A residential airpark (also spelled air park) is also referred to as a "fly-in

community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, t ...

". The word can also refer to a community specifically designed around an

airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surfa ...

where the residents each would own their own

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which they park in their hangar usually attached to the home or integrated into their home. The residential airpark or fly-in community features one or more

runway According to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and takeoff of aircraft". Runways may be a man-made surface (often asphalt, concrete ...

s with homes adjacent to the runway. Many fly-in communities feature a variety of amenities, such as golf course, equestrian facilities and more. Residential airparks or fly-in communities are usually privately owned and restricted to use by the property owners and their invited guests. Most do not include commercial operations or businesses. The communities have also become a niche real estate market, with some firms dedicated solely to these developments. Ideas for airparks existed as early as 1944. However, the first airpark was Sierra Sky Park in Fresno, California, established in 1946. The Living With Your Plane Association estimates that there are at least 426 residential airparks in the United States.

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is estimated to have 52 airparks, followed by

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with 50,

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with 28, and

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with 23.

Some notable airparks

Canada

* Calgary/Okotoks Air Park (Calgary, Alberta)

South Africa

* Zandspruit Bush & Aero Estate (Hoedspruit, Limpopo)

United States

* Pegasus Airpark (Queen Creek, Arizona) * Carmel Valley Airport (Carmel Valley, California) * Cameron Airpark (Cameron Park, California) *

Sierra Sky Park Airport Sierra Sky Park Airport is a privately owned, public-use airport northwest of the central business district of Fresno, a city in Fresno County, California, United States. Other area airports are Fresno Chandler Executive Airport and Fresno Yo ...

(Fresno, California) * Pine Mountain Lake Airport (Groveland, California) * Ridge Landing Airpark (Frostproof, Florida) * Spruce Creek Airport (Port Orange, Florida) * Greystone Airport / Jumbolair Aviation Estates (Ocala, Florida) * Independence State Airport (Independence, Oregon) * Big South Fork Airpark (Oneida, Tennessee) * Frontier Airpark (Marysville, Washington) * Alpine Airpark (Alpine, Wyoming)

References

{{reflist Airports by type