Flying-M Ranch

The Flying-M Ranch is a ranch and airfield located in Lyon County, Nevada. The land, which was previously owned by hotel magnate Barron Hilton, was the base for many world-famous gliding competitions, including the biennial Barron Hilton Cup. The Ranch covers about 7,139 acres of land; it is located between the Wassuk Range and the Sweetwater Mountains, west of Hawthorne and about 75 mi south of Reno, Nevada, United States. The ranch was named the Flying-M by its previous owner, Stanfield Murphy. Barron Hilton said he did not change the name because his wife, who died in 2004, was named Marilyn.
The ranch contains an airfield with a runway that is 5,500 by 50 feet . A hangar on the airfield contains about a dozen historic aircraft, which are still airworthy. Because the surrounding desert offers good thermal soaring conditions, the airfield on the ranch was often used for gliders.

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