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Sleeping on The Field: Airports With Campgrounds

Airports offer a surprising variety of outdoor living experiences.

Camping under your airplane's wing reflects the freedom and flexibility of private air travel.
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Key Takeaways:

  • General aviation enables travel to remote areas, and "airplane camping" at airports offers a unique solution to ground transport issues, making the airport a destination.
  • Many airports, from small airfields to larger international ones, allow camping with amenities varying from basic "roughing it" to "glamping," often requiring direct inquiry with the airport manager.
  • This allows pilots to camp under their aircraft, enjoy scenic views, and access a variety of outdoor activities, with several U.S. airports highlighted for their camping facilities.
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One of the advantages of traveling in general aviation aircraft is the ability to easily reach places that do not have airline service and are beyond reasonable driving distance. Indeed, a personal airplane can quickly get a family to destinations far off the beaten track.

A recurring problem with this approach is finding transport from a remote airport to the nearest town and other attractions. But that problem disappears, along with certain hassles and expenses, when the airport becomes the destination.

Jonathan Welsh

Jonathan Welsh is Lead Editor of Aviation Consumer and a private pilot who worked as a reporter, editor and columnist with the Wall Street Journal for 21 years, mostly covering the auto industry. His passion for aviation began in childhood with balsa-wood gliders his aunt would buy for him at the corner store. Follow Jonathan on Twitter @JonathanWelsh4

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