Birchwood-Pocono Airpark

The Birchwood-Pocono Airpark is a former airport located in Tannersville, Pennsylvania, U.S., that operated alongside the Birchwood Resort from 1968 until its closure in 1996.

History

The resort and airpark were originally owned by a Pan Am pilot and founder of Pocono Airlines, the late ^[1] Walter E. ("Wally") Hoffman Jr. ^[2] and his former wife Gail.

The location is identified by the United States Board on Geographic Names as the Birchwood-Pocono Airpark ^[3]

The site is now derelict and the airstrip closed. ^[4]

It is currently owned ^[5] by the C. Castle Group, which at one time had ambitious plans for redevelopment ^[6] that were not popular with some local residents, ^[7] and which have since been modified. ^[8]

In 2014, fugitive Eric Matthew Frein was captured near an abandoned hangar at the former facility after an extended manhunt. ^{[9] [10]}

References

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2. "On top". Flying Magazine. April 1969. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
3. "Birchwood-Pocono Airpark". Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
4. Mullen, Melissa. "Birchwood Resort". Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
5. "Tax Parcel Assessment Search". Search for PIN 12638300863959. Monroe County. 14 March 2011. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
6. Pedersen, Brian (11 June 2015). "Firm wants to restore former resort, create haven for Pocono visitors". Lehigh Valley Business (LVB). Bethlehem, PA. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
7. Strunk, Brianna (20 October 2015). "New Resort Proposal Causing Controversy in the Poconos". PA Home Page. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
8. Tatu, Christina (8 November 2014). "Once a lovers' getaway, now a fugitive's getaway". Pocono Record. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
9. Keneally, Meghan (31 October 2014). "This Is the Abandoned Airport Where Eric Frein Was Found". ABC News . Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
10. Freeman, Paul (31 October 2014). "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Northeastern Pennsylvania". Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

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