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Lake Hood Seaplane Base in Anchorage is the FAA-recognized world's busiest seaplane base, handling 800+ operations daily at the gateway to Alaska's backcountry.
EAA volunteer marshalers park over 10,000 aircraft at AirVenture each year using nothing but wands and experience - here's how they make it work.
Telluride Regional Airport (KTEX) sits at 9,070 feet MSL - the highest commercial airport in North America - rewarding prepared pilots with one of the most spectacular destinations in American general aviation.
Triple Tree Aerodrome in Woodruff, SC is the Southeast's most intimate fly-in - park your airplane, pitch your tent beside it, and wake up to a field full of homebuilts.
KAVX, Catalina's Airport in the Sky, is a 22-mile ocean crossing to a 3,000-foot runway at 1,602 feet MSL - the defining California pilot destination.
Big Creek, Idaho is a 3,000-foot gravel strip at 5,700 ft MSL in the Frank Church Wilderness - one of the most demanding backcountry destinations in the U.S.
Orcas Island Airport (ORS) offers one of the most rewarding general aviation experiences in the Pacific Northwest - here's how to plan and fly it safely.
Sedona Airport (KSEZ) sits atop a 4,827-foot mesa surrounded by Arizona red rock formations - spectacular to fly into, demanding for the unprepared.
The homebuilder campground at EAA AirVenture is where pilots who built their own aircraft camp next to their planes all week - and it's unlike anything else in aviation.
Wilson Bar on Idaho's Middle Fork of the Salmon River is a 1,300-foot one-way canyon strip that defines what backcountry flying demands of a pilot.
Mackinac Island Airport (83D) puts pilots on a car-free Victorian island in the Straits of Mackinac - here's everything you need to plan the trip.
The shirt-tail cut is one of aviation's oldest traditions - a small square of fabric cut from a student's shirt after their first solo, tracing back to open-cockpit biplanes.
The Valdez STOL Drag draws the country's most capable short-field pilots each May to a 13-foot elevation runway in Alaska where sea-level air and cool temperatures produce record-breaking performance.
KJAC is the only commercial airport inside a U.S. national park - here's what every pilot needs to know before flying into Jackson Hole.
Johnson Creek (2J4) is a remote 3,400-foot Idaho grass strip at 4,897 feet MSL hosting an annual July fly-in that redefines what backcountry flying means.
Over 10,000 aircraft arrive at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh every July, and every single one is hand-guided to its spot by unpaid volunteers in orange vests.
Sedona Airport (KSEZ) sits atop Airport Mesa at 4,827 feet MSL with no instrument approaches, offering one of general aviation's most breathtaking destinations.
Friday Harbor Airport (KFHR) on San Juan Island offers one of the most scenic GA approaches in the lower 48 - orcas below final, volcanoes on every horizon.
Catalina's Airport in the Sky (KAVX) rewards the 26-mile Pacific crossing with ridge-top runway drama, roaming bison, and aviation's best buffalo burger.
Big Creek Airport in Idaho's Frank Church Wilderness demands serious backcountry training - and delivers one of general aviation's most defining experiences.