Airplane & Heli Field

JSC Antenna Range (JSCRCC)

Houston, TX

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At a glance

Flying area
AircraftHelicopters, Fixed wing, Jets: EDF, Jets: Turbine, Giant scale, Control line
Runway surfaceAsphalt (Tarmac)
Runway size
Heli padsNot sure
Stations
Control lineAllowed
Track surfaceCarpet
On the water
Water
Size (acres)
Boats
Fuel boats
Courses
Course notes
Launch
Retrieval
Driver stand
Stand notes
Season
Sessions
Pond rules
Permit
Entrance
Flying rules
PowerElectric (battery), Glow / Nitro, Gas, Turbine
Smoke
AMAYes - AMA membership required
FRIANo
Noise
Who can fly
Who can fly hereMembers and their guests
Field accessNot sure
Guest fee
When to fly
HoursMon–Fri 4 PM to dusk; Sat–Sun (and government holidays per AMA) dawn to dusk
At the field
Facilities
Visitors
Camping
Pit powerNot sure

Runways

Runway 1Asphalt (Tarmac)
Runway 2Grass (Turf)
Runway 3Grass (Turf)

Rules for visitors

AMA Safety Code applies; engines over .10 cu in must have an effective muffler (no straight stacks); engine break-in west of the canopy; students fly only with an instructor; no taxiing out of pits under power; low high-speed passes at far edge of paved runway; no alcohol/drugs (NASA rule); no pets.
Field is on NASA property: members and guests must be on the JSC security list (allow ~2 weeks for clearance) and show government photo ID at the gate. Guests may fly only with a current AMA card and when accompanied by a JSC/JSCRCC club member; application form lists up to 4 guests per member with US-citizenship question. Spectators must be signed up before admittance.

Recreational pilots need an FAA TRUST certificate, and aircraft over 250 g must be FAA registered.

About this field

Flying field of Johnson Space Center Radio Controlled Club (JSCRCC) (AMA club #617).

Club homepage showed 'The field is open.' Not listed in the FAA FRIA layer (queried 2026-10-17). Field is reached via NASA main gate (2nd St); club also notes a JSC Exploration Park lease process nearby that may affect the area ('for now we keep flying', Sept 2026 newsletter).

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