Airparks. Tell us about the runway in your backyard.

Published by: AircraftOwner Online on 1st Jun 2011 | View all blogs by AircraftOwner Online

Airparks. The benefits of having a runway in your neighborhood. Have you ever or do you live on a airpark or are you privy to a private strip in your backyard? If so, where? For the rest of us, do you want to or have you thought about living on one? Let us know below.

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by james garrett 11 months ago

I live on Polly ranch, Friendswood Texas. 7xs0 Great neighbor hood with about 45-50 aircraft located on both sides of the runway. It is located about half way between Houston and Galvestion texas. Most homes have hangers in the backyard. Runway is narrow (45 ft.) and about 3500 long. It is great to walk out of your house, get in the aircraft and takeoff with no hassle from anyone.
by alfred McInturff 11 months ago

I live on a residental airport. I have my plane in my hanger in my back yard and I use it to commute to work in additions to any other out of town trips. The community is a great place to live,super niehbors. There are 80 homes on the runway and taxi way each home and hanger on about an acre and a quarter. It is called "Eaglesnest Estates" located in the south corner of the Dallas/Fort Worth TCA in the town of Midlothian.
by Bruce Goldberg 11 months ago

I live at Chandelle Estates SC72 in Woodruff SC. We are located in the upstate of SC midway between Greenville and Spartanburg. Our airpark has a 3700’ paved lighted runway and parallel grass runway. The community was started in 1996 and has approximately 18 homes. One home is under construction at this time. We are a community that host fly-in pancake breakfasts during spring – fall. Some of the residents are building planes in there hangar. Most lots are 1 acre. I moved here from NJ in 2009 and find the area a great place to live. The weather is mild in the winter. We are centrally located for east coast travel. Anyone that is looking for airpark living would enjoy this airpark. Some lots are still available. http://www.chandellesc.com
by Paul Furnee 11 months ago

The ultimate aircraft is an amphibious aircraft based on a lake. I keep my aircraft in my back yard. My "airport" is a completely flat surface three miles in diameter with no obstructions and has 360 runways. Who needs to make crosswing landings? No hanger fees, no tie down fees, no control tower, no unicom (CTAS), no traffic in the pattern (Except for other seaplanes, which are always welcome). I couldn't think of it any other way.
by Don Jonas 11 months ago

We moved in Nov 2009 to our new house. We had the 3600 hangar built in 2006. The Foristell, Woodliff Airpark has 17 owners that live around the Assosiations 2800 grass runway. The airpark ID is 98MO. Look us up on
google earth. We are located 4 nm north of the Foristell VOR.( FTZ).

Don and JoAnn Jonas
25 Barnstormer Ln
Foristell, Mo. 63348
by T Falstad 11 months ago

Great communities especially if you can get people to read and understand the covenant clauses and deed restrictions often associated with these properties BEFORE they buy or build.

You often live without a few things that you might more commonly associate with an airport, such as FBOs, IFR approaches, fuel on the field and crash fire and rescue services. Security is always a concern and responsibility of both residents and the fine folks over at the TSA, who have in recent years taken an interest in what happens at these "residential airparks".

All in all it's a great way to be near people that love aviation and their planes.
by Kevin Moore 11 months ago

My wife and I have thought about living in an airpark. We looked at Payson AZ, Cameron Park CA and Pine Mountain Lake (Groveland) CA. For now, it's not feasible as there are none sufficiently close to where I work. So, it would have to wait until after retirement, presuming I still can fly then.

My concerns would be mainly two: (a) safety for our disabled child, and (b) resale value--seems like you'd be selling into a market with limited and dwindling demand.