I can't get enough of this history stuff... With BladeRunner's recent threads regarding some possible strips in Oregon, and some history buzz going around with the concrete arrows and vintage photos. It got me thinking how much I love reading about history and that I've also found multiple locations on GoogleEarth where it appears once upon a time there was or even still appears to be an airstrip, and with no pertinent information available, i.e. not on a sectional, not on airnav or google, where do I find out more? As Gump would say go check it out in person, sure, but as has been shown time and time before, there is a wealth of information on this site, so here is my history thread contribution. With the idea that instead of each find having its own thread, maybe they can all wind up in this thread.
So what have you found on GoogleEarth or in person? Also have you found a strip that is obviously still in use, and say you want to get permission to land but you can not find any ownership info? Or are just flat out curious. This should be the place to ask! And lastly there are also quite a few long lost strips in Oregon that there is some decent public knowledge about, or have been mentioned in the past on this site, add those to the mix too!
Long lost/uncharted/unknown Oregon airstrips...
Fri Feb 28, 2014 10:55 pm
Long lost/uncharted/unknown Oregon airstrips...
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Fri Feb 28, 2014 10:57 pm
Re: Long lost Oregon airstrips!
Here is one I posted earlier, its in SE Oregon, East of Fields:
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Fri Feb 28, 2014 10:59 pm
Re: Long lost Oregon airstrips!
BladeRunner wrote:I don't have a chart old enough to show this one, but I know one of you do. Thanks for any history about it.
Looks like it was a pretty good size airport. Wish it was my place!
Lead to this...
jobadias wrote:Grew up in Drewsey ( little town not too far from there), anyway a person by the name of Bob Carpenter used to own that ranch and he and his boys built the strip, he had a V tail bonanza i am pretty sure, he has long since passed but not sure now who owns it but can find out. we are talking about 30 yrs ago. jw.
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Fri Feb 28, 2014 11:01 pm
Re: Long lost Oregon airstrips!
BladeRunner wrote:I've wanted to ask this for a while. Kinda looks like it, and if it was, does anybody know the name of it. Any history on it,etc.?
Location: 18NM West of Riley Oregon, 16NM East of Hampton Oregon, 6NM NE of Glass Butte, on the North side of Ore Hwy 20. Looks like 2300 ft long X 130ft wide.
I know, I know...History is not everyone's bag, and it looks like the sage is back, so not of much use to BCP members.
Just wondering...Thanks.
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Fri Feb 28, 2014 11:07 pm
Re: Long lost Oregon airstrips!
This one is just north or Pinnacle Ranch on the Owhyee:
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Fri Feb 28, 2014 11:17 pm
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This is at the same location at the Mecham airway beacon/concrete arrow site:
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Fri Feb 28, 2014 11:27 pm
Re: Long lost/uncharted Oregon airstrips!
Here is a cool strip in the coast range I have flown over many times, its on a hill top just north of the town of Summit. its 1000' long and one way up hill to the east, an they appear to be doing some ag work out of it. Either way I've always wanted to land but don't know who to ask!
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Fri Feb 28, 2014 11:39 pm
Re: Long lost/uncharted Oregon airstrips!
The long lost Link Creek strip near Santiam Pass:
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Fri Feb 28, 2014 11:45 pm
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The long lost Big Lake Airstrip at Santiam Pass:
And as seen from the ground in 2012:
And as seen from the ground in 2012:
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Sat Mar 01, 2014 12:10 am
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This is shown as an airstrip in an Oregon fishing guide that I have, and that was probably adapted from USFS/USGS maps, so I believe this is a possible long lost USFS strip on the Rogue River. Would be an awesome site to recreate it sits across the river from the Foster Bar take out.
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Sat Mar 01, 2014 12:18 am
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As mentioned in a few previous threads, the Big Rock Flat strip...
tcj wrote:Here's another for you Oregonians to contemplate. Paste these coordinates into Google maps. 45.040047, -119.571345 It is actually called "Big" Rock Flat. It has never been on the sectionals that I know of. In the 70's the Forest Service had a 20 person fire crew that lived in tents across the road. They would fly in and out going to and coming home from fires in a DC3.
The local ranchers and hunters used it all the time I worked there from 1980 to 95. No body had been taking care of it when I moved there in 1980 so I put up a wind sock and shoveled and raked the ruts kind of smooth. I asked a local rancher with a cub how smooth it needed to be and he said to drive down it in an open jeep at 40 mph and if I could stay in the jeep that was smooth enough.
The east west runway had lots of bunch grass and was very rough when I moved away in 95 but people were still using the north south runway.
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Sat Mar 01, 2014 12:24 am
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I'm pretty sure this one has been discussed on this site before. Anyways this is Rager Airstrip, which I believe to be a FS strip?
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Sat Mar 01, 2014 12:31 am
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Mitchell Airstrip, I think this was an old BLM/FS strip?
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Sat Mar 01, 2014 12:36 am
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Now this image doesn't show much, this really is B.F.E. Oregon, GoogleEarth shows this to be "Hawks Valley Airstrip", that's all I know. I drove past this in April of 2013 and didn't see much. It is BLM land and I don't think it is in a wilderness study area, so the road should be fair game.
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Sat Mar 01, 2014 12:38 am
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This is one I have always been curious about. Its listed on the sectional as "unverified", its at the junction of Highway 78 and Highway 95. Just wonder if it could be/was a FS/BLM/ODOT/CIA/FBI strip?
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Sat Mar 01, 2014 1:22 am
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Summit Prairie Airstrip. More discussion here: http://www.backcountrypilot.org/community/forum/latest/eastern-oregon-airstrip-12995
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Sat Mar 01, 2014 1:45 am
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Airstrip? John Day River.
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Sat Mar 01, 2014 1:55 am
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Spray Airstrip?
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Sat Mar 01, 2014 2:03 am
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Airstrip? @ Three Forks on the Owhyee.
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Sat Mar 01, 2014 11:10 am
Re: Long lost/uncharted Oregon airstrips!
I'm in the same boat as you, see all these strips but unsure of their status. I've started browsing land status maps online. Most states and/or counties have them. There are BLM maps available too which show land status in the legend but can be hard to decipher at times.
Some counties have GIS sites which is like a google earth type thing, they will often show the land owners information along with the parcel data.
I've been looking at those quite a bit. You could always just be bold and call up the land owners and ask them.
Some counties have GIS sites which is like a google earth type thing, they will often show the land owners information along with the parcel data.
I've been looking at those quite a bit. You could always just be bold and call up the land owners and ask them.
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