Harvey Airfield, also known as Harvey Field , is a privately owned, public-use

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. The airfield has one asphalt

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, one turf runway, and fourteen

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bays. It covers an area of approximately . It is home to 261 based aircraft including 9

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and 9 multi-engine planes, as well as 19 businesses including a hot-air balloon charter business. It is included in the

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(FAA)

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for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a regional reliver facility.

History

Harvey Airfield was established in 1944 by Noble and Eldon Harvey and Wesley Loback on the Harvey family's property. In 1947, the family added a restaurant, an administration building, and a maintenance shop. The airfield was run by Eldon and Marjorie until Richard and Kandace Harvey began managing airfield operations in the early 1970s. After Richard Harvey died due to

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in 1995, Kandace Harvey took over ownership and operation of the airport with her four

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. They manage the airfield to date. Like many small airports, Harvey Field provides flight training in small airplanes and helicopters. The airport also provides other traditional services offered by aviation

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, including avgas and aircraft maintenance. The airport is located outside the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Class B airspace but is underneath the 30-nm veil that requires an altitude encoding transponder for aircraft equipped with an electrical system.

Notable incidents

In October 1978, a

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arrived at Harvey Airfield and landed on then-Runway 32, striking its left wingtip on a dead tree and demolishing a

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van with its right main landing gear. In spite of damage, the plane landed successfully and later successfully flew out to nearby Arlington Municipal Airport for repairs.

References

''Snohomish County Business Journal'' article on Harvey
July 2006

External links

Harvey Field main siteSnohomish Flying ServiceFAA information on HarveyHarvey Summary at controller.com
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