FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 08 NOVEMBER 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: | right | | left |
| 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: | 8 ft. road, 420 ft. from runway, 270 ft. left of centerline, 27:1 slope to clear | | 12 ft. road, 560 ft. from runway, 290 ft. right of centerline, 30:1 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: | 9 ft. road, 380 ft. from runway, 275 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 8 ft. road, 400 ft. from runway, 270 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: | | 635 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 528 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 77 | | Jet airplanes: | | 4 | | Helicopters: | | 26 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 822/day * | | 58% | local general aviation | | 23% | air taxi | | 18% | transient general aviation | | 1% | military | | <1% | commercial | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2017 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | VOLUNTARY NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES IN EFFECT. FOR NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES CALL 480-644-6647. |
| - | RISING TERRAIN NE OF ARPT. |
| - | BIRDS INVOF ARPT. COYOTES AND OTHER WILDLIFE OCNL CROSSING RWYS AND TWYS. |
| - | RWYS 04R & 04L ARE THE PREFERRED RWYS WHEN WIND CONDS ARE LESS THAN 5 KNOTS. |
| - | REPETITIVE TRNG OPNS USE RWY 04L/22R WHENEVER POSSIBLE. AVOID REPETITIVE TRNG OPNS 2200-0530. |
| - | RWY 04L/22R CLSD WHEN ATCT CLSD. |
| - | BLAST PADS INSTALLED ON RWY 4L AND 22R. BLAST PADS DIMENSIONS, 150 FT X 95 FT. |
| - | 2786 FT 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 8 November 2018 at 0901Z to 6 December 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 (232KB) |
| JCOBS TWO | |
2 pages:
[1] [2] (381KB) |
| SUNSS EIGHT | |
download (270KB) |
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04L | |
download (181KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04R | |
download (191KB) |
| RNAV (GPS)-B | |
download (160KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (19KB) |
Departure Procedures |
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| SACAT THREE (RNAV) | |
download (295KB) |
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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 20-Nov-2018
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:37 | | 13:37 |
| Sunrise | | 07:04 | | 14:04 |
| Sunset | | 17:21 | | 00:21 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:48 | | 00:48 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Nov-2018 15:25:12 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 20-Nov-2018 08:25:12 |
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| METAR |
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| KFFZ | 201454Z 04005KT 10SM CLR 16/M09 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP153 T01611089 53005
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KIWA
10nm S | 201447Z 12003KT 45SM BKN120 08/M03 A3004
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KCHD
12nm S | 201447Z 00000KT 10SM SCT150 BKN200 09/00 A3003
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KSDL
13nm NW | 201453Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 13/M03 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP158 T01331033 53004
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KPHX
16nm W | 201451Z 00000KT 10SM FEW160 SCT190 BKN240 14/M03 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP154 T01441033 53007
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| TAF |
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KIWA
10nm S | 201120Z 2012/2112 10005KT P6SM FEW180 BKN200 FM202300 29004KT P6SM BKN250 FM210300 10005KT P6SM SKC AMD LTD TO CLD VIS AND WIND TIL 201300
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KSDL
13nm NW | 201120Z 2012/2112 00000KT P6SM OVC200 FM201800 14004KT P6SM OVC200 FM202300 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250
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KPHX
16nm W | 201120Z 2012/2118 12004KT P6SM OVC200 FM202300 VRB03KT P6SM BKN250 FM210400 10005KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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