During the past 6-8 months we have averaged about one inquiry per month, and have been visited by several families who have toured our fly-in community neighborhood.Continue readingWhiteplains Plantation seeing hike in activity
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A former military airstrip near Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, is about to get a makeover as it is converted into a 326-home airpark. Named Tailwind Estates, the plan calls for 31 runway lots (average price $182,000) in the mix.Continue readingEx Ottawa military field becoming residential airpark
For a number of years I’ve shared the podium at Sun ‘n Fun with Ray Sessions, developer of Cannon Creek Airpark in Florida.Continue readingThree Sun ‘n Fun forums on airparks planned
If your airpark has a website and it isn’t included in our extensive list of airparks, please email us the website information for your fly-in community so we can add it to our database.Continue readingDo you have website?
A plan to develop a 19-lot development adjacent to the privately-owned Sky Manor Airport at Pittstown, New Jersey, has hit a bumpy road and the property has been turned over to the primary lender, Metuchen Savings Bank.Continue readingBank offers lots adjoining New Jersey airport
Far too often maintenance and normal upkeep is put on the back burner during the winter months. That’s especially true in areas where the property gets buried in snow or other inclement weather. With that time situation, flying is often down and the net result is that problems with the runway and taxiway are missed.Continue readingSpring’s coming … airparks need work!
All of the chairs were full, and another large crowd waited outside the board room at the Tate County Planning Commission last week – and most of those in attendance did not leave happy.Continue readingAirpark project gets OK; foes vow to appeal
The Buffalo County Planning and Zoning Commission tabled a request from Mark Meyer and Onion Crest LLC for a special-use permit that would allow 16 additional hangars with residences at an existing private airstrip near Cottonmill Avenue and 85th Street about two miles south of Riverdale.Continue readingResidential airpark plan tabled
The new assisted living home is an addition to the neighboring aviation community, according to officials at Eagles Nest Aviator Homes Inc.Continue readingAssisted living for retired pilot available
The Port of St. Helens, which operates the Scappoose Airport, filed an appeal with the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) to a city council vote that would allow a mixed-use airport zone.Continue readingBoard sides with city on land-use issue
Long time Living With Your Plane friend James Wynbrandt has written a feature on airpark living for Plane & Pilot magazine. The article mostly discusses “finding a residential airpark that’s right for you”.Continue readingPlane Living
The (Australia) Northern Star writes in a January 5 story the Evans Head Memorial Aerodrome has interest from both airpark and nursing home developers. The aerodrome is located in New South Wales North Coast. Click here for the complete story.Continue readingEvans airport future up in the air
Interested in getting involved on the ground level of creating a residential airpark?Continue readingWant to help start an airpark near Atlanta?
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.Continue readingOld agreement causing headaches in Boulder
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.Continue readingSanta Paula hangar-condo project gets more press