Birchwood-Pocono Airpark
The Birchwood-Pocono Airpark is a former airport located in Tannersville, Pennsylvania that operated alongside the Birchwood Resort from 1968 until its closure in 1996.
History
The resort and airpark were originally owned by a PanAm pilot, Walter ("Wally") Hoffman[1] and his former wife Carol.
The location is identified by the United States Board on Geographic Names as the Birchwood-Pocono Airpark[2]
The site is now derelict and the airstrip closed[3].
It is currently owned[4] by the C. Castle Group, which at one time had ambitious plans for redevelopment[5] that were not popular with some local residents [6], and which have since been modified [7].
In 2014, fugitive Eric Matthew Frein was captured near an abandoned hangar at the former facility after an extended manhunt.[8][9]
References
- ^ "On top". Flying Magazine. April 1969. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Birchwood-Pocono Airpark". Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Mullen, Melissa. "Birchwood Resort". Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Tax Parcel Assessment Search". Search for PIN 12638300863959. Monroe County. 14 March 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Pedersen, Brian (11 June 2015). "Firm wants to restore former resort, create haven for Pocono visitors". Lehigh Valley Business (LVB). Bethlehem, PA. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Strunk, Brianna (20 October 2015). "New Resort Proposal Causing Controversy in the Poconos". PA Home Page. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Tatu, Christina (8 November 2014). "Once a lovers' getaway, now a fugitive's getaway". Pocono Record. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Keneally, Meghan (31 October 2014). "This Is the Abandoned Airport Where Eric Frein Was Found". ABC News. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ^ Freeman, Paul (31 October 2014). "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Northeastern Pennsylvania". Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields. Retrieved 3 November 2014.