AirNav: 57AZ - La Cholla Airpark

57AZ

La Cholla Airpark
Tucson, Arizona, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

Location

FAA Identifier:	57AZ
Lat/Long:	32-26-53.0218N 111-00-06.3713W 32-26.883697N 111-00.106188W 32.4480616,-111.0017698 (estimated)
Elevation:	2953 ft. / 900 m (estimated)
From city:	8 miles NW of TUCSON, AZ
Time zone:	UTC -7 (year round; does not observe DST)
Zip code:	85737

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Activation date:	04/1943
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	ALBUQUERQUE CENTER
FSS:	PRESCOTT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
Attendance:	ON CALL PPR - AMGR.
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	no

Airport Communications

UNICOM:	122.975
WX AWOS-3 at AVQ (11 nm W):	118.375 (520-682-1397)
WX AWOS-3PT at MZJ (17 nm W):	130.375 (520-682-3519)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance		VOR name		Freq		Var
TUSr336/21.6		TUCSON VORTAC		116.00		12E

NDB name		Hdg/Dist		Freq		Var		ID
RYAN		012/20.2		338		12E		RYN	.-. -.-- -.
ROBLES		027/28.9		220		12E		RBJ	.-. -... .---

Airport Services

Fuel available:

100LL

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions:	4670 x 44 ft. / 1423 x 13 m
Surface:	asphalt, in good condition
	RUNWAY 1	RUNWAY 19
Latitude:	32-26.521815N	32-27.245578N
Longitude:	111-00.261523W	110-59.950853W
Elevation:	2887.4 ft.	2953.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left
Runway heading:	020 true	200 true
Displaced threshold:	250 ft.	327 ft.
Obstructions:	pline	none

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	44 x 44 ft. / 13 x 13 m
Surface:	asphalt, in good condition
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Privately-owned
Owner:	LA CHOLLA AIRPARK INC 1777 W. CESSNA WAY, BLDG 1 ORO VALLEY, AZ 85755-9553 Phone 520-297-8096
Manager:	KEN REED 1777 W. CESSNA WAY, BLDG 1 ORO VALLEY, AZ 85755-9553 Phone 520-297-8096

Additional Remarks

-	ROTORCRAFT USE LEFT TFC PAT; TAXI TO RWY CNTRLN & MANEUVER W; PARK 125 FT W OF CNTRLN; FOLLOW SIGNS.
-	MNT 122.975 INVOF ARPT.
-	FOR CD CTC TUCSON APCH AT 520-829-6121.

Instrument Procedures

There are no published instrument procedures at 57AZ.

Some nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KAVQ - Marana Regional Airport (11 nm W)
KDMA - Davis Monthan Air Force Base (18 nm S)
KTUS - Tucson International Airport (20 nm S)
KRYN - Ryan Field Airport (20 nm SW)
P08 - Coolidge Municipal Airport (36 nm NW)

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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 04-Aug-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:15	12:15
Sunrise	05:41	12:41
Sunset	19:19	02:19
Evening civil twilight	19:45	02:45

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	04-Aug-2026 09:56:34
Local (UTC-7)	04-Aug-2026 02:56:34

METAR

KAVQ 11nm W	040935Z AUTO 11009KT 10SM FEW060 28/17 A2986 RMK AO2
KMZJ 17nm W	040935Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM SCT060 28/16 A2987 RMK AO2
KDMA 18nm S	040855Z AUTO 05004KT 10SM FEW170 26/17 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP122 T02620173 57016 TSNO $
KTUS 19nm S	040853Z 11008KT 10SM CLR 26/18 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP078 T02560178 56014 $
KRYN 20nm SW	040245Z 11032G45KT 1 3/4SM -RA HZ SCT034 SCT041 BKN120 31/19 A2985 RMK LGT DSNT E-S

TAF

KDMA
18nm S

040435Z 0404/0509 VRB10G20KT 9999 VCTS SCT040 BKN130CB QNH2992INS BECMG 0405/0406 12009KT 9999 NSW BKN130 QNH2992INS BECMG 0413/0414 VRB06KT 9999 SCT130 QNH2995INS BECMG 0419/0420 30010G18KT 9999 SCT130 510009 510903 QNH2983INS BECMG 0423/0424 VRB10G20KT 9999 VCTS BKN110CB QNH2985INS TEMPO 0500/0505 VRB20G35KT 6000 TSRA BKN100CB BECMG 0504/0505 10012KT 9999 NSW BKN110 QNH2996INS TX39/0422Z TN24/0412Z

KTUS
19nm S

040547Z 0406/0506 15007KT P6SM VCSH SCT090 BKN130 FM040700 14008KT P6SM BKN130 FM042000 30008KT P6SM SCT120 FM050100 16008KT P6SM VCSH BKN120 BKN200

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