Harvey Airfield, a.k.a. Harvey Field, (Its identifier is S43), is a small airport located in Snohomish, Washington. The airfield has one 2,750-foot (840 m) asphalt runway, one 2,660-foot (810 m) turf runway and fourteen hangar bays. It covers an area of approximately 76 acres (310,000 m) and is home to over 350 based aircraft including six helicopters and eight multi-engine planes, and nearly two dozen businesses including a hot-air balloon charter business.

History

Harvey Airfield was established in 1944 by Noble and Eldon Harvey and Wesley Loback on the Harvey family's property. In 1947, the family added a restaurant, administration building, and a maintenance shop. 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. They have managed the airfield to date.

Tourism

Since its establishment, Harvey Airfield has played a key role in attracting tourists to Snohomish. It offers balloon, helicopter and biplane rides to tourists, as well as skydiving.

Skydiving

Harvey is home to the Seattle Skydivers, the oldest parachuting club in the United States. Tyson Harvey is the General Manager of Skydive Snohomish, the skydiving charter on the field. The business oversees almost 20,000 jumps every year, most of which are done by Todd Higley, Master Parachute Rigger, who is Tyson's chief adviser and also flies and repairs the center's jump planes, which include a Cessna 182, King Air, Twin Otter, B-17, DC-3, and the worlds only flying example of the Windrider Scorpion Mark II. Todd has been skydiving for 20 years and holds many world records.

Aircraft

Harvey Field is home to over 350-based aircraft and oversees over 140,000 operations per year.

Issues and Goals

In an article for the Snohomish County Business Journal, Kandace Harvey said, “I face three major challenges: land-use and zoning issues as the area grows around us, operating an airport and industrial park in a flood plain, and aircraft noise, We don’t have a lot of difficulty with the sparsely settled rural residential area around us, but at the north end of our runway, the city of Snohomish is close by, just over the Snohomish River. We do get noise complaints from residents of two blocks of homes there. If our zoning will let us continue to grow, we want to extend our runway by 1,000 feet (300 m), which will put aircraft taking off to the north at least another 500 to 700 feet (210 m) higher. People in town would hardly notice it anymore.”

Benefits

A 2001 study by the Washington state Department of Transportation’s Aviation Division credited Harvey Field for providing nearly 450 jobs, more than $7.5 million in annual payrolls and an economic impact on the local community of more than $22.2 million each year. As stated above, the airfield also provides a base for tourism.

Sources

• Snohomish County Business Journal article on Harvey July 2006

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Location & QuickFacts

Owner & Manager

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Communications

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 14L/32R

Runway 14R/32L

Radio Navigation Aids

Remarks

• NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT; CTC AMGR 360-568-1541.
• RY 14L-32R DSPLCD THLDS MKD BY PAINTED WHITE LINES.
• HELICOPTER TRNG WEST OF RYS 500 FT & BLO.
• ARRIVING HELICOPTER TRAFFIC APPROACH HELIPADS FROM EAST. ARRIVING/DEPARTING HELICOPTER TRAFFIC AVOID FLIGHT THRU (PAJA) DROP ZONE.
• ESTABD PRIOR TO 15 MAY 1959.

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General Info
Country	United States
State	WASHINGTON
FAA ID	S43
Latitude	47-54-29.351N
Longitude	122-06-19.466W
Elevation	16 feet
Near City	SNOHOMISH

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