what's the shortest runway you.....

[knewhigher]

http://www.airnav.com/airport/N61

I did 1400 ft in a C172RG when I used to be on top of my game. We did a fly by first to inspect the condition only to see the farmer jump off his tractor and chase the livestock off the strip.

 

[CSY Mon]

300' in a C-207.

Full flaps and feet hard on the brakes before touch down.
Approach close to stall speed with plenty of power, fly below any kind of normal glide path.
Power off and flaps up just before touch down.
Wheels will dig into the gravel rocks flying and plane stops smartly.

They paid us to do that stuff in Alaska.

 

[navigator72]

I know somebody who landed regularly on an 800' dirt strip as a charter op in a C206.

 

[timeoff]

Departed one morning out of a 1900' wet grass strip in a Duchess with 4 guys and 100lbs of gear (SL, 35c). I honestly thought I was going to die (I was in the back seat). Cleared the obstacle by maybe, and I mean maybe, 10-15ft.

It scared me so much that I won't ride in the back of GA planes anymore. Either I get a seat up front, or I will see you when you get back.

 

[FrozenPilot]

I've been able to land using <1000' of runway (threshold to where I stopped), but I dont think I'd ever land on a 1000' runway. At least not on a normal runway in a normal Skyhawk.
Checking my past flights, my shortest runway was X25, 2313' of grass.

 

[timeoff]

Checking my past flights, my shortest runway was X25, 2313' of grass.

Thats funny, X25 is the strip I was refering to in my previous post. The threshold is displaced a couple hundred feet on both ends (around 1900' usable).

Imagine departing that strip in an over gross Duchess???

 

[momalley81]

Boss kept his C175 and C150 here, and used it regularly without problem http://www.airnav.com/airport/JY04 (don't believe the numbers, last 400-500' is unusable) In the Cubs we'd regularly land downwind towards the hanger, and aim for midfield to save taxi time.

Friends of mine flew 172's off this one daily all summer long- http://www.airnav.com/airport/0NJ6 (and I don't know how that guy measured, unless it was property line - property line, but the landing surface was 1900' long)

The fun one was the short runway at BLM; 14L/32R. From the looks of Google Earth they've lengthened it to 1300x16. Last time I used it was when it ended at the fuel tank, 1000x16. 'Course that was in a Super Cub, and I didn't back-taxi the whole length.

 

[FrozenPilot]

Thats funny, X25 is the strip I was refering to in my previous post. The threshold is displaced a couple hundred feet on both ends (around 1900' usable).

Imagine departing that strip in an over gross Duchess???

Wow, I'm guessing you departed the same way I did, on 18. It sure felt tight enough in the 'hawk. Good thing you didn't become an NTSB report like a few others there.

 

[time builder]

I agree with those who put more emphasis on getting back out. I can consistently get my 172 off at the first exit (1000 ft.), but it typically takes a temperature of less than 40F and 200 lbs below max gross to get it off in less than 1000 feet (disregarding wind).

The C206/C207 on the other hand, is whole different animal. If I were to take any plane I've flown out of a short field at light weight, that would be it. Other than that, I hate 'em. With 300 horses, you really should be indicating more than 110 kts.

 

[RedGuy]

The Shortest runway I've ever landed on was alittle 800ft private grass strip. But that was by far not normal since I was about 500lbs below gross weight and obviously used a maximum performance T/O and Landing. The shortest distance I've ever landed was about 75-100ft ground roll in a 172 RG. Tower asked me to make the first taxi way, so I got low and slow for a short field touched down within the first few feet of the end and stopped before the end of the threshhold lines!LOL I got off on the entrance taxiway, taxied around the jet that was waiting to depart. When I called ground they said we didn't mean the VERY first taxiway! I could hear the people in the tower laughing in the back ground.LOL But for normal every day use I don't have a problem with 2000ft in an older 172, 2500 for a R model 172. Actually I'd probably want alittle more right now since I only flew about 5 hours in singles last year. So I'm not on top of my game in a 172.