Crows Landing Airport

By and large there's no FAR (other than perhaps reckless and dangerous)
that prohibits landing at closed airports. ATC will even advise you
the airport is closed, but if you choose to do so you operate at your
own risk.

The ones that will get you in trouble is if there is some special flight
restriction that closes the airport, but if the Mayor paints X's on it
or a landowner declares it closed, the FAA is not involved.

buttman wrote:
On Aug 28, 12:09 pm, B A R R Y wrote:

Were these "closed airports" in your area abandoned, or were they
closed because they were doing repairs or demolitions or something?

Closed and abandoned, with construction commencing on the reuse of the
property.

One had a strip capable of handling that massive, six-engine Russian
cargo hauler. That strip is far more visible than the smaller executive
field nearby. The landings here were accidental.

Its like landing in a grass field some place in the middle of nowhere,
just for fun. As far as I'm aware, as long as you're not putting
anyone in danger, and the place is not populated, it's perfectly legal.

As long as you're positive you're not putting anyone in danger...

buttman wrote in news:1188341249.261186.112740
@i38g2000prf.googlegroups.com:

On Aug 28, 7:56 am, Big John wrote:
Buttman

In 1955 I was a USAF exchange pilot to Navy tail hook Squadron, VF-23,
(F2H-3 Big Banshee) stationed at Moffett Field.

We used Crows Landing for simulated carrier approaches and landing
training along with LSO training.


Yeah, I read about those carrier markings. Do you ever get the urge to
go back and visit the place after all those years?

Oh, na LSO would just lurve a whiney asshole like you



Bertie

On Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:51:17 GMT, B A R R Y
wrote:

buttman wrote:
Theres this really weird airport in my area called Crows landing. Its
charted on the sectional just like any other airport, except it had
the word "(CLOSED)" written underneath. Does anyone know why they
chose to chart is like that and not the normal circle with an "X"
through it?

Navigation landmark and emergency purposes.


Are you allowed to do that? Land at an airport that is charted as
"closed"? As long as the runways are in good condition (which they
are), is it OK to land there?

No.

Can the FAA bust you for any violation
for doing something like that?

Yup.

I thought you were a CFI?

Depends! If the airport is an active airport that is
closed...repairs, what ever. Don't use it.

If it's abandoned it then depends on who owns it and what the local
and/or state ordinances say.

You can use a closed/abandoned airport at your own risk and most
likely your insurance isn't valid there.