I just found this. It is a user-modified mapping website. I found some back-country airstrips already in it but added some more. Here is an example (White Wash Sand Dunes airstrip, in UT):
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=38.81 ... y=27368548
Users can add or modify existing locations and can add comments. Seems useful.
Wikimapia
Fri Apr 26, 2013 1:48 pm
Fri Apr 26, 2013 3:15 pm
Re: Wikimapia
Interesting find. Around here, I would recommend putting effort into the Shortfield.com database, since it's focused on backcountry airstrips specifically.
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