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by davidw 1700 days ago
On the topic of small airports, you might find this an interesting oddity:

https://www.google.com/maps/@44.0473359,-121.2771145,1144m/d...

I know I did when I started looking around on Google Maps when we moved here. Hey, wait, is that...?!
3 comments
btgeekboy 1700 days ago
Airparks are a bit more common around the country than you’d think. Some are nicer than others.

A pilot and homebuilder (of aircraft) myself, it’s basically my dream.

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camkego 1700 days ago
From Wikipedia: The Living With Your Plane Association estimates that there are at least 426 residential airparks in the United States. Florida is estimated to have 52 airparks, followed by Washington with 50, California with 28, and Oregon with 23.
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DaiPlusPlus 1700 days ago
…how is that legal? I thought flight corridors had to be far away from residential areas. You can’t even legally fly a drone in most cities…
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RNCTX 1700 days ago
I'd say the vast majority of airparks used to be the town's municipal airport, and the town built a newer one and sold the old one.

That's the case where I live around Dallas and we have a lot of them.

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