FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SAD |
| Lat/Long: | 32-51-12.0000N / 109-38-06.3000W
32-51.200000N / 109-38.105000W
32.8533333 / -109.6350833
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3179 ft. / 969.0 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 0730-1730, ALL SUN 0730-1530 |
| Pattern altitude: | 4179 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 JET-A+
FUEL AVBL AFTER HRS CTC 928-552-0543. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 6006 x 100 ft. / 1831 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 32-51.521980N | | 32-50.817067N |
| Longitude: | 109-38.527667W | | 109-37.703675W |
| Elevation: | 3165.6 ft. | | 3169.0 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) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 7 ft. fence, 425 ft. from runway, 32:1 slope to clear | | none |
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: | 32-51.241892N | | 32-51.236593N |
| Longitude: | 109-38.560395W | | 109-37.622863W |
| Elevation: | 3160.0 ft. | | 3178.5 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 |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 7 ft. fence, 215 ft. from runway, 2:1 slope to clear | | none |
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 72 x 72 ft. / 22 x 22 m |
| Surface: | concrete |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| 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
DAVID KINCAID, CITY MANAGER |
| Manager: | DOUG BENSON
4550 E AVIATION WAY
SAFFORD, AZ 85546
Phone 928-428-7670 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 37 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 20 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 16 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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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 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MILITARY TFC NEAR AIRPORT. |
| - | TFC INVOF AGRICULTURE STRIP ONE MILE SW OF ARPT. |
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 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| GPS RWY 12 | |
download (415KB) |
| GPS RWY 30 | |
download (404KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures 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 (78 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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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 08-Nov-2009
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:18 | | 13:18 |
| Sunrise | | 06:44 | | 13:44 |
| Sunset | | 17:21 | | 00:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:47 | | 00:47 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 08-Nov-2009 07:26:45 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 08-Nov-2009 00:26:45 |
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| METAR |
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| KSAD | 080650Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM 12/M07 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP103 T01221072 402720089 TSNO $
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| NOTAMs |
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