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AZ78 Mel's Ranch Airport
Maricopa, Arizona, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 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 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight04:5811:58
Sunrise05:2712:27
Sunset19:4002:40
Evening civil twilight20:0903:09

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 23:05:50
Local (UTC-7)  05-Jul-2009 16:05:50
 
METAR
KGYR 
25nm N 
052247Z 27012G18KT 20SM FEW100 44/07 A2978
KCGZ 
26nm E 
052255Z AUTO 27014G20KT 10SM CLR 41/11 A2983 RMK AO1
KPHX 
28nm NE 
052251Z 24008G16KT 10SM FEW090 SCT250 43/07 A2978 RMK AO2 WSHFT 2210 SLP060 T04280067
KCHD 
28nm NE 
052247Z 23010G19KT 35SM FEW120 42/08 A2980
KLUF 
31nm N 
052255Z AUTO 22011G16KT 10SM CLR 42/05 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP049 T04250053 $
KGEU 
31nm N 
052247Z 20012G17KT 20SM FEW120 43/04 A2977
KIWA 
36nm NE 
052247Z 28010G17KT 45SM FEW090 43/07 A2982
KFFZ 
39nm NE 
052247Z 21010KT 50SM FEW120 42/08 A2980
KSDL 
41nm NE 
052253Z 24008G16KT 10SM CLR 41/07 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP066 T04110067
KDVT 
42nm N 
052253Z AUTO 20009G16KT 10SM CLR 41/05 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP061 T04110050 TSNO
TAF
KPHX 
28nm NE 
051731Z 0518/0618 29007KT P6SM SKC FM052100 27010G20KT P6SM FEW100 FM060300 25005KT P6SM SKC FM061000 VRB04KT P6SM SKC

 
 

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