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DeLaurentis was tiring of the traffic
and congestion of Southern California,
and a friend and mentor introduced him
to the San Juan Islands; he now commutes
back and forth from his new home
in Oak Harbor to San Diego.
Renovation with an
aviation twist
" When I moved to Oak Harbor, I wanted
to do something for the community but
the first time I came by [the airport] I
was sort of put off. It was in really rough
shape, and it looked like a huge project.
It would take over a year, a lot of money,
a lot of challenges. It just wasn't going to
be easy. But it just didn't leave my mind, "
he said. " I had certainly done a lot of flying
projects in my life; I thought it would
be fun to explore another avenue of aviation.
I knew a lot of different airports-I'd
traveled to about 53 countries-and I know
what worked and doesn't work. My background
is in real estate, mostly renovation.
So, this was a renovation project with an
aviation twist. "
The 52-acre parcel on Whidbey Island
began as Seamount Field in the 1960s.
Navy veteran Wes Lupien bought the
2,600-foot grass strip from Bob Seamount
in 1965 and it was known as Wes Lupien
Airport and the home of Whidbey Flying
Service. Harbor Airlines operated from
here from 1971 through 2001. Kenmore Air
also operated here until 2008. The airport
became A.J. Eisenberg Airport in 2009,
purchased by a Seattle resident, but he
could not maintain the field telling town
officials he really didn't know anything
about it, according to the local newspaper.
It went up for sale for $2.1 million in 2021
after falling on hard times. DeLaurentis
bought it in 2023 for $1 million.
" This airport had been used and
neglected for 20 years and people had
their rusting cars on the property.
Fuel was being taken. They were leaving
their garbage and landing and not
Skip Boyer is one of the many
volunteers on the airport;
an Oak Harbor native, he is
pleased Robert DeLaurentis
renovated the local airport. In
true DeLaurentis spirit, logos
adorn just about everything.
Repaving of the runway and
expansion to 60 feet wide
took place this past fall. The
hangars and facilities have
been restored. DeLaurentis
makes sure his sponsors get
acknowledged, displaying
their logos on the side of the
main hangar. Flying in the
San Juans is picturesque. The
runway was very rough before
the expansion.
AOPA PILOT / December 2024
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