Meteor Crater Arizona

What coordinates do i enter to load a flight there. I tried copying and pasting from Google but the sim wont accept them. Or where on the world map should i start from thats close to the crater.

Moved to #flying:world-discovery

Launch out of Winslow Lindbergh Regional (KINW) and head directly West (270 Magnetic Compass Heading). You can’t miss it.

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Start from Winslow Arizona and go west 17 miles

Or goes from Flagstaff, course 091 ° (VOR-DMR 113.85 FLG) for 33Nm.
The Meteor Crater is a famous film location. Like for example the ending of the movie Starman (1984).

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Very cool geography! How wide is the crater in real life?

It’s about one statute mile wide and 570 feet deep. I hiked around the perimeter of it when I was a kid, but nowadays you’re only allowed to walk around a small section of it.

Here’s a picture I took of it in 2019:

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Winslow AZ is east and slightly north of Meteor Crater.

Wide enough you could fly inside it but I think there’s some wreckage in the area from someone who tried. :wink:

You can do it in the sim easily enough.

Very impressive! So neat to visit places in the sim that you experienced in real life!

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Thanks, i found KINW on the map then looked over to the East and saw the crater. I started my flight at that point.