Where do control-line fliers gather to fly their model airplanes in the Pacific Northwest? Below is information about Northwest flying fields. This information is compiled by Flying Lines and by Steve Helmick, webmaster of the Northwest Skyraiders. Steve provide all the map links below for the Northwest Skyraiders web site.
We'll update the information on flying fields as we receive it. If your flying field is not listed below, or the information is incorrect or changed, please e-mail the editor. Flying fields are listed alphabetically by metro area.
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Arlington Airport: Take exit #206/Smokey Point from Interstate 5, and go east one mile on 172nd St. NE. Turn left onto 51st Ave. NE at the light, and the site is on the left, behind the RV Sales lot. Park on the grass. Safety Cones are a real good idea to outline your circle. Click here for map to the Arlington site.
Eugene Airport: From Interstate 5, either
northbound or nouthbound, take exit #195, Belt Line Road West, toward Santa
Clara & Florence. Take exit #6 to Eugene Airport & Junction City.
Turn LEFT (north) onto Highway 99. Turn LEFT onto Airport Rd. Turn RIGHT
onto Northrop Drive and you're there. As you approach the Terminal, look
for the more remote parking lot with the locked gate. This is an overflow
parking lot for the Eugene Airport. It is available for CL flying when there
are not cars parked there, which is seldom. There are often police cars
parked there, but they are not a problem. The combination to the gate can
be obtained from a Eugene Prop Spinners member. There are three asphalt
circles and four grass circles. E-mail
the Eugene Prop Spinners for information. Click
here for a map to the Eugene site. Current membership in the Academy
of Model Aeronautics is required to fly at this site.
DeAlton-Bibbee Field: The model flying field is at the Evergreen Aviation Museum, home of the Spruce Goose and many other historic aircraft. There also is a radio control flying field and a picnic area. These are maintained by The Evergreen Aero Modelers club. From the North, take Highway 99W from Portland, but you need to turn left onto Highway 18 a few miles north of the flying site. From Salem take Hwy 22 across the Willamette River, then right (north) on 99W, then a right onto 18 just before McMinnville. Click here for a map to DeAlton-Bibbee Field. Current membership in the Academy of Model Aeronautics is required to fly at this site. Fliers who are not members of The Evergreen Aero Modelers must either purchase a museum admission or pay a $5 visitor fee to use the field. A hand stamp must be obtained at the museum front desk. For more information on field rules, see The Evergreen Aero Modelers web site.
East Delta Park: From I-5 just south of the Columbia River, take the East Delta Park exit, #306b. Follow signs to East Delta Park, about 1/4 mile after exit. This will deposit you right at the control-line flying area. There is one asphalt circle and room for two or three grass circles. Click here for a map to East Delta Park.
Bill Riegel Model Airpark: This field has one asphalt circle, one grass circle, and a storage building. It is right at the Salem Airport terminal. From Interstate 5, take exit #253, Hwy.22 / Mission St. SE / Airport and head West. Do NOT turn on Airport Road. Turn left on 25th St.(West side of airport) and left again on Madrona, into the airport. You will see the flying area before you get to the turn at Madrona. Click here for a map to Bill Riegel Model Airpark.
Carkeek Park, Seattle: From Interstate 5, take Northgate Way exit and head West. Follow 105th West to Greenwood Ave. and turn North. Turn West on 110th and follow the signs to Carkeek Park. After entering the park, keep to your right at the Y it is now a one-way road, follow it past a large grass field with lots of concrete animals and fish. When you start down the hill take your first road to your right and go about two blocks and it dead ends right at the field. Concrete Navy Carrier Deck, one circle but two center markers. No mufflers are required at present. There is a "sandwich" sign against the fence behind the park building, that you should put at the entrance to the flying circle. It says "Caution: Model Airfield In Use," Please put it back when you leave. Click here for a map to Carkeek Park.
Riverwalk site, Kent: It is easily accessible from Highway 167, Willis Street Exit. Head West, take left onto West Valley Hwy./Washington Street, and left again. From I-5, take Kent-Des Moines exit, head East to West Valley/Washington St., turn right, then immediate left. Click here for map to Riverwalk site.
Clover Park Technical College, Lakewood: The Clover Park Technical College is in Lakewood, South of Tacoma. Take 512 exit off I-5, and turn North on South Tacoma Way. Turn West on Steilacoom Blvd. and left into Clover Park TC, directly opposite the cemetary entrance. Do not take the more Northern exit off I-5 with sign for Clover Park TC. The junction of the Runway and Taxiway at the West is now closed, but the three parking lots to the West of the Fire station are still available. Block the entrances to the lot with your vehicles and safety cones. If vehicles are present, look for another lot that has none. Available on weekends only. Click here for a map to Clover Park Technical College.
Thun Field, Puyallup: From Interstate 5, either northbound or southbound, turn Eastward toward Puyallup on Hwy. 512 on the South side of Tacoma. Turn South onto Hwy. 161/Meridian Ave. E. toward "South Hill Mall", Graham and Eatonville. You will turn left into the airport. There is no light there. The next light is at 176th (Rt.) and Sunrise Blvd. East. If you get to Graham, you went about 4 miles too far. This field is for contests only, not used for general flying. Click here for map to Thun Field.
TRAC stadium complex: This field at a baseball stadium serves the Richland-Pasco-Kennewick area. More information to come. Click here for a map to TRAC Stadium complex.
Rice Mill Road site, Richmond, B.C.: f you are coming from the U.S., stay on #99, the Canadian extension of I-5, and go about 14 miles north of the border to the Massey Tunnel. Get in the right lane just before the tunnel. The tunnel goes under the river. You take the first exit after the tunnel to Steveston Hwy. Go left (west) on Steveston, over the freeway then take the first left onto No. 5 Road. The 3rd left is Rice Mill Road. About 400 yards down on the left is the flying site. Park beside the road with the other cars. This is due west of the (99) on the freeway on the map and about dead center in the map. At the U.S. border, usually "Truck Customs" is where the lineup is shorter. Watch for the sign as you approach Blaine. Once you are through Customs, go about a mile north on 172nd St (aka Pacific Hwy) and turn left at the first stop light, 8th Ave. This takes you back to the #99 freeway. Click here for a map to the Rice Mill Road site.
This page was upated Feb. 10, 2008
