FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 24 MAY 2018
Location
| FAA Identifier: | FFZ |
| Lat/Long: | 33-27-39.0000N / 111-43-42.0000W
33-27.650000N / 111-43.700000W
33.4608333 / -111.7283333
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1394 ft. / 424.9 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 12E (1990) |
| From city: | 5 miles NE of MESA, AZ |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (year round; does not observe DST) |
| Zip code: | 85215 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 12/1941 |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | ALBUQUERQUE CENTER |
| FSS: | PRESCOTT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | FFZ (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS
FOR SVC CTC FBO ON 122.950 (480-832-2582). |
| Pattern altitude: | 2702 ft. MSL
TPA FOR LIGHT ACFT 1006 FT AGL; TPA FOR LARGE & TURBINE-POWERED ACFT 1506 FT AGL; TPA 506 FT AGL FOR ROTORCRAFT. |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | WHEN ATCT CLSD MIRL RY 04R/22L AND TWY LGTS PRESET LOW INTST TO INCREASE INTST ACTVT - 124.6. MIRL RY 04L/22R UNAVBL WHEN ATCT CLSD. FOR REIL RYS 04R & 22L CTC ATCT. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 124.6 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 118.25 |
| WX ASOS: | 118.25 (480-641-4111) |
| FALCON GROUND: | 121.3 [MAY 15-AUG 15 1230-0400Z, AUG 16-MAY14 1300-0400Z] |
| FALCON TOWER: | 124.6 [MAY 15-AUG 15 1230-0400Z, AUG 16-MAY14 1300-0400Z] |
| PHOENIX APPROACH: | 120.7 |
| PHOENIX DEPARTURE: | 120.7 |
| BLYTHE STAR: | 124.1 |
| DSERT STAR: | 120.7 |
| HUUTY STAR: | 124.9 |
| JCOBS STAR: | 120.7 |
| WX AWOS-3 at IWA (10 nm S): | 133.5 (480-988-9428) |
| WX AWOS-3PT at CHD (12 nm S): | 128.325 (480-814-9952) |
| WX ASOS at SDL (13 nm NW): | PHONE 480-483-3049 |
| WX ASOS at PHX (14 nm W): | PHONE 602-231-8557 |
- EMERG FREQ 121.5 NOT AVBL AT ATCT.
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| IWAr325/10.2 | | WILLIE VORTAC | | 113.30 | | 13E |
| PXRr070/12.2 | | PHOENIX VORTAC | | 115.60 | | 12E |
| TFDr003/35.7 | | STANFIELD VORTAC | | 114.80 | | 12E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| CHANDLER | | 007/12.3 | | 407 | | 12E | | CHD | -.-. .... -.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 4R/22L
| Dimensions: | 5101 x 100 ft. / 1555 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 38.0 | | Double wheel: | 60.0 | | Double tandem: | 90.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4R | | RUNWAY 22L |
| Latitude: | 33-27.353903N | | 33-27.881135N |
| Longitude: | 111-44.045355W | | 111-43.263653W |
| Elevation: | 1365.4 ft. | | 1394.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 039 magnetic, 051 true | | 219 magnetic, 231 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI DOES NOT PROVIDE OBSTRUCTION CLEARANCE BEYOND 4.0 NM FROM THRESHOLD. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 10 ft. road, 530 ft. from runway, 305 ft. left of centerline, 33:1 slope to clear | | 45 ft. tree, 1200 ft. from runway, 335 ft. right of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear |
Runway 4L/22R
| Dimensions: | 3799 x 75 ft. / 1158 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4L | | RUNWAY 22R |
| Latitude: | 33-27.498058N | | 33-27.890888N |
| Longitude: | 111-44.050960W | | 111-43.469028W |
| Elevation: | 1365.7 ft. | | 1386.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.5% UP | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 039 magnetic, 051 true | | 219 magnetic, 231 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 18 ft. pole, 597 ft. from runway, 66 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear | | 16 ft. road, 600 ft. from runway, 165 ft. right of centerline, 25:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF MESA
BOX 1466
MEZA, AZ 85211-1466
Phone 480-644-2444 |
| Manager: | CORINNE NYSTROM
4800 E. FALCON DR.
MESA, AZ 85215
Phone 480-644-2450 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 637 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 530 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 77 | | Jet airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 26 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 647/day * | | 55% | local general aviation | | 28% | transient general aviation | | 16% | air taxi | | 1% | military | | <1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2014 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | VOLUNTARY NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT. FOR NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES CALL 480-644-2444. |
| - | RISING TERRAIN NE OF ARPT. |
| - | BIRDS INVOF AIRPORT. COYOTES AND OTHER WILDLIFE OCNL CROSSING RWYS AND TWYS. |
| - | RYS 04R & 04L ARE THE PREFERRED RYS WHEN WIND CONDS ARE LESS THAN 5 KNOTS. |
| - | REPETITIVE TRNG OPNS USE RY 04L/22R WHENEVER POSSIBLE. AVOID REPETITIVE TRNG OPNS 2200-0530. |
| - | RY 04L/22R CLSD WHEN ATCT CLSD. |
| - | BLAST PADS INSTALLED ON RWY 4L AND 22R. BLAST PADS DIMENSIONS, 150 FT X 95 FT. |
| - | 2786'MSL UNLGTD MTN 5 MI EAST. |
| - | TURBULENT CONDS MAY BE ENCOUNTERED BLO 500 FT AGL NEAR GND TEST SITE 1.5 MILES NORTH OF ARPT. DO NOT MISTAKE BOEING HELIPORT 1 MILE NORTH FOR A RY. |
| - | TERMINAL APRON AREA LTD TO 45,000 LBS GWT SINGLE WHEEL OR 75,000 LBS GWT DUAL WHEEL BY AIRPORT DIRECTOR. |
| - | EXTENSIVE FIXED WING AND ROTORCRAFT FLIGHT TRAINING ACTIVITY. |
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 24 May 2018 at 0901Z to 21 June 2018 at 0900Z.
STARs - Standard Terminal Arrivals |
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| ARLIN FOUR | |
download (324KB) |
| BLYTHE FIVE | |
download (275KB) |
| DSERT TWO (RNAV) | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (253KB) |
| HUUTY ONE (RNAV) | |
download (230KB) |
| JCOBS TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (380KB) |
| SUNSS EIGHT | |
download (270KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04L | |
download (198KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04R | |
download (191KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-B | |
download (162KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| SACAT THREE (RNAV) | |
download (296KB) |
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| MESA ONE (OBSTACLE) | |
download (307KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (113KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KIWA - Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (10 nm S)
KCHD - Chandler Municipal Airport (12 nm S)
KSDL - Scottsdale Airport (13 nm NW)
P19 - Stellar Airpark (14 nm SW)
KPHX - Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (14 nm W)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo courtesy of Maricopa County (AZ) Assessor’s Office
Taken in August 2013
looking north.
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-Jun-2018
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 04:49 | | 11:49 |
| Sunrise | | 05:18 | | 12:18 |
| Sunset | | 19:38 | | 02:38 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:07 | | 03:07 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 18-Jun-2018 21:30:32 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 18-Jun-2018 14:30:32 |
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| METAR |
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| KFFZ | 182047Z 23012KT 40SM SKC 36/06 A2986
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KIWA
10nm S | 182047Z 25012KT 30SM 36/06 A2987
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KCHD
12nm S | 182047Z 25010KT 10SM CLR 36/02 A2984
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KSDL
13nm NW | 182053Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 36/03 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP088 T03560028 58015
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KPHX
16nm W | 182051Z VRB03KT 10SM CLR 36/M01 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP077 T03611011 58018
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KIWA
10nm S | 181720Z 1818/1918 12005KT P6SM SKC FM181900 26007KT P6SM SKC FM190600 13006KT P6SM SKC
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KSDL
13nm NW | 181720Z 1818/1918 VRB04KT P6SM SKC TEMPO 1818/1821 19005KT FM182100 24005KT P6SM SKC FM190300 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
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KPHX
16nm W | 181720Z 1818/1924 12004KT P6SM SKC FM182100 25007KT P6SM SKC FM190800 09004KT P6SM SKC FM192100 26007KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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