FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | AZ78 |
| Lat/Long: | 33-00-40.0000N / 112-16-54.0000W
33-00.666667N / 112-16.900000W
33.0111111 / -112.2816667
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1420 ft. / 433 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 12E (1990) |
| From city: | 17 miles W of MARICOPA, AZ |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (year round; does not observe DST) |
| Zip code: | 85239 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Private use. Permission required prior to landing |
| Activation date: | 09/1994 |
| Sectional chart: | PHOENIX |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ALBUQUERQUE CENTER |
| FSS: | PRESCOTT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| GBNr067/20.0 | | GILA BEND VORTAC | | 116.60 | | 14E |
| TFDr280/20.2 | | STANFIELD VORTAC | | 114.80 | | 12E |
| PXRr200/29.8 | | PHOENIX VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 12E |
| IWAr228/36.2 | | WILLIE VORTAC | | 113.30 | | 13E |
| BXKr120/38.0 | | BUCKEYE VORTAC | | 110.60 | | 14E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CHANDLER | | 225/28.3 | | 407 | | 12E | | CHD | -.-. .... -.. |
| FALCON FIELD | | 214/38.6 | | 281 | | 12E | | FFZ | ..-. ..-. --.. |
Airport Services
Runway Information
Runway 14/32
| Dimensions: | 2000 x 60 ft. / 610 x 18 m |
| Surface: | dirt |
| RUNWAY 14 | | RUNWAY 32 |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Privately-owned |
| Owner: | MEL SCHMIT
RT 1 BOX 813
MARICOPA, AZ 85239
Phone 602-377-2409 |
| Manager: | MEL SCHMIT
RT 1 BOX 813
MARICOPA, AZ 85239
Phone 602-377-2409 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 1 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 1 |
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Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at AZ78.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KGYR - Phoenix Goodyear Airport (25 nm N)
P19 - Stellar Airpark (25 nm NE)
KCGZ - Casa Grande Municipal Airport (26 nm E)
KCHD - Chandler Municipal Airport (28 nm NE)
KPHX - Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (29 nm NE)
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Satellite photo at:
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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 08-Dec-2009
| | Local
(UTC-7) | | Zulu
(UTC) |
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:54 | | 13:54 |
| Sunrise | | 07:21 | | 14:21 |
| Sunset | | 17:21 | | 00:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:49 | | 00:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 09-Dec-2009 01:30:01 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 08-Dec-2009 18:30:01 |
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| METAR |
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KGBN
24nm W | 090055Z 31002KT 20SM FEW150 11/M02 A2998 RMK SLP148 SLP ESTMD
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KGYR
25nm N | 090047Z 27006KT 20SM SKC 09/M01 A2998
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KCGZ
26nm E | 090115Z AUTO 01003KT 10SM CLR 08/M04 A2998 RMK AO1
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KPHX
28nm NE | 090051Z 27003KT 10SM FEW065 11/M04 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 T01061039
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KCHD
28nm NE | 090048Z 35003KT 15SM SKC 10/M03 A2997
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KLUF
31nm N | 090055Z 22005KT 10SM CLR 09/M02 A2998 RMK AO2A SLP152 T00901021 $
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KGEU
31nm N | 090047Z 00000KT 20SM FEW100 09/M02 A2997
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KBXK
32nm NW | 081155Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM FEW041 05/00 A2977 RMK AO1
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KIWA
36nm NE | 090047Z 00000KT 20SM FEW070 12/M01 A2999
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KFFZ
39nm NE | 082349Z 24005KT 50SM FEW070 09/M05 A2998
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| TAF |
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KPHX
28nm NE | 082333Z 0900/0924 26006KT P6SM FEW060 FM090300 VRB05KT P6SM SCT250 FM090600 10006KT P6SM FEW080 BKN250 FM091800 VRB05KT P6SM BKN250
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