List of shortest runways

This is a list of the shortest airport runways in the world. While most modern commercial aircraft require a paved runway of at least in length, many early aircraft were designed to operate from unprepared strips that could be improvised in small spaces. Los Angeles's Grand Central Airport, considered a landmark in aviation history, had a runway during its first six years of operation from 1923 to 1929.Airport Journals: A Journey Back in Time - Grand Central Air Terminal Such airstrips were used by heavy as well as light aircraft. During the Doolittle Raid in WW II, twin-engine B-25 bombers with a loaded weight of seventeen tons took off from the flight deck of the carrier USS Hornet.National Geographic: Trained in Secret, These Fearless Pilots Retaliated for Pearl Harbor As late as 1977, a Lockheed Constellation demonstrated its ability to use the runway of the Greenwood Lake Airport in New Jersey,YouTube: Connie Arrives at Greenwood Lake - 4N1 and in 1946, a lightened Constellation took off from a grass strip in on only three engines.HistoryNet: The Legendary Lockheed Constellation Most general aviation aircraft retain this short-field performance; the Cessna 172, the most produced aircraft in history, will take off in as little as at Standard Temperature when fully loaded.Cessna 172 Pilot's Operating Handbook: Takeoff Distance Many small airfields capable of accommodating these types remain in use, mostly in remote areas in the American West and the French Alps, where space is limited.

List of airports with a primary runway less than long

ICAOor FAAcode IATAcode Airport name Location Length Elevation (ft) (ft) (m) 1ID9 Simko Field AirportAirNav: 1ID9 - Simko Field Airport Inkom, Idaho, US 5,640 Ted Luark AirstripMountain Flying LLC: Airstrip Junkies 7 Huson, Montana, US 3,500 Mile Hi AirstripMile Hi Airstrip - Mountain Flying Yellow Pine, Idaho, US 5,831 Dewey Moore AirstripMountain Flying LLC - Dewey Moore Airstrip Big Creek, Idaho, US 4,494 James Ranch AirstripMountain Flying LLC - James Ranch Airstrip Warren, Idaho, US 2,117IT-67/AO02 Altiporto di Chamois Chamois, Aosta Valley, IT 5,886 MT94 Ousel Falls AirportAirNav: MT94 - Ousel Falls Airport Big Sky, Montana, US 6,600 Simonds AirstripBoldmethod: Pilots Land On A Mile-High Strip That's Only 900' Long Yellow Pine, Idaho, US 5,243 ME46 Back Acres AirportAirNav: ME46 - Back Acres Airport Kennebunkport, Maine, US 60 27MT Rahn AirportAirNav: 27MT - Rahn Airport Kalispell, Montana, US 3,090 5NA0 Semchenko AirportAirNav: 5NA0 - Semchenko Airport Max, North Dakota, US 2,065 Vines AirstripMountain Flying LLC: Idaho Airstrips - Vines Big Creek, Idaho, US 4,110 4NY8 Harris Hill GliderportAirNav: 4NY8 - Harris Hill Gliderport Elmira, New York, US 1,709 LFJD Corlier Aerodrome Corlier, France 2,762 WA39 Crow Valley AirportAirNav: WA39 Crow Valley AirportFAA Aeronautical Information Services - Crow Valley Eastsound, Washington, US 113 3NA2 Lorentzen AirportAirNav: 3NA2 - Lorentzen Airport Washburn, North Dakota, US 1,790 Red Creek AirstripArizona Pilots Association: Red Creek Airstrip Information Payson, Arizona, US 2,400 MT42 Hasskamp AirportAirNav: MT42 - Hasskamp Airport Three Forks, Montana, US 4,052 89OR Mucky Flat AirportAirNav: 89OR - Mucky Flat Airport Eagle Point, Oregon, US 2,000 EGFO FOA Foula Airfield Foula, Shetland Islands, UK 150 EGNF Netherthorpe Airfield Worksop, England, UK 254 26OG Oakridge AirportAirNav: 26OG - Oakridge Ranch Airport Eagle Point, Oregon, US 1,560 08ND Brecht StripAirNav: 08ND - Brecht Strip Airport Golden Valley, North Dakota, US 1,990 30MT Nistler StripAirNav: 30MT - Nistler Strip Airport Helena, Montana, US 4,753 TNCS SAB Juancho E. Yrausquin AirportSlate: Try Not to Drive off the World’s Shortest Landing Strip Saba 138 LSZO Luzern-Beromünster Neudorf, Lucerne, Switzerland 2,146 FXME Matekane Air StripTravel and Leisure: The World's Scariest Runways Matekane, Lesotho 7,544 2NA0 Soderquist AirportAirNav: 2NA0 - Soderquist Airport Wilton, North Dakota, US 1,880 LFKX Méribel AltiportLFKX - Meribel Airport - Skyvector Les Allues, France 5,639 EDMJ Jesenwang AirportEDMJ - Jesenwang Airport - Skyvector Jesenwang, Germany 1,861 NV31 Barker Creek Ranch AirstripAirstrip Junkies 2 Round Mountain, Nevada, US 6,600 EICN Coonagh AerodromeIAA: EICN - Coonagh Aerodrome Limerick, Ireland 6 ID13 Sky Island Ranch AirportAirNav: ID13 - Sky Island Ranch Airport St. Maries, Idaho, US 2,880 40MT Silver Creek AirportAirNav: 40MT - Silver Creek Airport Helena, Montana, US 3,860 N61 Hinshaw (Greenacres) AirportAirNav: N61 - Hinshaw (Greenacres) Airport Liberty, North Carolina, US 750 OG13 Fly by Night AirportAirNav: OG13 - Fly by Night Airport Ruch, Oregon, US 1,660 LFHM MVV Megève Altiport Megève, France 4,830 LFKL Lyon Brindas Airport Brindas, France 1,040 Flugplatz Locher Sarntal Locher, Italy 2,608 MT06 Duncan AirportAirNav: MT06 - Duncan Airport Helena, Montana, US 4,260 WA93 Eliza Island AirportAirNav: WA93 - Eliza Island AirportFAA Aeronautical Information Service - Eliza Island Eliza Island, Washington, US 8 LFHU AHZ Alpe d'Huez Airport Alpe d'Huez, France 6,102 84OR B Bar Ranch AirportAirNav: 84OR - B Bar Ranch Airport Selma, Oregon, US 1,400 0MT9 Lone Hawk AirportAirNav: 0MT9 - Lone Hawk Airport Whitefish, Montana, US 3,284 MT83 Ten Mile AirportAirNav: MT83 - Ten Mile Airport Helena, Montana, US 4,294PAMDMDOMiddleton Island AirportMiddleton Island, Alaska, US 100C48 Wilson Bar AirstripFAA Aeronautical Information - Wilson BarMountain Flying LLC: Idaho Airstrips - Wilson Bar Warren, Idaho, US 2,275 2WA3 Stuart Island WestAirNav: Stuart Island WestFAA Aeronautical Information Services: Stuart Island West Stuart Island, Washington 200 EDXH HGL Heligoland Airfield Heligoland, Germany 5 78WA Center Island AirportAirNav: 78WA - Center Island AirportFAA Aeronautical Information Services - Center Island Center Island (Washington) 115 CD02 Skyote AirportAirNav: CD02 - Skyote Airport Steamboat Springs, Colorado, US 8,200VNDTSIHDoti AirportDipayal Silgadhi, Nepal 650LSPVWangen-Lachen AirportWangen, SZ, Switzerland1,6405001,335 TAPH BBQ Barbuda Codrington AirportBBQ - Barbuda Codrington, AG - Airport - Great Circle Mapper Codrington, Antigua and Barbuda 15 EFHL Hailuoto AirfieldHailuoto Airport - EFHL - Airport Guide Hailuoto, Finland 7 85U Soldier Bar AirstripMountain Flying LLC: Idaho Airstrips - Soldier Bar Big Creek, Idaho, US 4,190 EDXP Harle Airfield Harlesiel, Lower Saxony, Germany 7 CYGZ YGZ Grise Fiord Airport Grise Fiord, Nunavut, Canada 135 EGER SOY Stronsay Airport Stronsay, Orkney, UK 39 0OR5 East Oregon Cattle Company AirportAirNav: 0OR5 - East Oregon Cattle Company Airport Eagle Point, Oregon, US 1,345 NA12 Johnson Private AirportAirNav: NA12 - Johnson Private Airport Turtle Lake, North Dakota, US 1,920 EGHE ISC St Mary's Airport, Isles of ScillySkyvector, St Mary's Airport, Isles of Scilly Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom 116 23MT Waterfall AirportAirNav: 23MT - Waterfall Airport Bozeman, Montana, US 4,950 VNLK LUA Tenzing–Hillary AirportThe Ten Most Unusual Airports in the World - Part 1 Lukla, Nepal 9,334 EGEN NRL North Ronaldsay Airport North Ronaldsay, Orkney, UK 56 EGEP PPW Papa Westray Airport Papa Westray Airport, Orkney, UK 91 EGES NDY Sanday Airport Scotland, Orkney, UK 66 EGEW WRY Westray Airport Westray, Orkney, UK 29 13W Camano Island Airfield FAA Aeronautical Information ServicesAirNav: W13 - Camano Island AirfieldWashington Department of Transportation: Camano Island Airfield Stanwood, Washington, US 145 5S4 Toledo State Airport AirNav: 5S4 - Toledo State AirportFAA Aeronautical Information Services - Toledo State Newport, Oregon, US 12 I08 Cabin Creek AirstripAirNav: I08 - Cabin Creek USFS Service Airport Big Creek, Idaho, US 4,289 CD20 Sprague AirportAirNav: CD20 - Sprague Airport Loveland, Colorado, US 5,603 LFLJ CVF Courchevel AltiportThe Telegraph: Which is the world's shortest airport runway? Courchevel, France 6,588 EGEF FIE Fair Isle AirportTravel Fair Isle /Getting to the island Shetland, United Kingdom 237 CKU CKU Cordova Municipal AirportAirNav: CKU - Cordova Municipal AirportFAA Aeronautical Services - Cordova Muni Cordova, Alaska, US 12 3B8 Shady Acres AirportAirNav: 3B8 - Shady Acres AirportFAA Aeronautical Services - Shady Acres Spanaway, Washington, US 445 KCZK Cascade Locks StateFAA Aeronautical Information - Cascade Locks State Cascade Locks, Oregon, US 151 8S2 Cashmere DrydenFAA Aeronautical Information - Cashmere Dryden Cashmere, Washington, US 857 CPL3 Kars/Rideau Valley Air Park Kars, Ontario, Canada 286 CAH3 Courtenay Airpark Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada 9 16CO Dry Pen AirportAirNav: 16CO - Dry Pen Airport Parachute, Colorado, US 5,331 MT71 Edsall FieldAirNav: MT71 - Edsall Field Airport Bozeman, Montana, US 4,659 34CD Elk Park Ranch AirportAirNav: 34CD - Elk Park Ranch Airport Allenspark, Colorado, US 7,900 31D Inter County AirportAirNav: 31D - Inter County Airport Irwin, Pennsylvania, US 1,250 HI23 Mountain View AirstripAirNav: HI23 - Mountain View Airstrip Mountain View, Hawaii, US 1,500 10ND Smith StripAirNav: 10ND - Smith Strip Airport Halliday, North Dakota, US 2,200 1MT3 Wood StripAirNav: 1MT3 - Wood Strip Airport Elliston, Montana, US 5,100 1I8 ConverseAirNav: 1I8 - Converse Converse, Indiana, US 840 39P Strom Field AirportAirNav: 39P - Strom Field Airport Morton, Washington, US 941 2W2 Clearview Airpark Westminster, Maryland, US 760 WN13 Vaughan Ranch AirfieldFAA Aeronautical Information - Vaughan Ranch Airfield Port Orchard, Washington, US 240 KPFC Pacific City State AirportFAA Aeronautical Information - Pacific City StateAirNav: KPFC: Pacific City State AirportOregon Department of Aviation - Pacific City State Airport Pacific City, Oregon, US 10 YOBR Old Bar Heritage AirportOld Bar Heritage Airport - YOBR - Airport Guide Old Bar, New South Wales 10 N43 Braden Airpark Easton, Pennsylvania, US 399 9CL3 Likely AirportAirNav: 9CL3 - Likely Airport Likely, California, US 4,420 TRPG MNI John A. Osborne AirportAirportGuide: Runways - John A. Osborne Airport Montserrat 550 EDWL Langeoog Airfield Langeoog, Germany 5

See also Airpark Altiport Aviation Density altitude Highway strip List of longest runways Satellite airfield STOLport Joint-use airport Naval outlying landing field

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