FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SAD |
| Lat/Long: | 32-51-11.9260N / 109-38-05.8950W
32-51.198767N / 109-38.098250W
32.8533128 / -109.6349708
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3177 ft. / 968.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12E (1985) |
| From city: | 3 miles E of SAFFORD, AZ |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (year round; does not observe DST) |
| Zip code: | 85546 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 07/1942 |
| Sectional chart: | PHOENIX |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ALBUQUERQUE CENTER |
| FSS: | PRESCOTT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SAD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0700-1730, ALL SUN 0700-1530 |
| Pattern altitude: | 4177 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 124.175 (928-428-5178) |
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PRVDD BY ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC ON FREQS 134.45/327.15 (SILVER CITY RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SSOr319/39.8 | | SAN SIMON VORTAC | | 115.40 | | 13E |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
FUEL AVBL AFTER HRS CTC (928) 348-1818. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 6015 x 100 ft. / 1833 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 32-51.566333N | | 32-50.860667N |
| Longitude: | 109-38.558000W | | 109-37.732000W |
| Elevation: | 3163.0 ft. | | 3167.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 123 magnetic, 135 true | | 303 magnetic, 315 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Obstructions: | 7 ft. fence, 425 ft. from runway, 32:1 slope to clear | | none
+3 FOOT BRUSH IN PRIMARY SURFACE. |
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 4800 x 75 ft. / 1463 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 32-51.289333N | | 32-51.284833N |
| Longitude: | 109-38.583500W | | 109-37.645833W |
| Elevation: | 3158.0 ft. | | 3177.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.4% | | 0.4% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 078 magnetic, 090 true | | 258 magnetic, 270 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left | | 2-light PAPI on left |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Obstructions: | 7 ft. fence, 215 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear | | none
+4 FT FENCE 145 FT FROM END OF RY. |
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 72 x 72 ft. / 22 x 22 m |
| Surface: | concrete |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF SAFFORD
717 MAIN ST
SAFFORD, AZ 85546
Phone 928-428-2762
ROBERT PORTER; PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR. |
| Manager: | DOUG BENSON
4550 E AVIATION WAY
SAFFORD, AZ 85546
Phone 928-428-7670 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 21 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 7 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 14 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 24/day * | | 76% | transient general aviation | | 17% | local general aviation | | 7% | military | | <1% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 March 2006 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MILITARY TFC NEAR AIRPORT. |
| - | TFC INVOF AGRICULTURE STRIP ONE MILE SW OF ARPT. |
| - | TWY C EAST LGTS OTS INDEFLY. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 12 | |
download (413KB) |
| GPS RWY 30 | |
download (403KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (46KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
P33 - Cochise County Airport (39 nm S)
P13 - San Carlos Apache Airport (60 nm NW)
KDMA - Davis Monthan Air Force Base (75 nm SW)
KSVC - Grant County Airport (76 nm E)
D68 - Springerville Municipal Airport (79 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo taken 04-Jan-2006
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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 24-Jul-2008
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:01 | | 12:01 |
| Sunrise | | 05:28 | | 12:28 |
| Sunset | | 19:22 | | 02:22 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:49 | | 02:49 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 24-Jul-2008 14:15:41 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 24-Jul-2008 07:15:41 |
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| METAR |
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| KSAD | 241350Z AUTO 14010KT 10SM CLR 26/16 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP104 T02560156 TSNO
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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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