President - Randy Dorn
Vice President - William Knight
Secretary - Dave Martel
Treasurer - Alex Sonenthal
Social Media Chairperson - RJ Owens
Barry Mattison, Webmaster
Vice President - William Knight
Secretary - Dave Martel
Treasurer - Alex Sonenthal
Social Media Chairperson - RJ Owens
Barry Mattison, Webmaster
Bennett Field - A World Class Field with a Long History!
Welcome to the Las Vegas Radio Control Club - an AMA Gold Member Chartered Club #972. We fly out of the William Bennett Radio Control Airfield, original home of the Tournament of Champions, located at 6800 East Russell Road in Las Vegas, Nevada.
AMA District X covers California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Hawaii and Guam.
Nestled between the Sam Boyd Stadium Sports Complex and the Clark County Wetlands Park, Bennett Airfield is managed by the Clark County Parks and Recreation department in conjunction with the LVRC club and is open to all RC pilots that are members of the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA). This is a requirement of the Clark County Parks and Recreation and is strictly adhered to. You may be asked to present your Current AMA card at any time while on the field by an LVRC Board Member, AMA Representative or CCPR Representative.
To fly at Bennett field you also need to have completed the FAA TRUST Test, registered with the FAA and registered your FAA# at Register To Fly Bennett Field. See the FAA tab, above, for more information.
Bennet Airfield has a newly paved runway that is approximately 700 feet long and 100 feet wide. Pilot boxes are protected by a chain link safety fence and there is is a large grassy area between the flight line and the pits area with tables and tie-downs for your convenience. This area is fenced off from the parking lot. There are permanently covered picnic tables, open bleachers, county maintained port-a-potty, and ample parking in the paved parking lot.
The Las Vegas Radio Control Club (LVRC) operates Bennett Field pursuant to AMA rules under the direction of Clark County Parks and Recreation. LVRC is authorized to provide direction and rule guidance regarding airfield activities and events.
Pilots are also required, by the FAA, to register their model aircraft (drone). See the FAA tab for more information.
AMA District X covers California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Hawaii and Guam.
Nestled between the Sam Boyd Stadium Sports Complex and the Clark County Wetlands Park, Bennett Airfield is managed by the Clark County Parks and Recreation department in conjunction with the LVRC club and is open to all RC pilots that are members of the Academy of Model Aeronautics (AMA). This is a requirement of the Clark County Parks and Recreation and is strictly adhered to. You may be asked to present your Current AMA card at any time while on the field by an LVRC Board Member, AMA Representative or CCPR Representative.
To fly at Bennett field you also need to have completed the FAA TRUST Test, registered with the FAA and registered your FAA# at Register To Fly Bennett Field. See the FAA tab, above, for more information.
Bennet Airfield has a newly paved runway that is approximately 700 feet long and 100 feet wide. Pilot boxes are protected by a chain link safety fence and there is is a large grassy area between the flight line and the pits area with tables and tie-downs for your convenience. This area is fenced off from the parking lot. There are permanently covered picnic tables, open bleachers, county maintained port-a-potty, and ample parking in the paved parking lot.
The Las Vegas Radio Control Club (LVRC) operates Bennett Field pursuant to AMA rules under the direction of Clark County Parks and Recreation. LVRC is authorized to provide direction and rule guidance regarding airfield activities and events.
Pilots are also required, by the FAA, to register their model aircraft (drone). See the FAA tab for more information.
William G. Bennet
Our primary flying field is the William Bennett RC Airfield located on the eastern edge of the Las Vegas Valley, just north of Sam Boyd Stadium. This premiere facility has a great history of RC contests and exhibitions, and is a Clark County park facility. Bennett field is open to all RC aircraft pilots who possess a valid AMA Membership.
The airfield has a 100’ by 700’ east/west runway with pit areas for competition and two large shade shelters for spectators. The Bennett Field – located in the eastern edge of the Las Vegas valley just north of the Sam Boyd Stadium - is open to any flyer with a valid AMA open flight card. Visitors are welcome to come and watch the clubs fly anytime. Bleacher seating provides a view of the entire event area.
The field is open 365 days a year, weather permitting, and flying is permissible from 7:00 AM till dusk. Of course, visitors are always welcome and ample bleacher seating is available to see what’s going on.
A Little History
Bennett Field is named after Bill Bennett, a major owner of several Nevada Casinos, and an avid RC enthusiast. He personally financed the construction of two model aircraft fields in Las Vegas. Only one remains. Known as the William G. Bennett Radio Control Aircraft Field. It was called the Circus Circus R/C field initially because Mr. Bennett owned the hotel and casino.
He also owned the Circus Circus Reno, Slots O' Fun, Silver City, Excalibur, Luxor, the Edgewater and Colorado Belle in Laughlin and Circus Circus Tunica in Mississippi. After he sold his interests in those properties he purchased the Sahara Hotel and Casino.
The airfield has a 100’ by 700’ east/west runway with pit areas for competition and two large shade shelters for spectators. The Bennett Field – located in the eastern edge of the Las Vegas valley just north of the Sam Boyd Stadium - is open to any flyer with a valid AMA open flight card. Visitors are welcome to come and watch the clubs fly anytime. Bleacher seating provides a view of the entire event area.
The field is open 365 days a year, weather permitting, and flying is permissible from 7:00 AM till dusk. Of course, visitors are always welcome and ample bleacher seating is available to see what’s going on.
A Little History
Bennett Field is named after Bill Bennett, a major owner of several Nevada Casinos, and an avid RC enthusiast. He personally financed the construction of two model aircraft fields in Las Vegas. Only one remains. Known as the William G. Bennett Radio Control Aircraft Field. It was called the Circus Circus R/C field initially because Mr. Bennett owned the hotel and casino.
He also owned the Circus Circus Reno, Slots O' Fun, Silver City, Excalibur, Luxor, the Edgewater and Colorado Belle in Laughlin and Circus Circus Tunica in Mississippi. After he sold his interests in those properties he purchased the Sahara Hotel and Casino.
He loved flying model helicopters but was not very good at it. It cost him so much to repair them that he decided to open a retail hobby shop just so he could get his helicopter parts at wholesale. It was called Circus Hobbies and was located on Highland Avenue, a couple miles South of the hotel. He did a lot more mail order business than walk in. He arranged an exclusive distributorship for the United States for Japan Radio controllers. He sold them under the Circus Hobbies brand. We now know them as JR radios.
One reason Bill Bennett constructed the flying field was to host the Tournament of Champions (TOC). This invitation only event featured cash prizes to winners which is not rivaled to this day. Of course, Mr. Bennett didn't miss the opportunity to promote his hotel/casino and his hobby shop. Only the top R/C pilots were invited. The TOC was truly a spectator event.
LVRC has a secondary field located in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area near Hemenway Harbor. This field offers spectacular views of the lake and surrounding mountains
One reason Bill Bennett constructed the flying field was to host the Tournament of Champions (TOC). This invitation only event featured cash prizes to winners which is not rivaled to this day. Of course, Mr. Bennett didn't miss the opportunity to promote his hotel/casino and his hobby shop. Only the top R/C pilots were invited. The TOC was truly a spectator event.
LVRC has a secondary field located in the Lake Mead National Recreation Area near Hemenway Harbor. This field offers spectacular views of the lake and surrounding mountains