Inspired by this Flying magazine feature (click link below), I hope to do more of these $100 burger flights:
https://www.flyingmag.com/pilots-places/pilots-adventures-more/best-of-100-hamburgers

This $100 Burger trip is to one of my old haunts, Flying W airport near Lumberton, NJ.  About 15 miles east of the city of Philadelphia.

Used to kick tires and hop on rides on weekends, as well as play golf at the nearby Golden Pheasant Golf Club.  The airport cafe was more popular than the bar at the golf course.

The cafe at the airport has changed hands a number of times over the years, and the airport complex fought itself out of bankruptcy twice.  It is now quite robust, and a destination for families who come for the cafe and the property's swimming pool and poolside bar.  And of course to watch the airplanes!

Flying W Airport (N14), Patio/Pool Club, and Motel, Lumberton, New Jersey

Street level from Google Earth:

Menu from Patti Wagon's Cafe on the airport site:
 

Over Philadelpia, Pennsylvania, on the trip back home. KPHL by Sunskyjet is situated just off of the Delaware River in the second screenshot

Back home at Easton-Newnam Field (KESN), on the Eastern Shore area of Maryland at the town of Easton.  Easton-Newnam is another "$100 Burger" destination for many pilots.

 

Oh! Both airports are from the freeware Orbx World Airports collection.

Nicely done Frank !!!

Adding the RW stuff adds to the immersion...

Regards,
Scott

Frank, thank you for the great shots! wow, this brings back memories, I used to fly to N14 often when I was flying GA. What a great airport! Glad to hear it is still open. Easy to fly there (new McGuire AFB) .. 

17 minutes ago, 757FO said:

Easy to fly there (new McGuire AFB) .. 

Amazing that there are three airports so closely nestled together. South Jersey Regional (KVAY) is still quite active and I believe Red Lion still operates as well.   All in less than a six mile radius.

Wow! Great job Frank. Great pics but the entire package is real composition.

Thanks for showing us the way.

Rick

love the $100 burger theme...what GA is all about!

HLJAMES

Fantastic, and literally 8 minutes from my house. Try the Runway Cafe at VAY (South Jersey Regional) the burgers are pretty decent.

 

 

 

1 hour ago, HLJames said:

love the $100 burger theme...what GA is all about!

HLJAMES

Absolutely!

In another Avsim forum earlier today I put forward the idea of a $100 Burger Flight forum, similar to this Screenshots forum, where the posts would profile a burger trip and include a shot of both the departure airport and destination airport; a real-world photo or two of the destination airport (or Google earth birds eye view); an image of the cafe or restaurant burger menu; and a screenshot or two of something interesting taken from the air during the trip.

Did you read the Flying article on $100 Burger destinations linked in my post?

6 hours ago, busdriver said:

Fantastic, and literally 8 minutes from my house. Try the Runway Cafe at VAY (South Jersey Regional) the burgers are pretty decent.

 

 

 

South Jersey Regional is definitely on my list for a future $100 Hamburger post.  Have need there a number of times as well.  I lived in Medford Lakes across from the golf course from 1985 through 1998.  Made some flight weather presentations to a small flying club at KVAY in the late '80's, but the club fell apart.  If I recall, the airport ID back then was 7MY.

From there in Burlington County you may need to do a few $100 Crab Cake or Steamed Oyster flights!

Nice screenshots!

John

Yep, fun trip for me is VAY to WWD, and then a trip to the Lobster House in Cape May. Especially is the summer, when even my very slow Grumman AA1B is still quicker than the cars on the AC Expressway!

18 hours ago, fppilot said:

South Jersey Regional is definitely on my list for a future $100 Hamburger post.  Have need there a number of times as well.  I lived in Medford Lakes across from the golf course from 1985 through 1998.  Made some flight weather presentations to a small flying club at KVAY in the late '80's, but the club fell apart.  If I recall, the airport ID back then was 7MY.

From there in Burlington County you may need to do a few $100 Crab Cake or Steamed Oyster flights!

Yep, fun trip for me is VAY to WWD, and then a trip to the Lobster House in Cape May. Especially is the summer, when even my very slow Grumman AA1B is still quicker than the cars on the AC Expressway!

37 minutes ago, busdriver said:

Yep, fun trip for me is VAY to WWD, and then a trip to the Lobster House in Cape May. Especially is the summer, when even my very slow Grumman AA1B is still quicker than the cars on the AC Expressway!

Ahhh! I need to add Cape May (WWD) to my list.  Thanks for that heads up!