Grove Field covers an area of 23 acres (9.3 ha) which contains one runway (7/25) with a 2,710 x 40 ft (826 x 12 m) asphalt pavement. For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2007, the airport had 10,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 27 per day. At that time there were 86 aircraft based at this airport: 99% single-engine and 1% multi-engine.[1] Flight training, aircraft rental and minor maintenance services are available at Grove.[2]
Historyedit
The air field is named for Ward Grove who built the airfield in 1945. Grove moved to Vancouver, Washington in 1924 and learned to fly in Portland, Oregon at the Rankin Flying School operated by Tex Rankin. During World War II, Grove taught flying in California and returned to Clark County, Washington after the war. The Port of Camas-Washougal bought the airstrip from him in 1961 and in 1984, the Port Commission voted to name the field in his honor. Grove died in 1993.[3] A fire on October 6, 2014, did $1 million in damage to 10 hangars at the airport.[4][5]
^Jolotta, Pat, "Naming Clark County, Vancouver Historical Society, 1993, p. 24
^Hall, Kasia (October 14, 2014). "Grove Field Airport hanger fire sparked by electrical failure, fire investigators say". The Oregonian. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
^Hall, Kasia (October 6, 2014). "Fire crews respond to 2-alarm fire at at(sic) Grove Field Airport". The Oregonian. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
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grove, field, 62778, 40444, 62778, 40444, iata, noneicao, nonefaa, 1w1summaryairport, typepublicownerport, camas, washougalservescamas, washingtonelevation, amsl429, mrunwaysdirection, length, surface, asphaltstatistics, 2007, aircraft, operations10, 000based,. 45 37 40 N 122 24 16 W 45 62778 N 122 40444 W 45 62778 122 40444 Grove FieldIATA noneICAO noneFAA LID 1W1SummaryAirport typePublicOwnerPort of Camas WashougalServesCamas WashingtonElevation AMSL429 ft 131 mRunwaysDirection Length Surface ft m 7 25 2 710 826 AsphaltStatistics 2007 Aircraft operations10 000Based aircraft86Source Federal Aviation Administration 1 Grove Field FAA LID 1W1 is a public airport located three miles 5 km north of the central business district of Camas a city in Clark County Washington United States 1 It is located near Lacamas Lake which has a seaplane base Due to the closing of Evergreen Field many aircraft have moved to Grove Field Contents 1 Facilities and aircraft 2 History 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksFacilities and aircraft editGrove Field covers an area of 23 acres 9 3 ha which contains one runway 7 25 with a 2 710 x 40 ft 826 x 12 m asphalt pavement For the 12 month period ending May 31 2007 the airport had 10 000 general aviation aircraft operations an average of 27 per day At that time there were 86 aircraft based at this airport 99 single engine and 1 multi engine 1 Flight training aircraft rental and minor maintenance services are available at Grove 2 History editThe air field is named for Ward Grove who built the airfield in 1945 Grove moved to Vancouver Washington in 1924 and learned to fly in Portland Oregon at the Rankin Flying School operated by Tex Rankin During World War II Grove taught flying in California and returned to Clark County Washington after the war The Port of Camas Washougal bought the airstrip from him in 1961 and in 1984 the Port Commission voted to name the field in his honor Grove died in 1993 3 A fire on October 6 2014 did 1 million in damage to 10 hangars at the airport 4 5 See also editList of airports in WashingtonReferences edit a b c FAA Airport Form 5010 for 1W1 PDF effective 2007 12 20 Camas Washougal Aviation Association Services Archived from the original on 2012 03 06 Jolotta Pat Naming Clark County Vancouver Historical Society 1993 p 24 Hall Kasia October 14 2014 Grove Field Airport hanger fire sparked by electrical failure fire investigators say The Oregonian Retrieved 15 October 2014 Hall Kasia October 6 2014 Fire crews respond to 2 alarm fire at at sic Grove Field Airport The Oregonian Retrieved 15 October 2014 External links editGrove Field at Port of Camas Washougal Grove Field at Washington State DOT Camas Washougal Aviation Association Flyit Academy flight school at Grove Field Resources for this airport FAA airport information for 1W1 AirNav airport information for 1W1 FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker SkyVector aeronautical chart for 1W1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grove Field amp oldid 1220894567, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,