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Abandoned airport

The Birchwood-Pocono Airpark is a former airport located in Tannersville, Pennsylvania that operated alongside the Birchwood Resort from 1968 until its closure in 1996.

History

The resort and airpark were originally owned by a Pan Am pilot and founder of Pocono Airlines, the late Walter E. ("Wally") Hoffman Jr. and his former wife Gail.

The location is identified by the United States Board on Geographic Names as the Birchwood-Pocono Airpark

The site is now derelict and the airstrip closed.

It is currently owned by the C. Castle Group, which at one time had ambitious plans for redevelopment that were not popular with some local residents, and which have since been modified.

In 2014, fugitive Eric Matthew Frein was captured near an abandoned hangar at the former facility after an extended manhunt.

References

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  2. "On top". Flying Magazine. April 1969. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. "Birchwood-Pocono Airpark". Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  4. Mullen, Melissa. "Birchwood Resort". Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. "Tax Parcel Assessment Search". Search for PIN 12638300863959. Monroe County. 14 March 2011. Archived from the original on 24 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  6. Pedersen, Brian (11 June 2015). "Firm wants to restore former resort, create haven for Pocono visitors". Lehigh Valley Business (LVB). Bethlehem, PA. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  7. Strunk, Brianna (20 October 2015). "New Resort Proposal Causing Controversy in the Poconos". PA Home Page. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  8. Tatu, Christina (8 November 2014). "Once a lovers' getaway, now a fugitive's getaway". Pocono Record. Archived from the original on 1 February 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  9. Keneally, Meghan (31 October 2014). "This Is the Abandoned Airport Where Eric Frein Was Found". ABC News. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  10. Freeman, Paul (31 October 2014). "Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Northeastern Pennsylvania". Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

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