Big Creek Airport (5U1) in Idaho's Frank Church Wilderness is the most remote public airstrip in the Lower 48 - a technical, upsloping canyon strip with no road access, ever.
RampBig 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.
RampHow pilots rebuilt Idaho's Big Creek Lodge (U60) board by board after a 2008 fire, flying every piece into the wilderness.
RampMile 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.
RampJohnson Creek (3U2) is Idaho's crown-jewel backcountry strip - a 3,500-ft turf runway in a canyon with hot showers and camping.
RampRadio Hangar explores Johnson Creek, Idaho, Three Uniform Two, the Mowed-Grass Strip at Five Thousand Feet Where the Mountains Close In on Both Sides and the Whole Airplane Community Shows Up to Cut the Lawn.
RampRadio Hangar explores Johnson Creek, the Idaho Backcountry Strip at Yellow Pine Where the Grass Is Cut Like a Fairway, the Showers Are Hot, and Every Pilot on the Field Is Someone You Want to Meet.
RampHow pilots rebuilt Idaho's Big Creek Lodge board by board after a 2008 fire, flying every nail into a roadless wilderness canyon.
RampJohnson Creek and Idaho's backcountry airstrips offer pilots access to some of the wildest, most beautiful terrain in the lower 48.
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