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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 09-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2913:29
Sunrise06:5513:55
Sunset17:3100:31
Evening civil twilight17:5700:57

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 13:17:50
Local (UTC-7)  09-Nov-2009 06:17:50
 
METAR
KGBN 
24nm W 
090355Z 16004KT 20SM CLR 20/05 A2992 RMK SLP123
KGYR 
25nm N 
091247Z VRB05KT 20SM SKC 14/08 A3002 RMK FIRST
KCGZ 
26nm E 
091255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/M03 A3004 RMK AO1
KPHX 
28nm NE 
091251Z 10004KT 10SM CLR 16/03 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP152 T01560033
KCHD 
28nm NE 
091247Z 03006KT 15SM FEW180 12/02 A3002
KLUF 
31nm N 
091255Z AUTO 02004KT 10SM CLR 12/04 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP154 T01230044 $
KGEU 
31nm N 
091247Z 00000KT 20SM SKC 14/04 A3001 RMK FIRST
KBXK 
32nm NW 
091255Z AUTO 34006KT 10SM CLR 10/01 A3002 RMK AO1
KIWA 
36nm NE 
091252Z 01003KT 45SM SKC 13/02 A3004
KFFZ 
39nm NE 
090247Z 29005KT 20SM FEW250 20/03 A2993
TAF
KPHX 
28nm NE 
091120Z 0912/1012 10006KT P6SM FEW250 FM091900 VRB05KT P6SM BKN250 TEMPO 0922/1002 27005KT FM100600 11007KT P6SM BKN250

 
 

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