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Gastons (3M0) is an Arkansas fly-in trout resort where pilots land on grass, walk to the White River, and eat the fish they catch.
Radio Hangar explores Moose Creek, Idaho, One Uniform One, the Forest Service Grass Strip in the Selway-Bitterroot Where the Runway Was Cleared by Hand Before Anybody Owned a Bulldozer.
Inside Antique Airfield in Blakesburg, Iowa, where the grass runway, radio-silent pattern, and 'Keep the Antiques Flying' culture keep vintage aircraft alive.
Radio Hangar explores Johnson Creek, Idaho, Three Uniform Two, the Turf Strip in the Bottom of a Canyon Where Elk Graze the Runway and the State of Idaho Runs You a Free Hot Shower.
Fly into Tangier Island (KTGI), a sinking Chesapeake crab community with a 2,400-ft strip, soft-shell crab, and a 300-year-old English brogue.
Big Creek (3U8) is a remote Idaho backcountry airstrip where pilots flew in materials to rebuild a historic lodge that burned in 2008.
Radio Hangar explores Leadville, Colorado, Lake County Airport, the Highest Public Runway in North America Where Your Airplane Climbs Two Miles Before the Wheels Ever Leave the Ground.
Triple Tree Aerodrome's 7,000-foot grass runway and free fall fly-in keep classic ramp culture alive in South Carolina.
Radio Hangar explores Alton Bay Ice Runway, the Only FAA-Charted Ice Strip in the Lower Forty-Eight, Where You Land Your Airplane on a Frozen Lake and Taxi Past the Ice Fishermen.
Gaston's White River Resort in Arkansas lets pilots land on a 3,200-foot grass strip, taxi to a riverside cabin, and eat trout by the water.
Sedona Airport (KSEZ) sits atop a red-rock mesa at 4,830 feet - here's why pilots call it the USS Sedona and how to fly it safely.
Beaumont, Kansas lets pilots land on grass, taxi down Main Street, and park at an 1879 hotel - here's how to fly in.
How pilots rebuilt Big Creek Lodge board by board in Idaho's roadless wilderness - and what it takes to fly the strip yourself.
The airport dog is a fixture of general aviation ramp culture - a greeter, judge of character, and living link to a century of flying tradition.
Catalina's Airport in the Sky (KAVX) sits 1,602 feet up on a mesa - a bucket-list runway with a hidden hump, bison on the ramp, and a legendary buffalo burger.
Gaston's White River Resort (3M0) is a 3,200-ft Arkansas grass strip where you taxi to a riverside restaurant and eat the trout you caught that morning.
Radio Hangar explores Johnson Creek, the Idaho Backcountry Strip at Yellow Pine Where the Grass Is Cut Like a Fairway, the Showers Are Hot, and Every Pilot on the Field Is Someone You Want to Meet.
The FBO courtesy car is general aviation's quiet handshake - an old loaner handed to strangers on trust, kept alive by one rule: bring it back with gas in it.
Sulphur Creek Ranch is a remote Idaho backcountry airstrip reachable only by air or horseback, famous for its bending grass runway and giant cinnamon rolls.
EAA chapter pancake breakfasts are grassroots fly-ins where pilots share stories, food, and free kid flights for about five dollars.