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Moose Creek Airport sits in Idaho's 2.3-million-acre Frank Church Wilderness - reachable only by air, and only by pilots who've built the skills to get there.
Overnight fly-ins - where pilots land on grass, camp under their wings, and stay for the dawn patrol - are one of general aviation's oldest and most rewarding traditions.
Catalina Airport (KAVX) sits at 1,602 feet MSL on a Pacific ridge 22 miles offshore - one of the most distinctive and rewarding destinations in U.S. general aviation.
Schafer Meadows (6S6) is a 2,700-foot grass strip deep in Montana's Bob Marshall Wilderness - one of the most rewarding and demanding backcountry destinations in the lower 48.
Johnson Creek Airport in Idaho's Frank Church Wilderness is one of the most rewarding backcountry strips in the lower 48 - here's what it takes to fly there safely.
Sedona Airport (KSEZ) sits atop a mesa at 4,827 feet MSL with a cliff-edge runway and red rock views that make it one of the most spectacular GA airports in the US.
The EAA chapter fly-in pancake breakfast is where general aviation's community, heritage, and next generation are actively kept alive - one Saturday morning at a time.
Big Creek Lodge in Idaho's Frank Church Wilderness sits on a 2,500-foot grass strip reachable only by air, through a canyon approach that has no margin for under-prepared pilots.
Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage is the FAA-recognized world's busiest seaplane base, handling 800+ operations daily at the gateway to Alaska's backcountry.
EAA volunteer marshalers park over 10,000 aircraft at AirVenture each year using nothing but wands and experience - here's how they make it work.
Telluride Regional Airport (KTEX) sits at 9,070 feet MSL - the highest commercial airport in North America - rewarding prepared pilots with one of the most spectacular destinations in American general aviation.
Triple Tree Aerodrome in Woodruff, SC is the Southeast's most intimate fly-in - park your airplane, pitch your tent beside it, and wake up to a field full of homebuilts.
KAVX, Catalina's Airport in the Sky, is a 22-mile ocean crossing to a 3,000-foot runway at 1,602 feet MSL - the defining California pilot destination.
Big Creek, Idaho is a 3,000-foot gravel strip at 5,700 ft MSL in the Frank Church Wilderness - one of the most demanding backcountry destinations in the U.S.
Orcas Island Airport (ORS) offers one of the most rewarding general aviation experiences in the Pacific Northwest - here's how to plan and fly it safely.
Sedona Airport (KSEZ) sits atop a 4,827-foot mesa surrounded by Arizona red rock formations - spectacular to fly into, demanding for the unprepared.
The homebuilder campground at EAA AirVenture is where pilots who built their own aircraft camp next to their planes all week - and it's unlike anything else in aviation.
Wilson Bar on Idaho's Middle Fork of the Salmon River is a 1,300-foot one-way canyon strip that defines what backcountry flying demands of a pilot.
Mackinac Island Airport (83D) puts pilots on a car-free Victorian island in the Straits of Mackinac - here's everything you need to plan the trip.
The shirt-tail cut is one of aviation's oldest traditions - a small square of fabric cut from a student's shirt after their first solo, tracing back to open-cockpit biplanes.