Harvey Airfield, also known as Harvey Field (FAA LID: S43), is a privately owned, public-use airport in Snohomish, Washington, United States, northeast of Seattle. The airfield has one 2,671-foot (814 m) asphalt runway, one 2,430-foot (740 m) turf runway, and fourteen hangar bays. It covers an area of approximately 145 acres (0.23 sq mi; 0.59 km2), and is home to 261 based aircraft, including 9 helicopters and 9 multi-engine planes, as well as 19 businesses including a hot-air balloon charter business.[4]
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 Runway at Harvey Airfield in 2020 | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | Kandace Harvey | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Snohomish, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 16 ft / 5 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 47°54′22″N 122°06′5″W / 47.90611°N 122.10139°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | harveyfield | ||||||||||||||
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  S43 Location in Washington  S43 S43 (the United States) | |||||||||||||||
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Sources: Federal Aviation Administration,[1] Harvey Field website,[2] and Snohomish County Business Journal[3] | |||||||||||||||
It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a regional reliver facility.[5]
History
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Harvey Airfield was established in 1944 by Noble and Eldon Harvey and Wesley Loback on the Harvey family's property, which had previously hosted a barnstorming event in 1911. A restaurant, an administration building, and a maintenance shop were added to the airfield by the Harvey family in 1947. The airfield was run by Eldon and Marjorie until Richard and Kandace Harvey began managing airfield operations in the early 1970s. After Richard Harvey died due to cancer in 1995, Kandace Harvey took over ownership and operation of the airport with her four children.[6]
Like many small airports, Harvey Field provides flight training in small airplanes and helicopters. The airport also provides other traditional services offered by aviation fixed-base operators, including avgas and aircraft maintenance.[7] The airport is located outside the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Class B airspace but is underneath the 30-nm veil that requires an altitude encoding transponder for aircraft equipped with an electrical system.[8]
The airport is located in the floodplain of the Snohomish River, which has periodically flooded the runway, including a major flood in 1990;[9] a levee was built in 1995.[6] In 2005, the Snohomish County government petitioned the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to reclassify the area around Harvey Airfield as a former flood hazard zone to allow for development and potential expansion. The action and other studies to determine impact on the local environment were opposed by local residents and later the City of Snohomish due to potential noise and traffic issues in addition to flood hazards.[10] The asphalt runway was resurfaced in 2021.[11]
In 2024, Harvey proposed replacement of the existing runway with a shorter, 2,400-foot (730 m) runway shifted to the south and west to improve visibility. The project would require the realignment of Airport Way on the south side of the property.[9]
Notable incidents
editIn October 1978, a Douglas C-54 Skymaster arrived at Harvey Airfield and landed on runway 32 (now 33), striking its left wingtip on a dead tree and demolishing a Chevrolet van with its right main landing gear. In spite of damage, the plane landed successfully and later successfully flew out to nearby Arlington Municipal Airport for repairs.[12]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for S43 PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. effective July 20, 2017.
- ^ "Airport Information". Harvey Field. Archived from the original on 2007-10-09. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
- ^ Wolcott, John (July 2006). "Field of Dreams". Snohomish County Business Journal. Everett, Washington: The Herald. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
- ^ "Harvey Field Businesses". Harvey Field. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
- ^ "List of NPIAS Airports" (PDF). FAA.gov. Federal Aviation Administration. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
- ^ a b Bjorkman, Eileen (February 14, 2014). "At Harvey Field, the spirit of aviation's early days lives on". The Everett Herald. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ "AirNav: S43 - Harvey Field Airport".
- ^ Seattle Sectional, U.S. Government
- ^ a b de Lapparent Alvarez, Aina (May 17, 2024). "Harvey Field seeks to reroute runway in floodplain, faces new pushback". The Everett Herald. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ Nohara, Yoshiaki (April 19, 2007). "Harvey Field expansion fought". The Everett Herald. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ Breda, Isabella (September 10, 2021). "Harvey Field runway gets a makeover, the first in 40 years". The Everett Herald. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
- ^ "Page 21 - Photos by Friends and Guests".