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Airport Closed

I have many fond memories of 3fd1. I soloed there. But it has closed many years ago.

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New Route

JetBlue Airways Open Route to San Juan today A320

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re: Name Change

Reply to @Desert185: Somebody needs to send an update to the FAA then, because the official location is a bit off, and they still have the runway as 12/30. They do have the name change, however.

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Name Change

It is now called Castle Mountain with the same 48AK identifier (Private). Freq is 122.95. Slight downhill landing west. The runway is actually 10/28 instead of the 12/30 listed. Grass in good condition.

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re: Found utley texas

Reply to @thod: I changed the latitude of the airport from 0 to the same as the latitude of Utley TX, and I've changed the +97.41 to -97.41. Still don't see an airport there.

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Found utley texas

Found utley, texas in google:

https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=sv&client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=Utley+texas&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x864496345f5ec857:0x74d3d4850e96185c,Utley,+TX,+USA&gl=uk&ei=Mm30T4uVGpSQ4gTgw7n4Bg&ved=0CAUQ8gEwAA

dont know if there is an airfield there? It's at 97.41deg W compared to 97.4 deg E that this airport have as position...

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re: This can't be right?

There's no airport of this name in the FAA or Eurocontrol data.

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This can't be right?

Location of this field must be wrong?

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Very scenic and great runway surface

beautiful approach over the water, there is a maintenance facility but the airport is usually pretty empty.

mostly floatplanes and taildraggers on the field, there is limited good parking for tricycle geared planes the dirt surfaces look like they go to mud in the rain.

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Memphis Airport - an okay place.

Spent three hour layover at Memphis International Airport - Home of FEDEX. This was a really simple place to navigate and, for an airport, it was immaculate. I have seldom seen such shiny floors. Restrooms were all clean and well serviced. I have heard lots of negative things about Memphis so I was not looking forward to this stop. Fortunately they were mostly myths. The only real negatives were the Delta employees. Everyone to the man seemed to have a chip on their shoulder. Snippy to the point of RUDE. But...that was only Delta employees. Everyone else was unusually polite and friendly. Shopping was pretty good for an airport and there were many varieties of food vendors. All in all, not a bad stop...next time I will fly someone other than Delta.

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Runway info

Can you tell me the length of the runway?

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Boca Chica

Worked there (1952-1955) in the tower as air traffic controller. Highway 1 went through the middle of the base then. It can still be seen in the map. Had 5 or 6 blimps then. Located between runways 31 & 25. Watched the transition from radial engines to jets. Used to request the jets to make a low pass down the runway when traffic was light. One woke everybody in the barracks across the road one Sunday morning.

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Fun!

A fun place to fly, GREAT FBO! Had a starting problem and the local mechanic dropped everything he was doing to help, got plane started so I could go home...

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Museum

Aviation museum on field, nice day trip!

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Great staff!

FBO open 8a-8p, 356 days. Fabulous staff, crew car available. Hangared my plane here 2 years, often lowest fuel prices in Piedmont area.

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Good airport

Ostergard's is a well-maintained private strip, made available to the general flying public out of courtesy. Being part of that public, I can only appreciate that - as there are few non-restricted airfields around Calgary, and Ostergard's airport is located in such a beautiful corner! Right between the canyons and the wind farms, both panoramas are just awesome...

Runway is in a very good shape, approaches are clear, and the airport is reasonably easy to find - though I believe that one must expect significant crosswind many of the times. I liked how the northbound runway drops right after the edge, and I enjoyed taking off southbound - towards the wind farms.

Location itself is definitely not a place to goof around - one could clearly see that people live and work there. But I'm glad I visited Ostergard's and hope to be back at some point.

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Website for Peterborough Airport Restaurant

It's The Landing 27 Bistro

http://landing27bistro.3owl.com/

The website has the hours of operation and the menu.

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Anybody flying up this week?

I've got a friend looking for a lift from Indianapolis on Tue or Wed 7/4/2012. Thought I'd give this a shot for him. Thanks

jdean10200@comcast.net

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re: Aircraft times/arrivals/departures

What kind of listings are you looking for, and in what order?

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A fun day trip!

Beautiful, modern terminal, nice big runway, courtesy car for the 2 mile drive into town where you should not must not miss an absolutely splendid lunch at the Little Bistro.... I highly recommend a visit via air to the super-friendly town of Liberty!

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The Palmerston Airport

What a great strip. Smooth and well maintained. Friendly folks there. Truckstop right next door. 100LL available.

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helicopter ride

I was wondering if anyone knows if there are helicopter rides from downsview. my son is having a stag and we would like to get about 5 guys for a helicpoter ride. If anyone knows please contact me @vbalenzano@rogers.com The stag is on July 14th ,2012. No alchol involved.

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Dorval Customs Cattle Line

Going through Customs at Dorval - after you've walked through the maze to get in line - is so ridiculous that we no longer fly into Dorval. We would rather fly to an airport across the border and drive through customs. Much more relaxing and car rentals are much, much more reasonable than at the Dorval airport.

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Question

Can I flight to Cartagena Colombia from Enrique Adolfo Jimenez Airport?

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Nice airport!

I've been to Bishell's for a fly-in and loved everything about it. Interesting short final southbound - passing just by the tree line, touching down on a hill top and then rolling lower and lower... Easy to find, good approaches, no significant obstacles around, the runway is kept neat and clean, airport facilities are in order, people around are simply great - awesome! Loved to be there and would be happy to visit this place again.

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Aircraft times/arrivals/departures

the listings on this site are a disgraceful mess - haphazard. slipshod listings in a semi-chaotic order

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Fuel: 100LL and Jet A available at the large hangar. !00L

AWOS at 250-567-4494 or 122.55

ARCAL lighting on 07/25 Click mic. 7 times on 122.8

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Closed

Closed, including WZY

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Nut Tree

Huge concession with stores, shops food etc. etc. etc.

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Sac

Student cross country stop in 80s.

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Napa

Class D. Good steaks on field. Town of Napa is a gateway to Napa Valley.

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Gnoss

Beware cross winds and lighted tower east of field.

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Buccanan

My former avionics guy is there.

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Petaluma

29er Diner is awesome. Great food in Petaluma. Don't miss Volpi Italian since 1925. Try the bar also.

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Anguin

Aircraft carrier approach.

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Lampson

Tom's Aircraft Service. My mech. and a really good one!

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Little River

Visit the village of Mendocino! Pricey shuttle in to town but not to miss.

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Boonville

Walk to town for lunch. They have their own language in Boonville!

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Wine

Tour the wineries

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Wine County beauty

Visit Healdsburg

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Home

Sweet home

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bdr

my very first solo was here, runway 24

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closure

was a terrible idea. it was the best airport to visit atlantic city. walking distance to the casinos and hotels.

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frg

learned to fly here

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awesome

very friendly, great place for breakfast. onsite pilot shop.

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Bergstrom Acft.

Great airport for a rest and fuel stop, the staff, service and facilities at Berstrom are great.

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Hotel Rooms

Don't plan on stopping here unless you have a room reservation. The oil industry has every hotel booked solid, there must be at least 25 hotels in town. Thanks to the great people at Bismark Aero Center who saved the day. They have a sleep room with two beds and courtesy cars. Lack of accomodations is a problem at many towns in North Dakota.

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Breakfast

Great service at the last breakfast! I'll come again for sure!!

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Come and visit

Howard is fantastic to deal with, come and see what is believed to be the largest private collection of Rolls Royce's in North America.

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Visited the other day

Was a Friday. VFR and gorgeous day. Saw about 8 airplanes tied down. None of them looked like they were airworthy except a cub well maintained. Many had flat tires. The "FBO" was open but deserted. Some bottled water and an old broken microwave. No plumbing/running water. The hanger was locked but I could see inside there were some planes in there. In the one hour i was there, not a soul came by, drove by, or landed. My dog and I sat on the picnic bench and had some lunch. I was dreaming about turning this place into something that people could enjoy. Maybe a small greasy spoon eatery. Or give "Cub" rides on Sundays for $5 like the 30s. I hate to see small grassroots airports wither away, but such is General Aviation really. Not enough people interested to pass the torch.... Anwyay, hung out with hope, but finally departed to visit another lonely airport a few miles away - Newton. Even more deserted.