wbjournal.com | October 19, 2026 | Worcester Business Journal 3
BY ERIC CASEY
WBJ Managing Editor
S
terling Airport has been
sold for $3.14 million to a
Cambridge-based buyer
who plans to keep the
airport operating while he
determines his long-term plans for
the property.
e site at 121 Greenland Road sold
last week to Acceptable Methods
LLC, an entity managed by Cambridge
resident Chris Stokes.
e airport, site of the annual
Sterling Fair, has been active since
1948.
Stokes is a pilot of both gliders and
powered aircra, he told WBJ. He said
the airport will continue to operate
as he considers the long-term future
of the site. Early conversations with
Sterling Fair organizers have been
positive, he said, as they discuss the
future of that event at the site.
e sale included about 94.5 acres
of land including the airport, with
some woodlands to the east of the
airport remaining in the possession of
Fields at Greenmeadow, according to
registry records.
e airport was sold by Fields at
Greenmeadow LLC, an entity managed
by Gail Ferreira of Westford.
e airport is home to the Greater
Boston Soaring Club, a nonprofit of
over 100 gliding enthusiasts, according
to its website.
Sterling Airport's activation dates to
1948, according to Federal Aviation
Administration records.
Since 1999, the airport has hosted
the Sterling Fair, which claims to be
one of the largest free, all-volunteer
events of its kind in the Northeast. e
fair dates back to the 1800s. It ended
in the 1950s but returned in 1981 for
Sterling's bicentennial.
Fair organizers did not immediately
respond to requests for comment on
the sale or its potential impact on the
annual event.
James Umphrey, Brian Johnson,
and Drew Higgins of Kelleher &
Sadowsky Associates in Worcester
served as listing brokers for this
transaction.
Eric Casey is the managing editor
at Worcester Business Journal, and
primarily covers the real estate and
banking & finance industries.
Sterling Airport sold for $3.14M
to Cambridge-based pilot
PHOTOS | HEIDE MARTIN
Sterling Airport is under new ownership.
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Sterling Airport was first activated in 1948.
