Contact
Julie Bennett
To Schedule & General Inquiries
julie@soaringacademy.org
Location / Airport Address:
Crystalaire Airport
32810 165th St. East
Llano, CA 93544
Phone:
(866) 945-0240
Mailing Address:
24307 Magic Mountain PKWY #513, Valencia, CA 91355
Location
Southern California Soaring Academy is the premier glider flight school in Southern California and is located at Crystalaire airport (46CN) in the high desert of Los Angeles, just over 1 hour driving time from L.A.
At Crystalaire nearly everyday is flyable. Tucked against the north side of the San Gabriel mountains the best year round soaring in the U.S. is found here. We are the only glider port in L.A. County.
Directions
From Los Angeles
(1 hour & 15 minutes from Hollywood)
Take the I-5 north (or the I-210, or I-405 north until they merge with I-5)
Take the exit onto 14 North, towards Palmdale/Lancaster.
Stay on 14 North (Antelope Valley Freeway) for about 30 miles.
Take exit 30 for Pearblossom Hwy.
After about 5.5 miles, bear right at Hwy 138 (still Pearblossom Hwy).
Continue on Hwy 138 for 12 miles.
Turn Right on 165th Street E.
Continue about 1.4 miles, then turn Left into the Crystalaire Airport.
Follow the dirt road about 1/2 mile until you come to the SCSA Office
From Riverside/Inland Empire
Take I-15 North.
Take the Hwy 138 exit toward Palmdale.
Continue on Hwy 138 about 26 miles.
Turn Left on 165th Street E.
Continue about 1.4 miles, then turn Left into the Crystalaire Airport.
Follow the dirt road about 1/2 mile until you come to the SCSA Office
From Lancaster/Palmdale
Take Hwy 14 South.
Take the Palmdale Blvd, Hwy 138 East exit.
Continue on Hwy 138 East for 5 miles until 47th St. E.
Turn Right to follow Hwy 138.
Continue on Hwy 138 for 15 miles.
Turn Right on 165th Street E.
Continue about 1.4 miles, then turn Left into the Crystalaire Airport.
Follow the dirt road about 1/2 mile until you come to the SCSA Office
