Author: shortfield

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Cypress Island, WA

An abandoned, mountain side airstrip located in the San Juan Islands of Washinton.

48.571467, -122.690161

Sacaton, NM

Sacaton Airstrip is a backcountry airfield situated near Buckhorn, New Mexico, perched on a "finger mesa"…

33.1825278, -108.6832028

Whaler Islets, BC

A rugged desert islet off the west coast of Vancouver Island, BC.

49.2261, -126.0664

Big Rock Flat, OR

A defunct airstrip amid scenic terrain near Madison Butte Lookout and Tupper Butte in southeast oregon.

45.040686, -119.571947

Cold Springs Guard Station, OR

A defunct, rock-strewn backcountry strip in a remote high-elevation area with no services, of mainly historical interest to aviation enthusiasts and backcountry pilots.

44.34447, -120.122552

Warren, ID

The Warren USFS Airport (3U1) is a remote, Forest Service-managed backcountry airstrip tucked just northwest…

45.26774, -115.683067

Taylor Ranch, ID

The Taylor Wilderness Research Station airstrip sits on the south bank of Big Creek in the Frank Church-River…

45.103369, -114.854716

Murphy Hot Springs, ID

This state-owned airstrip once served a popular hot spring resort down in the canyon, where the owner would…

42.023337, -115.335587

Chena Hotsprings, AK

The Chena Hot Springs Resort campground is located 48 miles east of Fairbanks and is one of Alaska's…

65.052117, -146.045679

Nikolai Pass, AK

High mountain, off-airport landing site in Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.

61.465529, -142.648697