Rural Airport News

06/05/2021

If you are a pilot, come up to the gold country and check out Columbia's grass runway. With a campground next to the grass runway, this airport offers a new destination for pilots. Read more about this grass-runway in RuralAirports.com

News and information about california general aviation airports for the general public. Aviation story, people, places, and events.

05/11/2020

There is a saying that goes like this: “A mile of road will take you a mile, but a mile of runway can take you anywhere.” This statement has a lot of truth to it. Rural community airports provide services that often go unnoticed, RuralAirports.com

08/08/2019

Bo had a dream. He wanted to fly his Para Motor from Florida to Oshkosh, Wisconsin. This trip would be a distance of almost 1,000 miles. Read the full story in RuralAirports.Com

07/04/2019

Truckee Tahoe Air Show
Saturday & Sunday, July 13th & 14th, 2019
The Truckee Tahoe Air Show Festival is a family event known as one of the region's most family friend fee event in the area. Come and experience a breathtaking and world-class air show with world-renowned aerobatic performers. Read more in RuralAirports.com.

06/11/2019

2019 Father's Day Fly-In - June 15th, & 16, 2019
The 53rd Annual Father's Day Fly-in will be held on June 15th & 16th at Columbia Airport in Columbia (near Sonora), California. This event is open to the public and all pilots that want to fly into the airport. Read More TuolumneCountyAviation.Com

05/15/2019

2019 Father's Day Fly-In
June 15th, & 16, 2019
The 53rd Annual Father's Day Fly-in will be held on June 15th & 16th at Columbia Airport in Columbia (near Sonora), California. This event is open to the public and all pilots that want to fly into the airport. Read More in TuolumneCountyAviation.com.

04/08/2019

Are you planning to visit the Sierra. Here are some suggestions of Historic Inns, B&B's and Vacation Rentals .Visit OurSierratravels.com/Lodging

02/07/2019

Was Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio the First Rural Airport? An old wooden shack and rows of tilted fence posts may be all that remains of the first Rural Airport in the United States. This deserted little patch of Midwestern dirt that might have been the starting point for what is now known as a rural airport. Read More in RuralAirports.com/first-rural-airport

01/24/2019

The Champ

What aircraft company manufactured a commercially successful general aviation aircraft to use primarily on rural airports? This company had sold 17,408 by 1951 when The Champ production ended. This aircraft played an important role in traveling to our rural airports. If you guessed that the "Champ" built by the Aeronautical Corporation of America as the manufacturer, you would be right. To find out more about this remarkable aircraft, read our blog in RuralAirports.com