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AZ78 Mel's Ranch Airport
Maricopa, Arizona, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008

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 07-Sep-2008
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:4412:44
Sunrise06:0913:09
Sunset18:4401:44
Evening civil twilight19:0902:09

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  08-Sep-2008 00:03:24
Local (UTC-7)  07-Sep-2008 17:03:24
 
METAR
KGBN 
24nm W 
072155Z 07004KT 20SM SCT080 BKN150 39/08 A2966 RMK SLP029 SLP ESTMD LAST
KGYR 
25nm N 
072347Z 26007KT 40SM SCT120 BKN160 BKN250 41/05 A2964
KCGZ 
26nm E 
072355Z AUTO 26006KT 10SM CLR 39/07 A2970 RMK AO1 10400 20360 404100250 57014 PNO TSNO
KPHX 
28nm NE 
072351Z 30007KT 10SM FEW120 SCT150 SCT180 SCT250 41/04 A2964 RMK AO2 SLP014 CB DSNT NE-E SE AND W T04060039 10411 20356 56022
KCHD 
28nm NE 
072347Z 36004KT 10SM CLR 39/06 A2966
KLUF 
31nm N 
072355Z 24004KT 10SM CLR 40/06 A2964 RMK AO2A SLP007 T03980055 10399 20343 56024 $
KGEU 
31nm N 
072347Z 27006KT 20SM FEW100 SCT180 41/04 A2963
KIWA 
36nm NE 
072347Z 33007KT 30SM SCT100 BKN200 41/05 A2969 TCU DSNT NE
KFFZ 
39nm NE 
072348Z 29008KT 40SM BKN150 BKN200 39/04 A2967
KSDL 
41nm NE 
072353Z 29005KT 10SM CLR 41/03 A2969 RMK AO2 SLP022 T04060028 10406 20339 56020
TAF
KPHX 
28nm NE 
072321Z 080024 28008KT P6SM FEW120 SCT160 FM0500 11007KT P6SM FEW150 SCT200 FM1600 VRB05KT P6SM SCT120 SCT150 BKN200 FM2100 13008KT P6SM SCT120 BKN150 BKN200

 
 

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