Airport type Public Elevation AMSL 10 ft / 3 m 2,265 690 Phone +1 360-709-8020 | Owner/Operator Robin Lamb 16/34 2,265 Elevation 3 m | |
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Serves Point Roberts, Washington Address 622 Marine Dr, Point Roberts, WA 98281, USA Similar Tsawwas Terminal, Boundary Bay Airport, US Customs and Bord, Vancouver Internatio Airport, Point Roberts Marina R | ||
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Point Roberts Airpark (FAA LID: 1RL) is a single-runway airport located in the town of Point Roberts, Washington. The airport, along with the marina, provide the only access to the rest of Washington state without first having to pass through British Columbia.
Contents
- Point roberts airpark 1rl grass strip landing
- Landing at k1rl point roberts airpark point roberts wa
- History
- Airlines and destinations
- References
In 2000, a new five-plane hangar was built. It also features several couches and serves as a makeshift waiting room.
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History
Point Roberts Airpark was created by Ray Young. He was a cartoonist at Buena Vista Studios who had a lifelong interest in flying. Ray moved to the Pacific Northwest in 1967 and purchased land in Point Roberts, developing it into an air strip he called Ray Young Field. He moved to Point Roberts with his wife, Uvon, in 1972. Later, he bought more land and extended the runway to its current length. Ray died in 1985; wife Uvon closed the runway and put the land up for sale in 1990. In 1996, she sold it to the current owner, Robin Lamb.
In the 1996-1998 period, using a 1955 Galion grader and a 1956 International TD-91 bulldozer, the airstrip was made usable again. The bulldozer cleared the trees, the grader put a 3-foot (0.91 m) crown on the runway and cleared the 8 acres (32,000 m2) of the parking/airpark area.
In November 1998, the runway was seeded with a low-maintenance turf. In the intervening years, except for mowing, the runway has needed no further maintenance and is used year-'round. The plans for the future include hangar homes and more hangar space. A GPS approach and customs clearance are being worked on.
The owner is a retired Air Canada Captain with 22,000-plus hours total flight time.