Image courtesy of Ed Henry.
Casa Grande RC Flyers Field has two runways, one paved, one fabric, each 250′ x 40′.
There are also covered and uncovered work tables, aircraft start benchs, a dedicated heliport, and of course, windsocks at each end of the runways.
As a special bonus there is a saguaro cactus off the north end of the runway. After all, this is Arizona!
Address:
2765 S. Isom Rd.
Casa Grande, AZ 85122
Directions:
From I-8, exit Trekell Road.
Go south on Trekell Rd. 1.5 miles.
Turn left on Arica Rd.
Go to the end of Arica Rd. and turn right on S. Isom Rd.
Go .5 miles and the field will be on the right.
During the nice months I fly at my local club, Anoka County Radio Control (ACRC), located in Anoka County, MN. The field is some 25 miles north of Minneapolis, and a comfortable 3 miles from my home.
ACRC was founded in 1979 and has roughly 100 members, including a number of junior members. The club is blessed to have a field located in the middle of a very large sod farm. The farm is a family owned and run business with no intentions of selling the land for housing development. We are a very lucky club, indeed. Many other clubs in the Twin Cities area have lost their fields to residential growth.
The field has a structure for storage of the various equipment needed for the club, and it can also function as a serving facility for lunches when we have special events. The runway is a paved 40′ x 450′ affair, with three taxi ways and a safety fence protecting the pits from the runway. The advantage of being in the middle of a sod farm is the ability to land on a lovely grass field in the event of lost power. Retrieving a wayward bird is also much easier than searching through an 8′ tall corn field!
The field operates 12 months a year. There is an annual fly-in on January first. Sometimes it requires skis or floats, other times wheels are fine. Personally I would rather be in Arizona in the winter. For more information about the club go to “anoka-rc.com”. Should you ever find yourself in MN feel free to stop by the field and say “Hello”. A map to the field is on the website.
CGRCF FIELD WEATHER
Until the new weather station is operational we can still get live conditions near the field. Upload the “Weather Underground” app on your phone. Then search for weather station “KAZCASAG216” which is about 1/2 mile due west of the field. Make it a “FAVORITE”. Now you can check field conditions before making the trip.
RC FLIGHT TRAINING UPDATE
Thanks to Bob Flynn and Dennis Dunne who graciously donated transmitters to the program. We now have greatly increased capacity to train new RC flyers.
OPPORTUNITIES
Monthly meeting. The monthly club meeting in August will be held:
Saturday, 29 August 2026, 12 noon
Coyote Den Saloon
958a E. Rodeo Road
Casa Grande, AZ
Summer activity. Brian has suggested that our members who fly at other clubs during the summer might send photos and comments about activites at those clubs. Always fun to see new fields and flyers. If you have such photos and comments please forward to “jhallorion31@gmail.com“.
Thursdays mornings – at the CGRCF field: streamer combat, spot landing and bomb drop competitions! As well as the usual flying. Come join the fun!
Southwest Soaring Society. This Maricopa based club has invited CGRCF members with gliders to join the action with their club. See www.swsoaring.net for more information.
Boy Scout Troop experience. A local troop will be offered dual instruction and demostrations of the aircraft we fly. Date to be arranged, likely on a weekend.
Below is a direct link to our Facebook page.
Casa Grande RC Flyers 