Norm Grier Field , formerly Crest Airpark, is a public
airport located five miles (8 km) southeast of the
central business district
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of
Kent, a city in
King County, Washington,
United States. It was privately owned by Norm Grier until his death. It was renamed Norm Grier Field after his death.
The airport is on a hill and surrounded by trees. Private residences also surround the airport. Many are able to hangar an aircraft that can be taxied to the runway.
Facilities and aircraft
Norm Grier covers an area of which contains one
asphalt paved
runway (15/33) measuring 3,288 x 40 ft (1,002 x 12 m).
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 99,000
general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 271 per day. There are 332 aircraft based at this airport: 98% single-engine and 2% multi-engine.
References
External links
Crest Airpark Website*
Airports in Washington (state)
Residential airparks
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