AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 1958 - (Page 88)

of caotion: Watch for aandatonnB in western Texas, and remember you will still find some cool weather, particular- Spring Sizaahine Belt. But a final word RON-Remain overnight Ewy-Runway SveaÑService IT fun. liaxfr coining rapidly from the north, duck for cover and hangar your plane w tie it down with all of the cement blocks, or any other weights, you can find. Boy, you're really in for a blow. They don't last long, however, BO have 0 at night iBuuistoxma occur infrefluently, bat if you should see a brown WX-WwQac Spring Sunshine Belt Airports In Four States L s e below are aome of tbe airports itd in the "Spring Sunshine Belt" which welcome private planes. This is not a complete list of the airports l the a Southwest, by any means. Those listed are landing places that could be considered resort airports, or those near resort areas, which have provided the AOPA Flight and Travel department with information about their facilities. For the sake of brevity. a few obvious abbreviations are usedin addition to thosefoaaAinthedictionary.They inelude : Accd~~Accommodations FaciaÑFacilitie AUIZONA rooms; RON acoda 2 m . car rental. doua i; AJo Municipal Airport. Paved twya, to Hoover Dam. Lake Mead, Lake Moliave 1 . 0 ft.; tie-down; ça sad oil: EON deeds and Lake Haman ~ t s g o r tarea& 10 0 7 mi.; 7 mi. to various National parka and wOEH1X Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport resort a=. Tower, 24 bra.; paved rwys, 7,600 ft.; nifffat G.WW Greenlea County Airport. Un- Jack; repair svm; hangar and tie-down; Paved rwy, 6.100 ft.; rwy UeMIng on re- reatanrantt and reatrooms; RON accdfl on 0% bun, taxi sad car rental. quest; hangar and tie-down; rcatrofling; - 1 ; RON accdz 0 mi.; taxi; close to largest PBESCBTf Preacott Municipal Airport. wen-pit copper mine i U 8. n. Pavd rwys, 7,600 ft.; Unicorn; night fa&; M W W e e Douglas International repair svca: hangar and tie-down; iflatauAirport. Pavd m a , 7.500 ft,; open 24 his.; mat and reatrtKimn; taxi and car rental; night facts; repair svca; hangar and tie- m o w golf course. trap shooting on airport. down; rdBtrooins and restaurant; airport Indian cliff dwelhm, fishing, hanting and Grand Canyon nearby. of entry; RON ~ C t d a8 A; taxi and car rental. 42 mi. to b a a t m of Tombstone. o ST. JOMS St. Johns Mnni*l Airport. FUl6STJIff Flagstaff Municipal Airport. Unpaved strip, <i800 ft.; tie-down. Circle town for transportation. Close to Petrified Unicom; paved m a , 6,300 ft.; night facln; repair svw, hangar and tie-down; rest- Pomt National Park and Znni Village. r o and restaurant; RON seeds 5 m . om i; SAfFBRD SafTord Municipal Airport. taxi and car rental. Grand Canyon National Paved rwys, 4.800 ft.; night fads; fenair Park and Oak Creek Canyon nearly. a m ; hang" and tie-down; re~trooma; SIN BEND Gila Bend Municipal Airport. RON seeds 7 mL; limoulne, taxi and car C M range a*, WX; lighting on m e s t ; rental. Near the Boat Indian Hot Springs repaim: haagar and tie-down; restaurant teaort and 16 mi. from North Mt,Graham. nearby; restrooma; RON accds 2 blocks; W M Salome Airport. Paved r w y e , OE taxi. 6,000 ft.; tie-down; r s a and ofl; reatroom W E Cutter Airport. Rwy nnpavd, and restaurant; RON aeetto adjacent; B 8,700 ft, no ava; tie-town;. RON seeds tranaprtation available. Adjacent to .Ha" tional Park areas. 6 m . taxi. 10 m . from Southwmt National i; i Monument Headquarterg, Tonto Nations) SUPERIOR Superior Municipal Ait-port. UnMonument and scenic Apache trail. paved strips, 4,100 ft.; hangar and tieGRIND UNTOM Grand Canyon (South down: half ad. t o RON accds; taxi and Rim) Airport. Uniconi, unpaved twy, 6,000 courtesy cars available. National Parka rcatroomfl; rental can and taxL 18 ml, math of Grand Canyon National Park, W M Kinsman Ainwrt. Pftved rwya, 0,700 ft., night fuel*; beacon; mid oil; repair avct; hangar and tie-down; Tçt - ft.; minor repairs; hangar and tie-down; within 16 mi. THE AOPA PILOT

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 1958

AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 1958
Contents
Calendar
Legally Speaking
Editorial
What About Airspace Use, Mr. Pyle?
10,000 Seconds Under the Hood
Flying Weather One Month Ahead
AOPA Weathercast
AOPA 185579
Air-Age Teenagers Give City a Lift
Your Radio and You
Operation Cost Cut
Put Your Fabric to the Test
Are You "Compasss Punchy?
Yankee Duster in Latin America
South American Challenge
I Lived Through a Graveyard Spiral
Safety Corner and Accident Report
On the Airways
Travel
What's New?
Classified Department

AOPA Pilot Magazine - March 1958

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