This thread is for posting locations of flying sites in and around Salt Lake and Tooele Counties, including some nearby portions of Weber, Davis, and Utah counties if they are easily accessible from Salt Lake and Tooele. If possible, either provide a complete description (including directions, and if possible a Google Earth links), or provide a URL which gives all the relevant information.

Be aware that most of the flying sites along the Great Salt Lake are home to huge amounts of bugs at certain times of year. Bring bug repellent, particularly if you plan to fly there in late spring.

Our Charter Club Field

1. Ute R/C Association Club Field. Our club field is located between Salt Lake City and Tooele at Lake Point on the old Salt Pointe Property. It is only 15 minutes from the Salt Lake Airport. AMA(USA) or MAAC(Canada) required; please coordinate your visit using our club's forum. Restroom on-site with several restaurants, motels, and camping with hookups nearby. There is no flight ceiling or noise restriction (other than "be nice to your fellow flyer's ears"), but the runway is primitive and the field is impassable for some time after rain.

Salt Lake County

1. The Jordan River Modelport: Very close to downtown, this used to be the Ute R/C Association's home flying field, and we still use it for fly-in and open-to-the-public events. It has a covered pit area, a 600 foot runway, an impound shed, and restrooms. There is no electricity or water, and the flight ceiling is 400 feet (150 feet when a full-scale aircraft is overhead).
2. Falcon Park, Sandy: This park is frequently used by IMSF for sub-2-meter glider and electric flight. Restrooms on-site.
3. Herriman Field is frequented regularly by electric pilots and the IMSF. No facilities.
4. Point of the Mountain - North Side: The Point of the Mountain is the best-loved Utah slope-soaring site. When the wind is from the north, use this side. Please exercise care, as full-scale sailplane and paragliding enthusiasts also use these slopes, and they have more at stake than R/C enthusiasts. Also see the Utah Silent Flyer directions. No facilities; open field.

Tooele County

1. Grantsville #2 (Mystway Model Airfield): This is our secondary flying site. It is a really big dry lake bed, and a popular weekend destination. No facilities; open field. The access road is often impassable in the spring; attempting to use it will destroy the road further.
2. Grantsville Flats #1 (Burmester Model Airfield): It has an inconvenient access road which is impassable in the winter and spring, but is reasonably well-maintained and closer to Salt Lake City than Grantsville #2. No facilities; open field.
3. The abandoned Tooele City Municipal Airport. Very lightly flown. Be aware of noise ordinances (you can't be more than 68dB at the closest property line) and do not over-fly the houses on the east side of the field. This abandoned airport is about the same distance from Salt Lake as Grantsville #2, but there are abundant restaurants and restrooms within a very short drive. No facilities on-site; open field. Joggers and walkers will use the runway from time to time, so please fly safely and communicate with passers-by.
   Note: This is NOT "Bolinder Field", the Tooele County Airport. Model aircraft are prohibited there. This is the abandoned city airport which was shut down in 1998, and is located very near downtown Tooele City.

Davis County

1. The South Davis Aeromodelers field is a stretch of dry lake bed between Centerville and Farmington. Please be cautious flying here in early spring or after rainstorms, as the lake bed gets muddy and it is easy to sully the runways.

Utah County

1. Jordan River R/C Flying Field: Located in Saratoga Springs next to Utah Lake, this is a very popular flying spot, the home of the Utah Valley Aeromodelers, and the combined Ute and UVA annual Float-Fly.
2. Point of the Mountain - South Side: The Point of the Mountain is a premier soaring site in Utah, widely loved by hang gliders, paragliders, and R/C Sailplane enthusiasts. When the wind is coming from the south, use this side; when from the North, try the other side. Please exercise care, as those flying full-scale aircraft have a lot more at stake than we do. Also see the Utah Silent Flyer directions