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E78 Sells Airport
Sells, Arizona, USA


FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 JULY 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: E78
Lat/Long: 31-55-57.7000N / 111-53-39.6000W
31-55.961667N / 111-53.660000W
31.9326944 / -111.8943333
(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
Sectional chart: PHOENIX
Control tower: no
ARTCC: ALBUQUERQUE CENTER
FSS: PRESCOTT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: PRC (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: UNATNDD
Wind indicator: yes
Segmented circle: no

Airport Communications

CTAF: 122.9

Nearby radio navigation aids

NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
ROBLES241/28.522012ERBJ .-. -... .---
RYAN240/39.333812ERYN .-. -.-- -.

Airport Services

Parking: tiedowns
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 fair condition
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: 31-55.710500N31-56.212000N
Longitude: 111-54.141000W111-53.178667W
Gradient: 1.0%1.0%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: NSTD, in poor conditionNSTD, in poor condition
Runway end identifier lights: nono
Obstructions: 6 ft. trees, 201 ft. from runway
RY 04 10 TO 12 FT TREES AND BRUSH 10 FT FM EOR 0B.
20 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 0B.

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: EDWIN REINA
PO BOX 837
SELLS, AZ 85634
Phone 520-383-8681
ALTERNATE NUMBER 520-349-5693.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft operations: avg 23/week *
83% transient general aviation
17% air taxi
<1% military
* for 12-month period ending 18 April 2008

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.
RY 04/22 3 FT DITCHES ALONG RY EDGES.

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
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Aerial photo of E78 (Sells Airport)
Photo by Zack Brown
Photo taken 13-Dec-2006
on final for runway 4

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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 05-Jul-2009
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:0012:00
Sunrise05:2812:28
Sunset19:3602:36
Evening civil twilight20:0403:04

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  05-Jul-2009 08:16:06
Local (UTC-7)  05-Jul-2009 01:16:06
 
METAR
KRYN 
39nm E 
050245Z 01004KT 10SM CLR 36/16 A2995 RMK LAST
KTUS 
50nm E 
050753Z 17005KT 10SM CLR 27/21 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP110 T02670206
TAF
KTUS 
50nm E 
050520Z 0506/0606 22005KT P6SM SCT090 SCT150 FM050900 16006KT P6SM SCT150 FM051600 VRB04KT P6SM SCT150 FM052000 32008KT P6SM SCT080CB SCT130
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