Evergreen Field
Coordinates: 45°37′12″N 122°31′39″W / 45.62000°N 122.52750°W
Evergreen Field (closed 2006) | |||||||||||||||
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IATA: none – ICAO: none – FAA LID: 59S | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Olson Family Trust | ||||||||||||||
Location | Vancouver, Washington | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 312 ft / 95 m | ||||||||||||||
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Evergreen Field (FAA LID: 59S) was a public-use airport located five miles (8 km) east of the central business district of Vancouver, a city in Clark County, Washington, United States.[1] It was located northeast of the intersection of Southeast Mill Plain Boulevard & Southeast 136th Avenue.[2]
The airport was founded in 1946 by Wally Olson. Since 1964 it was home to the Northwest Antique Airplane Club (NWAAC) and the Evergreen Fly-In. A residential airpark was established adjacent to the airport in 1968. After Olson's death in 1997, his family continued to operate the airport until closing it in July 2006.[3][4][5]
The property was reportedly being sold for $15 million to a developer, but the $215 million redevelopment deal fell through in 2007.[6][7]
Facilities
Evergreen Field covered an area of 68 acres (28 ha) which contained two runways: 10L/28R with an asphalt pavement measuring 2,155 x 40 ft (657 x 12 m) and 10R/28L with a turf surface measuring 2,000 x 100 ft (610 x 30 m).[1]
References
- 1 2 3 FAA Airport Master Record for 59S (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2006-06-08.
- ↑ Evergreen Field at Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields
- ↑ "Was this the last antique fly-in for Evergreen Field?". General Aviation News. 2001-08-27.
- ↑ "After 60 Years, Vancouver's Evergreen Field Shuts Down". Aero-News Network, Inc. 2006-07-04.
- ↑ Thomas Ryll (2006-07-16). "Final Flight".
- ↑ Shelly Strom (2004-12-17). "Mixed-use project planned at Evergreen Airport". Portland Business Journal.
- ↑ "Developer scraps $215 million project for former Evergreen Airport". Washington Real Estate. 2007-07-28.
External links
- Wally Olson/Evergreen Airpark - photos and remembrances