Travel and Lodging Information for Rainbow Aviation

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:: Getting Here ::

• Driving: we are right off of State Route 58
• Fly your own aircraft, the nearest airport is Skyhaven
• Land on our private runway by special arrangement

Major Airport near the Facility 

• Kansas City Airport (70 miles) and is serviced by most major carriers, rental cars available at airport
• St Louis International Airports (225 miles) is serviced by most major carriers
• Search for lowest airfares here

Grass Strip at Facility   Click here for information Identifer: 52MO

Pilot briefing required.       Latitude / longitude:    38° 44’ N 94° 02’ W

Click this link to view SLSA landing 

Click link to view take off video

• Contacts for Uber type ride

• Michelle May:  707-322-3804
• Jesse Brooks:  660-829-5300

:: Lodging Suggestions ::

Rent a Room in Private homes, AirBnB, VRBO  (a few link below as well, multi-room options normally shared  two- three participant to reducing nightly rate). Or Hotels in nearby Lone Jack, Warrensberg or Lee’s Summit. Additional option:  community lodge at Camp Valor Outdoors (next door)

:: Air BnB ::

Below are a few Air BnB options: single room or consider renting a multi-bedroom house with one or two additional attendees.

Also look for rentals in Lone Jack (10.5 miles) , Pleasant Hill (12. miles) , Harrisonville (12 miles) , Lee’s Summit (15 miles)  on AirBnB, & VRBO

The following first three are in the same location in Pleasant Hill: (great reviews-  )

Laurens Loft  (two rooms/can be shared w/ another attendee) ::    Drews Den  (I bedroom)  ::   Rebecca’s Retreat  (1 bedroom)

Lone Jack Cabin (1 Bedroom) and larger Lone Jack Cabin   https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/21748318?s=51

:: RV Parking/ tent camping ::

Full hook-up Campsites

The church next door has Full Service RV spaces available for $35 a night (photo) – email for more information. (Your “donation” is tax deductable) Excellent location with electric, water and sewer.

Tents also an option. (Excellent reviews) Contact Nancy at 816-810-4796 to reserve a spot. 

(9. miles)  Powell’s Creekside Haven (WiFi)

Full hook-up and basic tent Campsites as well as Cabins

Powell’s Creekside Haven is both a convenient (Just ten miles) and affordable camping experience. (we recommend the self contained cabins or your own RV)

Both cabins (some with bath, others require use of campground facility and campsites available. Call: 816-974-3311  Call- no not reserve online – tent sites are $20 a night , RV with hook ups $25.00. (limited spots available)

They do have sites and cabins that may not show up yet on the reservation page, so please CALL. Easy access and short driving distance to Rainbow Aviation Services.

Services.

::The Heartland Lodge ::

         Gorgeous property with amazing views , Beautiful rooms,  5 star reviews! 

         Flat-screen televisions, wireless internet, in room coffee.
         Common kitchen available- love seat that folds out for 2nd bed

816-419-7875

Click here to view website with details
(5 miles) 

:: Camp Valor Outdoors ::

A Vet focused nonprofit organization (next door to us) offering accommodations during our workshops: Includes: WiFi, Shared full kitchen, TV, Living Room, washer, dryer. Nightly rate paid via paypal or credit card will be a donation to Camp Valor.  Call John at. Phone: 816-898-8311

The upstairs open community room with 6 beds (TV/wifi/1.5 bath, shared fully furnished kitchen -share by 1-3  $50 per person per night + cleaning deposit ,  4-6  $40 per person/per night + cleaning deposit (cleaning fee $175 divided by 1-3; ($225 divided by 4 or more)    Downstairs Small Private room. (just the bedroom space is private – right off the shared spaced, small twin size bed) 16 nights will be $75/ nite to Camp Valor Outdoors with a cleaning fee of $130 for total stay. (cleaning fee paid separate upon check-in either cash or paypal) Folks staying at Camp Valor have access to the stocked lake, fishing equipment, shooting ranges (include both pistol, rifle, and shotgun ranges), as well as archert range. Select this link for photos and more information 

Also available:  26 ft Forest River RV  Grey Wolf 26BH  $60 a night. Contact John:  816-898-8311; schwentjt@live.com 

Select link for RV photos and additional information 

Hotels

Click here for a link nearby hotels

Nearby Communities with lodging options: 

Warrensburg, MO  

Blue Springs, MO

:: Effective RideShare Program ::

We provide a method to connect with other participants to share transportation and- or lodging