Author: shortfield

Land here, before you land out there!

LORD FLAT, OR

The Lord Flat Airstrip sits on the Oregon side of Hells Canyon, perched along Summit Ridge within the Hells…

45.669, -116.619

LOWER TABLE ROCK, OR

A vintage 1948 grass airstrip atop a volcanic mesa overlooking the Rogue Valley — beautiful to fly over, but now closed and unsafe to land on.

42.451866, -122.951689

Van Curlers, AK

The Van Curlers airstrip is a small, public-use dirt strip located in a remote area of interior Alaska, east…

65.03326, -145.432885

IBEX HARD PAN, UT

Ibex Hardpan, also known as the Tule Valley Hardpan, is a dry lake bed located west of Delta in central Utah.…

38.98333333333, -113.36666666667

Walker Ridge, CA

A rare backcountry gem carved out of the wilderness, offering big-city pilots a genuine escape to dark skies and sweeping ridgeline views.

39.069696, -122.444429

JAMES RANCH, ID

The James Cabin is located 3 miles west of the Mackay Bar airstrip on the south side of the Salmon River.…

45.40280400000, -115.62124400000

KEG KNOLL, UT

The strip is on BLM land and is roughly 2 miles from the Colonnade Arch, also known as 5 Hole Arch. The…

38.56748199463, -110.10048675537

HOODOO, ID

Hoodoo Meadows is a high elevation airstrip located approximately 8 miles east of the Middle Fork of the…

45.05597, -114.55955

HORSE HEAVEN / HORSEHAVEN, ID

A rugged, semi-abandoned airstrip tucked into the North Fork Coeur d'Alene River drainage of the Idaho Panhandle.

47.8269, -116.4973

HORSESHOE CANYON, UT

38.51318359375, -110.10618591309