Registration of Airstrips
In an effort to enhance the safety of pilots operating in the backcountry, the UBCP is working together with State Aeronautics in registering all of our known operating airstrips with the FAA. This project will take some time, and as we work through the logistics of this, we'll likely need some help making this a reality. Those interested please contact the UBCP.
Project Updates
Posted by Roy Evans II on January 31st, 2024Latest update from the Board: Fremont Island airstrips are currently being processed by the FAA!
Posted by Roy Evans II on January 9th, 2023
Locomotive Springs has been added to the FAA Airport Database, and currently Fremont Island Upper and Lower are in the process of being approved.
Posted by Roy Evans II on July 19th, 2022
UBCP Board Member Wendy Lessig has completed the necessary forms for our first four airstrips to be added to the FAA's Facility Directory and the VFR Sectional. Stay tuned for updates on the project!
Posted by Roy Evans II on June 7th, 2022
Thanks to the help of our friend and UBCP Member Justin Mackie, Board Member Wendy Lessig is currently in the process of adding a few airstrips to the FAA Facility Directory in the hopes of having them added to the sectional! Stay tuned for updates but thanks to Justin and Wendy for making this happen!
Posted by Roy Evans II on February 18th, 2022
As of today, we've completed the requisite paperwork for the FAA to start adding a few airstrips to their database. And, as of today, we learned that the forms really don't matter. Most of the information they require is to be submitted via a website that we're currently in the process of learning how to navigate. Stay tuned!
Posted by Roy Evans II on November 27th, 2021
And we'ren underway! Working with many of our members and supporters, we're in the process of completing the necessary paperwork to propose these airstrips be added to the FAA Database.
Posted by Roy Evans II on November 1st, 2021
The UBCP has established a working agreement with State Aeronautics on the management of the airstrips across the state to satiate the requirements from the FAA. Currently, we are working in verifying airstrip data and assembling the data into the requisite forms.