Catalina's Airport in the Sky, the Runway With a Hump You Can't See Over, and the Buffalo Burger Worth Crossing the Channel For
Catalina's Airport in the Sky sits 1,602 feet up on an island runway with a blind hump - here's what pilots need to know.
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The Beaumont Hotel, Kansas, and the Grass Strip Where You Taxi Down Main Street and Tie Your Airplane to a Light Pole in Front of Dinner
At Beaumont, Kansas, you land on grass, taxi down Main Street, and tie your airplane to a light pole outside a hotel dating to 1879.
Moose Creek, One Uniform One, the Grass Strip Deep in the Selway-Bitterroot Where the Ranger Station Still Runs on Wings
Moose Creek (1U1) is a remote Forest Service grass airstrip in Idaho's Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness - here's its history and how to fly it safely.
Sedona Airport, the USS Sedona, and the Mesa-Top Runway in the Red Rocks Where You Land on a Table in the Sky
Sedona Airport sits atop a mesa in Arizona's red rocks - a 5,132-ft crowned runway pilots call the USS Sedona. Here's how to fly it safely.
The Crew Car, the FBO Courtesy Car With a Quarter Tank and a Hundred Stories, and the Unwritten Rules of Ramp Culture
The FBO crew car is aviation's greatest tradition - a free courtesy car offered on trust, with unwritten rules every pilot should know.
Big Creek, Uniform Six Zero, the Idaho Backcountry Lodge That Burned to the Ground and Was Rebuilt Board by Board by the People Who Fly In
How pilots rebuilt Idaho's Big Creek Lodge (U60) board by board after a 2008 fire, flying every piece into the wilderness.
Gaston's White River Resort, Three Mike Zero, the Grass Strip in the Ozarks Where You Tie Down Under the Trees and Walk Straight Into a Trout Dinner
Fly into Gaston's White River Resort (3M0), a grass strip in the Arkansas Ozarks where you tie down under the trees and eat river trout.
Triple Tree Aerodrome, Seven Thousand Feet of the Finest Grass in the World, and the Fly-In Where They Cut the Runway Like a Golf Green and Hand You Sweet Tea Before You Shut Down
Triple Tree Aerodrome in Woodruff, SC offers 7,000 feet of the world's finest grass runway and a legendary fall fly-in.
Catalina's Airport in the Sky, Alpha Victor X-Ray, the Mountaintop Runway With a Hump in the Middle and a Bison Burger Waiting at the Top
Radio Hangar explores Catalina's Airport in the Sky, Alpha Victor X-Ray, the Mountaintop Runway With a Hump in the Middle and a Bison Burger Waiting at the Top.
Mile Hi, Zero Uniform One, the One-Way Uphill Strip in the Frank Church Wilderness Where You Commit on Short Final and There Is No Going Around
Mile Hi (0U1) is a one-way, 14% uphill backcountry strip in Idaho where pilots commit on final and use gravity to land and take off.
The Marshaller, the Lighted Wands, and the Silent Hand Signals That Park Ten Thousand Airplanes a Day Without a Single Word
How aircraft marshallers park thousands of planes daily using standardized silent hand signals recognized worldwide.
Johnson Creek, Three Uniform Two, the Idaho Backcountry Strip With Hot Showers, Courtesy Bikes, and a Runway Cut Into the Bottom of a Canyon
Johnson Creek (3U2) is Idaho's crown-jewel backcountry strip - a 3,500-ft turf runway in a canyon with hot showers and camping.
Sedona Airport, the Mesa-Top Runway They Call the USS Sedona, and the Red-Rock Arrival That Feels Like Landing on an Aircraft Carrier in the Desert
Sedona Airport (SEZ) sits atop a 4,830-foot mesa in Arizona's red rock country - here's why pilots call it the USS Sedona and how to fly it safely.
The FBO Crew Car, the Beat-Up Loaner by the Door, and the Unwritten Rules of Borrowing the Ugliest Free Ride in Aviation
The FBO crew car is aviation's free loaner ride, run entirely on trust - here's how it works and the unwritten rules for borrowing it.
Antique Airfield, India Alpha Two Seven, Blakesburg, Iowa, and the Labor Day Fly-In Where the Antique Airplane Association Keeps Em Flying on a Grass Strip in the Middle of a Cornfield
Radio Hangar explores Antique Airfield, India Alpha Two Seven, Blakesburg, Iowa, and the Labor Day Fly-In Where the Antique Airplane Association Keeps Em Flying on a Grass Strip in the Middle of a Cornfield.
Big Creek, Uniform Six Zero, the Idaho Backcountry Strip Where a Burned-Down Lodge Came Back to Life Because Pilots Refused to Let It Die
How pilots rebuilt Idaho's Big Creek Lodge board by board after a 2008 fire, flying every piece into a wilderness strip with no road.
Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Kilo Alpha Delta Sierra at Addison, and the Warbird Hangar Where They Actually Fly the Airplanes
The Cavanaugh Flight Museum at Addison, Texas keeps its warbirds airworthy - a living museum where fighters still fly.
Catalina's Airport in the Sky, Alpha Victor X-ray, the Runway With a Hump in the Middle That You Land On Top of a Mountain in the Middle of the Pacific
Catalina's Airport in the Sky (KAVX) sits 1,600 ft atop Santa Catalina Island, with a famous humped runway, a wild bison herd, and real pilot challenges.
Gaston's White River Resort, Three Mike Zero, the Grass Strip Along an Arkansas Trout River Where You Tie the Airplane to a Tree and Walk Straight to Dinner
Gaston's White River Resort (3M0) is a grass airstrip on Arkansas's White River where pilots land, tie up to a tree, and walk to trout dinner.
Sedona, Sierra Echo Zulu, the USS Sedona and the Runway That Sits on Top of a Mesa Five Hundred Feet Above the Red Rocks
Sedona Airport (KSEZ) sits atop a mesa 500 feet above the red rocks - here's how to land the 'USS Sedona' safely.