Located in the beautiful California's Owens Valley, (about 5-6 hours by car from San Diego), Lone Pine is home to a sleepy airport and some of the world's best soaring conditions. To the west is the breathtaking Sierra Nevada mountain range, pictured above, including Mt. Whitney, the highest peak in the continental US. To the east is the 100 mile White/Inyo range, widely recognized as one of the strongest lift-producing mountain ranges in the world. The local population there is too small to support a permanent soaring operation, so each summer the AGCSC hires a tow plane and takes several of its gliders to Lone Pine for 1 week, joined by as many as a dozen or so privately owned sailplanes. Club members frequently experience flights up to 18,000 feet in altitude. (Club gliders are equipped with supplemental oxygen, required above 14,000 feet. The FAA limits VFR flights to below 18,000 feet except in special areas. Otherwise we would go even higher.)

Facts and Figures

    Identifier ................... O26

    Elevation  ................... 3680 feet

    Runway 16 / 34

       Dimensions ................ 4000 by 60 feet

       Surface ................... Asphalt

    Runway 13 / 31

       Dimensions ................ 2400 by 100 feet

       Surface ................... Dirt

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