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AZ38

Rittenhouse Army Heliport
Queen Creek, Arizona, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	AZ38
Lat/Long:	33-15-05.0000N 111-31-05.0000W 33-15.083333N 111-31.083333W 33.2513889,-111.5180556 (estimated)
Elevation:	1550 ft. / 472 m (estimated)
Variation:	12E (1995)
From city:	10 miles E of QUEEN CREEK, AZ
Time zone:	UTC -7 (year round; does not observe DST)
Zip code:	85242

Heliport Operations

Heliport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	08/1999
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ALBUQUERQUE CENTER
FSS:	PRESCOTT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:
Segmented circle:	no

Heliport Communications

WX AWOS-3 at IWA (8 nm NW):	133.5 (480-988-9428)
WX AWOS-3PT at CHD (15 nm W):	PHONE 480-814-9952
WX ASOS at FFZ (16 nm NW):	PHONE 480-641-4111
WX AWOS-3PT at P08 (19 nm S):	119.350 (520-723-4920)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
IWAr102/7.4	WILLIE VORTAC	113.30	13E
PXRr104/25.1	PHOENIX VORTAC	115.60	12E
TFDr030/29.4	STANFIELD VORTAC	114.80	12E

Heliport Services

Runway Information

Runway 12/30

Dimensions:	1500 x 50 ft. / 457 x 15 m
Surface:	asphalt RY 12/30 POTHOLES AND LOOSE GRAVEL ON RY.
	RUNWAY 12	RUNWAY 30
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Heliport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	U.S. Army
Owner:	AZ ARMY NATIONAL GUARD 5363 E. MCDOWELL ROAD PHOENIX, AZ 85224 Phone 602-267-2794
Manager:	LTC JACK T. OGLE Phone 602-267-2794

Additional Remarks

-	MILITARY HELICOPTER TRAINING STAGE FIELD OPNS DAY AND NIGHT.
-	24 HR PPR FOR ALL ACFT CALL C602 267-2794, DSN 853-2796.
-	FOR CD CTC PHOENIX APCH AT 602-306-2565.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at AZ38.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KIWA - Mesa Gateway Airport (8 nm NW)
KCHD - Chandler Municipal Airport (15 nm W)
KFFZ - Falcon Field Airport (16 nm NW)
P08 - Coolidge Municipal Airport (19 nm S)
P19 - Stellar Airpark (20 nm W)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 01-Aug-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:13	12:13
Sunrise	05:40	12:40
Sunset	19:25	02:25
Evening civil twilight	19:52	02:52

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	01-Aug-2026 18:23:18
Local (UTC-7)	01-Aug-2026 11:23:18

METAR

KIWA 7nm NW	011749Z 17008G18KT 100V200 10SM CLR 41/14 A2997
KCHD 15nm W	011647Z 17007KT 10SM SCT150 40/14 A2994
KFFZ 16nm NW	011754Z 15007KT 10SM CLR 40/13 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP111 T04000133 10406 20317 51005
KP08 19nm S	011755Z AUTO 22009KT 10SM CLR 40/12 A2997 RMK AO2

TAF

KIWA
7nm NW

011720Z 0118/0218 16008KT P6SM FEW100 FM011900 28010KT P6SM FEW100 FM012100 28012G20KT P6SM FEW100 SCT250 FM020300 25006KT P6SM FEW120 SCT250 FM020800 13009KT P6SM FEW120 FEW250

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