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AZ78 Mel's Ranch Airport
Maricopa, Arizona, USA

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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
GBNr067/20.0GILA BEND VORTAC116.6014E
TFDr280/20.2STANFIELD VORTAC114.8012E
PXRr200/29.8PHOENIX VORTAC115.6012E
IWAr228/36.2WILLIE VORTAC113.3013E
BXKr120/38.0BUCKEYE VORTAC110.6014E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
CHANDLER225/28.340712ECHD -.-. .... -..
FALCON FIELD214/38.628112EFFZ ..-. ..-. --..

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 14/32

Dimensions: 2000 x 60 ft. / 610 x 18 m
Surface: dirt
RUNWAY 14  RUNWAY 32
Traffic pattern: leftleft

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
    

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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 08-Dec-2009
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:5413:54
Sunrise07:2114:21
Sunset17:2100:21
Evening civil twilight17:4900:49

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Dec-2009 01:30:01
Local (UTC-7)  08-Dec-2009 18:30:01
 
METAR
KGBN 
24nm W 
090055Z 31002KT 20SM FEW150 11/M02 A2998 RMK SLP148 SLP ESTMD
KGYR 
25nm N 
090047Z 27006KT 20SM SKC 09/M01 A2998
KCGZ 
26nm E 
090115Z AUTO 01003KT 10SM CLR 08/M04 A2998 RMK AO1
KPHX 
28nm NE 
090051Z 27003KT 10SM FEW065 11/M04 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 T01061039
KCHD 
28nm NE 
090048Z 35003KT 15SM SKC 10/M03 A2997
KLUF 
31nm N 
090055Z 22005KT 10SM CLR 09/M02 A2998 RMK AO2A SLP152 T00901021 $
KGEU 
31nm N 
090047Z 00000KT 20SM FEW100 09/M02 A2997
KBXK 
32nm NW 
081155Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM FEW041 05/00 A2977 RMK AO1
KIWA 
36nm NE 
090047Z 00000KT 20SM FEW070 12/M01 A2999
KFFZ 
39nm NE 
082349Z 24005KT 50SM FEW070 09/M05 A2998
TAF
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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