Author: shortfield

Land here, before you land out there!

WEATHERBY USFS, ID

A quiet, no-frills backcountry grass strip tucked along the Middle Fork Boise River, offering rainbow trout fishing at your wingtips.

43.82513888889, -115.33136111111

ATLANTA, ID

A remote, one-way mountain airstrip that's the fastest gateway into the historic gold-mining town of Atlanta, Idaho.

43.81351083333, -115.13508166667

COXS WELL, ID

A remote desert turf strip in Idaho's high sagebrush country, offering backcountry pilots a quiet, no-frills gateway to the volcanic Snake River Plain near Craters of the Moon.

43.21775, -113.22755555556

BERNARD USFS, ID

A wild, high-stakes backcountry strip tucked into a steep canyon along the Middle Fork of the Salmon River in the heart of Idaho's Frank Church Wilderness.

44.97963666667, -114.73481361111

BIG CREEK, ID

A crown jewel of Idaho backcountry aviation, where a remote wilderness airstrip meets a century of mountain flying heritage.

45.13324305556, -115.32177888889

CABIN CREEK USFS, ID

Cabin Creek airstrip is about 1.5 miles up Cabin Creek from Big Creek, nestled between mountains. The runway…

45.14352444444, -114.92898972222

CAREY, ID

The airstrip sits right on the east side of town. There are three picnic tables on the west end of the field…

43.30880555556, -113.93602777778

SULPHUR CREEK RANCH, ID

Sulphur Creek Ranch, where wilderness solitude meets cowboy hospitality at the edge of the Frank Church.

44.537923, -115.36874

HIGH VALLEY SWANSON, ID

A private strip perched on a high mountain meadow southwest of Cascade, Idaho.

44.23905805556, -116.14346444444

Deadwood Dam, ID

A steep, scenic backcountry strip tucked along the shore of Deadwood Reservoir deep in Idaho's Boise National Forest.

44.29777777778, -115.64138888889