FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SAD |
| Lat/Long: | 32-51-12.0280N 109-38-06.2950W
32-51.200467N 109-38.104917W
32.8533411,-109.6350819
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 3178.4 ft. / 968.8 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 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ALBUQUERQUE CENTER |
| FSS: | PRESCOTT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | SAD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-SAT 0800-1700
AFT HR - 928-428-7820. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 08, 12, 26 & 30; PAPI RWY 08, 12, 26, & 30; MIRL RWY 08/26 & RWY 12/30 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX ASOS: | 124.175 (928-428-0724) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC (ZAB) 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+
100LL:H24 WITH CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 12/30
| Dimensions: | 6007 x 100 ft. / 1831 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 75.0 | | Double wheel: | 100.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 32-51.522043N | | 32-50.817043N |
| Longitude: | 109-38.527765W | | 109-37.703570W |
| Elevation: | 3165.6 ft. | | 3169.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 123 magnetic, 135 true | | 303 magnetic, 315 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, 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) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
Runway 8/26
| Dimensions: | 4802 x 60 ft. / 1464 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 8 | | RUNWAY 26 |
| Latitude: | 32-51.241800N | | 32-51.236467N |
| Longitude: | 109-38.560455W | | 109-37.622552W |
| Elevation: | 3160.1 ft. | | 3178.4 ft. |
| 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 (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
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 928-432-4000 |
| Manager: | CAMERON ATKINS
4500 E AVIATION WAY
SAFFORD, AZ 85546-0272
Phone 928-432-4235
EMERG - 435-359-7115. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 54 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 26 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 26 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 1 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 50/day * | | 57% | transient general aviation | | 16% | military | | 14% | local general aviation | | 12% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2023 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MIL ACT INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FOR CD IF UNA TO CTC ON FSS FREQ, CTC ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC AT 505-856-4561. |
| - | OPS HR MON-THUR 0700-1800. |
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 from 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 12 | |
download (319KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 30 | |
download (328KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (142KB) |
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| SAFFORD ONE (OBSTACLE) (RNAV) | |
download (180KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (113KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCFT - Greenlee County Airport (22 nm E)
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)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Trent Thomas
Photo taken 02-Mar-2019
at 4,500 feet looking north.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Safford Regional Airport/1LT Duane Spalsbury Field that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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Times for 19-Apr-2024
| | Local
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:18 | | 12:18 |
| Sunrise | | 05:44 | | 12:44 |
| Sunset | | 18:51 | | 01:51 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:17 | | 02:17 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 19-Apr-2024 14:32:55 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 19-Apr-2024 07:32:55 |
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| METAR |
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| KSAD | 191351Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 10/M03 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP113 T01001028
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| NOTAMs |
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