Ultralight / Microlight Friendly Airfields / Airports

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• UlM Baisy-Thy
  
  • Quatre Bras de Baisy-Thy
    1740 Genappe
    
  • 50=B034'10" N 04=B026'10" E
    
  • 350 * 40 m 14/32 Grass
    
  • +32/67/78.02.47
    
  • Flight instruction on trikes and 3-axis,renting, sales and repairs of trikes( Air Creation) and 3-axis (Aviasud: Mistral and Albatros,see pictures on this site). e-mail contact: Alex on 100136.2032@compuserve.com

• Lelystad Airport
  
  • 52.27.38 NL, 5.31.30 EL
    
  • Radio 123.825
    
    • Info courtesy of E. F. Heck (heck@worldaccess.nl).
  
  
• Budel
  
  • 51.15.00 NL, 5.36.00 EL
    
    • Info courtesy of E. F. Heck (heck@worldaccess.nl).
  
  
• Ontswedde/Stadskanaal
  
  • 52.59.46 NL, 7.01.13 EL
    
  • Radio 123.425
    
    • Info courtesy of E. F. Heck (heck@worldaccess.nl).
  
  
• Maasvlakte/Rotterdam
  
  • 51.28.31 NL, 4.01.07 EL
    
    • Info courtesy of E. F. Heck (heck@worldaccess.nl).

• Myrer Mikroflyplass.
  
  • 1820 Spydeberg
    N-Norway
    Fax: 22 63 08 40
    E-mail: rone@oslonett.no
    
    
  • We currently have 10 weightshifts and 1 three axis. We are located 30 km south east of Oslo.Planes can be rented,and we have 3 instructors on weight shift. We have two airfield N/S and E/W. Both are approximately 300 m. Guests are allowed to stay over night in our clubhouse, free of charge. Scandinavian readers can read more about us at http://www.oslonett.no/home/rone/omkindex.html.
    • Info courtesy of Karstein Røhen

• ASI Microlight Flying Club.
  
  • A 4 runway airstrip located between March and Chatteris.
    
    • Info and map (20 K) courtesy of Paul Woodroffe (pwoo@bas.ac.uk.html).
      

• Microlight Scotland
  • Strathaven Airfield,
    Strathaven,
    Near Glasgow, ML10 6RW
    Scotland,
    UK
    Tel. (+44) 797 997 1301
    
    http://www.microlightscotland.com
    fly@microlightscotland.com
    Weightshift/trike and three-axis microlight training school in central Scotland.

• THE ULTRALIGHT FLIGHT CENTER: Located in North Phoenix, Arizona area.
  • (Operators: Ed Snyder; U.S. Power Sports & John Kemmeries; Kemmeries
    Aviation)
  • Address: 3710 W. Carefree Hwy. Peoria, AZ 85382
    
  • Phone: 602-566-8026 e-mail: pwrsports@ix.netcom.com
    
  • Aircraft dealers for: Rans, Quicksilver, Air Creation, Comos, Tucan, Antares, AirBorn
    
  • Used aircraft sales: Check with us, it's always changing
    
  • Flight instruction: Five instructors for fixed wing & Trikes, (USUA/ASC, BFI & AFI)
    
  • Aircraft rentals: Fixed wing & trikes for advanced flight instruction
    
  • Rotax service center: Engine sales and repair
    
  • Accessories: All popular accessories, avionics & BRS parachutes
    
  • On-site accommodations: Bunk house, trailer park & pilots lounge with big screen TV
    
  • Associates: FAA/CFI Tailtragger endorsements, fly the Super Cub. FAA Sail plane instruction
    
  • Fly in the beautiful remote Arizona desert off three runways, experience fishing & jet skiing on adjacent Lake Pleasent. Ride four wheel quads, go trap & target shooting, we have it all!
    
    • Info courtesy of Ed Snyder (pwrsports@ix.netcom.com)

• Byron Airport (Between Stockton and Livermoore east of Altamont Pass (Lots of windmills) and just west of a large lake.)
  
  • Two runways. I don't know the pattern altitudes but you can reach the airfield by following highway four out of Stockton. Just past Discovery Bay Marina look to the south and you will see the airport. There is an ultralight dealer there and they provide ultralight and ultralight float plane training at the field.
    
    Winds are sometimes tricky in the late afternoon and can often be 25mph gusting to 35. This airfield is located on the southern part of the heart of the California Delta where the Sacramento and San Juaquin Rivers meet and go through Suisan Bay to San Francisco Bay and the sea.
    
    Flying west of Byron too far will put you in a TCA (Class B and C airspace.) There is also a restricted airspace over Lawrence Livermore Laboratories to the west of the field.
    
    There is great flying around the 1,000 miles of waterways in the area. Morning flights during the summer are terrific.
    
    They recently put in a new runway, longer and wider by quite a bit. They removed the old "jump club" runway. There is a gas truck on the field but no eating places. It's a long jaunt into town if you've a mind to go exploring on the ground. Watch the high power lines a couple of miles on each side of the runway.
    
    • Info courtesy of Ron Blaylock
    
    

• Lodi, California. (located between Stockton and Sacramento on Highway 99)
  
  • Two runways. Lots of ultralights. Jump club on the field. Ultralights are requested to use the cross runway when wind conditions permit. There is a full time ultralight instructor on the field with aircraft, sometimes spare parts if needed, and plenty of knowledge. I see Challengers, Beavers, Quicksilvers, Flight Stars, and many other ultralights there every weekend.
    
    The main runway is right hand traffic when headed west, left hand traffic when landing east. Since there are two runways, the traffic pattern is set to avoid overflying the second runway on all patterns. There are two wind socks and a traffic pattern indicator on the field. Overfly at 1,600 feet to avoid the GA traffic pattern.
    
    Watch for parachutes and the jump planes taking off in one direction and landing in the other (downwind.)
    
    • Info courtesy of Ron Blaylock
    
    

• Turlock, California.
  
  • There is an airpark just west of hiway 99.
    It is composed mainly of ultralights and has Fletcher's Aviation on the field. Many ultralighter's are there almost every weekend. The field is not to be confused with the Turlock metro airfield which is about five or six miles away to the east if I remember correctly. There is food and mini markets within walking distance (about a 1/4 mile or so) and there is an ultralight club that uses the field. You are asked not to taxi or land on the R/C flying club runway which is right next to the main runway. There is a displaced thresehold and ultralights are requested to maintain an 800 foot pattern altitude. The pattern is usually left hand traffic.
    
    • Info courtesy of Ron Blaylock
    
    

• Bennett, Colorado
  
  • Logan Field
    N 39 51.45     W 104 23.82
    Denver Sectional 96CO
    
    50415 E 88th Ave
    Bennett, CO
    303-644-4757
    swrjnelson@msn.com
    
    • Map (28K)
      
  
  
• Watkins, Colorado
  
  • 4 runways, the largest of which is 1600 ft.
    10 miles south of Denver International.
    Falcon VOR 116.3 0.75 mi. East.
    Contact Mr. Al Grimm (303)364-4520.
    • Map (75K) courtesy of Bob Hilton (rhilton@henge.com)
      

• Lake City, Florida
  
  • The Flying D Ranch is located 12 miles WSW of Lake CIty Florida on Hwy 247 at the county line. Two strips: 18/36 1200ft and 14/32 1600ft. There will be a convenience store within walking distance in about 2 months on the corner. Visitors are welcome. Use of the strip is at your own risk.
    
    • Info courtesy of George Duren (gduren@lc.gulfnet.com)
      

• Plant City, Florida
  
  • Blackwater ultralight flight park inc.
  • Ivey E. Cannon Pres.
  • 9002 SR 39 north
  • Plant City Fl. 33565
  • (813)-752-7179
  • This is own risk park. quite nice, grass.
  • Very short hop to Lakeland sun&fun
  • Info courtesy of Jeff Noyes (harley@gte.net)
    

• Titusville, Florida
  
  • Located in almost downtown Titusville approx 1 mile off Titusville exit from I-95.Many ultralites use this as home field.Runways approx 2900 ft paved as well as 2000 ft grass.Unicom freq. 123.0 ultralites welcome.Home of EAA chapter 866.
    
    • Info courtesy of Ace Kay.
    
    

• Sebring, Florida
  
  • The Sebring Regional Airport is friendly to ultralight flyers and Leza-Lockwood Corp. and Lockwood Aviation are based there. The airport is in Central Florida and it's home page is at http://www.sebring-airport.com.
    • Info courtesy of Chris Altvater (altvater@mail.sebring-airport.com)

• Erie, Illinois
  
  • Erie Airpark
  • UL friendly field located near Erie, IL
    
  • Privately owned public use facility
  • 8689 Star Road Erie, Illinois 61250
  • 309-659-2721
  • erieairpark.com
  • erieairpark@juno.com
  • Home of the Illowa Sport Flyers EAA club 188
  • Flight instruction
  • Challenger sales

• Nulltown Wingnuts Inc
  
  UL friendly field located near Nulltown, In
  
  • Dunn Airpark
    
  • Located on sectional
    
  • 1/2 mile grass strip
    
  • phone available
    
  • auto gas available
    
  • hanger space available
    
  • club open to new members
    
  • vistors welcomed to all meetings(first Sun of every mo.)
    
  • UL fly-in Sept 13-14,1997 (free hog roast Sat Nite) 80+ UL last year(breakfast on Sun) come help us break 100
    

• Monett, Missouri
  
  • McClurg private airport welcomes ultralight aircraft.
    
  • We are located 1 1/2 miles north of the drive-in theater at Monett, Missouri. This is about midway between Springfield and Joplin and then slightly south. It is not attended except in the evenings and has no services.
    
  • The main runway is 2000'sod running 160-340. Another runs 240-060 with less than 1000'. STOL and Powered parachutes land any direction. Please avoid overflying neighbor's houses - OK to overfly ours which is the brown one at the north end.
    
  • Call 417-235-3058 for information. From the ground we are accessed from "H" hiway -- first place west on Farm Road 2210. Leased to Sport Flight, INC.
    • Info courtesy of Ralph McClurg (mcclurg@sofnet.com)

• Hamilton, Montana
  
  Hamilton, Mont. is a great location on a small level. My father has a fully aerobatic>>> "skyote" + "rose parakeet" and just finished a 3/4 scale J3 cub and now on to another kit out of the Philadelphia area (name escapes me now). Also many others being built there... ie. RV3,4,6 and a Starduster, and a foam kit well under way. There are a bunch of very good builders and aircraft knowledge, one f.b.o. runs a flight instruction school and certified to train instructors. They also have an EAA chapter.
  
  • Info courtesy of Peter O'Shant (est@bc.sympatico.ca)
  
  

• Perl Acres Airport (46nj) Allentown, NJ
  
  Started in 1992. GPS 40.09.26N 74.27.03W
  2500'x 150' lighted grass strip unobstructed.
  We welcome all visitors to drop in and enjoy the
  fresh country air and the facilities.
  We have a spacious club house w/bath, tv, vcr, beds and
  communications equipment (Ham radio operators on field).
  We fly all year and do many cross country trips.
  So come out and join us!
  
  • Info courtesy of Mike Scott (buzzards@mail.idt.net)
  
  

• Dart Airport Mayville, NY
  P.O Box 211
  Mayville, NY 14757
  (716)753-2160
  
  Dart Airport is privately owned, and located in Mayville, NY.
  There are two runways, both grass. The longest is 2700'. The coordinates are approximately 42d 16' 30"N 79d 29' 30"W. (I calculated those from the sectional, so take 'em with a grain of salt.) You can find Dart Airport on the Detroit sectional, in western New York, on the tip of Lake Chautauqua. (Look for the picture of a glider.)
  Field elevation is 1330' MSL, pattern altitude is 2100' MSL.
  
  The field has a restauraunt and an aviation museum, a part of which is used to manufacture the Dart Skycycle ultralight. You can also get airplane rides, glider rides, vintage biplane rides, etc. There is a flea market at the airport every Saturday and Sunday.
  
  Welding, airframe work, etc. is available on-field from Ed Fisher. Yes, that Ed Fisher. (Designer of the Skylite and the Micro Mong, amoung many others.)
  
  The owner and operator of the field is Bob Dart, a really great and friendly guy. He's also a CFI and training is available. If you're looking to fly ultralights, he'll tailor your training for that specific purpose.
  
  
  • Info courtesy of Jon Steiger (steiger@ait.fredonia.edu)
  
  

• Lavon North Airport Princeton, TX
  
  Future Flight Inc. at Lavon North Airport
  The oldest and most experienced Powered Parachute Dealer in the world Since 1983...
  Buckeye Powered Parachute's Largest Dealer
  Full training for all Powered Parachutes and Ultralights.
  3 BFI's on hand fulltime Monday through Saturday
  David English Ultralight and Powered Parachute Examiner
  Richard English Powered Parachute Basic Flight Instructor
  Bonnie English Powered Parachute Basic Flight Instructor
  
  Located at:
  Lavon North Airport
  8560 County Road 392
  Princeton Tx. 75407
  (30 minutes North East of Dallas Tx.)
  
  Specs., Info, Super Video Deal and Discounts see our Home Page at http://www.flash.net/~fflight/ or email us at fflight@flash.net
  
  • Info courtesy of Rich English
  
  

• Neenah, Wisconsin
  
  • Brennand Airport
  • Located 8 miles north of OSHKOSH
    
  • Home of Freedom Aviation - Titan dealers.
    
  • Ultralights welcome
    
  • Ultralight pattern for 36/18 is left hand at 500 feet.
    
  • Feel free to use sod areas at north west sector of strip or the sod on the east side of runway.
    
    • Info courtesy of (PKrotje@aol.com)

• See also the separate list of USUA Clubs and AOOA Flight Parks.
  

A buddy of mine ordered and received the handbook advertised in Octobers EAA Experimenter (and Sport Aviation) that Charles Boehnlein mentioned earlier this week in his posting.


Ultralight Vehicles: Access in the General Aviation Environment - A Handbook for Ultralight Pilots (and Other Interested Folk)

Call EAA at 1-800-843-3612 and ask for: PLU #21-13097
It will cost $19.95 plus shipping and handling.


It appears to be a very good reference for any ultralight pilot who wants to know which airports seem to permit ultralight activity and which ones don't allow it. It lists the airports by state and city. It also explains the FAA's position on allowing ultralights to have access to certain airports. For ultralight pilots who are having trouble gaining access to their local uncontrolled airport (that has accepted public funds), it has a suggested procedure that can be followed in dealing with both the airport owner and the FAA. It lists the FAR's and other reference information that may be needed to back up the contention that ultralights can and should be allowed access to certain airports. Sample letters and forms are included. In some cases the town board may even need to be drawn into these matters.

The handbook is about one inch thick. I think it is a good investment even if you don't have any access problems in your flying area. When I take a trip/vacation, I always enjoy visiting local flying fields to see what other ultralight groups are doing. I now have a good source for finding those airports that are likely to have some UL activity.