Mineral Canyon

UT75

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Airstrip Info

Frequency	122.90
Elevation	3946 ft
Lat/Long	38.5293, -109.9946 38° 31.758' , -109° 59.676'
Runway 15/33	2100 ft x 25 ft Dirt Rwy 33 Uphill 0.7%
Ownership	BLM

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Backcountry airstrips are inherently dangerous. It is the sole responsibility of the Pilot in Command to ascertain airstrip conditions prior to use. Be certain to consider environmental, aircraft, and personal factors when determining suitability. Use of the airstrips is at the sole discretion of the Pilot in Command. Fly safe!

Information updated November 27, 2022 @ 9:17am

Description: Mineral Canyon's airstrip resides in the Green River canyon just south of the Bowknot Bend. River has a tendency to flood during the summer, so a thorough review of the airstrip prior to landing is imperative. Mineral Canyon is one of the three back country airstrips included in the State's "FLY UTAH Passport Program". To learn more, head to their website.

Runway: 2000 ft long x 40 ft wide dirt runway in generally good condition, however can be quite soft due to its propensity to flood.

Approach Considerations: Airstrip resides inside a canyon with rapidly rising terrain within 1000 feet of the airstrip rising over 1000 feet above the landing surface. Base jumping and other low-level aircraft operating around and near the airstrip. Please monitor CTAF and make position reports regularly.

Amenities: None

Windsock: Yes

Matthew Kalm visited 2 years ago in a RANS S-7S with 26” tires

Over flew the strip today. It was completely covered in water. Both the runway and parking area. Did not land.

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Roy Evans II

Thanks for this one too Matthew! I was wondering how the recent rains affected this airstrip.

2 years ago

Kyle Stone visited 2 years ago in a Glasair Sportsman (Trike) with 8.50 tires

Landed Mineral today and about 100 feet before the north end of the rwy is pretty soft towards the river side. The section seems to be only about 25 - 50' long but it surprised me how soft it was. Keep your momentum going towards the end of the rwy then turn around. Rest of the rwy is in good condition. Due to the unknown softness, I did not taxi into the parking area.

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Tom Herbert visited 2 years ago in a C182 with 600 tires

The upstream end has a lot of soft sand. Be light on the brakes at the end.

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Gregory Mazzola visited 2 years ago in a Cessna 182T with 6.00 tires

No change from previous reports. When departing Runway 15, the eastern (left) side of the runway is hard-packed and usable full-length, but the western (right) side has some medium-depth trenches. Check out the photos from Tyler Gleave about 6 months ago. I flew in using stock 6.00 Cessna tires, no issues at all.

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Tyler Gleave

Great photo!

2 years ago

Karen Larson visited 2 years ago in a Super Cub with 31” tires

Be careful of the soft sand just beyond the grassy end of the runway landing upstream. Depending on touchdown point, the tires grab abruptly on the rollout even for big tire aircraft.

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