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 |
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| IWAr102/7.4 | | WILLIE VORTAC | | 113.30 | | 13E |
| PXRr104/25.1 | | PHOENIX VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 12E |
| TFDr030/29.4 | | STANFIELD VORTAC | | 114.80 | | 12E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CHANDLER | | 082/14.6 | | 407 | | 12E | | CHD | -.-. .... -.. |
| FALCON FIELD | | 128/16.6 | | 281 | | 12E | | FFZ | ..-. ..-. --.. |
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: | left | | left |
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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| Aerial photo |
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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 29-Nov-2009
| | Local
(UTC-7) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:44 | | 13:44 |
| Sunrise | | 07:11 | | 14:11 |
| Sunset | | 17:18 | | 00:18 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:45 | | 00:45 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 29-Nov-2009 16:59:59 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 29-Nov-2009 09:59:59 |
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| METAR |
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KIWA
7nm NW | 291647Z 11004KT 30SM SCT120 15/01 A2990
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KCHD
15nm W | 291647Z 00000KT 30SM FEW180 11/01 A2989
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KFFZ
16nm NW | 290147Z 32005KT 20SM BKN080 14/M01 A2974
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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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