Big Creek Airport offers pilots exclusive access to Idaho's Frank Church Wilderness - 2.4 million roadless acres reachable only by air or multi-day backcountry travel.
Moose Creek Airstrip in Idaho's Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness is one of the most extraordinary backcountry flying destinations in the lower 48 - accessible only by air, foot, or horseback.
Mackay Bar is a one-way sloped strip inside Idaho's Frank Church Wilderness demanding canyon approach skills, go-around planning, and density altitude awareness flatland flying cannot teach.
Johnson Creek Airport (3U2) in Idaho's Frank Church Wilderness is one of America's premier backcountry strips - here's what to expect and how to prepare.
Schafer Meadows Airport sits in Montana's Bob Marshall Wilderness - one-way, uphill-only, 1,900 feet of grass at 4,700 feet MSL, accessible only by small plane.
Johnson Creek Airport is a one-way grass strip at 5,000 feet in Idaho's Salmon River Mountains - a destination that demands rigorous preparation and delivers one of aviation's most unforgettable experiences.
Moose Creek Airstrip is a 2,700-foot grass canyon strip in Idaho's Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness - the most remote Forest Service runway in the lower 48 and one of the most demanding backcountry landings in the country.
Big Creek Airport (5U1) in Idaho's Frank Church Wilderness offers 2,400 feet of grass runway at 5,640 feet MSL - and an approach that demands full preparation from every pilot who attempts it.
Johnson Creek Airport (3U2) is a 5,000-foot grass strip in Idaho's Boise National Forest - one of general aviation's most rewarding and demanding destinations.
Moose Creek Airport (5U1) is an 1,800-foot grass strip deep in Idaho's Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness - one of the most demanding and rewarding backcountry destinations in American aviation.
Johnson Creek Airport in Idaho's Payette National Forest is a 3,200-foot sloped canyon strip at 5,000 feet MSL - and a rite of passage that changes how pilots think about flying.
Schafer Meadows airstrip in Montana's roadless Bob Marshall Wilderness - hand-built by CCC crews in 1935 - remains one of North America's most demanding and rewarding backcountry flying destinations.
Big Creek Airport (U60) is a 2,700-foot gravel strip in Idaho's Frank Church Wilderness - the sole lifeline for one of America's most isolated living communities since the 1930s.
Moose Creek Ranger Station (1U1) in Idaho's Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness requires a formal RAF checkout - here's what pilots need to know before flying in.
Schafer Meadows (8S1) is a 2,000-foot grass strip inside the largest roadless wilderness complex in the lower 48, accessible only by horse, foot, or airplane.
Moose Creek Airstrip in Idaho's Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness is one of the most remote public landing areas in the lower 48 states, accessible only by air.
Big Creek Airport (U60) sits at 5,600 feet inside the Frank Church Wilderness on a 2,100-foot dirt strip - one of the most accessible gateways to serious backcountry flying in the American West.