Lighthouse buffs can now get a bird’s eye view of four historic lighthouses along the coasts of Mendocino and Southern Humboldt counties.
Coast Flyers, located at the Little River Airport in Little River, California (near Mendocino) offers flyovers of the Point Arena, Point Cabrillo, Punta Gorda and Cape Mendocino lighthouses. 
The single-engine Cessna 172SP’s carry a pilot and three passengers. Costs vary according to flight times, but average $150-$225 per flight (for up to three people). Contact John Cost at 707-937-1224 for more information or john@coastflyers.com
About the Lighthouses
Point Arena – toppled by the 1906 earthquake and then rebuilt in 1908, Point Arena Lighthouse is — at 115 feet — one of the tallest lighthouses anywhere in the U.S.
Point Cabrillo – this is of only three in the U.S. current serving as a federal aid to navigation. Built in 1909, the lighthouse was restored and returned to service in 2000.
Cape Mendocino – first lit in 1868, time and the elements took their toll on this beacon, and in 1998 the Cape Mendocino Lighthouse Preservation Society stepped in and moved the tower to Shelter Cove, 30 miles south of Cape Mendocino. After two years of restoration, the tower was opened to the public in May 2000.
Punta Gorda – located on an isolated beach along the Lost Coast, only the lantern room and tower remain of the light station that originally included several lightkeeper houses. 
The initial request for a lighthouse at the point was made in 1888, but it wasn’t until a year after a fog-induced collision between the SS Columbia and the San Pedro on July 21, 1908, which claimed 87 lives, that congress appropriated funds for the Punta Gorda Lighthouse.
