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Dirty Devil

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Airstrip Info

Frequency 122.90
Elevation 4153 ft
Lat/Long 38.1734, -110.4454
38° 10.404' , -110° 26.724'
Runway 18/36 1200 ft x 18 ft
Sand
Rwy 36 Uphill 2.0%
Ownership BLM

Amenities

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Information updated September 17, 2022 @ 1:33pm

Description: Dirty Devil sits on a raised flat-top mesa immediately east of the Dirty Devil River.

Runway: 1200 ft long x 18 ft wide runs the entire length of the mesa. Airstrip can be soft at certain times of the year.

Approach Considerations: Short runway with no safety overruns on either end. Recommend landing north and departing south due to slight uphill grade. First hundred feet of landing distance has in the past been softer than the majority of the landing surface. 

Amenities: None. Parking area at the northwest end of the landing surface can only accommodate 2-3 airplanes.

Windsock: Yes, but watch out for cacti around the windsock!

Kevin Kellogg visited 2 months ago in a Top Cub with 29" tires

The airstrip was dry, firm and in great shape in late March. Quiet and stunningly beautiful as always!

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Randy Owen visited 5 months ago in a Zenith 701 with 21” tires

Landed Dirty Devil today. The strip is in great condition, as is the wind sock.

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Randy Owen visited 5 months ago in a Zenith 701 with 21” tires

Landed Dirty Devil today. The strip is in great condition, as is the wind sock.

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JAY TOWNSEND visited 6 months ago in a Bearhawk Companion with N/A tires

We chatted to long at Happy Canyon so did not have time to land at this bucket list strip, but I did do a SLOW approach as to land and a 6’ AGL flyover to simulate a landing. It was looking great and landing would have been easy.

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JAY TOWNSEND visited 1 year ago in a Bearhawk Companion with GY 26 tires

Due to heat and some swirly winds I did a low and slow flyover, strip looked good. Will be back to land in the cooler temperatures in the fall

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Camping at Dirty Devil

Added by Wendy Lessig 5 years ago

Camping at the Dirty Devil airstrip is an amazing experience. Since it is on a shelf within a canyon, the red rock cliffs are majestic in the dawn and sunset light. The dark skies make for brilliant stargazing. Beware of plentiful cactus and thorns when choosing a spot to pitch your tent.

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