Herb Stark and his wife Ruth Stark established the airport on an old dairy farm in 1972 after their previous airstrip in Tigard closed in 1969.[1] The original runway was built out of dirt and gravel, and later partially paved with asphalt before the entire runway was paved.[1] Herb and Ruth's son Robert Stark and his wife Betty took over ownership of Twin Oaks, and still owned the airpark as of May 2023.[1]
Operations
Entrance with office in background
Fuel, aircraft repair, and flight training are available at the airport located along River Road and the Tualatin River.[1][2] Twin Oaks hosts a fly-in breakfast on the first Saturday of each month, organized by EAA Chapter 105.[3] There are nine hangars, with approximately 115 aircraft stationed at the airport.[1][2] Twin Oaks sees about 61 flights per day on the single runway.[2]
Twin Oaks has a large and varied fleet available for rent.[4]
Accidents
On August 19, 2012, a 1947 Luscombe 8E crashed on landing when it flipped, with no one injured.[5]
A 1965 Piper Aztec crashed during take-off on March 18, 2013, with no injuries reported.[6]
On October 5, 2017, a 1963 Piper 250 Comanche crashed after coming up short on approach, with minor injuries reported.[7]
