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    Description

    This airstrip is located on top of a cliff to the west of the Dirty Devil airstrip.  This strip is reported to be rough and short with sections of the runway that are unusable on the NW end.

    This strip has been compared with Idaho's infamous Mile Hi and should be considered very dangerous and only suitable for big tired, high-performance bush planes and pilots with big skills and even bigger "tires".

    Runway
    • Length

      819

    • Width

      20

    • Surface

      SAND

    Details
    • Facility ID

      No ID 064

    • Elevation

      4721

    • CTAF

      122.9

    • State

      UT

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    Location

    Lat: 38.10160400000 , Long: -110.39723400000 - UTAH, USA

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    • Recreational
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    • Mountains
    • Desert
    • Canyon
    Region
    • Northwest Mountain
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    • Public
    Author
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