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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Walter E Hoffman". Oak Ridge Funeral Care. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "On top". Flying Magazine. April 1969. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "Birchwood-Pocono Airpark". Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ Mullen, Melissa. "Birchwood Resort". Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.