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AZ38 Rittenhouse Army Heliport
Queen Creek, Arizona, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: AZ38
Lat/Long: 33-15-05.0000N / 111-31-05.0000W
33-15.083333N / 111-31.083333W
33.2513889 / -111.5180556
(estimated)
Elevation: 1550 ft. / 472 m (estimated)
Variation: 12E (1995)
From city: 10 miles E of QUEEN CREEK, AZ
Time zone: UTC -7 (year round; does not observe DST)
Zip code: 85242

Heliport Operations

Heliport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date: 08/1999
Sectional chart: PHOENIX
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ALBUQUERQUE CENTER
FSS: PRESCOTT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance: 
Segmented circle: no

Heliport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at IWA (8 nm NW): 133.5 (480-988-9428)
WX AWOS-3 at CHD (15 nm W): PHONE 480-814-9952

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
IWAr102/7.4WILLIE VORTAC113.3013E
PXRr104/25.1PHOENIX VORTAC115.6012E
TFDr030/29.4STANFIELD VORTAC114.8012E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CHANDLER082/14.640712ECHD -.-. .... -..
FALCON FIELD128/16.628112EFFZ ..-. ..-. --..
SCOTTSDALE127/29.922412ESDL ... -.. .-..

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 1500 x 50 ft. / 457 x 15 m
Surface: asphalt
RY 12/30 POTHOLES AND LOOSE GRAVEL ON RY.
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Army
Owner: AZ ARMY NATIONAL GUARD
5363 E. MCDOWELL ROAD
PHOENIX, AZ 85224
Phone 602-267-2794
Manager: LTC JACK T. OGLE
Phone 602-267-2794

Additional Remarks

MILITARY HELICOPTER TRAINING STAGE FIELD OPNS DAY AND NIGHT.
24 HR PPR FOR ALL ACFT CALL C602 267-2794, DSN 853-2796.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AZ38.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KIWA - Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (8 nm NW)
KCHD - Chandler Municipal Airport (15 nm W)
KFFZ - Falcon Field Airport (16 nm NW)
P08 - Coolidge Municipal Airport (19 nm S)
P19 - Stellar Airpark (20 nm W)
 
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Area around AZ38 (Rittenhouse Army Heliport)
 
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From to AZ38

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:5511:55
Sunrise05:2412:24
Sunset19:3802:38
Evening civil twilight20:0603:06

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2008 21:16:08
Local (UTC-7)  05-Jul-2008 14:16:08
 
METAR
KIWA 
7nm NW 
052047Z 28004G18KT 30SM FEW120 FEW250 39/13 A2983
KCHD 
15nm W 
052047Z 29006KT 40SM FEW180 39/15 A2980
KFFZ 
16nm NW 
052051Z 30008KT 30SM FEW120 SCT200 38/15 A2981
TAF
KIWA 
7nm NW 
051720Z 051818 27010KT P6SM SCT150 SCT250 FM2300 24012KT P6SM SCT100CB SCT150 SCT250 TEMPO 0003 VRB15G30KT SCT100CB SCT150 BKN250 FM0500 13006KT P6SM SCT150 SCT250

 
 

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