FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 31AZ |
| Lat/Long: | 31-57-49.3000N / 110-15-35.2610W
31-57.821667N / 110-15.587683W
31.9636944 / -110.2597947
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3628 ft. / 1105.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles E of BENSON, AZ |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (year round; does not observe DST) |
| Zip code: | 85602 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 02/1947 |
| Sectional chart: | PHOENIX |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ALBUQUERQUE CENTER |
| FSS: | PRESCOTT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
| WX AWOS-3 at E95 (5 nm NW): | 118.475 (520-586-4409) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| FHUr359/(23.0) | | LIBBY VOR | | 113.60 | | 13E |
| CIEr248/25.9 | | COCHISE VORTAC | | 115.80 | | 13E |
| TUSr091/34.2 | | TUCSON VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 12E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| DRAGOO | | 358/23.1 | | 410 | | 13E | | DAO | -.. .- --- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100 80 |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 4800 x 140 ft. / 1463 x 43 m |
| Surface: | dirt, in fair condition |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Gradient: | 1.2% | | 1.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | pline, 300 ft. from runway, 6:1 slope to clear
5' BRUSH AT THR; 4' BANK; AND 5' FENCE 110' FROM W END. | | none |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | BEN A TAYLOR
BOX 54
BENSON, AZ 85602
Phone 602-586-3421 |
| Manager: | BEN A TAYLOR
BOX 54
BENSON, AZ 85602
Phone 602-586-3421 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 8 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 58/month * | | 71% | military | | 14% | transient general aviation | | 14% | local general aviation | | * for 12-month period ending 05 October 1990 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | USE AT PILOTS OWN RISK--PRIOR CONTACT RECOMMENDED. |
| - | GOPHER HOLES, SLICK & MUDDY WHEN WET |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at 31AZ.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFHU - Sierra Vista Municipal Airport-Libby Army Airfield (23 nm S)
P33 - Cochise County Airport (25 nm NE)
KDMA - Davis Monthan Air Force Base (34 nm W)
KTUS - Tucson International Airport (36 nm W)
KOLS - Nogales International Airport (44 nm SW)
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 25-Nov-2009
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:33 | | 13:33 |
| Sunrise | | 07:00 | | 14:00 |
| Sunset | | 17:17 | | 00:17 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:43 | | 00:43 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 25-Nov-2009 19:13:38 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 25-Nov-2009 12:13:38 |
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| METAR |
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KFHU
22nm S | 251855Z 12007KT 050V140 70SM FEW200 17/M06 A3015 RMK SLP172
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KDMA
33nm W | 251855Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM CLR 21/M07 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP159 T02081065 $
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KTUS
37nm W | 251853Z 11013G21KT 10SM CLR 22/M08 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP164 T02171083
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