[1] It is two nautical miles (3.7 km) southwest of the central business district of Erwinna, Pennsylvania.

[1] In 1945, John Van Sant (born 1912) bought the Silver Star Airport in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, renamed it to The Old Star Airport,[3] and started his own business, Van Sant Flying Service.

In 1960 he again moved to Erwina, Pennsylvania where he founded and owned the Van Sant Airport.

[4] Now the airport is a landmark for Classic Biplane rides, vintage airplanes, and sailplane operations.

The airport covers an area of 167 acres (68 ha) at an elevation of 390 feet (120 m) above mean sea level.