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Arizona · Couples · Two nights

Prescott

Whiskey Row and cool pine air.

Prescott was Arizona’s first territorial capital, and its courthouse square and Whiskey Row of saloons still feel like the Old West, a mile high and much cooler than the desert below. Land at Prescott Regional, stay at the 1927 Hassayampa Inn, walk the square, paddle among the granite boulders of the Granite Dells, and drive the switchbacks to Jerome, a former copper town clinging to a mountainside.

Historic townOld WestOutdoors
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Historic saloons and storefronts along Prescott’s Whiskey Row
Whiskey Row, Prescott.
YOUR ROUTEKMYR to KPRC
STRAIGHT-LINE DISTANCE~1657 NM
ILLUSTRATIVE FLIGHT TIME~11 hr 16 min
WEEKEND STYLETwo nights · Rideshare or rental car

Time illustration: direct distance at 150 KTAS plus 15 minutes for departure and arrival, matching the discovery page. Use ForeFlight for your actual flight plan.

01 / Aviation & getting around

Land at Prescott Regional.

KPRC, Prescott Regional/Ernest A. Love Field, is a towered airport at 5,045 feet with a 7,619-foot main runway, about 15 minutes from downtown.

The FBO

Cutter Aviation

Prescott Regional Airport, Prescott, AZ

928-443-9333

One of the busiest training airports in the country, home to Embry-Riddle; expect many students in the pattern. Voluntary noise-abatement procedures. Landing and overnight parking fees apply. No live fuel price is shown.

High desert flying: high density altitude in summer, strong gusty spring winds and mountain wave, afternoon monsoon storms from July to September, winter snow, and long distances between airports. About 1660 nm from Myrtle Beach: two long days each way with several fuel stops. Plan a week, or overnight on the way out and back.

02 / Where to stay

Historic hotels on the square.

Rates and availability need travel dates. Book early for the July rodeo.

03 / Where to eat

Square-side dining.

Reserve weekend dinners.

04 / Things to do

Saloons, lakes and a ghost town.

Mornings are best for the Dells.

02

Sharlot Hall Museum

The territorial governor’s mansion and history museum.

Sharlot Hall Museum
03

Watson Lake and the Granite Dells

Kayaking and trails among granite boulders.

Experience Prescott
04

Jerome

A hillside former mining town of shops and wine rooms, an hour away.

Jerome Chamber
05 / What’s happening

Sometimes the season is the reason to fly.

This prototype links to the local visitor site. It does not yet match events to your travel dates.

Concerts, festivals & local happenings

Check the local calendar when choosing a weekend, and confirm dates and tickets with the organizer.

Browse Prescott events
06 / Suggested itinerary

Friday in. Sunday home.

A sample Prescott weekend. This is a two-day flight each way; plan a week. No bookings or availability confirmed.

DAY 1

Arrive

  1. Arrival

    Land at KPRC, subject to weather, density altitude and your actual flight plan.

  2. Afternoon

    The courthouse square and Whiskey Row.

  3. Evening

    Dinner at The Barley Hound.

DAY 2

Explore

  1. Morning

    Kayak Watson Lake.

  2. Afternoon

    Drive to Jerome.

  3. Evening

    Dinner at El Gato Azul.

DAY 3

Morning & home

  1. Morning

    Sharlot Hall Museum.

  2. Before leaving

    Compute takeoff performance for the temperature and allow time at the FBO.

  3. Fly home

    Desert afternoons are hot, bumpy and gusty; leave in the morning.

07 / Good to know

Keep the weekend easy to change.

These details make the difference between an appealing list and a usable getaway.

Book in this order

Lodging first, especially for the rodeo.

Very long flight

About 1,660 nm from Myrtle Beach: two long days each way.

Busy pattern

Expect lots of student traffic.

Best seasons

April to October.

Reviewed · Destination 241

Reviewed November 6, 2026.

Picks and links reviewed by WingAway Weekends. Hours, prices, menus and availability change often, so confirm directly with each place before booking.

WingAway Weekends helps you discover the destination. Use ForeFlight and current official aviation information for route, performance, weather, NOTAMs and preflight decisions. Flight planning and PIC responsibility stay with the pilot.