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Great 3500ft Grass Field
Good People and Great 3500ft Grass Field to land at. Runways 11/29, Hanger is normally open after 5pm.
8 planes call this Home.
Nice little GA airport
Great airport and very good FBO. The runway is a little hard to find among the bluffs, but if you can see the golf course immediately to the north (it's the only green thing around) you're in the right place.
New airport at SGU
The new airport is huge, and great. Very good FBO, Above View Jet Center.
More about landing here
It's not that bad, even for a flat lander. Land rwy 3, even if there's a slight tailwind. Fly the VASI, which will put you a little long and keep you on glide slope. Just flre and let the rwy come up to meet you!
Potentially challenging airport
Land rwy 16; take off rwy 34 - there's no go-around because of the mesa just south of the airport, so you need to nail the landing first time. The runway slopes upwards towards the south which makes it easier.
Great FBO
One of the best! Really great service - had the rental car next to the p[lane on the ramp almost before I cut the engine. Buy your fuel at the self serve pump; it's at least a dollar per gallon cheaper. $6 a night tie down charge reasonable. SAF must be the only adobe style control tower in the world!
VFR into teterboro
thinking about VFR from Norfolk to teterboro...first time into teterboro. bad idea? any recommendations on route?
CTAF
Everyone should be aware that the CTAF for this airport is 122.8. The pilot controlled lights are on 122.9.
stopover
I'm trying to find a flight from Portland ME (PWM) to Tampa FL (TPA) that has a stop over in Atlanta (ATL) of at least 3 hours. Why is this so hard?
Flight school New Horizons Aviation
New Horizons Aviation
17229 County Road 42
Goshen, Indiana
574-971-4221
FAX:Â 574-971-4276
Restaurant
When I was here in 2005, they had an awesome Mexican Restaurant right on the field.
Amarillo Air Force Base
Amarillo Air Force Base
Home of NORAD ID Z-88, guardian of the Gulf of Mexico. Capable of launching 3 B-52's side by side 25 sec. apart , it would shake cars 4 miles away. Alternate landing field for the US Space Shuttles .
Always wanted a 10,000 at 180* from the HOT pad, eastern edg
Still feasible, but it could die if they keep building houses.
The airport is owned by Green Township
Since someone wanted to know who owned it.
great for a daytrip
a short five minute walk from the airport to a sugar-white sand public beach. Local restaurants will pick you up at the airport. 4R9 is a great day-trip or weekend getaway air strip.
Just remember that there is no fuel or any services here at all. The strip is bit short and short final to RWY12 looks like you are about to land on a carrier. But that is the charm of 4R9 I guess.
re: Identifier?
Reply to @ptomblin: I have an old paper copy of the official ICAO "Location Identifiers" doc (ICAO Doc 7910/128) from June 2008. It lists no identifier "KGVQ". The closest ones are "KGUS" (Grisson AFB) and "KGVW" (Kansas City, Richards-Gebaur Airport). I suspect that someone was using "ICAO" informally, as a synonym for "four-letter all-alpha identifier".
The confusion over ICAO identifiers, especially in the US, is the main reason that I went for "GPS code" instead with OurAirports.
re: Identifier?
Reply to @david: I don't trust that list, because it doesn't list Genesee County Airport, which changed its FAA id from 3G8 to GVQ because it had weather reporting and so therefore needed an ICAO identifier KGVQ. That happened when the US adopted METAR/TAF back in the late 1990s/early 2000s.
re: Identifier?
Reply to @ptomblin: you have to pay for the official list, but here's a copy (re)published by Mexico in 2010: http://www.mexico.icao.int/icaoaspa2010/ECCAIRS/Documentation/Taxonomy/R4CDLocationIndicatorsByState.pdf
Gunnison
Great airport to land at in any aircraft. Great scenery and always a pleaure to visit.
FBO
We spent some time here in August of 2012 and found the owners of Tailwinds Aviation to be very friendly and hospitable. Services were fairly priced including fuel. The airport is well maintained and I would not hesitate to recommend it for most light aircraft.
Closed
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US Customs Stop
Stop here for US Customs if heading West to Oshkosh. Friendly and flexible with the ETA.
Overnight Stop
Spent the night here, camped on the infield. The airport manager offered to let me sleep inside the terminal, but there was no traffic and it was more comfortable to tie the aircraft down on the grass, pitch the tent and sleep beside the aeroplane.
Beautiful spot
Wonderful quiet little airport in Northern Wisconsin, out in Lake Michigan.
SuperCub.Org Flyin
Very friendly tailwheel flyin takes place here during the week of Oshkosh. Make a reservation, fly in, camp here and take the daily bus over to AirVenture (if you wish). Many of the New Holstein fly-in folk prefer to just stay here for the week, and don't even bother with the crowds at Oshkosh.
Inexpensive, quick fuel stop
Stopped here for inexpensive fuel after picking up the Club's Decathlon from the factory at Fox River. Take off from Fox River, climb to 1000 feet, look right and you are right base for KBUU.
Home of the American Champion Factory (Decathlons, Scouts, E
30 foot wide runway, but it looks like 20 feet! Flew the Club's Super Decathlon C-GKXD out here from Ottawa (Rockcliffe) for some TLC. Two weeks later, flew back trhough Milwaukee to fly the Decathlon back to Rockcliffe. Lots of Fun!
re: Identifier?
Reply to @david: http://www.activitae.com/cgi-bin/htmlSearch.pl - I don't know if this actually looks at the ICAO database, or if it just applies the standard rule to the FAA ids. But it lists KOWD (and not abominations like K7G0 like I've seen in some places).
re: Identifier?
Reply to @ptomblin: the problem is that the ICAO doesn't recognize all of the KXXX identifiers. For example, Norwood Airport (FAA: OWD) is referred to as "KOWD" in GPS databases, but AFAIK, there is no "KOWD" ICAO code.
Does not exist
The airport has been gone for at least 10 years and the area around it is fully developed.
Photos from VFR circle of O'ahu
http://www.flickr.com/photos/33836413@N06/sets/72157630272957948/
re: Harbour Air Services
Agreed! We just visited Harbour Air over the weekend. The FBO arranged for a rental car at a terrific rate. We had great service and help with a soft tire prior to departure. Thanks, Harbour Air!
Cold War remnant
This airpark is the site of a Atlas F missile silo which was decommissioned ages ago. Some entrepreneurs have been trying to sell the underground control room as a luxury home and have divided the airpark into building lots, but from what I can tell there are only two houses on the site, the missile control room building and a log cabin. More information http://www.coldwarmissilesilo.com/index.htm
Picturesque
A picturesque airport, to say the least! Didn't drop to pattern altitude until final. No problems taking off 25 on an August day in my cherokee 180, but I see your point...
re: Identifier?
Yes, that is correct. When an airport in the "lower 48" contiguous United States has an FAA id that consists of only letters, it also has an ICAO code that consists of a "K" plus those same three letters. I am not aware of any airport in the lower 48 that does not obey that rule. In Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and US possessions, the mapping is lot less regular.
Identifier?
I see some references to this field called KCJJ.
AirportCodesa.com says its ICAO is KCJJ
AirportGuide.com says ICAO is KCJJ, FAA is CJJ
Hello Flight
Wikipedia for Iowa: ICAO is KCJJ, FAA is CJJ
Sadly I can't put in the URLs into this form for reference.
Nice facility
FBO building is well equipped and only a few years old. Runways are both sloped down toward the middle so let the runout just happen.
Very neat and tidy
Nice, tidy small city airport. Courtesy car, pilot lounge etc.
Blimp Hangers
Massive blimp hanger here. Small museum located inside the hanger.
Don't go swimming
If heading North, Depart over the lake, turn east and head for Reno. Once across the ridge, turn north and parallel the ridge . More emergency landing options this way. Better than going swimming. This lake is deep and cold!
Whoa baby! Pay attention!
Real sinkers here, Be careful! Landing to the west is downhill.
Great little airport
Great little airport. Restaurant right across the street.
I found the place to be quiet and peaceful.
I landed and camped here July 2012. I never heard a peep from the campers across the fence and there were no unwanted people on the airstrip. I did have a few kids stop by to oogle my 172 but I enjoyed the curious company. plenty of Picnic tables along the west fence, restrooms through the gate at mid field and absolute solitude. View of the lake is awesome! One water faucet down near the lake and one through the east gate mid field. Look left to see the lone faucet.
Renamed
Airport code is now KIKW.
Cheap fuel - only $5.15!
closed on sunday nights
This airport closed on Sunday nights to any traffic that does not reside there
Closest to downtown Charlotte.
Nice Local place
173rd Brigade Flag
Thank you for flying the 173rd Brigade stationed in Vicenza, Italy and now serving in Afghanistan over your heliport. As a mom of one of the deployed soldiers, it is great to see the support from so many. Thank you for service and be safe!
Closed
Airport closed
Mystery Airport
🔗 Mon, 08 Oct 2012
— @prattsoplenty at Greater Southwest International Airport-Amon Carter Field, United States
Everytime I fly into DFW, I see what appears to be a piece of runway about 2 miles south of the airport. Finally looked up what it was and found out that this used to be a big airport. Lots of pictures and information about this mystery airport can be found here: http://www.airfields-freeman.com/TX/Airfields_TX_FtWorth_NE.html