RC Club
Austin Radio Control Association (ARCA)
Flies at Lester Field, Austin, TX
About the club
Volunteer-run 501(c)(7) club (AMA #877) founded in the early 1960s that flies at Lester Field in east Austin, with a 550 x 45 ft asphalt runway, a parallel grass runway and an air-conditioned clubhouse; it offers AMA-registered instructor-pilot training with free discovery flights and hosts the Austin Heli Fest and an annual anniversary fly-in.
Join the club
2026: Regular (age 19-64) $156/yr, prorated for first-time members · Associate (18+, living outside Travis, Williamson, Hays or Bastrop counties; non-voting) $54/yr · Senior (65+) $72/yr · Youth (under 18) free · AMA membership required for all · Guest pilots $3/visit, max 6 visits/yr
Learn to fly
Flight instructors available