Our location offers the best year-round soaring conditions in the world. We hope you enjoy our friendly and informal, easy-going atmosphere.
We are open Wednesday through Sunday from 9:00am until 5:00pm (later hours by appointment during the summer season).
We have various types of lift throughout the year. These include 10,000-foot-plus thermals in the summer and a start-point for cross-country flights ranging up the Sierra Nevada Mountains into Nevada, Oregon and Idaho. Many glider pilots soar for three to five hours and 300 miles up the Sierras, Inyos and Whites, and return to Cal City's safe runways and approaches for a cool, quiet tranquil evening
Our fabulous mountain wave in the winter months allows lower starting elevations for world-record class altitude climbs, safer physiological conditions for Diamond Altitude badge climbs, and for the very experienced, the most challenging of all, wave cross-country!
We are home to MANY sailplane records, all set from California City, world records are also US national records, so please see our Brag Board. Come get a taste of our soaring weather and typical 100 mile visibility. See Edwards AFB, US Borax Open Mine, the Garlock Fault and the Silver Queen Mine all on a local flight.