jcaplins
Well Known Member
I'm looking to practice and have some fun on grass, dirt, and gravel airstrips; basically unpaved. They seem to be quite rare in northern California.
If anyone has information on unpaved airstrips up here that are open to the public (or special permission just for me ), I'd like to hear about them. Would love to see things within 30 minutes for some weekday/evening flights.
I'm based near Sacramento: Yolo co (KDWA).
What I have so far, but haven't been to...yet:
- Frazier lake (1C9): 45 minutes to the south.
- Columbia (O22): 35 min to the south-east. the Grass runway is closed for now.
- Gravelly Valley (1Q5): 36 Min North-west.
- Monterey Bay Academy (CA66): 45 min south. Time and permission requirements/limits.
- Indian Valley (uncharted): 21 min NW. Few miles east of Indian valley Reservoir.
No longer in NorCal:
- Mercy Hot Springs (CN22): 53 min south. Ridiculously expensive camping($50/person, really?). requires permission.
- Avenal Gliderport (CA69): 1hr 15 min south. Permission required.
- Chicken Strip: 1hr 40min south-east. Bucket list item.
If anyone has information on unpaved airstrips up here that are open to the public (or special permission just for me ), I'd like to hear about them. Would love to see things within 30 minutes for some weekday/evening flights.
I'm based near Sacramento: Yolo co (KDWA).
What I have so far, but haven't been to...yet:
- Frazier lake (1C9): 45 minutes to the south.
- Columbia (O22): 35 min to the south-east. the Grass runway is closed for now.
- Gravelly Valley (1Q5): 36 Min North-west.
- Monterey Bay Academy (CA66): 45 min south. Time and permission requirements/limits.
- Indian Valley (uncharted): 21 min NW. Few miles east of Indian valley Reservoir.
No longer in NorCal:
- Mercy Hot Springs (CN22): 53 min south. Ridiculously expensive camping($50/person, really?). requires permission.
- Avenal Gliderport (CA69): 1hr 15 min south. Permission required.
- Chicken Strip: 1hr 40min south-east. Bucket list item.
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