Norm Grier Field

Norman Grier Field
Norman Grier Field
	IATA: none; ICAO: none; FAA LID: S36;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Grier Family Holdings LLC
Location	Kent, Washington
Elevation AMSL	472 ft / 144 m
Runways
Statistics (2005)
Aircraft operations
Aircraft operations	99,000
Based aircraft	332
	Source: Federal Aviation Administration

47°20′14″N 122°06′13″W / 47.33722°N 122.10361°W / 47.33722; -122.10361

Norman Grier Field (FAA LID: S36), formerly Crest Airpark, is a public airport located five miles (8 km) southeast of the central business district of Kent, a city in King County, Washington, United States. It was privately owned by Norman Grier until his death. It was renamed Norman Grier Field after his death.^[2]^[1] 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 edit

Norman Grier Field covers an area of 66 acres (27 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (15/33) measuring 3,288 x 40 ft (1,002 x 12 m).^[1]

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.^[1]