Stark's Twin Oaks Airpark (FAA LID: 7S3), is a privately owned public-use airport located 4 miles (6.4 km) south of the city of Hillsboro in Washington County, Oregon, United States. The single runway slopes down to the south, so takeoffs are normally to the south, whereas landings are to the north, or uphill.
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History
Herb Stark and his wife Ruth Stark established the airport on an old dairy farm in 1972 after their previous airstrip in Tigard closed in 1969. The original runway was built out of dirt and gravel, and later partially paved with asphalt before the entire runway was paved. Herb and Ruth's son Robert Stark and his wife Betty took over ownership of Twin Oaks, and still owned the airpark as of August 2012. On August 19, 2012, a 1947 Luscombe 8E crashed on landing when it flipped, with no one injured. A 1965 Piper Aztec crashed during take-off on March 18, 2013, with no injuries reported. On October 5, 2017, a 1963 Piper 250 Comanche crashed after coming up short on approach, with minor injuries reported.
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Operations
Fuel, aircraft repair, and flight training are available at the airport located along River Road and the Tualatin River. Twin Oaks hosts a fly-in breakfast on the first Saturday of each month, organized by EAA Chapter 105. There are nine hangars, with approximately 115 aircraft stationed at the airport. Twin Oaks sees about 61 flights per day on the single runway. Twin Oaks has a large and varied fleet available for rent.
References
External links
- Twin Oaks Airpark website
- EAA Chapter 105 website
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 7S3
- AirNav airport information for 7S3
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 7S3
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