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AZ38 Rittenhouse Army Heliport
Queen Creek, Arizona, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 ..-. ..-. --..

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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From to AZ38

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 29-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:4413:44
Sunrise07:1114:11
Sunset17:1800:18
Evening civil twilight17:4500:45

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  29-Nov-2009 16:59:59
Local (UTC-7)  29-Nov-2009 09:59:59
 
METAR
KIWA 
7nm NW 
291647Z 11004KT 30SM SCT120 15/01 A2990
KCHD 
15nm W 
291647Z 00000KT 30SM FEW180 11/01 A2989
KFFZ 
16nm NW 
290147Z 32005KT 20SM BKN080 14/M01 A2974
TAF
KIWA 
7nm NW 
291140Z 2912/3012 09006KT P6SM VCSH SCT060 BKN080 FM292000 32006KT P6SM SCT060 BKN080CB FM300300 08005KT P6SM FEW070 SCT100 AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND TIL 291300

 
 

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