Airport Spotlight: Homeowners Reclaiming Crest Airpark

Kent, Washington, residents unite to preserve the place they love.

Meg Godlewski

Monday, April 20, 2026 at 08:00 AM ET

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Travis Tingle

Norman Grier Field (S36) is a small airport backed by a passionate community. [Credit: Meg Godlewski]

Key Takeaways:

The Flying Acres Airpark homeowners have secured the future of their adjacent airport, Norman Grier Field (formerly Crest Airpark), after decades of uncertainty regarding its private ownership and residents' access.
In July 2025, the Flying Acres Homeowners Association (FAHA) purchased the 64-acre airport through a new entity for approximately $3.125 million, with 93 of 116 homeowners contributing.
The airport is now managed by homeowner volunteers, who plan to invest an additional $3 million in repairs and improvements, with the primary goal of keeping Crest Airpark an airport in perpetuity.

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Imagine buying a home because it offered access to an airport, only to later learn the property might change hands and the runway could be lost. That uncertainty lingered for decades at Flying Acres Airpark in Kent, Washington, adjacent to Norman Grier Field (S36), formerly known as Crest Airpark.

In July 2025, the Flying Acres Homeowners Association (FAHA) purchased the airport through New Crest Airpark LLC, an entity created specifically for the purchase and management of the 64-acre property on behalf of the airpark community. According to FAHA members, the airport sale and purchase was decades in the works.