Big Bear City Airport District

at Big Bear City Airport

From Tony Nichols on 06-Apr-2009

Big Bear Airport is great! Very friendly pilots and Unicom. Walk out the terminal to Big Bear Blvd and catch the local bus for $1 (google "MARTA Big Bear" for schedule; look for baby blue signs to indicate bus stop). It'll take you to/from Bear Mountain Ski Resort. What a fantastic way to spend a day!
 

From Jeff Wulff on 14-Mar-2009

Thanks to Big Bear for the reasonably priced Jet fuel. Great reason to fly in for the day.
 

From Inger Fahmi on 18-Aug-2008

Can't beat the gas prices! Note that some of the tiedown spots do not have chains or ropes, so you may want to bring your own if you fly in on a busy weekend. We found a spot close to the fuel pumps which had tiedowns. Watch the density altitudes -- they can exceed 10, 000' on summer afternoons.
 

From Lance Murray on 23-Jun-2008

Still has lower priced gas. Paid $4.99 gal for 100LL. My price at CRQ is $5.49 gal for SS. Density altitude was 9,000 ft. windy and turbulent at mid afternoon. Be Careful. Use Airport Rent-A-Car. Charged $10.00 per hour plus fuel. $40.00 max charge. Great people. Barnstormer Cafe and Good Chinese on the airport. We drove in town and ate at the Peppercorn Inn in the village. Great food, Highly recommend. This is a great place for a $200 dollar hamburger.
 

From Jim Maher on 07-Jul-2007

Great escape from the concrete jungle of LA. We fly in at least once a month. Rental car only $10/ hour ($40 max per day) and they meet you at your plane. The Barnstorm Cafe is a great place for lunch or dinner is you want to stay at the airport. Great view of the runway. The lake now has a new plush paddleboat offering 90 minutes rides around the lakes. 17 bucks - worth it. There is a digital readout at each end of the runway displaying Air Density.
 

From Ned Linch on 01-Jul-2007

Stopped in for fuel en-route from Santa Monica airport to Tucson in a RV-4. Friendly place to visit, cheap gas (self serve), nice runway, restaurant at the FBO.... Density altitude was 9500' so don't go there in an underpowered aircraft. Great views of the mountains, lake and huge trees! I needed a funnel to put some oil in my engine. They didn't have one but Bob at the FBO made me one that worked great. This is the type service you'll get there versus other places.
 

From Steve Lupinacci on 29-Jun-2007

These low fuel prices are the best-kept secret in Southern California. Taxi is sort of spotty maybe better to get a cheap rental instead. Interesting new flying destination blog has more info on flying in.
 

From Jon Nevin on 27-Apr-2007

Cheap fuel, beautiful scenery, good restaurant. This is one of the great places to fly into in So Cal. Watch the winds and density altitude
 

From Mark Dymond on 20-Mar-2007

Stopped in for a day of sightseeing (3/11/07) and discovery around town. Was unseasonably warm, like 70F or so. Plenty of transient parking. Attendant was friendly and helpful. Gas was $3.18 at the time, and the SS pump worked fine. I am based at the busiest GA airport in the world, and this little Mountain Top strip beats our SS fuel price by nearly a dollar!!! Nifty airport, and non-gouge policy.