400 meters, thats about 1300' Thats is plenty of room if you have no obstructions. I had a 6A with a 150 O320 that I flew in and out of a 1000' strip at my house. A 9 with 160 should not be a problem for the plane, it might be a problem for the pilot.federico said:I'm planning to built an RV9. Since I have my own land strip but it is only four hundered meters long (without obstacles) I wish I could to know if it is really possible (and safe to takeoff and land the RV9 160 HP (fixed picth prop) on this site.