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 community in Kent, Washington, endured decades of uncertainty about the future of their adjacent Norman Grier Field (formerly Crest Airpark) and their crucial airport access due to its private ownership.
In July 2025, the Flying Acres Homeowners Association (FAHA), through a collective effort involving 93 of 116 homeowners, successfully purchased the 64-acre airport property for approximately $3.125 million.
This acquisition secures permanent airport access for residents, resolves prior anxieties about the airport's fate, and aims to ensure its continued operation "in perpetuity" through volunteer management and planned significant repairs and improvements.

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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.