FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | E78 |
| Lat/Long: | 31-55-57.7000N / 111-53-39.6000W
31-55.961667N / 111-53.660000W
31.9326944 / -111.8943333
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2409 ft. / 734.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of SELLS, AZ |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (year round; does not observe DST) |
| Zip code: | 85634 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | PHOENIX |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ALBUQUERQUE CENTER |
| FSS: | PRESCOTT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | PRC (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | yes |
| Segmented circle: | no |
Airport Communications
Nearby radio navigation aids
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| ROBLES | | 241/28.5 | | 220 | | 12E | | RBJ | .-. -... .--- |
| RYAN | | 240/39.3 | | 338 | | 12E | | RYN | .-. -.-- -. |
Airport Services
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 5830 x 60 ft. / 1777 x 18 m
WIDTH 60 FT IN SOME AREAS; NARROWER DUE TO BUSHES GROWING THRU PAVEMENT. |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge markings: | 04/22 MKD WITH 6 INCH YELLOW CNTRLN STRIPE ONLY; MKGS FADED.
RY 04/22 MKD WITH 6 INCH YELLOW CNTRLN STRIPE ONLY; MKGS FADED. |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 31-55.710500N | | 31-56.212000N |
| Longitude: | 111-54.141000W | | 111-53.178667W |
| Gradient: | 1.0% | | 1.0% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | NSTD, in poor condition | | NSTD, in poor condition |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 15 ft. tree, 250 ft. from runway, 130 ft. right of centerline, 3:1 slope to clear
RY 04 10 TO 12 FT TREES AND BRUSH 10 FT FM EOR 0B. | | 20 ft. trees, 210 ft. from runway, 50 ft. right of centerline
12 FT TREE 123 FT FROM EOR & 59 FT R; 4 FT FENCE 75 FT FROM EOR 0B. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION
PO BOX 837
SELLS, AZ 85634
Phone 520-383-2028 |
| Manager: | UNKNOWN
PO BOX 837
SELLS, AZ 85634
Phone 520-383-2028
FOR ARPT INFO CTC CHAIRMAN'S OFFICE. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft operations: avg 23/week * | | 83% | transient general aviation | | 17% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 July 2005 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | 5 TIEDOWNS IN PRIMARY SFC. |
| - | LIVESTOCK ON INVOF ARPT. |
| - | RY 04/22 15 TO 18 FT TREES AND BRUSH IN PRIMARY SURFACE ENTIRE LENGTH OF RY. |
| - | RY 04/22 3 FT DITCHES ALONG RY EDGES. |
Instrument Procedures
There are no published instrument procedures at E78.
Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KRYN - Ryan Field Airport (39 nm E)
KAVQ - Marana Regional Airport (45 nm NE)
KTUS - Tucson International Airport (50 nm E)
KDMA - Davis Monthan Air Force Base (53 nm E)
KCGZ - Casa Grande Municipal Airport (62 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Zack Brown
Photo taken 13-Dec-2006
on final for runway 4
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Sells Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your 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 13-May-2008
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:05 | | 12:05 |
| Sunrise | | 05:32 | | 12:32 |
| Sunset | | 19:16 | | 02:16 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:43 | | 02:43 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 13-May-2008 18:46:31 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 13-May-2008 11:46:31 |
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| METAR |
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KRYN
39nm E | 131750Z 23010KT 10SM CLR 23/M02 A2981
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KTUS
50nm E | 131753Z 25013G18KT 10SM CLR 22/M03 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP061 6//// T02221033 10244 20189 53015
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KTUS
50nm E | 131723Z 131818 30018G28KT P6SM BKN100 BKN150 FM2300 31015G25KT P6SM BKN100 BKN150 FM0300 31010KT P6SM SCT100 FM0700 14006KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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