Most exotic/interesting airports in the U.S.A

SaberFlyer

SaberFlyer

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Last month, my instructor was talking about taking a trip to Hot Springs VA. The reason he said he was going there was to actually see the local airport in Hot Springs and that it was an amazing place to land and take off at. After I looked it up, yes its an interesting airport to visit. On top of a mountain in the Appalachian chain at +-3900 feet, it seemed like the airport in the sky. From what I've heard there is a huge drop right after take off that resembles movies. ANY OTHER EXAMPLES of airports THAT ANYONE MIGHT KNOW OF.? It doesn't have to be in VA. Doesn't just have to be a GA airport either.

PS if interested: here is KHSP
http://www.airnav.com/airport/KHSP


Saberflyer

The three worst things to hear in the cockpit:
The second officer says, "Oh sXXX!"
The first officer says, "I have an idea!"
The captain say, "Hey, watch this!"
 
Twin Oaks Airport (T94) - "The Urban Bush"

2NM north of KSAT inside the class C

2085' w/ +24 FT TREE 17 FT FM RY END :rawk:
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Ralgha said:
http://www.airnav.com/airport/S16 Surface: sand, in fair condition
http://www.airnav.com/airport/5S4 HAS 120 FT TREES NEAR CNTRL CURVE APCH PATH FM OVER WATER.
http://www.airnav.com/airport/W27 +4' BRUSH BOTH SIDES OF RWY IN PRIMARY SFC.
http://www.airnav.com/airport/W56
http://www.airnav.com/airport/W52 WIDTH OF 43' OVER CULVERT IN CENTER OF FIELD.
http://www.airnav.com/airport/KPFC RY MAY BE UNDER WATER DURING WINTER HIGH TIDES. OCCASIONAL DRIFTWOOD ON RWY DUE TO FLOODING
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I love living in the Northwest and being able to visit these airports.
 
Cessnaflyer said:
I love living in the Northwest and being able to visit these airports.
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The rest of the country's got nothing on the Northwest. In any category (except desert, but I hate deserts, and there are deserts in the Northwest anyway, just not the best ones). Luckily most of the population hasn't figured that out and still condemns themselves to life in California, or worse, east of the Rockies (can't figure out that one for the life of me).
 
SteveC said:
Brighton, Michigan. Runway is only 24'-0" wide. The wingspan on a C152 is 33'-4".

Be. On. Centerline.

:)
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61TE - Keezer Air Ranch Airport in Springtown, TX is 2400' x 20'

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I get my medical certificates there. Dr. Giles has an office right next to the runway! $60-1st class. (I sure wish I got kickbacks for ads like this)
 
Cedar Key Airport on Florida's gulf coast - due west of Gainesville. Taxi lady in town has a hand held and she'll ask you if you need a ride on the way in.
 

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I will go with this one below. by far the most exotic airport I have been to, ;)

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if you look REAL close, you can see me the horizontal part of the letter T. 3rd person from the left. :D
 
BenWlson said:
61TE - Keezer Air Ranch Airport in Springtown, TX is 2400' x 20'

17579


I get my medical certificates there. Dr. Giles has an office right next to the runway! $60-1st class. (I sure wish I got kickbacks for ads like this)
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I used to take students into there all the time when I was instructing. We used to start out at T67 ( http://www.airnav.com/airport/T67 ), go over the Keezer for touch and goes, and then go to AFW (http://www.airnav.com/airport/KAFW ) for touch and goes. There sight picture would be so screwed by the time we made it back to t67.:) Emergency procedures into Keezer are fun also. I also had a student who's dad hangared a piper aztec at Keezer. That guy was nuts.
 
JEP said:
I will go with this one below. by far the most exotic airport I have been to, ;)

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if you look REAL close, you can see me the horizontal part of the letter T. 3rd person from the left. :D
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What years were you on the Ranger from? I had an uncle that was a Viking crew member on her for awhile.
 
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