Rustler Canyon Airstrip Airport
09UT · Moab, Utah · San Juan County · map
Rustler Canyon Airstrip Airport is a private airport owned by Utah Backcountry Pilots Association, 20 miles southwest of Moab, Utah, 4,662 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 14/32, is 1,830 feet of dirt.
Private use: permission from the owner is required before landing here.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 09UT
- Kind
- Airport · private use, permission required · publicly owned
- Owner
- Utah Backcountry Pilots Association
- Elevation
- 4,662 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- On the chart
- Denver sectional
- In the FAA's files since
- April 2025
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 1,830 × 50 ft | Dirt, fair |
Aircraft registered in Moab from the FAA register
51 aircraft are registered to owners in Moab, Utah: 37 piston singles, 7 balloons, 3 turboprops, 2 drones, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Utah.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.