globe.

Amanda Keim, a reporter for the East Valley (Phoeniz, Arizona) Tribune, is reporting that the Pegasus Airpark’s board wants the Queen Creek Town Council to reconsider its failed request to allow jets and helicopters to land at the facility, but so far, no council members have agreed to put it back on the agenda.

Click here for the complete story.

A story in the November 17, 2008 issue of the Polk County Itemizer-Observer provide a good recap of the challenges facing some airports with through-the-fence agreement.

FAA’s directive threatens runway access at airpark

By Craig Coleman

INDEPENDENCE, OREGON — A directive from the regional office of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) could threaten future taxiway access between the Independence State Airport (ISA) and the adjoining airpark to the east.

Click here for the complete of the story.

Pan Handle Real Estate is reporting a Spring 2009 auction at Sandy Creek Airpark (Panama City, Florida). The auction will include 163 acres for future development, 29 airpark lots, and more. Click here for more details.

The (Boulder, Colo.) Daily Camera is reporting that a 50-year-old agreement that allows, “direct and perpetual access to the (Boulder) airport” from an adjoining residential property is creating problems. The FAA states the “through-the-fence agreement” is in violation of federal rules and is threatening to withhold federal AIP funds.

Barry Barnow, owner of both the property in question and Boulder Valley Aviation, see it differently. He wants to build a home and 2,000-square-foot hangar that will make for quick access to the airport. Nothing more, nothing less.

The story cites a similar situation happening in Scappoose, Oregon (click here for story). Perhaps the most troubling aspect of this can be found in the comment area of the Boulder story (scroll to the bottom). The perception of aviation is bad.

Bob Banman’s hangar-condo project at the Santa Paula (Calif.) airport is garnering a great deal of press. Earlier this week The Huffington Post ran a story, now the San Francisco Chronicle picked up the story and ran it both online and on page B-6 of the print edition.

The Arizona Daily Star is reporting on a proposed 15,000-home master planned community near the Ruby Star Airpark in Sahuarita, Arizona. Needless to say, current neighbors are a bit concerned. Read the full story here.

An October 25 story posted on The Huffington Post reports on the airpark project at the Santa Paula, California airport. Read the full story here.