List of model airplane fields

Model airplane fields are used for landings and takeoffs of model aircraft.

Facilities provided vary significantly. They range from unimproved fields to paved runways.

Most model airfields in the United States have clubs chartered with the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA), simlarly in Canada, their equivalent organization, the Model Aeronautics Association of Canada (MAAC), provides the same function.

Notable fields
NameLocationSizeRunwaysFacilitiesWebsiteRef
The Bill Osborne Model Airplane Flying FieldAlameda, California35 by 45 feet (11 by 14 m)
2-paved donuts		Opened 1947
work benches		http://www.aeromaniacs.com/Aeronuts.html[1][2]
Model Airplane Field at Edwin Warner ParkNashville, Tennessee[3]
Breuner AirfieldRichmond, California5 acres (2.0 ha)300 feet (91 m)BARCS[4]
Santa Clara County Model Aircraft SkyparkMorgan Hill, California40 acres (16 ha)520 by 60 feet (158 by 18 m) paved[5]
Whittier Narrows Model Aircraft Field
(12 Miles East of downtown Los Angeles)		El Monte, CaliforniaPretty BigYesTwo CL (Control-Line) Stunt Circles, paved
One Caged CL Speed Circle, paved (Pulse Jets and the like)
One CL Navy Carrier Circle, grass with Concrete Carrier Deck
One oversize CL Combat field, grass
Oh yeah and there's a paved R/C runway there too		KOTRC[6]

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References

  1. ↑ "BEST PLACE TO REACH A HIGHER PLANE: ONE LOFTY PATCH OF GREEN". East Bay Express. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
  2. ↑ "Bill Osborne Model Airplane Fiying Field". Retrieved 2008-08-15.
  3. ↑ "Edwin Warner Model Aviators". Retrieved 2008-08-16.
  4. ↑ "About". BARCS.org. 2008-01-20. Archived from the original on 2008-03-27. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
  5. ↑ "About the SCCMAS Facilities". Santa Clara County Model Aircraft Skypark. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
  6. ↑ "Imagery of the KOTRC Facilities". KOTRC. Retrieved 2015-06-08.


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