Safford Regional Airport
Safford Regional Airport (IATA: SAD, ICAO: KSAD, FAA LID: SAD) is a city-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Safford, a city in Graham County, Arizona, United States.[1] The airport is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013, which categorizes it as a general aviation facility.[2] It is the only paved airport in Graham County.
History
Originally the Civilian Pilot Training Airport or Wickersham Airport was 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Safford, where the fairgrounds are today. Safford Regional Airport as we know it was built as a military auxiliary field during World War II. On November 11, 1941, a 20-year lease for the airport site was given to the City of Safford by the U.S. Government. By March 8, 1946 the airport site was transferred to the City of Safford on a permanent basis.
- 1949: Land acquisition, construction of access road and cattle guard, fencing.
- 1950: Installation of medium intensity runway lighting (MIRL) on NE/SW runway, modification of lighting service and control segmented circle and lighted wind cone, construction of curbs for auto parking, fencing. Installation of 10-inch (250 mm) clear- green rotating beacon.
- 1952: Construct water supply and distribution system, convert single phase electrical system to 3 phase.
- 1974: Overlay and mark Runway 12/30 (approximately 4,800 feet (1,500 m) by 75 feet) and taxiway (approximately 2,800 feet (850 m) by 40 feet); pave aircraft parking apron (approximately 22,000 sq yd).
- 1981: Install MIRL; 12/30. Construction of parking Apron.
- 1983: Construct medium intensity taxiway lighting (MITL), place guidance signs and mark parallel taxiway (approximately 370 feet (110 m) by 35 feet), install Visual Approach Slope Indicators (VASI-2) and runway edge identifier lights (REIL), runway ends 12/30. Grading, drainage and surfacing of taxiway 12/30.
- 1986: Slurry seal runway 12/30.
- 1987: Reconstruct and mark runway 8/26 (approximately 75 feet (23 m) by 4,800 feet), mark taxiway hold lines and grade 200 by 125 feet (38 m) at both ends of the runway.
- 1992: Extend taxiway B to runway 12/30 eastern end, crack seal and overlay existing taxiway A and B, install MITL along Taxiway C and extend taxiway B.
- 1994: Reconstruct runway 12/30 excluding recent extension and construction of terminal parking lot.
- 1995: Pave auto parking lot.
- 1996: Reconstruct and expand existing terminal apron.
- 1997: ASOS Weather Station installed.
- 1998: Construct heliport, provide runway 8/26 pavement and airport fencing.
Facilities and aircraft
Safford Regional Airport covers an area of 630 acres (250 ha) at an elevation of 3,179 feet (969 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 12/30 is 6,006 by 100 feet (1,831 x 30 m) and 8/26 is 4,800 by 75 feet (1,463 x 23 m). It also has one helipad designated H1 with a 72 by 72 ft (22 x 22 m) concrete surface.[1]
For the 12-month period ending March 31, 2009, the airport had 8,690 aircraft operations, an average of 23 per day: 93% general aviation, 7% military and <1% air taxi. At that time there were 32 aircraft based at this airport: 56% single-engine, 41% multi-engine and 3% helicopter.[1]
Operations
- Sectional chart: PHOENIX
- Control tower: no
- ARTCC: ALBUQUERQUE CENTER
- FSS: PRESCOTT FLIGHT SERVICE STATION [1-866-226-3763]
- NOTAMs facility: SAD (NOTAM-D service available)
- Attendance: MON-SAT 0700-1730, SUN 0700-1530
- Pattern altitude: 4,177 ft (1,273 m) MSL
- Wind indicator: lighted
- Segmented circle: yes
- Lights: DUSK-DAWN
- Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)
Communications
- CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
- WX ASOS: 124.175 (928-428-5178)
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PRVDD BY ALBUQUERQUE ARTCC ON FREQS 134.45/327.15 (SILVER CITY RCAG).
Services
- Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
- FUEL AVBL AFTER HRS CTC (928) 552-0543.
- Parking: tiedowns
- Airframe service: MAJOR
- Powerplant service: MAJOR
- Bottled oxygen: NONE
- Bulk oxygen: NONE
References
- ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for SAD (Form 5010 PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 29 July 2010.
- ^ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2009–2013: Appendix A: Part 1 (PDF, 1.33 MB). Federal Aviation Administration. Updated 15 October 2008.
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