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E78

Sells Airport
Sells, Arizona, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 09 JULY 2026

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

Runway Information

Runway 4/22

Dimensions:

5830 x 60 ft. / 1777 x 18 m
AREAS NRW 20 FT DUE TO BUSHES.

Surface:

asphalt, in poor condition
LRG CRACKS, LOOSE AGGREGATE & ISOLATED HOLES.

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

12.5

Runway edge markings:

FADED.
6 IN YELLOW CNTRLN STRIPE ONLY.

Operational restrictions:

15-18 FT TREES & BRUSH IN PRIM SFC FULL LEN BOTH SIDES. 8-15 IN EDGE DROP OFFS & 3 FT DITCHES WI 3 FT OF EDGES. TANK TRUCK PARKED 16 FT FM EDGE NEAR MID POINT.

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
10-12 FT TREES & BRUSH 0-200 FT FM THR BOTH SIDES. +3 FT BERM 100 FT FM THR ON CNTRLN ACRS APCH.

15 ft. trees, 210 ft. from runway, 50 ft. right of centerline
12 FT TREE 123 FT FM RWY END 59 FT R; 4 FT FENCE 75 FT FM RWY END 40 FT L & R OF CNTRLN.

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:	NADINE MANUEL PO BOX 837 SELLS, AZ 85634 Phone 502-307-3607

Additional Remarks

-	5 TIEDOWNS IN PRIM SFC.
-	LIVESTOCK ON INVOF ARPT.
-	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 19-Jul-2026

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:08	12:08
Sunrise	05:36	12:36
Sunset	19:32	02:32
Evening civil twilight	19:59	02:59

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	20-Jul-2026 04:40:15
Local (UTC-7)	19-Jul-2026 21:40:15

METAR

KRYN 39nm E	200245Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 35/13 A2989 RMK LAST
KAVQ 45nm NE	200415Z AUTO 32004KT 10SM CLR 33/14 A2989 RMK AO2
KMZJ 45nm NE	200415Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 33/14 A2990 RMK AO2
KTUS 50nm E	200353Z 00000KT 10SM BKN110 33/15 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP093 T03330150 $

TAF

KTUS
50nm E

200326Z 2003/2024 27008KT P6SM SCT080 SCT120 FM200400 14012G22KT P6SM VCSH SCT080 BKN120 FM200600 16006KT P6SM SCT080 BKN120 FM201700 30008KT P6SM FEW080

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