Sunset Air Strip
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Sunset Air Strip Airport | |||||||||||
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 Landing strip | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||
| Owner | Roth Development | ||||||||||
| Location | North Plains, Oregon | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 207 ft / 63 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°35′29″N 123°00′35″W / 45.59139°N 123.00972°W | ||||||||||
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Sunset Air Strip (FAA LID: 1OR3) is a private airport located one mile southwest of North Plains in Washington County, Oregon, United States. It is managed by Roth Development Corp., which is owned by the neighbors.[1] The Oregon Department of Aviation limits the number of aircraft based at the strip to 50; as of 2013[update] there were 16, with some of the 17 neighbors having hangars on their property.[1]
History
[edit]Sunset Air Strip was built in 1968.[1] Many of the 17 homes around the strip were constructed in the 1970s.[1] In 2003, Washington County created an overlay district covering the strip and adjoining properties that prohibited commercial aviation activities such as flight instruction.[1]
In 2013, it was proposed that an airpark district be created at the landing strip,[2] which would allow for additional homes to be built on adjoining land that could house aircraft.[1] Washington County approved the new district in October 2013,[3] but two groups challenged the decision.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Mistreanu, Simina (October 14, 2013). "Residential airpark overlay district: Proposed Washington County rezoning stirs endorsements, concerns". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
- ^ Haugen, Stephanie (October 4, 2013). "Residential planes near North Plains?". Hillsboro Tribune. Retrieved October 7, 2013.
- ^ Mistreanu, Simina (October 22, 2013). "Washington County commissioners approve airpark district, postpone rooster ordinance until next year". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
- ^ Mistreanu, Simina (November 25, 2013). "Residential airpark overlay district: Washington County groups to appeal rezoning". The Oregonian. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
- ^ Redden, Jim (November 25, 2013). "Airstrip expansion could face land-use appeal". Portland Tribune. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
External links
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Media related to Sunset Air Strip at Wikimedia Commons- AirportIQ 5010, archived from the original on March 3, 2016
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 1OR3
- AirNav airport information for 1OR3
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 1OR3
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