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E78

Sells Airport
Sells, Arizona, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 JANUARY 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	E78
Lat/Long:	31-55-57.3000N 111-53-39.3000W 31-55.955000N 111-53.655000W 31.9325833,-111.8942500 (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
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ALBUQUERQUE CENTER
FSS:	PRESCOTT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	PRC (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	UNATNDD
Wind indicator:	no
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

CTAF:

122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
ROBLES		241/28.5		220		12E		RBJ	.-. -... .---
RYAN		240/39.3		338		12E		RYN	.-. -.-- -.

Airport Services

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 poor condition
RWY 04/22 LARGE UNFILLED CRACKS, LOOSE AGGREGATE ON SURFACE, ISOLATED HOLES ON RWY SURFACE.
RUNWAY 4-22 +3" WIDE CRACKS (LONGITUDINAL AND TRANSVERSE) FULL LENGTH OF RUNWAY. ISOLATED HOLES 1-2 SQ. FT. IN RUNWAY.

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

12.5

Runway edge markings:

RY MKD WITH 6 INCH YELLOW CNTRLN STRIPE ONLY; MKGS FADED; NO RY NUMBER.

RUNWAY 4

RUNWAY 22

Latitude:

31-55.701542N

31-56.206898N

Longitude:

111-54.134640W

111-53.175085W

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

046 magnetic, 058 true

226 magnetic, 238 true

Markings:

NSTD, in poor condition

Runway end identifier lights:

Obstructions:

9 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway
RY 04 10 TO 12 FT TREES AND BRUSH 0FT. TO 200 FT. FROM THRESHOLD 0B; +3 FT. BERM 100 FT. FROM THRESHOLD ON CENTERLINE ACROSS APPROACH.

15 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 40 FT. LEFT & RIGHT OF CENTERLINE.

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:	DEMASCUS FRANCISCO PO BOX 837 SELLS, AZ 85634 Phone (520) 383-5546 DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

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, BOTH SIDES.
-	RWY 04/22 8-15 INCH DROP-OFFS AT EDGES OF RWY. 3 FT DITCHES ALONG//WITHIN 3 FT OF RWY EDGES.
-	U.S. BORDER PATROL HAS 1500 GALLON JET A TANKER TRUCK PARKED 16 FT. FROM THE PAVEMENT EDGE NEAR MID-POINT OF RUNWAY.
-	FOR CD CTC ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC AT 505-856-4861.

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
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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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 31-Jan-2025

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	06:57	13:57
Sunrise	07:23	14:23
Sunset	18:00	01:00
Evening civil twilight	18:25	01:25

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	31-Jan-2025 19:56:36
Local (UTC-7)	31-Jan-2025 12:56:36

METAR

KRYN 39nm E	311845Z 10007KT 10SM CLR 14/M02 A3026
KAVQ 45nm NE	311935Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 14/00 A3025 RMK AO2
KMZJ 45nm NE	311915Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 15/M01 A3028 RMK AO2
KTUS 50nm E	311853Z 15005KT 10SM CLR 14/M01 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP239 T01391006

TAF

KTUS
50nm E

311124Z 3112/0112 15007KT P6SM SKC FM311900 35008KT P6SM SKC FM010200 22004KT P6SM FEW250 FM010500 14007KT P6SM SCT250

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