Sunset Air Strip

Sunset Air Strip Airport
Landing strip
Summary
Airport typePrivate
OwnerRoth Development
LocationNorth Plains, Oregon
Elevation AMSL207 ft (63 m)
Coordinates45°35′29″N 123°00′35″W / 45.59139°N 123.00972°W / 45.59139; -123.00972
Interactive map of Sunset Air Strip Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
06/24 3,050 929 Turf

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. The Oregon Department of Aviation limits the number of aircraft based at the strip to 50; as of 2013 there were 16, with some of the 17 neighbors having hangars on their property.

History

Sunset Air Strip was built in 1968. Many of the 17 homes around the strip were constructed in the 1970s. In 2003, Washington County created an overlay district covering the strip and adjoining properties that prohibited commercial aviation activities such as flight instruction.

In 2013, it was proposed that an airpark district be created at the landing strip, which would allow for additional homes to be built on adjoining land that could house aircraft. Washington County approved the new district in October 2013, though two groups challenged the decision. In 2017, Garrette Custom Homes completed construction of Falcons Landing (Sunset Orchards Estates 2 HOA), a development of 16 homes on approximately 4-acre sites. Four additional homes were built, also on 4-acre sites, between 2017 and 2023.

Concurrent with the creation of Sunset Airpark, the region experienced considerable aviation growth. Hillsboro Airport (HIO) significantly grew from its main runway to reach 6,600 feet (2,000 m) by 2013, and its annual operations grew by more than a factor of two since 1971. This was due in part to an increase in flight training activity brought about by Hillsboro Aero Academy, a flight school.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mistreanu, Simina (October 14, 2013). "Residential airpark overlay district: Proposed Washington County rezoning stirs endorsements, concerns". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  2. ↑ Haugen, Stephanie (October 4, 2013). "Residential planes near North Plains?". Hillsboro Tribune. Retrieved October 7, 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ Mistreanu, Simina (October 22, 2013). "Washington County commissioners approve airpark district, postpone rooster ordinance until next year". The Oregonian. Retrieved October 24, 2013.
  4. ↑ Mistreanu, Simina (November 25, 2013). "Residential airpark overlay district: Washington County groups to appeal rezoning". The Oregonian. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
  5. ↑ Redden, Jim (November 25, 2013). "Airstrip expansion could face land-use appeal". Portland Tribune. Archived from the original on November 27, 2013. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Historical Perspective on Sunset Airpark - North Plains, Oregon". oregonaviationwatch.org. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  7. ↑ "AirNav: KHIO - Portland-Hillsboro Airport". airnav.com. Retrieved October 18, 2024.