Aviation events, destinations, and field reporting with Ramp. Airshow coverage, fly-in previews, airport restaurants, pilot destination guides, and the human stories behind the machines.
The transient ramp at a small GA airport runs on unwritten rules, shared rituals, and conversations that bind pilots across generations and experience levels.
The Valdez STOL Competition is Alaska's premier short-field flying event, where purpose-built bush planes land and stop in distances under 50 feet.
Big Creek Airport (5U1) in Idaho's Frank Church Wilderness is the most remote public airstrip in the Lower 48 - a technical, upsloping canyon strip with no road access, ever.
KAVX Avalon Catalina Airport sits on a 1,602-foot ridgeline 22 miles offshore - a demanding, rewarding, and genuinely unforgettable general aviation destination.
The shirttail cut began as functional communication in open-cockpit biplanes and evolved into the most enduring rite of passage in civilian flight training.
Johnson Creek Airport (3U2) in Idaho's Salmon River Mountains is one of the most demanding and revered backcountry grass strips in the American West, drawing skilled pilots each summer to a sloped canyon runway that raises the standard for every pilot who attempts it.
Sedona Airport (KSEZ) sits atop a 4,827-foot mesa in Arizona's red rock canyon country, offering one of general aviation's most spectacular visual approaches.
The FBO courtesy car is one of general aviation's oldest honor-system traditions - a beat-up loaner that runs entirely on trust and has never once been stolen.
KAVX sits on a 1,602-foot ridge 22 miles offshore with a 3,000-foot runway, bison on the ramp, and views to the Pacific - a bucket-list flight for any Southern California pilot.
Triple Tree Aerodrome in Woodruff, SC hosts one of the Southeast's most beloved fall fly-ins - no gate fee, grass camping beside your aircraft, and 500+ planes.
Gaston's White River Resort in Lakeview, Arkansas combines a private grass airstrip with world-class trout fishing and seventy years of fly-in hospitality on the banks of the White River.
Mackinac Island Airport (KMCD) is one of North America's most unique pilot destinations - a car-free island in Michigan's Straits of Mackinac where you land, tie down, and step into a horse-drawn carriage.
Johnson Creek Airport in Idaho's Payette National Forest is a 3,200-foot sloped canyon strip at 5,000 feet MSL - and a rite of passage that changes how pilots think about flying.
Telluride Regional Airport sits at 9,078 feet MSL - the highest commercial-service airport in North America - and demands serious preparation from every pilot who flies there.
FBO line crews are one of aviation's most overlooked career entry points, giving young workers hands-on proximity to aircraft and pilots that no classroom can replicate.
Sedona Airport (KSEZ) sits atop a mesa at 4,830 feet MSL - a visually stunning and technically demanding destination where summer density altitude demands serious preflight planning.
The Valdez STOL competition in Alaska is North America's premier short-field event, where modified bush planes land in as little as 38 feet of runway.
The camping ramp at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh is a self-organizing aviation community where thousands of pilots sleep beside their aircraft for a week every July.
Lake County Airport in Leadville, Colorado sits at 9,927 feet MSL, making it the highest paved public-use airport in the United States.
Schafer Meadows airstrip in Montana's roadless Bob Marshall Wilderness - hand-built by CCC crews in 1935 - remains one of North America's most demanding and rewarding backcountry flying destinations.